Materials Engineering
Master of Engineering
Materials technology or materials science is of enormous strategic importance for the development of innovative products and for the performance and competitiveness of the economy. Studies show that more than three quarters of the twenty largest German companies rate materials research as significant to very significant for future company development and that about 60% of all researching companies in Germany from various market segments are concerned with materials technology issues.
Industrial sectors using materials:
- Energy technology
- Automotive industry
- Electronics
- Information technology
- Optical industry
- Medical technology
Materials manufacturing industry:
- Building materials manufacturers
- Metallurgy
- Glass and ceramics industry
Materials processing industry
- Plastics processing
- Metal processing
- Ceramics industry
Materials science-oriented research institutions
The Master's degree also provides access to doctoral studies.