The Materials Science and Materials Science and Business Admnisitration degree programs are each full-time studies. This means that you will have to spend an average of 40 h of working time per week on your studies. Only in a fraction of this time you will attend lectures. During a considerable part of your studies you will work independently and in study groups on topics that have been covered in the lectures. The lecture-free period is no exception, as this is when the exams take place and you prepare for them accordingly.

The study of materials science is a demanding course of study. Due to their interdisciplinary nature, the courses present a challenge, especially at the beginning. However, we meet this with a suitable study structure, linked content and practical proximity and, of course, intensive and personal support.

The six-semester bachelor's program prepares you for your career entry as well as for a scientifically oriented master's program. The master's program with us comprises four semesters, so that you can theoretically complete your academic training in ten semesters. However, it is advantageous not to focus on a particularly short study period, but rather on the quality of the studies. In addition to professional competence, this includes involvement in student councils, clubs and associations, discovering other languages and cultures during stays abroad and, last but not least, developing your own personality. Since you leave the university as a sought-after specialist:in, age and length of study tend to play a secondary role.

Even before your first semester, you will have a variety of opportunities to prepare yourself professionally and, above all, to get to know your future fellow students and your study environment. Here you will find more information about these offers.

In the third week of the semester, your studies will then start according to the timetable you have put together for yourself. In order to understand which courses you want and should attend in the first semester, you should first find out about them:

At the Faculty of Engineering, courses are grouped thematically into modules. A module can, for example, contain a lecture, an exercise and an practical course, all of which are dedicated to a specific subject area. An overview of the course of study as well as detailed information on the modules can be found in the respective module handbook of your course of study.

The module handbooks lists and comprehensively describes all courses of the respective study program. It comprehensively explains the objectives and the contents of the degree program and the modules and courses offered. In addition, these are set in relation to each other. For example, you can find out whether you need to have already passed another module in order to take it. In addition, you can find out to which module the corresponding course belongs.

In the examination regulations of your study program you will find all legal guidelines that are binding for you as a student as well as for the lecturers. The examination regulations have the character of a statute and specify, for example, how examinations are to be carried out and according to which criteria these and the final theses are to be assessed.