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1 Master's degree Material Science for Energy Application & Large- Scale Facilities Technische Universität München • München Overview

Degree Double degree: TUM: Master in (Applied and Engineering Physics) LMU: Master in Science (Geomaterials and Geochemistry) UR1: Mention Physics or Mention Chemistry, "Master Materials and Management" UM: Master of Science, "Chimie matériaux et procédés pour l'Energie et le développement durable" UNITO: Master of Science, "Primo anno Magistrale in Scienzia dei Materiali" AMU: Master of Physics

Course location München

In cooperation with Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany Université de Rennes 1, France Université de Montpellier, France Università di Torino, Italy Adam Mickiewitz , Posnan, Poland

Teaching language English

Languages The language of instruction is English.

Programme duration 4 semesters

Beginning Winter semester

Application deadline Non-EU applicants: 31 January for the following winter semester EU applicants: 28 February for the following winter semester

Current dates are shown on the website.

Tuition fees per semester in Varied EUR

Additional information on The MaMaSELF participation cost is 6,000 EUR/year for non-EU students and 3,000 EUR for EU tuition fees students. participation costs and health insurance are included in the programme fee.

Combined Master's degree / No PhD programme

Joint degree / double degree Yes programme

2 Description/content This two-year European Master's programme in Material Science aims to build up a European platform at university level strongly involving "large-scale research facilities". The Master's degree is awarded by two out of the six partner universities: Posnan (PL), Rennes 1 (F), Montpellier (F), Torino (I), Technische Universität München (DE), and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE). Admission criteria are a BSc degree (or the equivalent – 180 ECTS) in physics, chemistry, geoscience, or materials science, together with a proficient level of scientific English. This Master's course of study aims to promote the scientific collaboration between universities, large scale facilities, and industry. Its main objective is to provide skilled scientific and technological manpower in materials science in order to increase the contribution and use of large scale facilities both for industrial and fundamental research. Students will obtain wide background knowledge in exploring materials with neutrons or synchrotron radiation during a summer school lasting two weeks. State-of-the-art experimental beamline set-ups of spectrometers and diffractometers at synchrotron sources, nuclear reactors as well as on spallation sources will be introduced for different applications. Students should be able to choose the right source and instrumentation with respect to resolution, time-scale, and energy needed for a given scientific problem. Students will also be asked to write their own proposal and to conduct an experiment at large scale facilities. Several important European large-scale facilities, such as FRM II (Munich, Germany), PSI (Switzerland), ESRF and ILL (Grenoble, France), LLB (Saclay, France), and DESY (Hamburg, Germany), strongly support this Master's course of study. They will co-organise the summer school and will host students in the second half of their studies to follow research activities previously agreed between a university professor and scientists from the large-scale facilities.

Course Details

Course organisation First year: The first year consists of lectures, practical classes, and hands-on training sessions yielding 60 ECTS. The teaching of the "Material Science" part of the programme will take place at one of these partner universities: Rennes 1 (F), Montpellier (F), Torino (I), Technische Universität München (DE), and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE). Before the start of the academic year, all students will gather in Rennes by mid-September to attend the "welcome week". They will be welcomed by the coordinating team, given assistance for the administrative steps to be taken and, last but not least, they will have the opportunity to get to know each other before leaving to attend the university they have selected.

Summer school: At the end of the first year, all students are expected to participate in a two-week summer school in Montpellier, which offers an excellent introduction to the use of "large-scale facilities". The core of the lectures will be given by the scientists responsible for the Master's course of study in each of the six universities (J. Kubicki, W. Paulus, S. Bordiga, Ph. Rabiller, W. Petry and W. Schmahl), exhibiting a huge background in this area. Each year, the core lectures will be supported by specific seminars given by other university colleagues and by researchers who come directly from national or European large-scale facilities centres. During these two weeks, the topic of the Master's thesis will be chosen by the student from a list of subjects proposed by the staff of the institutions involved.

Second year: Each student has to move to one of the other six universities (Rennes 1 (F), Montpellier (F), Torino (I), Technische Universität München (DE), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE) and AMU Posnan (PL). During the second year, students concentrate on the research project they have chosen. The thesis work itself will take six months (12 months at TUM) and is generally closely related to the use of "large-scale facilities" for applied or academic research problems. The research topic can be supervised and located at large-scale facilities, but will then be jointly supervised by an adviser of one of the consortium institutions. The research work is finalised by a written dissertation, which must be defended in front of a committee. European students may write their Master's theses at another partner institution in Japan (Kyoto University, Uji, Yamanashi University), Switzerland (PSI/ETH Zurich), or India (IIT Madras).

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3 Types of assessment Students have to follow the examination rules of the visited university.

A Diploma supplement will Yes be issued

International elements Integrated study abroad unit(s)

Integrated study abroad Students are expected to carry out their studies at two different locations, e.g., Rennes and Ludwig- unit(s) Maximilians-Universität München, or Technische Universität München and University of Torino. LMU and TUM are considered as one location, as are the two French universities.

Integrated internships During the first year in France, students have to have a two months internship.

Special promotion / funding ERASMUS+ of the programme

Course-specific, integrated No German language courses

Course-specific, integrated No English language courses

Costs / Funding

Tuition fees per semester in 3,000 EUR

Additional information on The MaMaSELF participation cost is 6,000 EUR/year for non-EU students and 3,000 EUR for EU tuition fees students. Universities participation costs and health insurance are included in the programme fee.

Semester contribution Included in the MaMaSELF participation costs

Costs of living 900-1,000 EUR in Munich, less in other consortium locations

Funding opportunities Yes within the university

Description of the above- Scholarships are available: mentioned funding Non-EU students: 43,000 EUR/two years opportunities within the EU students: 37,000 EUR/two years university

Requirements / Registration

4 Academic admission A BSc degree (180 ECTS) or equivalent in physics, chemistry, geoscience, or materials science requirements Selection will be made on a competitive basis. In order to ensure an excellent student/professor ratio, the number of selected students is limited to 30.

Language requirements TOEFL 80 (at TUM 88), IELTS 6.5, CAE, except for applicants who are natives of English-speaking countries

Application deadline Non-EU applicants: 31 January for the following winter semester EU applicants: 28 February for the following winter semester

Current dates are shown on the website.

Submit application to https://application.mamaself.eu/

Services

Possibility of finding part- Due to the intense nature of the programme, students will have little time for jobs. time employment

Accommodation It’s not easy to find a place to live in Munich – but it’s not impossible either! The Technische Universität München (TUM) supports students and staff in their search for accommodation, providing personal advice, in-house listings and useful information to ensure that you can quickly find a place to call your own.

Specific specialist or non- Welcome event specialist support for Cultural and linguistic preparation international students and Visa matters doctoral candidates

Contact

Technische Universität München Department of Physics/FRM II

Karin Kleinstück

Lichtenbergstr. 1 85748 Garching b. München

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