24 Master's degrees offered by the university

The University of Bayreuth’s Department of Computer Science offers two master’s programmes: “Computer Science” and “Applied Computer Science”. The Computer Science programme of the University of Bayreuth takes an international approach, and practical project work plays an especially important role.

The new international Scientific Computing programme of the University of Bayreuth will prepare highly talented students for future challenges in the field of numerical simulation.

In the Environmental Chemistry programme of the University of Bayreuth, you learn to address global environmental chemical challenges with knowledge, skills, and experience from an application-oriented and strongly interdisciplinary perspective.

The internationally oriented Biofabrication programme of the University of Bayreuth is interdisciplinary in nature, representing an engineering curriculum at the intersection of technology, chemistry, materials science, biology, and medicine.

This Religion and Global Futures programme from University of Bayreuth will equip you with knowledge and skills that enable you to understand contemporary and emerging forms of religion, both from a global perspective and in relation to questions of global futures.

The M.A. in Social and Cultural Anthropology is a research-focused master’s program which offers students an advanced orientation in socio-cultural anthropology and guides them through an ethnographic research project.   Learn more with this program in Social and Cultural Anthropology from  University of Bayreuth.

The master's programme Polymer Science at University of Bayreuth is geared towards students who have an interest in natural and material science issues, want to work on a future-oriented class of materials and want to hold a responsible position in companies, research institutes or universities.

The Food System Sciences Master’s degree course at the University of Bayreuth offers an interdisciplinary programme integrating different aspects of the food system, allowing students to gain insights into the interfaces between Food Chemistry, Human Physiology, Food Law, and the Bioeconomy.

The Philosophy and Economics programme of the University of Bayreuth is based on over a decade and a half of expertise in integrating the two disciplines. It is fair to say that we are Germany’s leading university in providing undergraduate and graduate level P&E education.

Access to sustainable and renewable energy represents one of the great challenges in the 21st century. Therefore, electrochemical energy storage, in particular batteries, will be an essential tool for the future.  Learn more with this program in Battery Materials and Technology from  University of Bayreuth.

The Environment, Climate Change and Health programme of the University of Bayreuth provides expertise and practical experience in the field of environmental systems science from an explicitly interdisciplinary perspective.

Processes of development, change, and globalization in Latin America, Asia, and Africa are playing an increasingly important global role in this day and age.  Learn more with this program in Development Studies from  University of Bayreuth.

The Environmental Geography programme of the University of Bayreuth provides expertise and practical experience in the field of environmental systems science from an explicitly interdisciplinary perspective.

The Global Food, Nutrition and Health programme of the University of Bayreuth directly aims to teach interdisciplinary skills to address these and similar issues and questions as well as to find answers and solutions to these global challenges.

The English-taught African Verbal and Visual Arts programme of University of Bayreuth builds on knowledge relating to the diversity and creativity in languages, literatures, arts, and media in Africa. The interdisciplinary orientation and various subject combinations make the programme one-of-a-kind.

The aim of the Global History programme of the University of Bayreuth is to enable students to recognize and analyse complex social, political, cultural and economic phenomena of the present in their global and historical contexts. This Master’s course is taught in English.

New materials and catalytic converters are driving innovation in an increasing number of areas in industry, research, and technology. The Materials Chemistry and Catalysis degree at University of Bayreuth enables students to participate successfully in shaping this development with a high level of professional competence

The Natural and Active Compound Chemistry degree at University of Bayreuth provides students with interdisciplinary skills that enable them to advance innovative developments in these areas. The synthesis and analysis of natural and active substances as well as the molecular basis of their interaction with biological systems are therefore at the center of the program.

The Intercultural Anglophone Studies programme of University of Bayreuth is an innovative, research-oriented master’s programme in English and American Studies. It enables in-depth and theoretically informed study of the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking world, and of linguistic phenomena of English in its varieties.

The Global Change Ecology programme of University of Bayreuth is devoted to understanding and analysing the most important and consequential environmental concern of the 21st Century: Global change.