MSc Biochemistry at Ruhr University Bochum

Biochemistry at Ruhr University Bochum is a single-subject Master programme of 4 semesters (2 years), taught in English. What sets it apart: practical courses make up almost fifty per cent of the biochemistry degree and, choosing their own research focus, biochemists carry out up-to-date research projects that prepare them for future careers in life-science research and life-science professions.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Specialisation areas: Membrane and Nervous System Biochemistry; Biomolecular Chemistry; Molecular Medicine; Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Plants and Microorganisms; Proteins in Biomedicine; Molecular Biochemistry of Stem Cells.

Career pathways

Graduates frequently work as research biochemists; as biochemists in the biotechnological industry; as forensic scientists (e.g. in the police forces’ forensic department); in the civil service (governmental control bodies); as management consultants.

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