Eligibility
Selection methods
Eligibility requirements
You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Materials Research if you meet the following criteria:
You have completed an applicable first-cycle (bachelor’s) degree at a higher education institution in Finland or abroad, or will do so by the deadline.
You have sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English.
You have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme.
Admission
If you do not meet these criteria, you cannot apply through this application procedure.
1. You have completed a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies
To apply in master's admissions, you must have completed, by the deadline, a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed in Finland, the deadline is 31 July 2027.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed outside Finland, the deadline is 31 August 2027.
Therefore, you can apply even if your degree will not be completed during the application period.
The Master’s Programme in Materials Research:
You can be admitted to the Master’s Programme if you have completed or will complete by the deadline a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent at a university or an institution of higher education in physics or chemistry or another applicable degree.
You can only be admitted if the degree you would be eligible to complete with the right to pursue studies you are applying for is sufficiently different in terms of its contents from the degree you have already completed.
2. Sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English
You must demonstrate sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English at the application stage. For the methods of demonstrating your language skills, please see the University website.
3. Studies serving as grounds for application
You can be admitted to the Master's Programme in Materials Research if you have completed or will complete by the application deadline at least 60 credits of key field-specific studies of an equal level to studies for a first-cycle degree in:
chemistry, when applying to study tracks:
Polymer materials chemistry
Inorganic materials chemistry
Sustainable Materials
physics, when applying to study tracks:
Experimental materials physics
Computational materials physics
Medical physics
Electronics and industrial applications
Studies completed after the application deadline will not be taken into account in the assessment of your application.
The applicability and sufficient scope of studies will be assessed after you submit your application. The University of Helsinki does not make preliminary assessments of the applicability of studies.
Selection of study track and language
Selecting the study track
You must indicate your prospective study track on the application form. You cannot change this selection after submitting your application.
The study tracks available in the master’s programme are:
When selecting the study track, the applicants are required to have completed field-specific studies supporting the selected study track. For example, applicants for the study track in Computational Materials Physics are required to have programming skills.
If you are admitted, you will be granted the right to pursue a degree in the study track you have indicated.
Selecting the language of the degree
In the Master’s Programme in Materials Research, you can select Finnish, Swedish or English as the language of your degree. You will select the language on the application form. This selection is binding, and you must demonstrate your skills in the selected language.
In multilingual master’s programmes, teaching is provided mostly in English, but you can answer examination questions, complete any written coursework and write your master’s thesis in the language of your degree.
All technology around us is based on materials. Materials research has the great opportunity in solving grand societal problems, making game-changing discoveries and developing novel technologies in the fields of energy, electronics, food, water, safety, health and well-being, environment, sustainable use of resources, and urbanisation. New fascinating materials with unexpected properties and groundbreaking devices, tailored for the needs of our society, can change the way we live our everyday life.