- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Freising
- Teaching language
- • English
• German
- Languages
- The language of instruction for this programme is German or English. Depending on the focus area you choose, you can study in German, English or both languages. The language of instruction for each module is detailed in the module overview.
Participants can choose to write the Master's thesis in either language.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Fully on-site with voluntary online elements
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- 31 May for all applicants for the following winter semester
We strongly recommend international students to apply as soon as possible, ideally before 31 March.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- More information on tuition fees: https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees/tuition (https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees/tuition).
Many international students can have their fees waived or receive scholarships to finance them. You can find all information on waivers and scholarships (https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees/tuition/scholarships-and-waivers) here. Please check which scholarship or waiver could fit you.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The work of biologists overlaps with that of pharmaceutical chemists, biochemists, veterinarians, agronomists and other graduates in subjects closely related to biology, and biological research is conducted in a wide range of fields, such as molecular biology, biochemistry, immunobiology, microbiology, genetics, cell biology, morphology, taxonomy, animal and plant physiology, behavioural biology, ecology, neurobiology or neuronal foundations of behaviour.
Around 200 modules in the life sciences and 65 professors enable students to tailor their studies to their own interests. As regards content, the modules offered correlate to one of seven focus areas: biochemistry and cell biology, genetics, medical biology, microbiology, ecology, plant sciences, and zoology/animal sciences. Lectures, seminars, exercise modules, internships and excursions for students in advanced semesters build upon the qualifications obtained in previous studies (in a primarily life sciences-oriented degree programme). These courses are largely research-oriented. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experience in small and very small groups, particularly as regards research internships within groups of scientists, where there is 1:1 supervision and the opportunity to make use of tools currently utilised in research.