The study of soft matter and soft materials requires a comprehensive understanding of physics and chemistry in this field. The goal of the Master's program Soft Matter and Materials is to provide technical knowledge and conceptual competence related to the production of building blocks (e.g. polymers, supramolecular tectons, colloids) and the structure-dynamics-property relationships of soft matter and materials. Functional concepts will be learned based on general synthetic components, in addition to biologically-relevant components.Knowledge of the technical processing and industrial utilization of soft materials will round off the training.
The study program is offered in cooperation with the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU-Da) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P).
All teaching and learning content is in English.
Application
- The current application for the winter semester runs from April 1, 2025 to September 1, 2025.
- Please note that the processing time for the recognition of foreign qualifications is 6-8 weeks. You must receive your certificate of recognition before the application deadline. The certificate of recognition can be applied for year round and it does not expire. A new application for recognition only becomes necessary if you acquire new diplomas outside of Germany.
- For this study program the application ist submitted online.
Information about the application process can be found here and here.
Module catalogues
Valid from WiSe 2023/24
Study plans
valid from WiSe 2023/24
Examination regulations
valid from WiSe 2023/24
Examination regulations German
Examination regulations English
Please note that the English document is a non-binding convenience translation. Only the German version of the document entitled “Ordnung für die Prüfung im Masterstudiengang „Soft Matter and Materials“ des Fachbereich 09 – Chemie, Pharmazie, Geographie und Geowissenschaften der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz und des Fachbereichs 05 Physik der Technischen Universität Darmstadt,” dated March 20, 2023, has legal validity.
Contact
| Student Advising Manager (Study-related organisation and administration) |
Departmental Advisor (Advice on the content, structure and study planning) |
Dr. Saskia Pante Office hours: Tue 10-12 am and 1-2 pm, and by appointment |
Dr. Moritz Susewind Office hours: by appointment |