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Biological Sciences

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.

Module handbook

Module specifications

General examination regulations (ASPO) and subject-specific regulations (FSB) for Bachelor-180 

Study plan (german only)

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.

Module handbook

Module specifications

General examination regulations (ASPO) and subject-specific regulations (FSB) for minor Biology

Study plan (german only)

 

Module specifications 

Module handbook Master Biology

General examination regulations  (ASPO) and subject-specific regulations FSB Master Biosciences

Study Plan

All information about the Master of Biosciences Program can be found at here.

Study Plan

You can find all information on the Master FOKUS Life Sciences here.

 

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

Gymnasium

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.

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 to choose from the diverse programs offered by our partner universities and get to know the country and its people. In the Bachelor's program in Biology, this is easily possible from the 5th semester onwards, as well as between the Bachelor's and Master's programs or during your Master's studies.

You can complete an Erasmus exchange at one of the partner universities listed in the database and study there for up to one year. You can also undertake research internships of up to one year at European universities (any university in Europe). Writing your thesis at a partner university is also possible, as is participating in Blended Intensive Programs (BIPs), especially within the framework of the Coimbra Group - Working Group Life Sciences. Contact person: PD Dr. Alois Palmetshofer, Erasmus Coordinator of the Faculty of Biology.

For study abroad programs not funded by the Erasmus program, PROMOS scholarships are available.

If you want to get a taste of the corporate world and make contacts with your potential future employers, an external internship in industry or non-university research institutions is perfect for this.

For advice and support regarding stays abroad, please contact the career coordinator, PD Dr. Alois Palmetshofer. He is the Erasmus coordinator for the Faculty of Biology and is also your contact person for other stays abroad, including national and international research internships.

exchange programs (database) 

Programs of the Faculty of Biology: 38 countries, 165 agreements – see database by entering "Programs: Erasmus SMS 131; Faculty: Biology"

Erasmus agreements of the Faculty of Biology with partner universities: 19 countries, 80 agreements

Information on Erasmus studies and Erasmus internships in general

There are numerous support options: scholarships (university partnership, PROMOS, Erasmus), BAföG (German Federal Training Assistance Act) for studies abroad, and special programs. Further information can also be found at the International Office.

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.

Graduate School of Life Sciences

Information regarding a PhD at the faculty

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:

For examinars: