Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Further Development of Research Skills, Improvement of methodological skills, self competence and also social skills, individual profile formation in the field of Biochemistry with the possibility of occupying Chemical and related, non-Biochemical fields, Deepening of qualifications in Biochemistry and in related fields of Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacy

Target group

Graduates of a professionally relevant Bachelor's degree in the fields of "Chemistry", "Biology", "Biochemistry" or "Biotechnology" or with proof of a comparable domestic or foreign professional qualification.

Annotation

The students of the Master’s course in Biochemistry at the Philipps-Universität Marburg should build on their broad and well-founded scientific training in a Bachelor’s degree, in particular to further develop and deepen their research skills so that they are theoretically and practically able to experimentally carry out their own research project as part of a doctoral thesis to plan, implement and document on a scientific level. In the Master's programme, there is the possibility of a very individual profile in the field of Biochemistry, with the possibility of occupying chemical and related, non-Biochemical fields.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

General admission requirements for the Master’s degree are proof of completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree in the fields of “Chemistry”, “Biology”, “Biochemistry” or “Biotechnology”, or proof of a comparable domestic or foreign professional qualification. In addition, basic knowledge is comparable to the module "Biochemistry I Lecture" on structure and reactivity in Biochemistry in the amount of 6 CP and the module "Biochemistry I internship" in the scope of 6 CP included in the Bachelor's degree course "Chemistry" at the Philipps University of Marburg. A university degree comparable to the BSc Chemistry is particularly available for applicants with a second state examination in pharmacy. A special requirement for admission is proof of knowledge of the English language at level B2 of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages".

Tuition fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.