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  • Master of Science

    Master
    Degree

  • 3 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Bremerhaven

    Location

  • August 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    August 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study
  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Marine Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
Focus

Bioprocess Technology, Marine Biodiagnostics, Modern Microbiology, Biomolecules and Sequence Analysis, Genetic Engineering, Molecular Genetics, Marine Ecosystems and Resources, Marine Environmental Studies, Elemental Species Analysis, Bio-Analytics

Target group

Bachelor and Diploma graduates from a science-oriented degree programme, such as Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Technology, Maritime Technologies, with a focus on Biotechnology or Medicine

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

A minimum of one year of professional experience after completion of the first university degree is recommended. The minimum average grade of 2.7 to be proven increases by 0.3 for applicants who have demonstrably been in professional employment for at least two years after completing their first professional qualification. Applicants with a Bachelor's degree course of at least 180 ECTS points can be admitted in accordance with additional qualifications (see Section3 Admissions Regulations). Very good command of German and good command of English are also required and must be evidenced by official language certificates in cases where the applicant is not a German or English native speaker. English language skills are to be demonstrated at level B1 and German language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Lecture period
  • 02.04.2024 - 05.07.2024
  • 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

    The application period normally ends on 15.02.2023. If course places are still available, students can also apply and register later. Current information can be found on the website: https://www.hs-bremerhaven.de

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

    The application period normally ends on 15.02.2023. If course places are still available, students can also apply and register later. Current information can be found on the website: https://www.hs-bremerhaven.de

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired

    Application via uni-assist. More information at: www.uni-assist.de

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

    The application period normally ends on 15.02.2023. If course places are still available, students can also apply and register later. Current information can be found on the website: https://www.hs-bremerhaven.de

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.04.2025 - 15.08.2025

    Application via.: https://ecampus.hs-bremerhaven.de/ If there are places on the course still available after the regular application period, applicants can also apply and enrol later. Current information can be found on the website: https://www.hs-bremerhaven.de

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.04.2025 - 15.08.2025

    Application via.: https://ecampus.hs-bremerhaven.de/ If there are places on the course still available after the regular application period, applicants can also apply and enrol later. Current information can be found on the website: https://www.hs-bremerhaven.de

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.04.2025 - 30.06.2025

    Application via uni-assist. More information at: www.uni-assist.de

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.04.2025 - 15.08.2025

    Application via.: https://ecampus.hs-bremerhaven.de/ If there are places on the course still available after the regular application period, applicants can also apply and enrol later. Current information can be found on the website: https://www.hs-bremerhaven.de

Tuition fee

No tuition fees are charged. The semester fee, including student transport pass for the VBN network, is 344 euros in the winter semester 2023/2024.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

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