Chemistry and Biotechnology MSc

Ending in a double degree, the International Master of Chemistry and Biotechnology degree course is a binational masters programme with an integrated period abroad at Ohio University.

The intensive study programme is highly research-oriented and taught entirely in English. It is a chemistry course with a focus on biotechnology. It offers a wide range of options from the interdisciplinary chemical and biotechnological fields of analytics and forensics, inorganic chemistry and material sciences, biochemistry and biotechnology, organic chemistry and active ingredients, and physical, theoretical and technical chemistry.

In particular, the aim is to enable students to think and work independently as scientists and to successfully solve problems in various scientific and technical fields. This includes knowledge of technical terminology and a critical approach to research literature.

In the sense of chemistry and biotechnology as a multifaceted, global science, graduates are increasingly required to assume important interdisciplinary functions in all areas of industry, business, state and society.

• A first academic degree, or degree from a state or state-recognised university of cooperative education, in chemistry or in another natural science or engineering subject with a comparable proportion of chemistry-related content; alternatively proof that the applicant can earn such a degree by the beginning of the masters programme if he or she pursues the standard course of study;
• the examination board responsible for the binational degree course decides on the comparability of a degree;
• knowledge of English at C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This programme requires applicants to pass an aptitude test. More information is available on the institute website. The faculty will check whether the above requirements have been met and then issue an official notification. This serves as proof that the candidate meets the relevant admission requirements.

Depending on where the application is submitted, a decision on whether to admit applicants to the programme is made by a selection committee at Ohio University or Leipzig University. The selection procedure is governed by statutes called the Satzung a¼ber die Durchfa¼hrung der Auswahlverfahren zur Vergabe von Studienpla¤tzen in Studienga¤ngen mit universita¤tsinterner Zulassungsbeschra¤nkung. The decision-making process and the selection of each candidate at Ohio University are governed by the regulations applicable there (details are set forth in the Cooperation Agreement).

Please refer to the respective study regulations of your chosen subject to find out what level of proficiency in English is required and how this must be demonstrated.