The international Master's Degree Programme “Chemistry: Materials, Engineering and Sustainability” is aimed at graduates of Bachelor's degree programmes with a strong focus on materials chemistry or process engineering subjects. The course offers a high degree of freedom of choice of subjects and is divided into two specializations.

Students receive in-depth training in scientific and engineering subjects. In two specialisations, they are familiarised with chemical aspects of the development, characterisation and application of inorganic and organic materials, including polymer and biomaterials as well as materials for energy storage systems, the analysis, modelling and development of material and energy conversion processes and their implementation in terms of plant and production technology and taking into account environmental, economic and ethical considerations. Elective modules in the field of German as a foreign language also help to broaden the students’ linguistic and cultural skills.

Graduates will thus be able to independently carry out processes of chemical synthesis and technical material and energy conversion, provide analytical support using suitable chemical and physical methods, develop new processes and characterise the processes and materials, taking into account all ecological, economic, exergetic and energetic aspects as well as the associated life cycle analysis. 

Students acquire the ability to solve a scientific problem within a limited time budget. They use their acquired theoretical and practical knowledge to justify scientifically their solution of the problem as well as their improvements. The development of new knowledge and techniques is a major objective.

They acquire the ability to present scientific facts clearly in written and oral form. Students have acquired practical personal skills related to the degree programme through communicative interaction with members of the working groups.