Master's Degree
Degree: Master of Science
Duration: 4 semesters
Teaching language: Mainly English
Develop advanced knowledge and practical skills based on current research, preparing for independent work in research, development, production or analytics. Strengthen your scientific English for an international working environment.
Program Content
Explore molecular life sciences, biological processes and their targeted chemical manipulation, alongside modern methods and applications in biotechnology and bioanalytics.
Compulsory electives include lectures, laboratory courses and seminars in chemical biology, cell biology and medicinal chemistry. Additional courses span chemistry and other disciplines. In your chosen major, participate in ongoing research as an intern. The program concludes with a six-month Master's thesis demonstrating independent research skills.
Go abroad: one or two semesters abroad are easily possible, and comparable exams will be fully credited.
Admission
You need a Bachelor's degree comparable to TU Dortmund University's Chemistry/Chemical Biology program, with equivalent theoretical training and laboratory coursework in both chemistry and biochemistry/chemical biology. Submit an application for equivalence assessment.
Degree program starts in the winter and in the summer term. Please see also our international student’s website and language requirements.
Application
Please complete the table with your theory courses in classical chemistry, biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry and molecular biology (no laboratory courses). This helps us assess your application and shows whether your degree is comparable to our Master's program.
1. Self-disclosure document for the Master's degree program Chemical Biology
International credits often do not match ECTS, and module handbooks rarely list laboratory details. Please describe your laboratory courses: equipment, experiments, techniques and analytical methods, hands-on involvement and typical group sizes. Broad hands-on experience is a prerequisite for our Master's program, so you must be able to handle glassware, equipment and hazardous chemicals safely and responsibly. Please also attach a course catalogue or module manual for verification.
2. Form about important hands-on laboratory skill in Chemical Biology