# Materials Engineering (International Profile) (MSc) at RWTH Aachen

RWTH ranks first in Germany for materials science (QS subject rankings), and the International Profile variant of its materials engineering master is designed specifically for entrants without a German bachelor's degree.

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-materials-engineering/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 90 (RWTH working standard; exact score for this programme not confirmed). MOI certificates are not accepted; exemption only for degrees from UK/IE/US/CA/NZ/AU.
- German requirement: not required for admission
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: not confirmed
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: not confirmed
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: €0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA - NRW public universities charge no tuition (contrast: TUM in Bavaria charges non-EU Master's students €4,000-6,000/semester). Semester contribution is approx. €330/semester: components are confirmed (ticket portion €208.80 from WS 2025/26) but the exact WS 2026/27 total is not yet verified on the AStA page, so no hard number is published here. It includes the Deutschlandsemesterticket, delivered digitally via the naveo app - valid Germany-wide on regional transport plus Zuid-Limburg in the Netherlands (Maastricht, Parkstad, Sittard-Geleen), with specific AVV cross-border lines into Belgium.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in Materials, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a closely related field (not confirmed on the programme page this pass)
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Admission type (open vs NC vs aptitude procedure) not confirmed for this programme - verify on the official page. Admission hinges on the Module Matching Form against RWTH's required modules - rejections are administrative and objective. Master's applicants apply directly via RWTHonline - uni-assist is NOT used. No application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from India, China and Vietnam. RWTH framework deadlines: non-EU ~1 March (winter) / ~1 September (summer); EU/EEA 15 July / 15 January - intake and exact dates for this programme not confirmed.

## Application deadlines

Not confirmed. Verify with the faculty.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://online.rwth-aachen.de
- Official programme page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/tgwpa

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/tgwpa)
- [Apply via RWTHonline](https://online.rwth-aachen.de)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-10

- RWTH Aachen - Materials Engineering (International Profile) M.Sc. official programme page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/tgwpa
- AStA RWTH Aachen - semester contribution (€0 tuition; Deutschlandsemesterticket bundled): https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/semester-contribution/
- Inferred - ECTS/duration assumed RWTH-standard 120/4 (programme page not read for this field): https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/tgwpa