The degree programme in Materials Science focuses on functional materials whose functional qualities are vital in areas such as sensor engineering, microelectronics, solar engineering, and optics. This modern degree programme in the field of Engineering Science combines basic research, materials development, analytics and process technology with subjects such as efficiency and environmental management. More ...

Digital Communications, M. Sc. Communications technology is one fundamental basis of our information age. It provides the infrastructure for a network of worldwide information exchange and is thus vital to all the regions in the world. The Digital Communications Course at the University of Kiel offers participation in modern communications and information technology research, including advanced signal and system theory, system identification, advanced digital signal processing, array processing, information and coding theory, digital transmission via antennas and fibres, wireless communications, multi-media communications, and IT-security. More ...

The master's program "Environmental Management" at the Ecology Centre of the University of Kiel aims to form professionals in the environmental sector to be able to work in interdisciplinary and international teams. More ...

The Master of Science in Biological Oceanography is a 2-year English-language degree course offered at the Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) at the University of Kiel. Primarily driven by the research foci of the Institute, it is open to students holding bachelors or equivalent degrees from other countries. Ocean Sciences are a major focus of the University of Kiel, as seen in the Excellence Cluster “Future Ocean” that unites several faculties. More ...

The International Doctorate Programme in Quantitative Economics aims to educate students for leading positions in government, banks and companies, and for academic careers. It offers a full set of courses meeting international standards in core areas of economics and neighbouring disciplines. Students are guided in focusing their own research. Participants will be awarded the German title Dr. rer. pol. which is equivalent to the Anglo-Saxon Ph.D. More ...

The LL.M. Programme offers a two-semester postgraduate course for foreign students. Students attend a lecture giving an introduction to German law, but are otherwise free to select their own choice of lectures or seminars. The faculty is organised to include all areas of national and international law as well as European Union Law, so students can immerse themselves in general principles or in a specialist area. More ...

Doctor Communitatis Europeae (DCE) - In general the DCE is a version of the common doctorial program. Therefore, the admission requirements are the same as for other doctorial theses in Kiel, but the topic needs to have a comparative approach and needs to provide a reference to the history of the Baltic and North Sea area or the Atlantic coast. Crucially for the admission as a DCE graduate student is the topic of the thesis and not the formal combination of subjects. More ...


International Double Diploma in Business Administration - In future, students of Business Administration in Kiel will be able to obtain a second academic degree awarded by a foreign university. Having completed a one-year placement abroad, graduates with a Diplom from Kiel will also be entitled to a degree from one of it´s two partner universities, Tilburg in the Netherlands or Rennes in France. The international double diploma should result in better employment prospects for graduates from this course.