Biology

University of Regensburg

Germany, Regensburg

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University of Regensburg

Germany , Regensburg

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Regensburg

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines10-Jan-2021

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Duration 2 year(s)

Next Intake 10-Jan-2021

Biology

About

The Master of Science in Biology builds on a Bachelor's degree in Biology and further deepens your knowledge through a variety of specialised modules. Within a standard period of study of four semesters (two years), students study three focus subjects by attending lectures, seminars and practical courses. In the practical courses, which include six weeks of experimental work, students are directly involved in a current scientific project in one of the research groups of the faculty. Thereby students can choose from a wide variety of research fields, e.g., Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Human Biology, Microbiology, Nature conservation, Neurobiology, Ecology, Cell Biology and Zoology. In addition, students can choose from â€œsecondaryâ€ subjects that are offered by other faculties of the university, e.g., Bioorganic Chemistry, Human Genetics, Immunology and Medical Microbiology. According to the studentâ€™s interest, study programmes can be individually created. This is a special feature of the Master's programme of Biology at the University of Regensburg. Each student can individually create his or her study programme either aiming towards a broader spectrum or specialising on a specific field of research. The study programme is finalised by an independent research project, the Master's thesis, in which students work in depth on a project for nine month. The study programme includes three compulsory skills modules: Communication Skills, Job Skills and Research Skills. In these modules, students gain essential competences and are trained in scientific strategies and presentation of scientific results. After completion of a Master's degree, the trained skills and acquired competences will allow the successful students to work in a variety of different work environments in the life science field. They may pursue a doctoral research project within the graduate school of the faculty of the Regensburg International Graduate School of Life Sciences (RIGeL) or any other academic programme. There are also excellent job perspectives in the life science field outside academia that students with a Masterâ€™s degree can choose from. Our programme aims to shape the scientific education and personal competence of the students for their future work in any part of the life science or associated fields.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Academic admission requirements for the Master's programme include the following: 1. a university degree or comparable degree with a minimum of a three-year study programme of Bachelor's biology or a related subject with a minimum overall grade of 2.5 (German grading system; for degrees obtained outside of Germany, the grade is converted by the modified Bavarian formula) 2. a proof of English and German language skills (see below) If a minimum overall grade of 2.5 is not achieved, an additional aptitude test has to be passed. The test is conducted as an oral peer review by three examiners (botany, zoology, molecular biology) with a duration of 30 minutes. If the Bachelor's certificate is not finalised by the application deadline, a transcript of records in which the preliminary overall grade is shown has to be presented. The student must have earned a minimum of 150 credit points in the Bachelor's programme. Applications to the programme must include the following documents: cover letter with date, current postal address and signature curriculum vitae proof of English language skills proof of basic German language skills high school certificate if available: university admission examination copy of passport / identity card (no translation required) APS certificate (original) for applicants with a Bachelor's degree from China, Vietnam or Mongolia Bachelor's degree certificate or certificate of a degree in a related subject showing the final overall grade (if the certificate cannot be presented by the application deadline, a transcript of records with a minimum of 150 credit points, showing the preliminary overall grade has to be presented) transcript of records, showing the contents and credit points of every course of the study programme (if the contents are not shown in the transcript of records, a module catalogue has to be presented) proof of the completion of a written thesis (project or Bachelor's thesis) application form for admission Please note: All documents (Bachelor's degree certificate, transcript of records, module catalogue) have to be translated into English or German by a sworn translator (certified translation). Documents in another language will not be accepted! For the application, a simple copy of the documents (in its original language) and a simple copy of its translation in English or German are sufficient. The original documents have to be presented only upon enrolment at the university.