International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics at LMU Munich International Max Planck Research School on Astrophysics (IMPRS)

Intake Season

Winter (October)

Duration

6 semesters

Academic Admission

Academic admission requirements include an MSc in Physics or Astrophysics or an equivalent university degree including a Master's thesis that corresponds to a research project of at least 60 ECTS points. The Master's degree must have a final grade of at least "good" (2.5) according to the German system in order to be eligible for doctoral studies. Outstanding students with an excellent Bachelor’s degree (i.e., a Bachelor’s degree with “very good” results or proven placement among the top 10% in their class) can be granted direct admission to doctoral studies by the LMU Munich. Before starting the doctoral project, however, one must first acquire 60 ECTS points from one of the Master’s programmes of the Faculty of Physics for further qualification. This requires usually five weekly lectures (two hours each week, plus tutorials) in the winter AND summer semesters. The decision on whether students with an excellent Bachelor’s degree can be granted direct admission is with the LMU exclusively and is not a decision taken by the IMPRS. For more information on this, please check the website of the LMU Munich at https://www.physik.lmu.de/en/research/doctoral-study-and-habilitation/doctoral-study/index.html or contact the IMPRS office.

APS Certificate

Not required for PhD/doctoral programmes.

IELTS Score

IELTS 6.0 overall

Application Deadline

Application deadlines are subject to changes. Please refer to the above university course link for the most accurate information.