Biology - Master of Science (MSc)

Application period

winter semester: 1 February - 15 March
summer semester: ---

Required language proficiency:
English

Admission restriction:
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Important information:

The Ulm University campus portal will not be available from 23 April until probably 7 May 2024. No applications can be created, processed or submitted. Applications via the uni-assist online portal for applicants with foreign higher education qualifications are possible.

We kindly ask for your understanding.

Further information on the temporary portal shutdown

Applicants with a German education certificate (German bachelor's or equivalent degree)

Step 1: Registration in the campus portal of Ulm University
You register online via "My personal campus portal".
After self-registration, you will receive an e-mail with the activation code and a request to confirm your personal account in the campus portal of Ulm University.

Step 2: Application in the campus portal of Ulm University
You submit your application via "My personal campus portal" and upload the required documents.

Campusportal

Applicants with a foreign education certificate (bachelor's or equivalent degree)

Step 1: Online application via uni-assist
Register for the uni-assist online portal, answer all the basic questions and questions for your course application.

Step 2: Upload documents
Please upload the required application documents at the uni-assist online portal. Give your documents an unambiguous name.

Step 3: Submit your application to uni-assist electronically
(Paper-based documents are not required for application)

Step 4: Pay the handling fees to uni-assist

All required application documents as well as the payment must be received by uni-assist before the application deadline.

Apply online via the uni-assist portal

Further information

Bachelor's degree or at least equivalent degree at the level of at least three years of study at a university, university of applied sciences, cooperative university or at a recognised foreign higher education institution in a degree programme in biology or biochemistry or in a subject-related or subject-specific degree programme with examination results evidenced by

a) an academic final examination with a bachelor's degree with an overall grade of 2.5 or better

or if no degree has yet been awarded

b) by examination results achieved up to the application deadline with an average grade of 2.8 or better.

Basic competences in the fields of cell biology, physiology, ecology and molecular biology, including microbiology and genetics (technical laboratory skills), to be demonstrated by corresponding modules or courses from the bachelor's or equivalent degree programme or by the successfully completed pre-master's course for English-taught master's degree programmes at Ulm University or by equivalent competences
English language proficiency at level B2 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

For legally binding information please see the MSc Biology admissions statutes.

When submitting your application you must upload the following documents:

Bachelor's degree diploma (certificate) with final grade as well as overview of subjects and grades /transcript of records with credit points/Diploma Supplement (if available).
If you have not yet completed your higher education degree: overview of subjects and grades/transcript of records issued by the higher education institution with the total credit points earned up to the application deadline and an indication of the provisional average grade.
Form for the subject-specific additional information
Proof of English language proficiency at level B2 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Proof of basic competences in the fields of cell biology, physiology, ecology and molecular biology, including microbiology and genetics (technical laboratory skills)
In the case of a higher education degree from China, India or Vietnam: APS certificate or APS confirmation.
In the case of a foreign higher education degree: grading scale of the degree programme with indication of the lowest passing grade and maximum grade for the degree, to be shown on the bachelor's degree diploma/bachelor's degree certificate or on an official document of the higher education institution.
If proof and documents to be submitted are not written in German or English, additionally an official translation into German or English is required
For applicants who do not come from an EU country or the European Economic Area and have a German higher education entrance qualification (“Abitur”): proof of higher education entrance qualification

Please note:

It is not necessary to certify the supporting documents
When submitting the application, all required supporting documents must be uploaded. Subsequent submission is not possible.
Application documents in paper form, as a fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.
A document issued in another name must be supplemented by documentary evidence of the change of name.
Further supporting documents may be required for your application.

You will be admitted if you meet the following requirements:

Compliance with application form and period
Compliance with formal entrance requirements (undergraduate programme, entrance grade and proof of English proficiency)
Proof of equivalence regarding the subject-matter of your study qualification (decision of the admissions committee)

Further information on the master's programme biology.

If you hold a bachelor of science in biology or a bachelor of science in biochemistry from Ulm University, an application is not required. You can go to the Studiensekretariat (student administration and examinations office) instead and fill out an 'application for change of programme' (Antrag auf Studiengangwechsel) as soon as you graduate, given that your grades meet the requirements as stated in the admission statute (final grade at least 2.5 and sufficient English language knowledge).