International degree programs

Would you like to study in English? In addition to English-taught master's degree programs, LMU also offers several double degree programs in English, German or French at selected partner universities.

Erasmus Mundus

Erasmus Mundus is a European Commission-led cooperation and mobility program, which promotes joint European study programs by means of scholarships offered to students and teachers.

Within the scope of the program, students receive two or more academic degrees from the participating universities.

Currently, LMU Munich is involved in three Erasmus Mundus master's degree programs:

  • Master's in Materials Science Exploring Large Scale Facilities (MaMaSELF)
  • Erasmus Mundus Master's Program in Evolutionary Biology (MEME)
  • Master's Degree Program in Journalism (EMMA)

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Master's in Materials Science Exploring Large Scale Facilities

MaMaSELF is a two-year English-taught master's degree program in Materials Science, which ends with a double master's degree upon successful completion.

The study program is offered by the following consortium:

  • Université de Rennes 1, France
  • Université de Montpellier, France
  • Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Germany
  • Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
  • Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań), Poland

LMU contact:

Erasmus Mundus Master's Program in Evolutionary Biology

MEME is a two-year research-oriented master's degree program in Evolutionary Biology. Students receive a double degree from two of the four partner universities:

  • University of Groningen, Netherlands
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Germany
  • Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Université de Montpellier, France

LMU contact:

Master's Degree Program in Journalism

EMMA is a two-year English-taught master's degree program in Journalism, which ends with a double master's degree upon successful completion.

Degree-awarding partners:

  • Aarhus University & The Danish School of Media and Journalism, Denmark
  • City University of London, United Kingdom
  • Charles University, Czech Republic
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Germany
  • University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Credit-awarding partners:

  • Fudan University, China
  • Lebanese American University, Lebanon
  • Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile
  • Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • University of California, Berkeley, United States
  • University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • University of Hamburg, Germany
  • University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Admission information

The degree programs that offer a double or triple academic degree are usually taught in English, but some are also taught in the local language. Please check the program websites in good time to find out which language skills you will need to demonstrate when applying.

The application procedures vary greatly depending on the program. Applications can be made either centrally through the international consortium or directly through the LMU coordinator. For further details, please refer to the various websites of each program and contact the program coordinators directly.

If you have been selected by your home university for one of the aforementioned programs and wish to study part of the program at LMU, you will find further information on admission to LMU in our application guidelines.

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