Elite degree programs

The Elite Network of Bavaria funded by the Free State of Bavaria combines scholarships for particularly gifted students and doctoral candidates with funding for elite degree programs, international doctorate programs and international junior research groups.

Elite graduate programs at FAU

All over Bavaria, elite degree programs qualify particularly gifted and committed students for cutting-edge research or careers in management positions.

FAU is involved in the following five elite degree programs:

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  Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT) (M.Sc.)
  Type: Master of Science
  Start: Winter semester
  Location: Erlangen
  NC: Qualification assessment
  German language skills for international students: No DSH, English (level B2, CEFR)
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  Ethics of Textual Cultures (M.A.)
  Type: Master of Arts (M.A.)
  Start: Summer semester, Winter semester
  Location: Erlangen
  NC: Qualification assessment
  German language skills for international students: DSH 2 or equivalent
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  Integrated Immunology (M.Sc.)
  Type: Master of Science
  Start: Winter semester
  Location: Erlangen
  NC: Qualification assessment
  German language skills for international students: No DSH, English (level B2, CEFR)
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  Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures (M.A.)
  Type: Master of Arts (M.A.)
  Start: Winter semester
  Location: Erlangen
  NC: Qualification assessment
  German language skills for international students: No DSH, English (level B2, CEFR)

Other elite degree programs involving FAU

• Bavarian Graduate School of Computational Engineering
• Fast-Track Doctoral Degree Program in immunology for applicants with a Bachelor’s degree
• Kulturwissenschaften des Vorderen Orients/Cultural Studies of the Middle East
• Physics with Integrated Doctorate Program (FAU is the coordinating university)

Discontinued and previous elite degree programs

Advanced Materials and Processes (MAP)

The MAP Master’s degree program will retain its status as an Elite degree program until September 2025 and will be removed from the Elite Network of Bavaria as of winter semester 2025/26. Students who start studying this degree program in winter semester 2024/25 will no longer be able to graduate with an Elite Master’s degree.

Elite doctorate programs and junior research groups at FAU

• Elite doctorate programs and junior research groups