Applied Bioinformaticsfull time
Master of Science
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Mainz
Location
March 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2025 (EU), March 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Bioinformatics
- Medical Informatics
Target group
The aim of the master's programme 'Applied Bioinformatics' is to prepare bachelor's graduates in the field of food science to apply bioinformatical methods in research and industry. To achieve this, students gain expertise in understanding the latest research in bioinformatics and applying this to real-world problems.
Annotation
If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be proven: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).
Admission requirements
1. Evidence of a Bachelor's degree in Biology or an equivalent degree at a university in Germany or abroad as well as basic programming skills. If this cannot be demonstrated when the study programme commences, the requirement can be fulfilled by successfully completing the lecture "Introduction to Programming" of the Bachelor's degree course in "Computer Science" before the end of the first academic year. 2. Students are required to have sufficient English language proficiency. 3. Applicants who obtained neither their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution nor a degree in a course conducted in German are required to provide evidence of German proficiency at the level of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students” (DSH).
Lecture period
- 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
- 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
