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There is an admission restriction for foreign students. Thus, an application is required. It has to be submitted between 1. June and 15. July (for the Winter term) and from the 1. December to the 15th of January (for the Summer term).

The application form You will find at: application form.

Admission requirements:

(1)     As main admission requirement for the master study course Physics, a first job-qualifying university degree in Physics has to be proven.

(2)      The admission for the master study course Physics at the University of Rostock is subject to the following conditions:

1.       At least 25 credit points related to Theoretical Physics, 25 credit points related to the field of Mathematics and 40 credit points related to Experimental Physics gained during the first university graduation have to be proven.

2.       Sufficient proficiency of English, corresponding with level B2 of the Joint European Reference system has to proven or an equivalent proof, as for instance the Abitur, has to be provided. The required skills can be proven with a certificate of the module course “Advanced level I” or an equivalent language test (e.g.at least 55% of the points to be achieved in the currently valid TOEFL test) or an at least one-year stay abroad in an English speaking country. Native speakers are exempted from this obligation.

3.       For foreign students: Sufficient proficiency of German corresponding with level DSH-1 (or an equivalent level) of the Joint European Reference system or an at least 3 year stay abroad in a German-speaking country or equivalent have to be proven. Native speakers are exempted from this obligation.

(3)     The admission requirements according to section 2 have to be proven with certified copies of the related certificates enclosed to the application for admission to study in this study course.  The examination board decides upon the acceptance of the proof. The acknowledgement of sufficient proficiency of German language according to section 2, pt. 4 is given by the examination board upon request  on the basis of recommendations given by the University of Rostock’s language centre.

(4)     In case the Master study course shall be started immediately after completing the previous studies and, thus, the leaving certificate is not available before the application deadline, the admission procedure will based on the University of Rostock’s statutes on admission for studying (URZS) in its currently valid version.

(5)   In individual cases, applicants who do not meet the criteria listed under section 2 can be accepted in case they are expected to be particularly qualified for the master study course. Related matriculation applications have an enclosure (one page) that describes why the candidate has chosen this study course and considers him/herself to be qualified for it. These applications are presented to the examination board for decision. The examination board may decide to invite the applicant for a personal clarifying meeting. Admission can also be given under certain conditions.

After completing the bachelor studies, the academic degree Masters of Science Physics (MSc Physics) can be acquired after two years of studying. This study course extents the knowledge on content and methodology of the subject acquired during the bachelor studies. The education aims to qualify the students for autonomous research work on the basis of the taught methodical and system competences and acquaintance with various scientific perspectives. The students will learn to work on complex problems and to solve them by using scientific methods, even those exceeding the current limits of the state of knowledge.

The staged bachelor and master education replaces the previously offered five-year diploma study course Physics. Of course, a proper completion of already started diploma-studies Physics without any disadvantages is ensured.

General Student Advisory Service & Careers Service University of Rostock 
Parkstraße 6, 18057 Rostock
Tel: +49 (0) 381 498 1253 or 498 1252
Email: studienberatung(at)uni-rostock.de
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9-12 and 14-17 o’clock, Fr 9-12 o’clock 

Contact regarding enrolment and re-registration
Student secretariat of the University of Rostock 
Parkstraße 6, 18057 Rostock
Tel: +49 (0) 381 498 1230
Email: studentensekretariat(at)uni-rostock.de 
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9-12 and 14-17 o’clock, Friday 9-12 o’clock 

Dr. rer. nat. habil. Thomas Bornath

Wismarsche Str. 43-45, Raum 109
18057 Rostock
Tel.: 0381 498 6915
E-Mail: studienberatung.physik(at)uni-rostock.de

More information on the study course, content, regulations and contact persons can be found here: http://www.physik.uni-rostock.de/physik-studium/studiengaenge/master-physik/