BSc Bioinformatik at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Programme overview

The BSc Bioinformatik trains students to analyse the huge data sets of the life sciences with computer science and statistical methods. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary science at the interface of information processing and experiment.

Faculty: Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III – Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften, Geowissenschaften und Informatik | Department: Institut für Informatik | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory areas (120 CP): computer science (55 CP), mathematics (20 CP), biology (25 CP), biochemistry (10 CP) and chemistry (10 CP); an elective area (35 CP), key skills and the bachelor thesis; modules include foundations of bioinformatics, object-oriented programming, algorithms on sequences and applied bioinformatics.

Career pathways

Most careers are in research-related settings at universities, research institutions and industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (usually the Abitur) or entry through a trial study period (Probestudium) or the Feststellungsprüfung for vocationally qualified applicants. Curiosity and perseverance are important, especially for mathematics and computer science. Open admission (no NC). Application window: from mid-May to 30 September 2026 via www.uni-halle.de/bewerben (applicants with non-German certificates apply via uni-assist).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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