Application Master's Programme Molecular Nutritional Science: First semester

1. Fill in the Online Application

You apply online. After completing, please verifiy your data and the uploaded documents before submitting.

2. Submit your Online Application

The uploaded documents are considered for the application process. You don’t have to send any documents by post.

Application deadlines for the first semester

winter semester: 15 June
summer semester: -
 


You may be admitted to the Master’s program in Molecular Nutritional Science if you fulfil the following prerequisites:

A subject-specific degree (minimum 3 years of study, 180 ECTS) from a German or foreign university

According to the admission statutes, Sec. 4(1c), the following degree programs are recognized

  • Nutritional Science(s),
  • Nutritional Management and Dietetics, and
  • Clinical / Medical Nutritional Science(s).

In addition, degree program such as

  • Nutritional and Food Science
  • Nutrition and Catering Management
  • Food, Nutrition, Hygiene
  • Ecotrophology and
  • Biochemistry
  • Human Biology
  • Medical Biology and
  • Molecular Medicine

can also be recognized by the selection committee if the following minimum academic requirements are fulfilled:

  1. Proof that achievements totaling at least 30 ECTS credits have been acquired in the basic science subjects of biology, chemistry, mathematics/statistics, and physics.
  2. In addition, proof that achievements amounting to a total of at least 30 ECTS credits in total from nutritional science subjects (nutrition science, food science, nutrition physiology, human nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition epidemiology, nutrition psychology, quality management) as well as biological-medical basic subjects (anatomy, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology and physiology) have been acquired.
Compensation option: If ECTS credits are missing from the number of ECTS credits from basic natural science subjects or from the sum of basic biological medical subjects and nutritional science subjects, up to 12 missing ECTS points can be compensated for, provided that in the other area, in addition to the required 30 ECTS credits, there are twice as many ECTS credits earned as ECTS credits missing.

 

Final grade of “good” (2.5) or better
Very good German language proficiency
(at least level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages)
Application completed in full and submitted in the application portal by the end of the application deadline (15 June).

The selection criteria set out below will lead to an overall score for the selection process. A maximum of 60 points may be obtained.

Overall grade for degree

  • A maximum of 30 points will be awarded for the grade.
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Qualifying degree program

The following points are awarded for the recognized degree programs:

Degree programPoints
Nutritional Science / Nutritional Management and Dietetics27

Ecotrophology / Nutrition and Food Science / Nutrition and Supply Management / Food, Nutrition, Hygiene

22
Biochemistry / Human Biology / Medical Biology / Molecular Biology15
Other natural science degree programs15

Additional criteria

Up to three additional points may also be awarded for the following criteria during the selection process:

CriteriaPoints

Relevant professional activities according to Sec. 8 (4):
Practical experience relevant to the subject of study ≥ 3 months
or
Practical experience relevant to the subject of study ≥ 6 months


0.5

1
Special academic aptitude
e.g. participation in Humboldt reloaded projects, scientific work
1
Semester abroad during a study program1

Creating the ranking list

The ranking list is created using all of the points assigned and provides the basis for allocating the university places. In recognizing marks 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.

Final degree certificate for a completed university degree

Certified copy of final transcript of records (from which the degree program contents can be seen) and the certificate.

Or

Current transcript of records

If the final degree certificate is not yet ready, please submit a certified copy of the overview of all exam grades which have been completed with your current average grade.

Your examinations office will generally give you a certificate of your current average grade. If no current average grade is given, this will be calculated using the arithmetic average of the previous grades.

Please also note that if you are admitted, the final degree certificate must be submitted at the latest by 15 December of the year for which you are admitted.

German skills (at least level C1)

Proven by:

  • German university entrance qualification
  • German university degree
  • Test “Deutsch als Fremdsprache” (TestDaF), at least level TDN 4 in all parts of the test
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH), at least level DSH-2
  • “Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz” level 2 (DSD II)
  • Goethe Certificate C1: German Certificate (Zertifikat Deutsch)
  • German language exam II (Munich Language and Interpretation Institute (SDI))
In addition, the following foreign degrees will be recognized as proof of sufficient German skills:

  • Diplôme du Baccalauréat (German-French branch)
  • US Advanced Placement examination in German (AP examination)
  • Final transcript of records for senior secondary education in German-speaking community of the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Final transcript of records for secondary education in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Secondary education diploma with German as language of instruction from the Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol
  • Final transcript of records from the international section German language of the Liceo Gimnasiale “Luigi Galvani” (Bologna)
  • Final transcript of records from the German-Irish secondary school (Bilingual Leaving Certificate) of the German School Dublin, St. Kilian’s
  • Final transcript of records from the bilingual departments of the Liceo Ginnasio Statale “Romagnosi” (Parma)
  • Final transcript of records from the bilingual departments of the Liceo Classico Statle Socrate (Bari)

If proof is available of

  • Relevant practical professional experience (at least 3 months)
  • Special academic aptitude
  • Study abroad during a study program

If you were already enrolled in a Master’s degree program:

Proof that the right to take examinations in the degree program for which admission is sought or a related degree program still exists

FAQ

Application and Admission, general

NC (“numerus clausus”) means “closed number” and indicated the number of available study places in degree programs with admission restrictions.

The Master's program M.Sc. Molecular Nutritional Science has 24 study places available per year. The question about the NC usually refers to the admission limit (see next question).

The admission limit is the ranking (expressed in a total score or grade) necessary to be granted admitted in a previous application and admission procedure. The comparison of one’s own ranking with the admission limits of previous application procedures can give you an approximate image of your chances of being given a university place.

Further information on the individual selection criteria and the calculation of the total grade can be found under the tab “selection criteria” as well as in the admission regulations (download on the right hand side).

You can open several applications in the application portal. However, you can submit maximally three applications. The portal will not allow you to submit a fourth application.

Each application for a Master’s at Hohenheim will be treated equally as a primary application.

No.

Every application will be equally considered. It is not important how many applications you have submitted or for which programs you have applied.

The application status can be viewed in the application portal at any time. As soon as the application status changes, an automatic notification will be sent to your e-mail address, asking you to log into the application portal.

This way you will receive information about e.g. the beginning of the examination of your documents, whether your documents are complete, whether they are valid, and the result of the admission procedure.

In the following you will find a list of the different admission statuses and their meaning:

Online application form in preparation

You have not yet completed the application. In order to do so, you have to submit the online application form by clicking on “submit request”.

Submit online application form

Thanks for submitting your application in the application portal. We have received your application.

Application is being processed

The application is currently being processed.

Participation in the procedure

Your application fulfills the necessary requirements. It will therefore be submitted to the allocation of university places.

Preliminarily excluded from the procedure

According to the current status, your application unfortunately cannot be considered in the university places allocation procedure. You have received a message through this application portal stating the reasons for this.

Finally excluded from the procedure

Unfortunately, your application cannot be considered in the university places allocation procedure because you do not fulfill the necessary requirements or have not submitted the required documents. You can not longer submit any documents.

Admission has been granted

Congratulations, you have been granted a university place! If you want to accept the university place, you have to confirm this by clicking on the according button. Afterwards you have to apply online for enrollment.

Admitted

Congratulations, you have been admitted to the program. If you want to accept the university place, you have to apply online for enrollment.

Admission currently not possible

Your application has been considered in the university place allocation procedure. Unfortunately, you have not been granted an admission. Your application will automatically be considered in the succession procedure; if you are granted admission in this procedure, you will be notified.

Enrollment requested

You have entered all required data online and now have to send the required documents to the University of Hohenheim.

Enrollment is being processed

Enrollment documents have been received and are currently being processed. We will contact you in the event of missing documents.

Enrolled

Enrollment has been completed. You are now a student of the University of Hohenheim. You will receive your student ID and all necessary information within the next few days.

The letters of admission‐ / rejection of the main admission procedure will be sent out around mid-July. The results of the allocation procedure will already be available in the application portal a few days before you will receive the letter.

Furthermore, letters of admission through the succession procedure may arrive until November.

Application documents (formalities)

All necessary documents have to be received by the University of Hohenheim at the latest by 15 June, and the application must have been sent using the application portal. The uploaded documents will be considered for the selection process. No additional documents can be uploaded afterwards.

The deadline for the submission of application documents does not apply to documents which may, according to the admission regulations, be submitted later.

The final degree certificate of the first degree can be submitted until 15 December of year for which admission is granted. If the required document cannot be submitted or cannot be submitted until 15 December, the probationary admission will be revoked and the study place has to be given up.

Requirements

No.

Recognition will take place only during the application procedure: All received application documents will be examined according to the fulfillment of the formal and subject specific requirements.

Arising questions (e.g. the recognition of study programs or proof of language skills) will be discussed in a meeting of the selection procedure and decided upon the basis of the submitted documents. Applicants will then be informed of the decision via the application portal.

Yes.

If you are applying even though you have not yet completed your first degree, you have to submit a current transcript of records instead of a degree certificate. The current average grade indicated in the transcript of records will be taken into consideration for the application process.

If your application has been successful, you will be granted probationary admission: The completion of the Bachelor’s degree has to be proven until 15 December of the year for which admission has been granted. If the required proof cannot be submitted or cannot be submitted until 15 December, the probationary admission will be revoked and the study place has to be given up. It is possible to apply again in the following year.

Unfortunately not.

According to the admission regulations the first degree has to be completed with the final degree of “good” (2.5) or higher in order to apply for admission.

If the last module examinations improve your grade to at least a 2.5, you may of course apply during the following application procedures.

If the required documents cannot be submitted until the end of the application deadline, you can not participate in the application procedure.

It is possible to apply again in the following year.

The requirement of proof of German language skills has to be fulfilled by every applicant. German applicants prove this simply by submitting their university entrance qualification or proof that they have studied at a German university.

If the applicant does not submit a German university entrance qualification or certificate of a degree completed at a German university, language skills have to be proven by a language test.

Selection criteria (Information on data collection sheet)

Particular academic aptitude is proven using the data sheet on academic aptitude for application to the Master's degree programs in Clinical Nutrition and Molecular Nutritional Science.

Data collection sheet

In cases of doubt please indicate that the criterion is fulfilled and submit the relevant proof. The entry will then be corrected should this not be the case.

No.

It is fine if not all subject areas are filled in.  To participate in the selection procedure, however, at least as many modules with corresponding ECTS credits must be entered as is necessary to meet the minimum admission requirements (see the "Requirements" tab).

If the module covers more than one of the mentioned subject areas (e.g. “Nutritional Physiology”), you can decide yourself in which subject area you would like to enter the module. Feel free to choose the subject area in which you still need points.

Modules which cannot be matched with one of the listed subject areas are not relevant for the selection procedure and can be left out.

Always match modules with the subject area which is most fitting. If you are unsure whether a certain module can be matched with one of the subject areas, please still include it in the list.

It will then be decided by the selection committee. Make sure to include a module description in your application documents. This will be used by the selection committee for the decision.

If the name of a module does not indicate the contents (e.g. “Basics of Nutritional and Domestic Sciences”; if chemistry and biology were also contents of the module), please make sure to include a module description. This way, the selection committee can see that you have acquired the relevant study contents.

As a basis for an overview and proof of the study contents of Diplom‐ or state examination‐ programs you may for example submit curricula or overviews of the required courses (“scheinpflichtig” as well as “scheinfrei”).

It is important that these overviews include the workload (mostly in contact hours per week (SWS)) of the course.

Please include a copy of these overviews in your application documents. Instead of ECTS you can indicate the SWS in the online application form.