In addition to the five compulsory nanotechnology modules, students take one core subject in materials science and two elective modules in natural sciences and engineering.

Compulsory modules

• Nanocharacterization
• Practical course synthesis / characterization
• Computational nanoscience
• Top-down nanostructuring
• Bottom-up nano-synthesis/ self-assembly

One subject from the following core subject modules

• General material properties
• Materials science and technology of metals
• Glass and ceramics
• Corrosion and surface engineering
• Polymer materials
• Materials in electronics and power engineering
• Materials in medicine
• Materials simulation
• Micro- and nanostructure research 

Two scientific-technical elective modules

• Within the framework of the scientific-technical elective module, there is the possibility to take further subjects from the Materials Science and Materials Engineering (MWT) options, from the entire Faculty of Engineering and from the Faculty of Natural Sciences according to personal interest.

Further contents

• In addition to the core and elective subjects, the modules “Scientific project” (10 ECTS), “Soft skills” (5 ECTS) and “Master’s thesis with presentation” (30 ECTS) must also be taken.
• It is recommended to take all three modules in the core subject.
• The third semester is designed as a mobility window and provides the opportunity for a stay abroad (see General information on opportunities for a stay abroad in the Nanotechnology degree program).

• Renowned university with an interdisciplinary focus.
• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs with practical training.
• Intensive supervision by experienced professors.
• Attractive student life in an ecologically oriented city.
• Diverse recreational opportunities in the historic surroundings.
• Strong economic region with good career prospects.
• Short distances on campus and interdisciplinary cooperation.

The responsibilities of a nanotechnology engineer include:

• Development of new products with new properties
• Targeted manipulation of materials in the nm range

The most important industrial sectors in which nanotechnologists are needed are

• Energy technology: solar cells, hydrogen technology, fuel cells …
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Optics
• Media and entertainment technology: flexible displays …
• Microelectronics: new data storage, faster circuits, flexible electronics …
• Automotive and aerospace: high-temperature materials, propulsion technology, lightweight construction, coatings, energy storage …
• Medical technology: biomaterials, bone substitutes, nanoparticles for tumor control…
• Environmental technology: self-cleaning surfaces, corrosion protection, new catalysts …
• Textile industry: intelligent clothing, dirt-repellent materials, functional clothing …
• Governmental institutions, research institutes, large-scale research facilities and university institutes also offer a variety of fields of activity for nanotechnologists.

Particularly talented and interested graduates with a Master of Science degree can continue their scientific education with a doctoral thesis and earn a doctoral degree in engineering (Dr.-Ing.). The doctoral thesis usually takes three to four years.

If you would like to brush up on your math or chemistry before starting your studies, you can do so in one of the offered voluntary pre-courses. These take place every winter semester shortly before lectures begin.