MSc FOKUS Life Sciences at University of Würzburg

Programme overview

English-taught, intensive, interdisciplinary M.Sc. that prepares students directly for a doctoral project at the Graduate School of Life Sciences. Research topics include biomedicine, integrative biology, infection and immunity and neuroscience, with research groups from biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, pharmacy and psychology.

Department: Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS), University of Würzburg | Duration: 4 semesters (regular route; 120 ECTS); fast-track option to the Master's thesis in semester 2 | Intake: October (applications 15 January to 15 March) | Study mode: full-time; international programme | Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Semester 1: lecture series Topics and Concepts in Life Sciences (10 ECTS), Methods in Life Sciences (10 ECTS) and the lab course Research Concepts in Life Sciences (10 ECTS). With excellent results, students can proceed directly to the Master's thesis in semester 2 (fast track) and then transition into a doctoral project; on the regular route they complete coursework in semesters 2 and 3 and the thesis in semester 4.

Career pathways

Direct progression to a doctoral project at the Graduate School of Life Sciences, University of Würzburg.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus clausus, but subject-specific entry requirements and an aptitude procedure (for example Bachelor grade or aptitude test) must be passed. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent (for example Diplom, Staatsexamen) is required. Application by the deadline is required.

Intake: Winter semester only

Duration: 4 semesters (regular route; 120 ECTS); fast-track option to the Master's thesis in semester 2

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/studium/studienangelegenheiten/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/

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