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Master’s · Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Materials Science M.Sc.

University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart · Official programme page

22 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 9 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
“Start of studies: winter or summer semester Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters Teaching Language: English”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Study mode
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page states the teaching format. The University of Stuttgart labels its distance-learning degrees "Master:Online" in its list of study programmes and this programme is not one of them, and it is taught on the Stuttgart campuses, but because no page says so explicitly no value is recorded.

Attendance
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page says whether the programme is full-time or part-time.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Credits
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

Neither the programme page nor the admission regulations state the number of ECTS credits; the programme is a four-semester master's programme.

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Start of studies: winter or summer semester”
“Zulassungen werden sowohl zum Winter- als auch zum Sommersemester ausgesprochen.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for the winter semester: May 15 - July 15 The winter semester starts in October. summer semester: December 1 - January 15 The summer semester starts in April.”
“Bewerbungen um Zulassung zum Wintersemester müssen bis zum vorausgehenden 15. Juli und um Zulassung zum Sommersemester bis zum vorausgehenden 15. Januar bei der Universität eingegangen sein.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The same dates apply to German, EU and non-EU applicants. These are late deadlines by Stuttgart standards - only three months before the semester starts - which leaves little time for a visa appointment.

Non-EU tuition
€1,500 per semester
Source
“Since winter semester 2017/18, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and who are taking up or switching to a Bachelor's, a consecutive Master's or a state examination study program have to pay a tuition fee of EUR 1,500.00 per semester . Additionally the regular semester fee of currently EUR 184.00 has to be payed.”

www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/organizing-studies/formalities/tuition-and-fees/tuition-fee/ · checked 9 November 2026

Baden-Württemberg's tuition for non-EU students under the Landeshochschulgebührengesetz, charged every semester from the first one and collected with the 184.00 EUR semester fee through C@MPUS, so a non-EU student pays 1,684.00 EUR per semester. This is a consecutive master's programme, so the fee applies. Exempt without an application: EU/EEA citizens, non-German students with a German university entrance qualification, students on a continuing-education master's or a doctorate, and some exchange and double-degree students. Exceptions for strong ties to Germany (settlement permit, recognised refugee, five years of legal work in Germany, a parent who worked three of the last six years in Germany, a bachelor's and a master's completed in Germany) must be applied for after the place has been accepted and the fee notice received. A bachelor's earned in Germany alone is explicitly not an exemption.

Application fee
None
Source
“You will not be charged an application fee.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

The University of Stuttgart charges nothing for the application itself: applicants apply free of charge in C@MPUS instead of paying a uni-assist handling fee. Non-EU students do pay 1,500.00 EUR tuition per semester once enrolled.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“1.4 Die Punkte aus Nr. 1.2 und 1.3 werden addiert. Bewerberinnen/Bewerber, die mehr als 80 Punkte erreichen, sind für den Studiengang fachlich geeignet. Bewerberinnen/Bewerber die weniger als 65 Punkte erreichen, sind”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_17_2017.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

No cap on places is published: § 4 of the admission regulations only says that if the number of places is limited it follows Baden-Württemberg's Zulassungszahlenverordnung. Admission depends on a scored assessment of academic suitability (0-100 points) with an interview for applicants between 65 and 80 points, so the programme is recorded as a selection procedure.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“Accreditation The quality of this degree program has been certified.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The programme page states that the degree programme is accredited; it does not name the agency or the period of accreditation.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in Materialwissenschaft oder in einem inhaltlich nahe verwandten Studiengang”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_17_2017.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Six semesters, i.e. three years, is the floor, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree qualifies; the admissions committee decides whether a foreign degree is equivalent. Applicants must state the credits earned per subject area, so the content weighs more than the length.

Subject background
A degree from a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters (or an equivalent degree) in materials science or a closely related programme, with qualifying examination results, plus competences equivalent to the Stuttgart bachelor's programme Materialwissenschaft. Besides materials topics (physical metallurgy, crystallography, materials chemistry, mechanisms of mechanical strength, polymeric materials, ceramics) the first degree must show a strong record in natural science and mathematics.
Source
“As a consecutive program for graduate students, the Master Courses in Material Science require an approriate Bachelor degree. Beside the dedicated material topics (e.g. physical metallurgy, crystallography, materials chemistry, mechanisms of mechanical strength, polymeric materials, ceramics), a qualifying bachelor program must have a strong record in natural science and mathematic”
“1.a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in Materialwissenschaft oder in einem inhaltlich nahe verwandten Studiengang mit qualifizierenden Prüfungsergebnissen” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The application must list the total number of credit points earned in the bachelor's degree and its total duration, and the credit points earned in mathematics, physics and physical chemistry, general chemistry, organic chemistry and polymer science, quantum mechanics and materials science, plus a short motivation letter and the programme's supplementary form. A missing document means the application is not considered.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No minimum grade. The final grade is worth up to 20 of the 100 selection points (one point per tenth of a grade better than 3.0); for conditional and provisional admissions the provisional grade submitted with the application counts.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the admissions committee (Zulassungsausschuss) assesses the first degree itself.

English
Level C1. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 90. Cambridge: Cambridge ESOL CAE/CPE. TOEFL 575 paper-based and 225 computer-based are also accepted. German school leavers can instead show five years of English in secondary education I and II with a grade of at least 4.0 in the last two years.. Exemption: At least six semesters of a bachelor's programme in the English language; in that case a certificate from the university is enough
Source
“The Master course Materials Science is taught in English. A German language test is therefore not necessary in order to be accepted. In order to study you must show proof that you have advanced English skills of at least level C1. You will need either: one of the following tests with the indicated results: TOEFL PBT: 575 points; TOEFL CBT 225 points; TOEFL iBT 90 points; IELTS mind. band 6.5; Cambridge ESOL CAE/CPE or at least six semesters on a Bachelor's study program in the English language.”
“ausreichende englische Sprachkenntnisse für das Fachstudium nachgewiesen hat (fortgeschrittene Englischkenntnisse auf Niveaustufe C1; TOEFL PBT: mind. 575 Punkte; TOEFL CBT mind. 225 Punkte; TOEFL iBT mind. 90 Punkte; IELTS mind. Band 6.5; Cambridge ESOL CAE/CPE; für deutsche Schulabsolventen genügt der Nachweis von fünf Jahren Englischunterricht in Sekundarstufe I und II, mit einer Schulnote von mindestens 4,0 in den letzten beiden Jahren; für Absolventen von englischsprachigen Bachelor-Studiengängen genügt ein Zertifikat der Universität, an der der Bachelor erworben wurde.)” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Nothing is said about PTE Academic, the Duolingo English Test, the TOEFL iBT Home Edition or the 1-6 TOEFL band scale introduced in 2026.

German
When applying: None: no German language test is required because the programme is taught in English
Source
“The Master course Materials Science is taught in English. A German language test is therefore not necessary in order to be accepted.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page of the University of Stuttgart mentions a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme; the admission regulations list no admission test.

Selection
Two-stage assessment of academic suitability: the admissions committee scores the proven subject-specific competences and examination results on a scale of 0 to 100 points (0-80 for the competences, up to 20 for a final grade better than 3.0). More than 80 points means suitable, under 65 points means not suitable; applicants between 65 and 80 points are invited to an aptitude interview. The application also needs a short motivation letter summarising the previous bachelor's studies and the credits earned per subject area.
Source
“2.1 Bewerberinnen/Bewerber, die im Verfahren zur Feststellung der fachlichen Eignung zwischen 65 und 80 Punkte erreicht haben, nehmen an der zweiten Stufe des Verfahrens zur Feststellung der fachlichen Eignung teil.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_17_2017.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Students still in a bachelor's programme can apply for conditional admission with at least 110 ECTS credits.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“or at least six semesters on a Bachelor's study program in the English language.”
“für Absolventen von englischsprachigen Bachelor-Studiengängen genügt ein Zertifikat der Universität, an der der Bachelor erworben wurde.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Materials-Science-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

At least six semesters of a bachelor's programme taught in English replace the test; a certificate from the awarding university is enough, and the route is open to applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan. The school route (five years of English with a grade of at least 4.0 in the last two years) is limited to German school leavers ("für deutsche Schulabsolventen") and therefore does not count.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants with educational credentials from India must upload a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) at the German embassy with their application in C@MPUS.
    Source
    “Country-specific documentation: Applicants with educational credentials from the following countries must upload these additional documents: India : Certificate issued by Academic Examination Office (APS) in the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany”

    www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same list. The document is uploaded with the application, so the APS certificate must exist before the application deadline.

  • Pakistan: Applicants with educational credentials from Pakistan must have the stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all of the university's degree certificates.
    Source
    “Pakistan: Stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all degree certificates of the university”

    www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

    Pakistani applicants need no APS certificate, but the HEC attestation on every degree certificate of the awarding university. No rule on the university's pages names Nigeria.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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