Chemical Engineering -  Master of Science (MSc)

Application periods

winter semester: 1 February - 15 March
summer semester: 15 October - 15 November

Required language proficiency:
English

Admission restriction:
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Applicants with a German education certificate (German bachelor's or equivalent degree)
 

Step 1: Registration in the campus portal of Ulm University
You register online in the campus portal.
After self-registration, you will receive an e-mail with the activation code and a request to confirm your personal account in the campus portal of Ulm University.

Step 2: Application in the campus portal of Ulm University
You submit your application in the campus portal and upload the required documents.

Applicants with a foreign education certificate (bachelor's or equivalent degree)
 

Step 1: Online application via uni-assist
Register for the uni-assist online portal, answer all the basic questions and questions for your course application.

Step 2: Upload documents
Please upload the required application documents at the uni-assist online portal. Give your documents an unambiguous name.

Step 3: Submit your application to uni-assist electronically
(Paper-based documents are not required for application)

Step 4: Pay the handling fees to uni-assist

All required application documents as well as the payment must be received by uni-assist before the application deadline.

Further information

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or an at least equivalent degree at the level of at least three years of study at a university, a university of applied sciences, a cooperative university or a recognised foreign higher education institution in the field of chemical engineering or in a related or subject-specific programme, with examination results evidenced by

    a) an academic final examination with a bachelor's degree with an overall grade of 3.0 or better or,
    if no degree has yet been awarded,
    b) previous study and examination achievements up to the time of submission of the application with an average grade of 3.0 or better

    as well as a passed selection interview if the academic final examination or the average grade is between 2.6 and 3.0
     
  • Basic competences in the fields of chemical, thermal and mechanical process engineering as well as knowledge of the application of process engineering concepts to selected problems, to be demonstrated by corresponding study and examination achievements
     
  • Ability to conduct independent scientific work, demonstrated in particular by a thesis or comparable achievement corresponding to 6 ECTS credits
     
  • English language proficiency at level B2 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)


For legally binding information please see the MSc Chemical Engineering admissions statutes.

When submitting your application you must upload the following documents:

  • Bachelor's degree diploma (certificate) with final grade as well as overview of subjects and grades / transcript of records with credit points / Diploma Supplement (if available)
  • If you have not yet completed your higher education degree: overview of subjects and grades/transcript of records issued by the higher education institution with the provisional average grade of the previous study and examination achievements up to the time of submission of the application
  • Proof of study and examination achievements of basic competences in the areas of chemical, thermal and mechanical process engineering as well as knowledge of the application of process engineering concepts to selected problems
  • Proof of a thesis or comparable achievement corresponding to 6 ECTS credits
  • Form for the subject-specific additional information (pdf) - explanatory notes
  • Poof of English language proficiency at level B2 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
  • In the case of a higher education degree from China, India or Vietnam: APS certificate or APS confirmation.
  • In the case of a foreign higher education degree: grading scale of the degree programme with indication of the lowest passing grade and maximum grade for the degree, to be shown on the bachelor's degree diploma/bachelor's degree certificate or on an official document of the higher education institution.
  • If proofs and documents to be submitted are not written in German or English, additionally an official translation into German or English is required
  • For applicants who do not come from an EU country or the European Economic Area and have a German higher education entrance qualification (“Abitur”): proof of higher education entrance qualification

Please note:

  • It is not necessary to certify the supporting documents
  • When submitting the application, all required supporting documents must be uploaded. Subsequent submission is not possible.
  • Application documents in paper form, as a fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.
  • A document issued in another name must be supplemented by documentary evidence of the change of name.
  • Further supporting documents may be required for your application.

The selection interview will only be conducted if the overall grade of the bachelor's degree or if no degree has yet been awarded, the average grade in all examination results completed by the time of submission of the application is between 2.6 and 3.0 and if the other entrance requirements are fulfilled.
There is no selection interview if the grade 2.5 or better is fulfilled.

The selection interview is conducted in English.

Further information on the master's programme Chemical Engineering.

If you are enrolled in a bachelor's degree programme in Chemieingenieurwesen at Ulm University, no application is required. You submit an Application to change degree programme to the Studiensekretariat as soon as you have completed your bachelor's degree and meet the following admission requirements:
- bachelor's degree with an overall grade of 2,5 or better
- proof of the required English language skills

Anne-Marie Unsöld

Office opening hours
Mon, Wed:  9.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Tues: 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Service Point Application and Studies
(for telephone inquiries)
Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri: 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Wed: 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.

Dept. II-1 Admission Office
Helmholtzstr. 22
89081 Ulm
Germany