M.Sc. Materials Chemistry & Catalysis

Admission requirements

Qualification

A completed course of study in the Bachelor's degree programmes in Chemistry or Polymer & Colloid Chemistry or Biochemistry or Sustainable Chemistry & Energy or Physics or Materials Science & Engineering or Biology or Food & Health Sciences at the University of Bayreuth or a teaching programme with Chemistry as a major subject at the Unversity of Bayreuth or an equivalent degree.

Equivalency

The determination of the equivalency of the completed Bachelor's degree is the responsibility of the Examination Committee and will only be bindingly examined within the scope of the application, therefore no advance information is possible, equivalent degrees are specified in § 2 Para. 1 Point 1 of the Examination Regulations (opens in a new tab).

Aptitude Assessment Process

The prerequisite for admission to the degree programme is passing the aptitude test (see Examination Regulations (opens in a new tab), Appendix 3), which includes an assessment of qualifications and, if applicable, an aptitude interview.

Applying without a degree certificate

An application is already possible before completion of the previous Bachelor's degree.

Language proficiency

ENGLISH (opens in a new tab): level B2 (only for applicants who neither earned their higher education entrance qualification nor their initial degree in the English language)

you may be enrolled on the condition that you submit the required proof of English level B2 during the first year of the programme if you can provide proof of language proficiency of at least level B1+ at the time of application

GERMAN (opens in a new tab): level A1 (can be obtained during the first year of the programme)

Higher education entrance qualification

A GRE certificate is positively evaluated for admission (min QR 154, AW 3.5).

Country-specific Master’s admission tests are also positively evaluated for admission (e.g. GATE with score > 300 for India; Nationwide Master’s Program Unified Admissions Examination Certificate with score >300 or admission without examination with CGPA >3,5/4 for China).

Special conditions

Admission subject to conditions is possible; conditions may comprise a maximum of 30 credits (see Examination Regulations (opens in a new tab) § 2, Para. 2).