Master Specialization Areas - Overview
Prof. Gebhardt - research overview
Prof. Michaelis - research areas
Coordinator M. Sc. "Physics" and M. Sc. "Biophysics"
Room N25/3101
Office hours: Mo-Thu 9 am - 12 am
Department of Physics
Ulm University
Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
89081 Ulm, Germany
Tel.: ++49 (0) 731-50-22292
What is Biophysics? as explained by the Biophysics Society
Biophysics is a very exciting and rapidly expanding research field exploring new areas between physics and biology. The complexity of life is investigated at every level and analysed with physical methods. Here at Ulm University, we strive to understand these molecular interactions and the mechanisms that control them, to learn more about life processes, their underlying physical principles and the bases of disease in case of malfunction.
Prologue, Bustamante - extract from Carlos Bustamante et al., "Mechanical Processes in Biochemistry", Ann. Rev. Biochem. 2004, 73:705-48.
... 10 out of the last 13 Nobel prizes in chemistry are related to Biophysics!!
It is very easy to answer many of these fundamental biological questions; You just look at the thing! You will see the order of bases in the chain; you will see the structure of the micro-cosm. Unfortunately, the present microscope sees at a scale which is just a bit too crude. Make the microscope one hundred times more powerful, and many problems of biology would be made very much easier. I exaggerate, of course, but the biologists would surely be very thankful to you---and they would prefer that to the criticism that they should use more mathematics.
"There is plenty of room at the bottom" Richard Feynman, APS meeting, Caltech, 1959
The aim of this Master programme is to
Students enrolling in the two-year Master programme may choose in addition to core lectures in Biophysics, specialisation courses from the vast offer of Life Sciences departments, such as in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine and Biology. During the second year, students have the opportunity to carry out research at the academic level by completing two independent research projects, or they can choose to do an internship to fullfill one of the research projects. Our programme offers a highly flexible choice of subjects and the course syllabus is intimately connected to the ongoing research within the Life Sciences at our university.
Please find the timetable for the current semester at the link below:
Timetable
(link re-directs to the Physics Department website - please switch to English)
Students have to complete 120 credits in order to obtain the degree M. Sc. Biophysics. Find out how the study plan is structured at the following link:
An overview and a detailed description of the courses available can be found in the
For a complete list of the specialization and research areas available, please check the Biophysics at UULM page.
Graduates of the University of Ulm with a BSc degree in Physics or Econophysics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology and Molecular Medicine, should use the application form "Antrag auf Studiengangwechsel / Umschreibung vom Bachelor in den Master" and bring it to the Studiensekretariat together with a letter of motivation. For more information please read here.
Please contact the coordinator or the head of the M. Sc. Biophysics programme for more information on the English requirements.
Information on exam regulations, Master's thesis and download of relative forms and guides are available at the following pages:
Exam Regulations (intern)
Exam Administration (official information from Student's Registrar, in German)
The International Office and Studierendenwerk Ulm provide a broad range of advising and assistance services for international students, from housing service, canteen, tandem programmes and so on. Please have a look at the links below for more information on the services provided.
