- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Bonn
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All courses are held in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The programme starts with the beginning of the winter semester on 1 October.
• The regular duration of the MSc Plant Sciences programme is four (4) semesters, which equals two (2) calendar years. After successful completion of the curriculum, the degree of Master of Science will be awarded.
• The starting date for the first semester students is 1 October, marking the beginning of the winter semester. Lectures typically start in the second or third week of October, allowing a later arrival in October.
• The MSc Plant Sciences curriculum, with modules scheduled for each working day, comprises morning lectures and evening seminars, requiring full-time participation. The standard curriculum consists of over 60% practical lab modules that require in-person attendance and active participation. Thus, completing studies in the Plant Sciences programme remotely from outside Germany is not feasible.
- Application deadline
- 30 April for the following winter semester
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- With six departments and more than 20 research groups dedicated to plant sciences, the University of Bonn is a great place to expand the frontiers of knowledge on fundamental and practical aspects of plant sciences. In this research environment, the MSc Plant Sciences was launched in the winter semester of 2008.
The MSc Plant Sciences programme aims to provide an integrated understanding of modern plant sciences across the full spectrum of current research, from molecules and physiology to biotic and abiotic interactions and global biodiversity. There is a strong emphasis on practical research experience in the laboratories of participating research groups. Compulsory courses in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, Plant Cell Biology and Plant Biodiversity and Systematics, accompanied by elective laboratory courses in the first and second semesters, lay the foundation for the Master's thesis research projects. At the same time, students have the opportunity to focus their interests on one of these research areas or to choose from a wide range of courses covering topics such as plant molecular biology, plant molecular evolution and phylogenetics, plant proteomics, palaeobotany, phytochemistry, plant nutrition or plant physiology.
For up-to-date information, please see: https://www.plantsciences.uni-bonn.de (https://www.plantsciences.uni-bonn.de).