# Applied Geophysics (MSc) at RWTH Aachen

Joint M.Sc. of RWTH Aachen, TU Delft and ETH Zurich (the IDEA League partners) - students move across the three institutions over the programme, a standout credential no other programme on this platform offers. Because it is a joint degree, deadlines, fees and admission follow the joint programme's own rules, not RWTH's standard framework.

University: RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/rwth-aachen.md)
City: Aachen (https://studygermany.dev/cities/aachen.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/rwth-aachen-msc-applied-geophysics/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: English-taught joint programme; the exact certificate requirement follows the joint programme's own rules (not confirmed this pass).
- German requirement: not required for admission
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: not confirmed
- Tuition: not confirmed (see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: not confirmed
- Semester ticket included: not confirmed

Fee notes: ⚠ Fee model NOT confirmed: as a joint degree with TU Delft and ETH Zurich, this programme follows the joint programme's own fee rules - RWTH's standard €0 NRW tuition and the Aachen semester-contribution/ticket bundle cannot be assumed to apply across the three institutions. Verify tuition and fees on the joint-programme site before budgeting.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in Geophysics, Physics, Geoscience or a closely related field (not confirmed on the programme page this pass)
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Joint-degree admission: this is a joint M.Sc. of RWTH Aachen, TU Delft and ETH Zurich, and its deadlines, fees and selection follow the joint programme's own rules rather than RWTH's standard framework - none of them were confirmed this pass, so verify everything on the joint-programme site before planning an application. Do not assume the RWTH open-admission/module-matching route applies.

## Application deadlines

Not confirmed. Verify with the faculty.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: not confirmed
- Application portal: not confirmed
- Official programme page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bjvc

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bjvc)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-10

- RWTH Aachen - Applied Geophysics M.Sc. official programme page (joint degree with TU Delft + ETH Zurich): https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bjvc
- Inferred - ECTS/duration assumed standard 120/4; tuition, deadlines and admission process deliberately left unconfirmed (joint-programme rules apply): https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bjvc