Application Master’s Biotechnology: First Semester
Eligible for admission are applicants who meet all of the following entry requirements:
A Bachelor’s or equivalent degree completed at a domestic or foreign university that meets the following criteria:
The selection committee may recognize further programs in the natural sciences or engineering as equal to those listed above. |
Documented proof of good English language skills Minimum level required is B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages |
Step one
The first step of the selection procedure consists of a pre-selection on the basis of the documents submitted.
This pre-selection is based on the following criteria:
| The final grade of the Bachelor’s degree or the grade point average of the examinations completed thus far. |
| Subject-specific coursework may be credited, if the respective modules award a minimum of 6 ECTS credits. The modules need to be from the following fields: physics, mathematics, physical chemistry, food chemistry, microbiology, engineering, process, and automatization technology. |
Relevant vocational training, such as laboratory technician (natural sciences, medicine); technical assistant (natural sciences, medicine); Completed vocational training in the food industry, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, or biotechnological industry; Relevant work experience, such as a professional internship with a minimum duration of 3 months, or A stay abroad at a university within the EU, Switzerland, USA, or Japan with a minimum duration of 3 months. |
Based on this pre-selection, the 55 best applicants are selected to remain within the selection procedure. All other applicants are excluded from the continuing selection procedure.
Step two
In a second step, the remaining 55 applicants are invited to take part in a written aptitude test (or a Skype interview, see below). The aptitude test is designed to provide an additional individual assessment of each applicant’s suitability for the program in Food Biotechnology.
Literature recommendations for preparation for the aptitude test
The aptitude test for admission for the winter semester 2024/25 will take place on June, 14. Further information will be provided via e-mail during the application process.
Test procedure
The written test consists of questions at the Bachelor's level chosen from the fields of biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology, which are regarded as fundamental to this Master’s program. Each aptitude test comprises three questions from the four fields named above and lasts 60 minutes. Those sitting the aptitude test must provide valid personal identification to take part in the test.
If applicants have to travel a distance greater than 400km to attend the test, they may choose to do a 30 minute interview using Skype instead. This interview is the oral equivalent of the written test and thus consists of questions as describe above. Only applicants chosen during the pre-selection qualify for an interview.
All applicants scoring a minimum of 33% in the test remain within the selection procedure. All others are excluded from the continuing selection procedure.
Step three
In a third step, the selection committee creates a ranking of all remaining applicants on the basis of the documents submitted and the results of the aptitude test.
The following criteria are taken into consideration:
| Final grade of the Bachelor’s degree or the grade point average of the examinations completed thus far (Weighting: 50%) |
| The results of the aptitude test (Weighting: 30%) |
| Subject-specific coursework may be credited, if the respective modules award a minimum of 6 ECTS credits. The modules need to be from the following fields: biotechnology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, food chemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, process technology. (Weighting: 15%) |
Relevant vocational training, such as laboratory technician (natural sciences, medicine); technical assistant (natural sciences, medicine); Completed vocational training in the food industry, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, or biotechnological industry; Relevant work experience, such as a professional internship with a minimum duration of 3 months; A stay abroad at a university within the EU, Switzerland, USA, or Japan with a minimum duration of 3 months. |
Completely filled out and printed data sheet Data sheet |
Final degree certificate and the transcript of records including the average grade, of your undergraduate degree, which provides information on the contents of your previous study program. If the average grade is not included in your transcript of records, the Registrar’s Office calculates the arithmetic average of all grades, which will serve as your average grade. If no certificate is available, please submit a transcript of records covering all your examination results to date, including all grades and the average grade. |
Proof of English language proficiency
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Information on Educational Background |
If available, documented proof of:
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If you have already been enrolled in the same or an equivalent Master’s 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”.