Chemistry, B.Sc.
It can happen that chemistry "bangs and stinks", but thanks to a solid education, this only happens when you want it to. If you are interested in experimenting in the laboratory, working on chemical issues, producing and analyzing substances, and if maths and physics don't make you sweat, then studying chemistry at FAU is definitely the right choice for you.
When studying chemistry, you will acquire theoretical and methodological knowledge in all areas of chemistry. This also includes disciplines that only play a marginal role in school, such as physical chemistry (description of material properties and laws, spectroscopy and other important research methods) and theoretical chemistry (development of models and methods for a better understanding of chemistry).
Chemistry is a fundamental natural science and plays a key role in both research and industry. A country's progress and innovation are based on discoveries in chemistry at the molecular level: In chemical research laboratories, new materials and active ingredients are developed that significantly improve our everyday lives and our quality of life - for example, ingredients for new cancer drugs or new materials for more powerful solar cells. Chemistry shapes the future!
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €82 per semester |
| Campus | Erlangen |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
1st-4th semesters: basic phase
In the first semester, the basic training begins with modules in general chemistry and the minor subjects mathematics and experimental physics, the latter laying the foundations for scientific thinking. In the second semester, mathematics is replaced by theoretical chemistry. Inorganic chemistry is joined by organic and physical chemistry. In the third and fourth semesters, in addition to advanced lectures in the chemical disciplines, toxicology, legal studies and biochemistry are also on your schedule. At the end of the fourth semester, you will finally have a broad foundation for subsequent specialist specialization.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Best career prospects in industry, research or authorities - chemical expertise is in demand in all dominant future issues such as energy, nutrition and environmental protection!
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Curiosity! |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.