- Degree
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Course location
- Kaiserslautern
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All compulsory courses are held in English. There are some optional courses in German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- Winter semester:
Non-EU applicants: 30 April
EU applicants: 31 August
Summer semester:
Non-EU applicants: 31 October
EU applicants: 28 February
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The specialisation Microbial and Plant Biotechnology (MPBiotec) provides a comprehensive background on the molecular biology of plants and microbes, combined with hands-on experience with advanced genetic engineering approaches in plants, algae and cyanobacteria. Taking advantage of a wide practical experience, the programme extends the theoretical and experimental training of the students into the fields of systems and synthetic biology, redox and metabolic regulation and molecular-level stress responses.
Consequently, MPBiotec graduates are equipped with a versatile engineering toolkit and the theoretical know-how necessary to take major steps into R&D in academia or the biotech sector. As a main goal of the programme, we attach great importance to helping our students take these first steps, either through laying the foundations for a successful PhD project, or via intensive interactions with biotech partners in company excursions, industry internships and guest lectures.