The Additive Manufacturing degree programme is an English-language Master's degree programme that will be offered from the winter semester 25/26. The programme is currently undergoing the accreditation process.

The four-semester Master's degree programme in Additive Manufacturing at Paderborn University enables the combination of a theory-led and professionally oriented degree programme with a focus on research and science-oriented content, which is typical of Master's degree programmes. At the same time, the concept of the Master's degree programme ensures maximum compatibility with the Bachelor's degree programme in Sustainable Mechanical Engineering. The structuring of the degree programme into compulsory and elective modules offers students the opportunity to acquire a broad-based or tier-specific individual training profile in the field of additive manufacturing. Regardless of the desired profile, the Master's degree programme is characterised by the teaching of in-depth technical knowledge in the field of additive manufacturing and the necessary components and methods of specific materials and design techniques in the compulsory subjects and research-oriented specialist knowledge in the freely selectable electives.

Graduates of the Master's degree programme in Additive Manufacturing have the skills to solve particularly demanding tasks in the field of additive manufacturing with the help of technical tools. The field of activity ranges from research and development to strategic product planning and product marketing. By significantly expanding and deepening their specialist knowledge in the chosen electives, they have the ability to independently analyse problems that arise in the context of additive manufacturing, to develop scientific methods to describe them and to work independently in a scientific capacity.

You can find entry requirements and application information here.

The four-semester Master's degree programme offers a combination of theory-led and career-oriented studies with a focus on research and science-oriented content. The study concept is designed to ensure a high degree of compatibility with the Bachelor's degree programme in Sustainable Mechanical Engineering.

Module structure

The degree programme comprises 10 compulsory modules that must be attended:

• Plastics Technologies in Additive Manufacturing
• Materials Science of Metals
• 3D-Metal Printing
• Introduction to Additive Manufacturing & Manufacturing Technology
• Materials Science of Plastics
• Powder Technology
• Structure Optimization
• Design Rules for Additive Manufacturing
• Product Creation
• Standard Software Application Development

In addition, 4 compulsory elective modules must be selected from the following catalogue:

• Tooling Technology – Planning, Manufacture, Postprocessing
• Design for Additive Manufacturing
• 3D-Printing of Ceramics
• Experimental Methods
• Computer Aided Alloy Design
• Visualiszation and Industry 4.0
• Additive Consulting
• Rheology
• Mechanics of Plastics
• Recycling of Plastics

Programme objectives and skills

Graduates of the Master's degree programme in Additive Manufacturing acquire the following skills, among others

• Analysing and solving complex problems in additive manufacturing
• Application of engineering tools in research, development, strategic product planning and product marketing
• Developing and applying scientific methods to describe and solve problems in the field of additive manufacturing

The detailed curriculum with the study plan can be found here.