Chemistry, M.Sc.
Chemistry is a fascinating cross-sectional science that plays a key role in both industry and research. The progress and innovation of a country are based on discoveries in chemistry: in chemical research laboratories, new materials and materials are being developed that decisively improve our everyday lives and quality of life. Chemical developments help other industries, such as Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, agricultural technology and textile industry to new advances. Chemistry contributes to the development of modern nanoscale materials, product innovations and process optimization.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Double Degree |
| Start | Winter semester, summer semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €82 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
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 →About the programme
The content of the Master's degree program in Chemistry is based on the Bachelor's degree program, but is more research-oriented. The master's program enables students to deepen their basic knowledge of chemistry and to guide them to independent research. The Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree is another professional and research-qualifying degree in scientific studies. The language of instruction in the master's program is English.
What you study
The standard period of study in the master's program, including all examinations and master's thesis, is four semesters. 120 ECTS credits are required to successfully complete the master's program.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Chemists are well prepared for everyday life in different professional environments when they leave university. Research institutes, universities, industry and public service offer a variety of perspectives for chemists. They improve products and processes in the industry or develop completely new products and processes. With scientific findings, they are often sources of pioneering, market-shaping innovations in the economy. In operation, chemists have to ensure that the products are manufactured on time and in high quality, with the lowest possible cost and material expenditure, in terms of safety and environmental aspects. In production and application engineering, chemists have the task of finding the best and most economical ways to use a product for the company's customers and to take the marketing into their own hands. They stimulate new developments and set the quality standards that a product must meet. The environmental protection associations also need specialists with chemical training.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.