One-year orientation phase with identical content and option to switch to the Bachelor's degree courses in Biochemistry, Chemistry and Polymer and Colloid Chemistry.

Research-oriented specialisation in macromolecular and colloid research, new materials and catalysis, and molecular biosciences; Close integration of lectures and practicals; Optional industrial work placements and work placements abroad; Strong practical orientation through industry contacts.

International partner universities: Contacts to leading universities through highly acclaimed and well-networked university teachers (e.g. Cornell University, ETH Zurich, University of York, University of Stockholm, Imperial College London, University of Oxford, University of Paris, University of Strasbourg, Chinese Academy of Science Beijing, Zhejiang University of Hangzhou). German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Thematic network for student exchange with the Universities of Melbourne and Monash in Australia. Active participation in the Bavarian networks of BayChina and BayInd.

Interdisciplinary central institutions equipped with excellent instrumentation: largest university NMR centre for measuring solids and fluids (8 high-field NMR spectrometers for liquid NMR and 4 solid state NMR spectrometers; Fields between 300 MHz and 1 GHz); Scanning and (cyro) transmission EM; Best AFM equipment in Europe; Institute of Macromolecular Research, Centre for Colloids and Interfaces; BioMed Tec: Protein crystallography; Rapid kinetics; Central analysis (NMR, MS and HPLC-MS).

Two Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs); 5 EU projects (Marie Curie networks); Coordination of priority programme "Lanthanoid-Specific Functions in Molecule and Material”; Research group 608; SolTec "Solar technologies go hybrid", state of Bavaria.

Strong inter-disciplinary cooperation between chemistry with biologists, mathematicians, physicists and engineers within the university; Further development through profile fields of high-pressure and high-temperature research, polymer and colloid research, New Materials, Molecular Biosciences and Energy Research and Energy Technology; Close links with subject-related subject-specific didactics; School student laboratories; Taster course; Laboratory for Kids; School student days; Cooperation with schools; Campus university guarantees short distances and efficient studies.