Biodiversity and Conservationfull time

  • Master of Science

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Marburg

    Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Nature Conservation, Environmental Protection
  • Sustainability Sciences (Ecological)
Focus

Analysis of Motility and Morphogenesis of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells, Nature Conservation Biology, Plant Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities, Photo- and Graviperception of Plants, Population Genetics, Specialist Botany and Mycology, Specialist Zoology, Animal Physiology

Target group

Graduates of a relevant Bachelor's degree course in the field of natural sciences or with a comparable domestic or foreign university degree. Admission can be granted to those who have at least 60 credit points in subjects that are reflected in the subject spectrum of the basic, advanced and in-depth modules of the Bachelor's degree course in Biology at the Philipps University of Marburg. 30 credit points must be clearly assignable to modules with an ecological, nature conservation or organismic orientation.

Annotation

The advanced Master's degree programme in Biodiversity and Nature Conservation provides training in anatomical, nature conservation biological, ecological and systematic sub-areas of biology. In order to describe and analyse strains and species, including their ecology and endangerment status, you will be taught a wide range of methods that include computer modelling of complex systems in addition to classic and molecular methods. In the first year, you will be taught fundamental knowledge that has a specialist and professionally qualifying character. The second year serves to deepen acquired specialist knowledge as well as to familiarise students with the topic of the six-month Master's thesis and ends with its submission. The degree course is research-oriented. Research focuses: The education and training take place in an active, internationally renowned research environment in which nature conservation, ecology, mycology, special zoology, evolution and developmental biology of animals and animal physiology can be chosen as study focuses.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Lecture period
  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

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

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

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

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

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

    No information

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    No information

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

    No information

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    No information

Tuition fee

Fees

There are currently no tuition fees in the state of Hesse!

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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