Materials Science and Engineering (Master)

Materials control and shape the future of our society! Even our present-day life is inconceivable without a variety of materials. Without concrete and steel, for example, there would be no high-rise buildings and traffic routes, and without copper, today's electrical power supply would be inconceivable. Automobiles and other modern means of transport are made of a wide variety of materials and material combinations, from metals and plastics to a wide range of functional materials for electronics and sensors.

The requirements placed on the functionality and economy of consumer goods and everyday products are becoming increasingly complex. Energy and raw material efficiency as well as environmental protection are further driving factors for the necessary development of new technologies, which imperatively require the expansion of basic knowledge as a prerequisite for the creation of new materials. Here, materials science is in demand, which, on the basis of physical and chemical fundamentals using analytical methods, creates the prerequisites for the development of materials and materials that meet the requirements and knows how to exploit the potential of already existing materials. But also the understanding and mastery of the various production processes are indispensable to ensure the current level of energy efficiency, safety, comfort as well as availability of technical products at acceptable prices and to expand in the future. This focus is offered by the Materials Engineering program with its broad engineering education.