Physics, B.Sc.
Physics tries to measure quantifiable natural phenomena through targeted experiments and to describe them theoretically using basic models that are as simple as possible. In a constant reciprocal cross-fertilization of experiment and theory, physics has now penetrated into the areas of the largest dimensions - in astrophysics - as well as into those of the smallest dimensions - in elementary particle physics. Anchoring the integration of experiment and theory, which is so successful in research, in training is one of the leitmotifs of the physics course at the Technical University of Dortmund.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €339.70 per semester |
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
The bachelor's degree is based on the four-semester "integrated course" (Physics I-IV), which is designed and carried out jointly by an experimental and a theoretical lecturer. Twice a week, exercises are carried out in small groups to deepen and discuss the lecture material. This includes mechanics, thermodynamics and relativity theory (I), electrodynamics (II), waves and fields, optics and analytical mechanics (III) and finally atomic physics and quantum mechanics (IV). In addition, there is a physical beginner's internship in the 3rd and 4th semesters. Further components of the bachelor's degree are the minor subjects mathematics (with lectures and exercises) and either chemistry (with a lecture and an internship) or computer science (with a lecture including exercises and associated internship). In addition, there are other compulsory courses from the field of physics, the general specialization area (outside of physics) and the physical specialization area. The course concludes with the Bachelor thesis.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The traditional professional fields for physicists are research, development and teaching, in the state (universities, research institutes, authorities, ...) and non-state areas (electrical industry, chemical industry, medical technology, machine and vehicle construction ...). The breadth of training in physics studies also increasingly opens up access to activities in non-traditional areas, such as information and telecommunications, management consulting as well as banking and finance, so that career prospects for physicists, with or without a doctorate, are good even in economically difficult times . The broad basic training and the ability to analyze and solve complex technical and scientific problems developed during the course of the course are decisive for the successful work of physicists in both traditional and new professional fields.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €339.70 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Good mathematical knowledge is important for the course. |
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| Application | Via uni-assist, 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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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.
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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.