A degree for the future: Discover chemistry, biochemistry, and sustainability!

Chemistry is everywhere - in everyday products to high-tech applications. Studying chemistry gives you a basis for innovative and sustainable products. As a chemist, you will help make the world safer and more sustainable.
Your knowledge is in demand in the chemical-pharmaceutical, automotive, cosmetics, and food production industries. You will develop materials and medicines and sustainable approaches for energy storage and recycling.
The degree programme offers specialisations in biochemistry, chemistry, or sustainable technical chemistry. You will be optimally prepared to meet global challenges.

  • Bioanalytik Labor
  • Anorganische Chemie: Synthese Reagenzgläser
  • Petrischalen
  • Reagenzglaeser
  • Prozesssimulation Rührkessel
Degree
Bachelor of Science
Program duration
7 Semester
Admission restrictions
no
Subject distribution
Special features
  • You will be studying in Bavaria’s only Faculty of Applied Chemistry
  • You can choose to specialise in chemistry, biochemistry, or sustainable technical chemistry
Interesting numbers and statistics

Number of first-year students: 110 - 130 students

Students from non-EEA countries who enrol in this programme are charged 500 euros tuition each semester. More information is available on our website.

Admission semester
Winter semester
Beginning in the summer semester is only possible for transfer students starting at a higher semester (application period: 15 Nov 2021 - 15 Jan)
Application period
For the winter semester: 02.05.2025 to 15.08.2025
Dual system options
Dual Applied Chemistry
Faculty
Applied Chemistry
Prospective degree programs
Applied Chemistry (M.Sc.)
Chemical Process Engineering and Process Technology (M.Eng.)
Applied Materials Science (M.Eng.)
Accreditation

More information

Detailed information about the curriculum of this programme is available in German. Switch the language toggle in the upper right corner.

More information

For more information on jobs and career prospects for graduates of this programme, visit our German pages by switching the language toggle in the upper right corner.

For this bachelor’s degree programme, there are formal requirements that you must fulfil in order to be able to start the programme. In addition, there are personal requirements that you should meet.

Please note that students from non-EEA countries are charged 500 euros tuition each semester. More information is available on our website.

Formal requirements

  • General admission requirement (e.g. Abitur, vocational qualification or foreign educational certificate)

  • Documentation of required language proficiency:

    Courses in this degree programme are conducted in German. Applicants who are native speakers of a language other than German, who do not have bachelor’s degree from a German educational institution, and who have not completed German-language vocational or professional training at secondary school must provide one of the following certificates as documentation of their German proficiency:

Personal characteristics and skills

  • Curiosity and interest in scientific issues
  • Interest in applications of basic knowledge in the field of biochemistry, chemistry, or sustainable technical chemistry

Common stumbling blocks

The curriculum has high proportion of laboratory courses, which means you will spend a lot of time directly on site - enabling you to learn intensively and practically. This promotes continuous learning and strengthens cohesion within your cohort.

How do my skills measure up against the program requirements? How do I prepare myself?

Are you unsure whether Applied Chemistry is the right degree programme for you? The Ohm offers a variety of ways to help you find the answer to that question.

Test

You can check directly online whether this degree programme fits your skills and interests.

Trial lectures

Attend our trial lectures in the Applied Chemistry degree programme. You can get a first impression of a lecture in this degree programme and experience the atmosphere at our university live.

Trial lectures (in German)

Student Counseling Portal

The Ohm’s Student Counseling Portal allows you to access information and counseling online, anonymously and at any time.

Student Counseling Service

Do you have questions about studying at university or applying?
Our International Academic Services department is happy to assist you.

If you went to school in the German system, feel free to contact the “Zentrale Studienberatung”.

Would you prefer to receive advice directly from students? Our student guides will be happy to answer your questions.

Studi-Talks: Ask those who know! (in German)

Faculty advisor

Would you like more detailed information about the content of individual subjects within the Applied Chemistry degree programme? Then the Faculty Advisor is your next port of call.

Similar degree programs

Applied Materials Science (B.Eng.)
Process Engineering (B.Eng.)

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Studying abroad

Students at the Ohm wishing to complete a stay abroad can choose from one of our more than 160 partner universities worldwide. The International Office will inform you about possible ways to study abroad.

Take the test

You can check directly online whether this degree programme fits your skills and interests (page in German).

Online Self Assessment

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