BSc Chemical and Biological Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

Are you interested in chemistry, biology and technology? Study Chemical and Biological Engineering at the FAU! Our program is international, research- and practice-oriented and accredited!

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

In the first 4 semesters students acquire basics from natural sciences (chemistry, biology, mathematics and physics) and from engineering (chemical and biological process technology, design theory, technical thermodynamics). In the following semesters, these basics will be implemented and deepened in the relevant areas of the chemical and biological engineering such as reaction engineering, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, bioprocess engineering, separation processes and simulations.

Career pathways

More than half of German industrial production requires process engineering. The spectrum ranges from the oil industry to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, the food industry and plant construction.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: 1st semester: No Admissions Restrictions. Application deadline: Winter semester: 30.09.; Summer semester: not possible. Language: Knowledge of German (at about the Level C1/C2) is required. The following certificates are accepted as proof of language ability when enrolling at FAU: certificates. The application deadline for the winter semester for international applicants is July 15th. The bachelor’s degree program in Chemical and Biological Engineering is free of admission restrictions (NC). However, a very good knowledge of German (at about the Level C1/C2) is required. The following certificates are accepted as proof of language ability when enrolling at FAU: certificates. Please find more information about applications, application deadlines and enrollment on the FAU website: application and enrolment In addition to the general qualification for university entrance (Abitur), ther

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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