At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake: Winter & summer
Tuition: €0 public university
Semester fee: €339.70

● No fixed date German/EU degree · Summer semester see table below

Focus areas: Molecules and Materials (inorganic/organic) · Experiment and Theory (physical/theoretical/technical chemistry)

A 4-semester, primarily English research master in the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, with two tracks ('Molecules and Materials' and 'Experiment and Theory') plus a research internship and thesis, and strong ties to the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology and ISAS. Main language of instruction is English; some components may be in German. Confirm with the faculty. Note: this is a consecutive programme requiring a comparable Chemistry or Chemical Biology bachelor with equivalent laboratory depth. International applicants without a directly comparable bachelor should verify eligibility with the CCB faculty before applying.

Admission requirements

Prior degree

B.Sc. in Chemistry (or a comparable ≥3-year degree; TU Dortmund's B.Sc. Chemical Biology counts as comparable), subject to equivalence verification

Minimum grade

3.2 (German scale) or better

English

CEFR B2 (confirmed)

German

not required (basic German helpful)

Prerequisite credits

Comparable theory AND laboratory-course scope in classical chemistry
Foreign degrees: equivalence application + possible selection interview

Also required

Admission-free (no numerus clausus) but strongly consecutive

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who	Intake	Deadline	Details
German/EU degree	Summer semester	no fixed date	Apply to the CCB examination board by approx. January 15 (window language, not year-anchored).
German/EU degree	Winter semester	no fixed date	Apply to the CCB examination board by approx. July 15 (window language, not year-anchored).
foreign degree	Winter semester	no fixed date	Apply via the International Office by July 15 (window language, not year-anchored).
foreign degree	Summer semester	no fixed date	Apply via the International Office by January 15 (window language, not year-anchored).

Fees & funding

Tuition: €0 per semester
Semester contribution: €339.70
Semester ticket: included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition. Semester contribution €339.70 WS 2026/27, builder-confirmed (Campusportal); not yet confirmed from a public official TU page. Includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Verify at https://www.stwdo.de and https://www.tu-dortmund.de/studium/organisation-des-studiums/semesterbeitrag/

Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dortmund scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist: required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
Application portal: www.uni-assist.de
Official page: ccb.tu-dortmund.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

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