The courses have been redesigned for the degree programme to reflect differences in the BSc education and training (Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacy, Physics). The course has a significant, predominantly research-oriented practical component. It provides a wide range of current methods and topics and offers the possibility of a one-semester stay abroad without losing any time. Practicals can be completed in non-university research institutions. Courses on key professional qualifications are part of the curriculum.

Internships can also be completed abroad by prior arrangement. The choice of supervising research institutes is free, provided they are recognised. A mutual exchange of students with the University of Strasbourg, France, is structurally anchored through a joint college of the Franco-German university. There are regular guest lectures by international lecturers, which are open to students. During the master's thesis, a stay at a foreign research institute is possible if this is part of the project.

Universität Strasbourg, Frankreich; Universität Aix-Marseille, Frankreich; Universität Grenoble, Frankreich; Universität Oxford, UK; Universität Bologna, Italien; Universität Padua, Italien; Universität Barcelona, Spanien; Paul-Scherrer Insitut, Villigen, Schweiz; Universität Stockholm, Schweden; Universität Vancouver, Kanada

Students have access to a variety of modern methods, including the following: Anoxic technique, atomic force microscopy; Cryo-electron microscopy; Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy; Single molecule imaging; Low-temperature EPR spectroscopy; Stopped-flow UV/VIS spectroscopy; Quantitative proteomics; LC-MS; Computer-aided methods such as molecular dynamics; Mainframe access; Electrophysiology; Fermentation on a 200 L scale; Crystallography; Various analytical methods (e.g. mass photometry; Scattering methods, HPLC, ITC, 2D-PAGE).

The study programme is involved in the research activities of the participating institutes as well as various research consortia of the faculty (e.g. RTG 1976, RTG 2202, CRC 1381). Internships can also be completed outside the University of Freiburg, which enables participation in non-university research or in research alliances of other universities. Students are integrated into research projects in the university's 'MasterLab' programme. The thesis must be supervised by lecturers from the University of Freiburg and is carried out within the framework of established research projects.

Lectures on sustainability are held in the "Sustainable Material" degree course. They are accessible to all students. The faculty has launched a lecture series on 'Sustainability in Chemistry'. Workshops in the institutes serve to improve the sustainability of techniques used on site. Gender and diversity are cross-cutting topics of the university, which are dealt with by many organisational units and institutions and which are assigned their own vice rector. The Equal Opportunities Office supports measures that contribute to increasing female representation.

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