Materials Science

专业详情

Materials are crucial to the performance efficiency, effectiveness, quality and environmental friendliness of products and processes in every aspect of modern life.

Career profile

Research, development, production, testing and life cycle analysis of high-​performance materials are some of the areas in which materials scientists are active. They build a bridge between the microstructure and composition of materials on the one hand, and the macroscopic properties of the products made from the materials on the other. This requires a thorough scientific education as well as an understanding of issues relating to process engineering, economics and ecology. A willingness to collaborate on an interdisciplinary level with experts from all these fields is essential.

Bachelor’s degree programm (180 credits)

In the first four semesters of the Bachelor’s degree programme, the fundamentals of materials science, chemistry, physics and mathematics are taught. The last two semesters are dedicated to specialising in materials science (metals, polymers, ceramics, materials in biology and medicine, composites, characterisation methods). A twelve-​week industrial internship or research project during the lecture-​free period and a Bachelor’s thesis complement the courses together with numerous exercises, seminars and comprehensive practical laboratory training.

General basic courses:
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Materials science subjects:
Metals, Polymers, Ceramics, Materials in Biology and Medicine, Composites, Characterisation Methods, Materials Physics, Polymer Chemistry
Seminars, laboratory courses
Industrial internship or research project
Bachelor’s thesis

For detailed information go to the pages in German Materialwissenschaft