For current students
No matter whether you have just arrived and are enjoying the first days of your studies or you have been studying for a while, here you will find everything you need to know about your studies, from your first exams to your final thesis.
Here you will find the most important information about your degree programme. The start date of your courses will determine the correct version for you.
General examination regulations (ASPO) and subject-specific regulations (FSB) for Bachelor-180
Here you will find the most important information about your degree programme. The start date of your courses will determine the correct version for you.
General examination regulations (ASPO) and subject-specific regulations (FSB) for minor Biology
Module handbook Master Biology
General examination regulations (ASPO) and subject-specific regulations FSB Master Biosciences
You can find detailed information on the pages of the subject biology didactics
Module handbook and curricula for teacher training courses
Detailed curriculum:
Didactic subject Mittelschule
Mittelschule
Realschule
Elementary school
Didactic subject elementary school
The admission thesis can be written either in Didactics or in Subject Science.
Info for the admission thesis didactics
List of supervisors for admission thesis Biology
General examination regulations for teacher training courses (LASPO) and an overview of the subject-specific regulations FSB - Lehramt
Modular studies are suitable for applicants who are temporarily unable to study full-time (for example, in parallel with a job, or due to family responsibilities), or prospective students who particularly want to get to know a specific field of study. Academic or professional partial qualifications can also be acquired within the framework of professional and personal further education. Achievements made in the modular studies can then be recognised for and contribute towards later studies.
Preparation for a biology degree
Further education in biology
Module handbook as well as study and examination regulations for the modular studies
You can do your final thesis at the chairs and institutes of the faculty of biology. This is also the list of chairs and institutes that you can select a supervisor from if you do your thesis externally.
- Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology
- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology
- Bioinformatics
- Bioinformatics II
- Biotechnology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Computational and Theoretical Biology
- Conservation Biology and Forest Ecology
- Global Change Ecology
- Microbiology
- Neurobiology and Genetics
- Pharmaceutical Biology
- Plant Ecophysiology
- Plant Physiology and Biophysics
You can also do your thesis at the institutes of (bio)medicine and (bio)chemistry. In addition, it's possible to do your thesis in research groups at the Clinical Institutes of Medicine, at non-university research institutions, or in relevant companies. In these cases, you will need a second supervisor from the department of Biology. For this, you can choose someone from the chairs and institutes from the list above.
Detailed information for registration or extension of a thesis for Bachelor or Master.
Take advantage of the opportunity to spend part of your studies abroad, by choosing from the diverse offers from our partner universities and get to know a different country and its people. This is possible in the Bachelor of Biology from the 5th semester onwards, as well as between Bachelor and Master studies or during the Master's programme. You can also do your final thesis at a partner university or participate in the coordinated programmes of the Coimbra Group - Working Group Life Sciences. If you want to get a taste of corporate life and make contact with your potential future employers, an external internship is perfect for this. You can get support from the career coordinator.
exchange programs (database)
Programmes of the Faculty of Biology
Erasmus studentships and Erasmus Internships
Participation in a summer school (BIPs)
There are numerous support options: Scholarships (university partnership, Promos, Erasmus), BafÖG abroad, special programmes. For further information see: International Office
At the Examinations Office there is information on the accreditation of external achievements for Bachelor and Master.
All information regarding the tutoring and mentroing programme as well as the science writing lab can be found here.
If you want to do a PhD in the life sciences, you can do so at the Faculty of Biology or within the framework of the Graduate School of Life Sciences. If you decide to do your PhD outside the university in companies or research institutions, you will need at least a second supervisor who is a member of the university and authorized to conduct examinations.
Regarding the study programme:
For general and organisational questions about your studies, please first consult the semester-wide WueCampus rooms for the Bachelor Biology or the Master Biosciences, or contact the departmental student advisory service.
Further support:
- In case of technical questions and problems, you can contact the computer centre
- Office of the university women's representative
- Studying with a Disability and/or Chronic Illness
- International students office
- Service for families
- The mentoring programme run by the Alumni Office and Career Centre brings together students, doctoral candidates and recent graduates with working alumni of the University of Würzburg, who support them with questions and issues relating to their professional development.
- Training courses for PhD students (JMU Research Academy)



