Materials Science and Engineering (B. Sc.)

We want products that function perfectly, look good, last long and are also affordable. Materials scientists research new materials and manufacturing processes that meet these requirements: intelligent functional materials, damage-tolerant composite structures or new types of processing and coating technologies are decisive innovation factors.

Materials scientists learn how different materials are structured and what properties they have. Important aspects here are production, processing, application and disposal. Materials science is an interdisciplinary field that ranges from basic research to the technical and commercial use of modern materials.

The Materials Science course at the TU Ilmenau is a joint course of study with FSU Jena and thus exploits the full potential of both universities. Ilmenau focuses particularly on practical and application-oriented materials technology, while Jena is primarily concerned with the fundamentals of materials science. During the course of study, the courses offered by both universities can be combined to form an individual curriculum.