Application for Admission to a Master Program at the Faculty of Physics

The Faculty of Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München currently offers Master’s degree programs in the following fields:

• Physics
• Astrophysics
• Meteorology
• Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (TMP)

The admission requirements and application procedure for the Elite Master Course "Theoretical and Mathematical Physics" are described on the TMP website.

Requirements for Admission to the Master of Science Degree Programs in Physics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology

• the successful completion of a first professionally qualifying university degree or an equivalent degree obtained in Germany or abroad either in Physics, Astrophysics, Meteorology or in another mathematical/scientific field, and
• the successful participation in an assessment procedure conducted by the Faculty of Physics for the purpose of determining whether the applicant is eligible for the Master's program to which he or she is applying. Applicants to the Master's programs in Physics and Astrophysics will find a detailed description of the procedures used for the assessment here. Candidates for the master's program in Meteorology can find details on the assessment procedure in the official document called “Satzung über das Eignungsverfahren für den Masterstudiengang Meteorologie  an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München”, which is published on the German website.

  Application for Admission to the Assessment Procedures for the Master's programs in Physics, Astrophysics and Meteorology

  Applicants to the Master's programs must apply with the Faculty of Physics for admission to the assessment procedure, in addition to applying with the International Office for admission to the University.

  Applications for admission to the assessment procedure must be received by July 15 if you want to start your studies in the winter semester following that date, or by February 15 for a start in the summer semester following that date. Please note that your application will be considered only if the complete application documents are received within the stated deadlines (preclusion period).
  Applicants are asked to send their applications either by mail or via e-mail to the applicable address:

  Application address for the Master's program in Physics:

  Postal address:
  Physics Examination Office
  attn. Lina Epp, Zi 416
  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  Schellingstr. 4
  80799 München
  Germany
  or via e-mail to:
  lina.epp@physik.uni-muenchen.de

  Application address for the Master's program in Astrophysics; please submit your application under the subject: "Master in Astrophysics":

  Postal address:
  Universitäts-Sternwarte München
  Scheinerstr. 1
  81679 München
  Germany
  or via e-mail to:
  astromaster@usm.lmu.de
  

  Application address for the Master's program in Meteorology; please submit your application under the subject: "Master in Meteorology":

  Meteorologisches Institut der Universität München
  attn. Barbara Baumann
  Theresienstr. 37
  80333 München
  Germany
  or via e-mail to:
  barbara.baumann@lmu.de

  Application Documents

  Your application for admission to the assessment procedure must include the following documents:

  1. a personal data sheet;
  2. a copy of your first degree certificate (your first professionally qualifying university degree); if a first degree certificate is not yet available, please include your current transcript of records; see also section Information for applicants who are still in the last term of their first degree studies at the time of their application;  
  3. an essay of maximally 1,000 words, in German or English, explaining your interest in and abilities pertinent to the planned Master studies, including a detailed description of your academic achievements during the first degree course. Useful information includes, for example, details on your bachelor’s thesis, such as topic and content, special lectures attended during your first degree studies, and information on the areas you intend to focus on during the planned Master’s degree course;
  4. applicants whose first degree course was not taken at a university in a country of the European Union are required to provide verification of their expertise in the form of „Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores“ in Physics or Mathematics;
  5. a questionnaire, completed and signed by the applicant; if you are still in the last term of your first degree studies at the time of your application please observe the information provided under Information for applicants who are still in the last term of their first degree studies at the time of their application when completing the questionnaire:
     
     Questionnaire for applicants to the Master's program in Physics
     Questionnaire for applicants to the Master's program in Astrophysics
     Questionnaire for applicants to the Master's program in Meteorology
     
     

  Information for Applicants who are still in the last term of their first degree studies at the time of their application

  If you are still in the last term of your first degree studies at the time of your application and do not yet have a degree certificate nor your overall score please add your current transcript of records; if your current transcript does not show all results achieved to date, you need to list the results that are not shown in the record, or supply copies of documents which show these results; please do not fill the "Overall score*" field in the questionnaire. If you have not yet taken your final examination at the time of your application, enter the prospective date into the "Date of final examination" field. If you have not yet received the result of your thesis, do not fill the field “Score of thesis”.

  Application for Admission to the University

  International students are asked to contact the International Office for information on general admission requirements, deadlines and documentation to be supplied.

  Please note that citizens of foreign countries who did not receive their university entrance qualification (Abitur) in Germany or at a German school outside of Germany must additionally apply for admission at the International Office and submit to them a completed application form among other documentation. Please find more information about admission to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), relevant deadlines and required documentation here (or, in German, at Studienbewerbung).
  The application deadlines for admission to the university are July 15 for admission to the winter semester, and January 15 for admission to the summer semester. Please be sure to contact the International Office well in advance of these deadlines.

  Successful applicants to a master's program will receive a letter of acceptance from the Faculty of Physics, which they must submit to the International Office (Referat Internationale Angelegenheiten) immediately after receipt.  Furthermore, you must supply the letter of acceptance from the Faculty of Physics when registering as a student, together with the other required documentation, in particular the first degree certificate.