BSc Biochemistry at Technical University of Munich

The Bachelor’s program in Biochemistry links chemistry and biology as well as traversing the interface between chemistry, biology, and medicine. As the “chemistry of life”, biochemistry provides the link between biology and chemistry. Further, bioinformatics plays an ever greater role in modern biochemistry. Taught at Garching Weihenstephan (Freising).

Faculty: TUM School of Natural Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester (October)  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The first five semesters focus on conveying fundamental knowledge of the natural sciences as well as discipline-specific content in biochemistry and related areas. Students complete an accompanying internship in which they can apply the knowledge they acquire. The program concludes with the bachelor’s thesis in the sixth semester.

Career pathways

For graduates of the bachelor's program in biochemistry, professional opportunities arise in pharmaceutical firms and biotechnology companies. Furthermore, fields in which biochemists are active extend to many areas that overlap with the natural sciences, from nutrition to administrative and organizational roles, as well as those in health care and media.

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