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Physics (M.Sc.)

at KIT in Karlsruhe

At a glance

Language
English-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€1,500 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€201.50

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

English-taught, open-admission physics with access to Helmholtz-scale research infrastructure — the only programme in our KIT set whose English requirement is confirmed from an official faculty document rather than the KIT-wide pattern. Based at KIT Campus South for teaching, with research links to Campus North.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor in Physics or a related subject, at least three years and 180 ECTS
Minimum grade
No limited capacity
English
CEFR B2 (TOEFL iBT 90 / IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5 / CAE / CPE / UNIcert II).
German
not required
Prerequisite credits
  • Theoretical physics at least 32 ECTS
  • Experimental physics at least 32 ECTS
  • Physics lab courses at least 18 ECTS — conditional admission is possible if up to 10 ECTS short
  • Letter of motivation of 1,000 to 3,000 characters
Also required
No GRE. A German-French double master with Université Grenoble Alpes is available. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants.
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester German and EU/EEA applicants. A 30 September deadline for an October start is only practical if you are already in Germany or the EU.
Non-EU applicants Summer semester Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants.
EU / German-degree applicants Summer semester German and EU/EEA applicants.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€1,500 per semester
Semester contribution
€201.50
Semester ticket
not included

KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
www.intl.kit.edu
Official page
www.sle.kit.edu

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

3.9 /5

Fifteen master-level reviews average 3.8 out of 5 with everyone recommending it. The recurring theme is choice: an exceptionally large range of lectures and combinations lets motivated students pick excellent courses, though quality varies noticeably between modules. Access to research at large-scale facilities comes up repeatedly as a genuine advantage. The degree is described as demanding and requiring perseverance.

Liked

  • Very large lecture and specialization choice
  • Access to cutting-edge research and large-scale facilities
  • Good literature access and course content
  • Every reviewer recommends the programme

Criticised

  • Course quality uneven across modules
  • Demanding; requires perseverance

Where graduates go

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