MSc Plant Sciences at University of Bonn

The international degree program Plant Sciences deals with fundamental and applied aspects of this field. The aim of this program is to educate students in the basic areas of plant sciences and then integrate this knowledge into various specialized scientific fields. Students attend courses from the following main areas: Development of Plant Cells and Ultrastructure, Plant Biochemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology as well as Plant Systematics and Biodiversity.

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

What you will study

The Plant Sciences degree program cooperates with facilities external to the University of Bonn such as the Research Center Jülich, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding in Cologne and the Universities of Düsseldorf and Cologne.

Career pathways

Academia (teaching/research at universities, research institutions, etc.), basic research in plant biology (universities, institutes of the Max Planck Society, big-science facilities, etc.), development/production/marketing (industrial sector, fields of plant protection and biotechnology, consulting (public authorities, environmental protection organizations)

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