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After Admission

To accept your place in the Master Biology programme, please fill out this form right away:

Letter of Acceptance

Pre Master's Course 2023

The Pre Master's Course will start on September 4th, 2023, with online lectures you can attend from your home country. The lab courses in presence (please note: this will only take place if there are sufficient numbers of attendees) will start on October 9th, 2023. The regular lecture period starts on October 16th, 2023. So please be aware that you will need to travel to Ulm by October 8th, 2023 at the latest to attend the lab courses. There will be a feedback exercise on October 20th, 2023.

Also, please note that the deadline for enrolment as it can be found in your admission notice does not apply to you! Passing the Pre-master course is required for your enrolment - therefore you should enrol immediately after receiving the notice of approval.

 

Preparatory Course for Master programmes – M. Sc. Biology

We are delighted that you are thinking of joining us at Ulm University for your Master’s course. We hope that you decide to join us and that there are degree options that excite you and help you build your dream career!


If you decide to join us at Ulm University and are accepted on the Master’s course, we offer a mandatory Pre Master’s Course (PMC) first. We want to ensure that all students start our programme at the same level and will complete their master's programme successfully. The PMC is designed to strengthen your lab skills and give you the chance to brush up on your bachelor's knowledge.


This course lasts for six weeks and provides intensive tuition in biology (both theoretical and practical) and some tuition in biostatistics to help prepare you for your MSc. You arrive in a cohort with other students, so you can already make new friendships and start building a life in Germany before your Masters begins.

 

Topics

Theoretical part

  • Molecular biology: heredity, basic genetics, DNA, RNA, proteins, translation, transcription
  • Evolutionary biology: natural selection, genetic drift, population genetics, sexual selection, speciation
  • Microbiology/Cell biology: cellular anatomy, mitosis, meiosis, bacteria, viruses
  • Botany: plant kingdom, anatomy, life cycles, reproduction, plant physiology
  • Neurobiology/Physiology: nervous systems, basic animal physiology
  • Ecology: behavioral ecology, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning

Lab part:

  • Experimental design, sample collection
  • DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis
  • Aseptic techniques, bacterial growth
  • Microscopy

The theoretical part will be available in an e-learning format with pre-recorded videos, texts, and feedback exercises for you. 
The lab part will be a flipped-lab with online videos for you to prepare for the lab, before you do some experiments in the lab on your own.

That may sound stressful, but do not worry! You will be taught all this material, you will get intensive tuition, and your tutor will be there to support you throughout.

  • Data wrangling, experimental design
  • Working with R
  • Parametric vs. non-parametric tests, comparing two or more groups, correlation, linear regression...

The biostatistics part will take place simultaneously with the biology courses. The lectures are available in an e-learning format with pre-recorded videos. 

Contacts Life Sciences

Consulting & Support

Dr. Eva Keppner
study coordinator

Location:
M24/570
Phone:
+49-(0)731-50 23 93 0

Office hours by arrangement*

*: Please arrange appointments with the Secretary (Office) mentioning your request

Student support Incomings

Lisanne Wolters
student assisstant

Address general questions & concerns about international study at international.biology(at)uni-ulm.de

  • Helga Theilacker
  •  
  • Location:
    M24/573
  • Phone:
  • +49-(0)731-50 23 93 1
  • Fax:
    +49-(0)731-50 23 93 2
  • Office hours:
  • Mo-Fr 9-11
Quick Info
  • Start of Pre-Master's course:
    4h September 2023
  • Duration:
    Online Courses- 5 weeks
    Lab Courses - 1 week
  • Language of instruction: English
  • Application: included in your admission for the master programme