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MSc Neuroscience and Behavioural Biology at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

International master's programme organised by the Institute of Biology with colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, giving research-oriented training. English-taught.

Faculty: Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Biologie  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in English  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory and elective modules, external offers and practice- and research-oriented modules, preparing for work as a biologist in neuroscience and behavioural biology.

Career pathways

Prepares for careers in science and the private sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Professional degree in biology or an equivalent subject, with proof of knowledge in at least six listed areas (such as zoology, behavioural biology, physiology, genetics, neurobiology, biochemistry, bioinformatics) totalling 60 credit points; English at CEFR B2. Locally restricted admission (numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 31.05.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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