Curricular design

During your study course you will complete

• 6 advanced modules (FGM, 5 credit points each); list of available FGM (in German)
• 2 research modules (FOM, 10 credit points each); list of available FOM (in German)
• a project management module
• the Master's thesis (including the corresponding modules and final defence; 60 credit points, approx. 9 months).

Advanced modules and/or one research module can be completed by following external courses offered by other departments (15 credit points max.) or by external research institutions or by the industries (outside the WWU, 10 credit points max.)

In addition to scientific skills, interdisciplinary key skills in the field of project work, team work, and leadership skills as part of the project management module will be acquired during the first and/or second year of study.

The second year is dedicated to writing the Master's thesis. In the Master's thesis a scientific research project is independently developed (9 months time frame) and finally defended in form of a public scientific presentation. The modules 'methodic and organizational basics of the experimental life sciences' (MGedl and OGeL) and 'Current state of research' are an integral part of the Master's thesis. These modules are being completed during the Master's thesis within the group in which the thesis is being written.

With a Master's in biosciences there are possible careers in a broad range of scientific functions in the life science area of the industries, the economy, as well as at universities and research institutions.
The Master's degree prepares you to further qualify yourself through appropriate doctorate programmes.

How to apply

Application is submitted  via the registrar's office:
https://www.uni-muenster.de/studieninteressierte/en/bewerbung/index.html

Dates
Application deadline for the winter semester
personal interviews: to be announced

Application deadline for the summer semester
personal interviews: to be announced

Information about online application can be found here:
Bewerbungsinformationen (in German)

Admission to the degree course is granted through a selection that is made by the selection committee of the degree course. A 2.3 BSc final grade (German scale) minimum is required. A preliminary certificate with the required grade will be accepted. Alternatively the applicant could prove that he/she ranks amongst the upper 40% of his/her year.

The following documents have to be submitted online at the registrar's office:

• proof of university entrance qualification
• Bachelor's certificate (a preliminary certificate has to be enclosed in case the final certificate is not yet available)
• proof of previous study and examination credits (e.g. transcript of records)
• curriculum vitae
• proof of additional qualifications relevant to the degree course, if applicable (e.g. job references, additional degrees, relevant internships)
• proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language (in the case that the university entrance qualification was not obtained at a German speaking institution)