Master's program

Anyone interested in the master's program in Quantum Engineering can apply online at the departments Systems Engineering or Physics. Requirements for access to the master's program "Quantum Engineering" are:

• A bachelor's degree from a German university or an equivalent degree from a foreign university with a focus on quantum engineering or a subject related to quantum engineering,
• Adequate language skills (usually level B2 according to the European reference framework or comparable or better) in English
• Candidates have to demonstrate their special qualification. Criteria for determining the qualification are the achievements in the prior academic career, proven by an overall grade of the bachelor's degree of "good" (2.5) or better, as well as suitable course and subject content of the acquired bachelor's degree in various areas. Finally, qualified assessment reports could be required. In the following subject areas, CPs as specified below should at least be proven in lectures and exercises as part of the previous degree:
  • 36 CP in experimental and theoretical physics in the areas mechanics, optics, atomic physics, solid state physics and quantum mechanics,
  • 12 CP in fundamentals of electrical engineering, measurement science and technology as well as sensors and instrumentation,
  • 8 CP in electrodynamics or electromagnetics,
  • 10 CP in electronics and circuit technology,
  • 20 CP in mathematical basics and
  • 12 CP in the context of physical and engineering lab work.

These criteria are checked by the departments during the admission procedure based on the data provided in the online application. 

If your application is accepted, you will be informed in advance by email. You will also receive an official admission letter by regular mail. This admission letter serves as proof of acceptance of your application and is a requirement for enrolling in the master´s program.

Before you fill out and forward the online application form, please read the following information very carefully. They are designed to help you submit a full application. Incomplete applications or applications that reach us after the application deadline cannot be considered. The deadlines are:

• March 1^st for the following summer semester
• September 1^st for the following winter semester

It is very important for us to understand your specific reasons for choosing our master's degree program. Furthermore, information about your areas of interest in research and about any relevant projects you have already carried out are of interest for us. You can record this information in a separate letter of motivation ("Purpose of Study").

Mandatory documents for all applicants

• a copy of your high school diploma or university entrance qualification
• a certified list of all courses attended during your bachelor's or diploma program with individual grades
• brief information on contents of or literature used in the various courses (e.g. excerpt from module handbook or similar)
• copies of all previous academic degree certificates (e.g. pre-diploma, diploma, bachelor's degree)
• since English is the standard language of courses in the master´s program, we require proof of your language skills (usually B2 level according to the European reference framework). If you have a degree from a German school and have taken English classes for at least 6 years, up to and including the senior classes (last two years), please upload your high school diploma under the item "Language certificate". In all other cases we need a proof of the required language skills. If this proof is not available, a provisional admission can be granted on the condition that the required language skills are acquired within one semester, e.g. by taking a language course that concludes with the B2 level.
• the contact details of two references (e.g. university lecturers or employers) who know you and your work well. We will contact these persons (via email) to upload a letter of reference for you. As an aid, we provide a few pointers on the expected form of the reference letter (PDF in English).

Please only use this online application form.

• Explanation of the grade system in your home country
• Copies of all previously acquired degrees (certified translation if the original language is not English or German)

Please only use this online application form.

You will need the originals of your documents only when enrolling in the student secretariat of the university.

The application and all associated documents remain with the university. Personal data is only saved to the extent necessary and in compliance with data protection. Applications from   rejected candidates will be destroyed after one year.