For admission to our Master's programme in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, you need a BSc degree with a minimum of six semesters and 180 ECTS (European Credits); however, 30 ECTS can be handed in after admission. Your credits must contain either
- min. 50 ECTS in Biology (including Organic Chemistry) or Bioinformatics and min. 40 ECTS in Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics, Bioinformatics, Analytical Chemistry or Physics
OR
- Min. 30 ECTS in Biology or Bioinformatics and min. 60 ECTS in Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics, Bioinformatics, Analytical Chemistry or Physics.
Applicants must provide proof of their English skills. In order to ensure a good integration of our foreign students, we recommend that they have a basic general knowledge of the German language.
If English is not your mother tongue or was not the teaching language of your BSc degree programme, proficiency in English must be demonstrated via a standardised, accredited certificate, level C1 or better. Possible certificates are (among others):
- UNIcert®: min. certificate UNIcert® III
- NULTE certificate: min. level C1
- Cambridge English Scale: min. 180 points
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): min. Band 6.5
- Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test (TOEFL iBT): min. 95 points
- Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic): min. 76 points
German skills are not necessary.
1 April - 15 May for the following winter semester