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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

710

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

150

Teaching in core subjects

  • General Biology/Evolution, Genetic: 16.2%
  • Biochemistry/Biophysics/Physiology; Cell- & Developmental Biology: 20.7%
  • Zoology: 14.9%
  • Botany/Plant Science: 18.3%
  • Microbiology: 15.8%
  • Ecology: 14.1%

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

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
subject-specific skills
methodological skills
interdisciplinary skills
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Laboratory internships
Excursions
Research orientation

Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

69

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Modern academic study concept with a wide spectrum of different disciplines, ranging from modern, molecular to classic organism subjects; Broad-based training of basic principles with the option for the first specialisation; Familial department; good support ratio

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

A wide range of focus areas, which allow students a high degree of specialisation and an individual degree course, students have the opportunity to complete an internship/semester abroad; Practice-oriented training in laboratories equipped with modern research technology, mostly in small groups; Familial department and very good support ratio

Special features regarding the international orientation

Possible to participate in the Erasmus programme, full English-language Master´s degree programmex, international postgraduate school

Exchange universities for stay abroads

University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Dänemark; Universidade de Lisboa, Lissabon, Portugal; Universidad de la Laguna, Teneriffa, Spanien; Göteborg Universitet, Göteborg, Schweden; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Kroatien; Istanbul Arel University, Istanbul, Türkei; Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spanien

Special features regarding the equipment

Various high-end large-scale devices with a special focus on microscopy and mass spectrometry; Structured data management as part of the DFG's National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) project.

Special features regarding research activities

Collaborative Research Centre "The Green Hub" on acclimatisation of plants; "DataPLANT" - Research data management infrastructure in the field of basic plant research; International research training group, research groups, among others, on "chromosome instability", "signal transmission in bacteria".

Other special features

Professional study management for continuous improvement of the feasibility of all degree courses; Junior professors who offer their own working groups and courses; State-of-the-art research technologies; DFG trusted lecturer; iGEM teams.

Further information about study entry phase

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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(P) = Professors' judgements

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