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BSc Materialwissenschaften (Materials Science) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Bachelor's programme combining the competences of chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering to understand material classes such as metals, alloys, plastics and polymers; materials are the basis of technological progress, including for mobility and climate change challenges.

Faculty: Natural sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

One teaching programme from the three departments of chemistry, physics and mechanical engineering, giving an overall understanding of the characteristics of different material classes.

Career pathways

The six-semester B.Sc. can be followed by a four-semester master's programme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or relevant subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife); applicants with a professional qualification can also be admitted. Mandatory Erwartungscheck, to be submitted at enrolment. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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