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Biology / Bioscience, Department

Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung Biologie
Universitätsstraße 1
D-40225 Düsseldorf
https://www.hhu.de
Uni Düsseldorf
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

2,420

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

500

Teaching in core subjects

  • General Biology/Evolution, Genetic: 19.2%
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics/Physiology; Cell- & Developmental Biology: 37.2%
  • Zoology: 10.3%
  • Botany/Plant Science: 17.9%
  • Microbiology: 9%
  • Ecology: 6.4%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/16 points

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

139

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Joint training of biologists and biochemists in some biology modules; close connection with the University's computer scientists and bioinformaticians; Offerings from medicine and affiliated institutes (DDZ, the German Diabetes Centre, Environmental Medicine Research) for biology students. A wide range of compulsory elective modules, some of which are interdisciplinary (bioinformatics, mathematical modelling, biophysics). Joint international and interdisciplinary degree course in quantitative biology with the U of C.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Great freedom of choice during study programme, with the ability to specialise in: Cell Biology & Biomedicine, Evolution & Biodiversity, Plant Sciences – Food Security in Climate Change, AI & Data Sciences, Pathogens & Infection Biology or Synthetic Biology & Biotechnology; close connection with the computer scientists and bioinformaticians at HHU; Offerings from Medicine and associated institutes (DDZ, the German Diabetes Centre, Environmental Medical Research, FZJ); can be studied in German and/or English.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Bachelor's of Biology International with an integrated stay abroad in the USA or Australia (4 years); Erasmus exchange (e.g.: in Norway or Sweden); support for work placements abroad; Bachelor's thesis or work placement while abroad are possible; support from the International Office. Interdisciplinary international degree course in Quantitative Biology. The Master's degree programmes can be studied in English.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

University of Western Australia, Perth Australien; Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA: Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA; Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Norwegen; UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Tromso, Norwegen; Universitet i Oslo, Oslo, Norwegen; Umea Universitet, Schweden; Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, Gdansk, Polen; Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italien; Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spanien; Nantes Université, Nantes, Frankreich

Special features regarding the equipment

The Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI); Centre for Plant Genome Engineering (CPGE); Centre for Structural Studies (CSS); The research and technology platform Biological-Medical Research Centre (BMFZ) for next-generation, sequencing-based, high-throughput analyses, including genome- and transcriptome-wide sequencing, as well as high-end mass spectrometers for comprehensive proteome analysis. Cooperation with Jülich Research Centre enables the use of the infrastructure there (e.g. NMR, cryo EM).; Thanks to the new building finished in 2021, the practical rooms have modern equipment for teaching.

Special features regarding research activities

CRC 1208 Identity and Dynamics of Membrane Systems - from Molecules to Cellular Functions; CRC 1535 Microbial Networking – From Organelles to Cross-Kingdom Communities (MibiNet); TRR 341 Plant Ecological Genetics; "Bioeconomy Science Centre" together with the Jülich Research Centre (FZJ), RWTH Aachen and the University of Bonn. Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) with the UoC, MPIPZ Cologne and the FZJ; cooperations with the German Diabetes Centre, the Leibniz Centre for Diabetes Research Düsseldorf (DDZ) and the Institute for Environmental Medical Research (IUF).

Other special features

Close integration with the Jülich Research Centre, UKD medical institutes; Promoting excellence with CEPLAS (Plant Sciences); Modern research focus areas, e.g. synthetic biology. Both the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes offer a large selection of courses with a variety of focuses, including Plant Sciences - Food Security in Climate Change. The Heine-Centre for Sustainable Development (HCSD) anchors the sustainability management of the HHU institutionally and is dedicated to the areas of sustainable development in the following three sections: Diversity, Environment and Health

Information on access restrictions

https://www.hhu.de/studium/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/bewerbungsportal/dosv-dialogorientiertes-serviceverfahren-fuer-orts-nc-faecher/ergebnisse-des-aktuellen-orts-nc-verfahrens

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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