# Chemistry (Chemie) (MSc) at RWTH Aachen

Offered by the Chemistry Department in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences (5,253 students in WS 2025/26), this master deliberately gives a broad education — with overlap into physics and the life sciences — rather than an early narrow specialization, keeping later research paths open. Students choose two of four concentration directions, each mixing compulsory and elective modules.

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-chemistry/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English and German
- English requirement: English proficiency at CEFR B2 via the General Examination Regulations.
- German requirement: German proficiency required — the RWTH page states proficiency in German and English is needed. The specific level is not published.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: €375.19
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: €0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: First university degree in chemistry, with roughly 137 CP across mathematics, physics, general/inorganic/physical/organic chemistry, spectroscopy and computational chemistry
- Minimum grade: Open admission (no NC); the examination board decides eligibility
- Prerequisite credits: Chemistry-specific credit thresholds per the examination regulations
- Also required: Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2026-03-01 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 August.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree.
- Non-EU applicants, summer semester: 2026-09-01. Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 February.
- EU / German-degree applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://online.rwth-aachen.de/
- Official programme page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/Studiengangbeschreibung/~boyn/Chemie-M-Sc-/?lidx=1

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/Studiengangbeschreibung/~boyn/Chemie-M-Sc-/?lidx=1)
- [DAAD — Chemistry](https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/universities/all-degree-programmes/detail/rwth-aachen-university-chemistry-w44754/)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/chemie/rwth-aachen-10719)
- [Apply via RWTHonline (no uni-assist)](https://online.rwth-aachen.de/)


## Focus areas

- Four concentration directions, of which two are chosen, each with compulsory and elective modules

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- RWTH Aachen — Chemie M.Sc. official programme page (proficiency in German and English required): https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/Studiengangbeschreibung/~boyn/Chemie-M-Sc-/?lidx=1
- DAAD — RWTH Aachen Chemistry M.Sc. (English and German): https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/universities/all-degree-programmes/detail/rwth-aachen-university-chemistry-w44754/
- AStA RWTH Aachen — Semesterbeitrag / finance (WS 2026/27 components; WS 2025/26 total €338.05 confirmed): https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/about-us/finance/
- RWTH Aachen — Master's application route: direct via RWTHonline, no uni-assist, no VPD: https://online.rwth-aachen.de/
- Inferred — WS 2026/27 semester contribution €375.19 reconstructed from official AStA components; not published by RWTH as a single figure. Confirmed fallback €338.05 (WS 2025/26). Verify before publishing a hard number.: https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/about-us/finance/