Soft Matter and Materials

Joint international MSc of JGU Mainz and TU Darmstadt focused on soft matter, functional materials, synthesis, characterisation, and interdisciplinary materials research across chemistry, physics, and materials science.

Academic requirements

Achievements that were not completed during the Bachelor’s degree may also be taken into account. The examination board will decide on this.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

The reviewed official JGU degree page states that applicants need English at CEFR B2 level. This is newer and more specific than the older reviewed DAAD wording that listed C1.

Accepted bachelor fields

The reviewed official JGU degree page states that applicants need a bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, materials science, or another closely related natural-science discipline.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

No

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

EUR 349.10 per semester (semester fee published for JGU Mainz campus for Summer Semester 2026).

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: EUR 349.10 per semester (semester fee published for JGU Mainz campus for Summer Semester 2026).

The reviewed official JGU programme pages state that graduates are prepared for research and development careers in academia and industry in areas such as advanced materials, polymers, colloids, and functional soft-matter systems.

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• 2

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  Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

  Düsseldorf · PhD · English

• 3

  Innovative Textiles (BEng)

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• 4

  Nanoscience (MSc)

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  Kassel · Master of Science · English

• 5

  Materials Science and Simulation

  Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  Bochum · Master of Science · English