Sustainable Materials and Engineering

This master's focuses on sustainable materials, resource efficiency, circularity, and engineering solutions for greener production and product systems. It combines materials science, natural-science foundations, and engineering perspectives in a transformation-oriented field.

Academic requirements

Academic admission requirements include a Bachelor's degree from a German university or an equivalent degree from a foreign higher education institution.

Minimum GPA

Applicants are typically considered suitable with an overall undergraduate grade of 2.5 or better on the German grading scale according to the current official programme page.

English requirements

The official programme page requires English at CEFR B2.

Accepted bachelor fields

The official programme page requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent university degree in natural sciences, materials science, or engineering.

APS Certificate

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

394.30 EUR per semester for Summer Semester 2026 according to the current official Saarland University semester-fee page.

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 394.30 EUR per semester for Summer Semester 2026 according to the current official Saarland University semester-fee page.

Graduates are prepared for work in industry, research, and engineering environments developing sustainable materials solutions, especially in sectors undergoing green transformation.

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• 2

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• 3

  Chemistry of Materials

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• 4

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• 5

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