Application Master's Programme Biology: First semester
You may be admitted to the Master’s program in Biology if you fulfill the following prerequisites:
a degree (minimum 3 years of study) from a German or foreign university
Bachelor’s programs with the following biological concentrations will be recognized:
In addition, the selection committee may recognize other natural science study programs as equivalent. |
good German language skills at least level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages |
good English language skills at least level B2 in the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages |
The evaluation of the individual criteria is done according to set guidelines which will be described in the following. The respective criteria are assigned points. In the process, a maximum of 100 points can be assigned.
Overall grade of the study program degree or the average grade of exams already taken
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Subject-specific grades (Lectures, seminars, internships, and exercise courses will be counted)
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Basics of Natural Sciences (Lectures, seminars, internships, and exercise courses will be counted)
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Further selection criteria
completed vocational training (2 points will be assigned.)
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relevant practical or professional activities at least 1 year in the aforementioned professions (1 points will be assigned, 2 points for two years of experience) |
Previous experience, e.g. social work (1 point) |
Creation of the ranking list
For the creation of the ranking list, the total number of points will be used. The final number of points is calculated as follows:
- 50 % of the total points will be from the overall grades from the first degree or the average grade of exams already taken,
- 40% will be from subject-specific grades,
- 5% will be from grades in the basic areas of natural sciences,
- and 5% will be made up of relevant practical and professional activities or completed professional training.
In recognizing grades and proof which were given outside of the Federal Republic of Germany, the equivalence agreements from the Standing Conference of Education Ministers and the German Rectors’ Conference as well as agreements in the context of the university partnerships will be taken into consideration.
Transcript of records and the certificate of the completed university studies with average grade If the degree certificate is not yet available, an overview of the examination results up to that point must be enclosed. If no average grade is shown on the transcript of records, it is calculated using the arithmetic average of the grades obtained so far. |
Data sheet (completely filled out) |
Proof of German language skills (at least level C1)
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Proof of English language skills (at least level B2) if English is not your native language
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If applicable, proof of...
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If you were already enrolled in a Master’s degree program...
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It is possible to apply for multipe Master’s programmes.
In this case you must fill the online application for each study programme seperately. Don’t forget to click on “Submit request”.