All courses are held in English. Participants choose to write their Master's theses in either language – English or German.
German courses specially designed for international students of Master's programmes are available at the university’s House of Languages. The full German course programme is available at: www.uni-tuebingen.de/en/1056.
For EU applicants and for non-EU applicants, the application deadline is 31 May.
Approx. 1,500 EUR per semester for students from non-EU countries
The MSc Cellular and Immunological Biosciences – From Single Cells to Plants, Animals, and Humans provides a thorough understanding of cellular and immunological processes and their underlying molecular mechanisms in normal and malfunctioning cells and tissues, teaches the knowledge of techniques to study them, and prepares you to find solutions together with the international and interdisciplinary research community.
The two-year programme offers a research-centred qualification with a high academic standard in the areas of molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, and systems biology with English as the teaching language.
The MSc CIB programme is exceptional in highlighting comparative aspects of cellular and immunological processes in a variety of model systems – single cells, yeast, plants, Drosophila, and cultures of human cells & tissues – during development, homeostasis, and disease, and in providing hands-on experience on a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art methods.
The picture shows a typical course organisation of the entire MSc CIB study programme.
For details on the course organisation, on topics, and on teaching formats, please see the MSc CIB website (MSc CIB / Curriculum) and the module handbook (MSc CIB / Links & Downloads).
Students are integrated into international research collaborations.
Students have the option for external (international) and national (lab) internships (third/fourth semester).
Approx. 1,500 EUR per semester for students from non-EU countries
Enrolment fees at the University of Tübingen are currently approx. 160 EUR per semester. This includes use of local public transport free of charge on Mondays to Fridays in the evening, at weekends and on public holidays. In addition, students may purchase a semester ticket for unlimited use of public transport in the city of Tübingen and the surrounding area (currently approx. 140 EUR).
Estimated basic student expenses are around 950 EUR per month according to the Tübingen Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk”), including rent for student accommodation. Rent for private accommodation will be more expensive.
Bachelor's degree with a grade of at least 2.5 (German grading system)
The selection criterion for the ranking list is the Bachelor's degree grade. The exact grade required for admission cannot be specified, as it depends on the number of applicants for the 45 available places. In previous years, the grade limit was around 2.0.
A grade of 2.5 or better can be "improved" by bonus points, e.g. by an authorship of a scientific publication.
More details at MSc CIB / Application & Admission
All applicants require a proof of English language proficiency: native speaker, English-language Bachelor's degree, TOEFL 95, IELTS 6.0, or English B2; or notification of English level B2 or higher on higher education entrance qualification, e.g. Abiturzeugnis; or a recognised higher education entrance qualification obtained in English and in a country whose official language is English; or BSc degree from a country with English as official language.
International applicants require a proof of German language proficiency: Goethe-Zertifikat A2, Telc A2, ÖSD A2; or German as native language; or a BSc degree with German as teaching language.
For EU applicants and for non-EU applicants, the application deadline is 31 May.
Online application for international students: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/4204
For questions regarding the application process, please contact the International Students Admissions Office, e-mail: study@uni-tuebingen.de
Students may find jobs as research assistants for projects of the Department of Biology or affiliated research institutes.
Accommodation is available through the Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk“) or on the private market. Rooms in student accommodation cost approx. 200 to 400 EUR per month. As Tübingen is a very attractive place to live, private accommodation is more expensive and can take some effort to find. To make sure you find a suitable place to live, you should start looking as early as possible.
We recommend you apply for student accommodation through the “Studierendenwerk” at the same time that you apply for admission to the Master's programme (https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/halls-of-residence-tuebingen/ and https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/faqs/) and send in a copy of your notification of admission as soon as you have received it (your application won’t be finally processed before the “Studierendenwerk” has received proof of your admission). For further information, check out the “Studierendenwerk” pages on housing in Tübingen (https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/housing-infos/).
The MSc CIB programme offers support and a buddy programme.
The university offers a number of “onboarding” services for newly arriving international students. This includes:
For further information. please refer to: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/182071.
A student initiative offers a buddy programme and a wide range of social activities during the orientation week and throughout the semester (www.studit-tuebingen.de/en/).
Furthermore, there is an Office for Advising and Admission of International Students (http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/en/90787).
Innovative, interdisciplinary, international: these three words summarise what makes the University of Tübingen special. Excellent research and teaching are Tübingen’s answer to the challenges of the future in a globalised world. We maintain exchanges with partners around the globe. Networks and cooperation across faculty and subject boundaries are the pillars of our successful strategy. This is reflected in our good position in international rankings. In addition, we are one of the eleven German universities distinguished with the title of “excellent.”
The University of Tübingen has been a place of top-level research and excellent teaching for more than 500 years. Some 28,500 students from Germany and around the world are enrolled here in our more than 200 study programmes, including numerous international programmes taught entirely in English.
The University of Tübingen is a member of the European University Alliance “CIVIS – A European Civic University” (https://civis.eu/en), offering a wide range of special exchange opportunities for students).
Tübingen...
To activate the map, click on the "Show map" button. We would like to point out that data will be transmitted to OpenStreetMap after activation. You can find out more in our privacy policy. You can revoke your consent to the transmission of data at any time.
