Master’s · Materials Science & Nanotechnology
Advanced Functional Materials M.Sc.
Chemnitz University of Technology · Chemnitz · Official programme page
20 facts from 5 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026
Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
Key facts
Length, deadlines and costs
- Language
- English
Source
“Lehrveranstaltungen werden in Englisch abgehalten. In den Modulbeschreibungen ist geregelt, welche Lehrveranstaltungen in deutscher Sprache abgehalten werden.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
Compulsory courses are in English; some elective in-depth modules are taught in German, and German-as-a-foreign-language modules are compulsory for non-native speakers.
- Study mode
- On campus
Source
“Ein Fernstudium oder ein Teilzeitstudium ist nicht vorgesehen.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“Ein Fernstudium oder ein Teilzeitstudium ist nicht vorgesehen.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
The only programme in this dataset that excludes part-time study.
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von vier Semestern (zwei Jahren)”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“A total of 120 CP must be acquired during the Master's program”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/chemie/ma_afm.html.en · checked 14 November 2026
The page gives two different splits of the same 120 CP in two places (40 base + 20 research project + 30 in-depth + 30 thesis, and 40 + 15 + 35 + 30); the total is consistent and the regulation confirms 120 LP.
- Intakes
- Winter, Summer
Source
“As a rule, first semester students begin their studies in the winter semester. With the approval of the examination board, enrolment is also possible for the summer semester, which can, however, lead to an extension of the study period beyond the standard study period”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/chemie/ma_afm.html.en · checked 14 November 2026
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)Applications open 1 October 2026.15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 April 2027.
Source
“Application deadlines summer term 15 th January winter term: 15 th July”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026
Standing annual deadlines; no page prints the literal 2027 dates.
- Non-EU tuition
- None
Source
“Students who have already completed a Bachelor's degree are not required to pay tuition fees for a second undergraduate degree or for a consecutive Master's degree programme”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/gebuehr.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
- Application fee
- €75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester€30 one-off each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 … For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00”
www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 7 November 2026
- Places
- Unrestricted
Source
“Admission Restriction Free admission”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/chemie/ma_afm.html.en · checked 14 November 2026
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Source
“Über die Gleichwertigkeit sowie über den Zugang anderer Bewerber entscheidet der Prüfungsausschuss.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
No credit-point or minimum-duration floor for the first degree anywhere in the regulation. Caution for re-checking: the regulations index page swaps the labels of AB_2024_20_2.pdf and _3.pdf — the file cited here is the Studienordnung and carries § 3.
- Subject background
- A bachelor's in chemistry or physics from TU Chemnitz or another German university, or a degree equivalent in content, plus completed English B2. In practice physics, chemistry or materials science with basic laboratory experience.
Source
“wer an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz oder einer anderen deutschen Universität im Bachelorstudiengang Chemie oder im Bachelorstudiengang Physik oder wer in einem inhaltlich gleichwertigen Studiengang einen berufsqualifizierenden Hochschulabschluss erworben hat”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Minimum grade
- Not stated by the university
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
- English
- Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · PTE 59. Cambridge: First Certificate in English grade B or C (FCE); Preliminary English Test with Result Distinction (PET); IGCSE 1st or 2nd Language with B2. University-wide list: TOEFL ITP Level 1 543, TOEIC 785/160/150, telc B2, UNIcert II. The university-wide list accepts the TOEFL iBT Home Edition; the Duolingo English Test is not mentioned.. Exemption: The regulation says English is as a rule evidenced by the school-leaving certificate; applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language need no proof
Source
“Die Englischkenntnisse sind in der Regel durch das Abiturzeugnis nachzuweisen.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2024/AB_2024_20_2.pdf · checked 13 November 2026
The school-certificate route matters for Indian, Nigerian and Pakistani applicants whose certificate shows English.
- German
- Not needed when applying. During studies: Compulsory German as a Foreign Language modules for non-native speakers. By graduation: German A2 must be proven to graduate
Source
“Students whose native language is not German must note that a module "German as a Foreign Language" must be”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/chemie/ma_afm.html.en · checked 14 November 2026
The page continues that AFM students must prove at least A2 in German at the time of graduation. This exit requirement is not mentioned in the university's own English-taught programme lists.
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
- Selection
- Free admission, no interview and no aptitude procedure. The examination board checks degrees from other universities on the basis of the record of study, and also decides on entry to a higher semester.
Source
“Admission Restriction Free admission Course Language English Start of Degree Program Generally in winter term”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/chemie/ma_afm.html.en · checked 14 November 2026
India, Pakistan, Nigeria
Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria
- English test waiver
- Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, because English is an official language there
Source
“Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application. However, different requirements apply to certain countries. In such cases, additional proof of English language proficiency may be required.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 8 November 2026
TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries but never names them: no page, programme page, application guide or regulation lists the countries, so an applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan cannot tell from any published source whether the waiver really applies to them and should expect to be asked for a certificate. English is an official language and a language of education in all three countries, so the wording covers them on its face. The caveat sentence appears on the central application page only; the Application Guide and Bewerbungsguide PDFs, the Business & Economics language page, the Automotive Software Engineering page and the Mechanical Engineering applicant PDF state the same waiver without any exception, so the central page is the strictest source and the one cited here. Independently of the country rule, the accepted-certificate list itself counts a "completed degree with English as the language of instruction", and the Advanced and Computational Mathematics and Automation, Robotics and Control pages say explicitly that a Medium of Instruction certificate is accepted. The German embassy's visa section may still require a certificate even where the university does not.
- Rules that name these countries
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
Source
“original APS-certificate or digital verifiable document (only for Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants)”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026
One of the documents that have to be submitted "For application via uni-assist or EduApplication Portal", so it applies on both routes and at both degree levels. China and Vietnam are named in the same line; the Application Guide writes "or Indian applicants".
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.
More on this programme
- All English-taught programmes at Chemnitz University of Technology
- Master’s programmes in Materials Science & Nanotechnology at other universities
- The university’s own page for this programme
Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.