Bachelor’s degree programme

Curricular content and programme structure

The first part of the six-semester degree programme aims to acquaint students with fundamental scientific and biological principles by combining lectures with a significant amount of hands-on laboratory experience right from the start of the programme. In the second stage of the programme, students deepen their understanding of the subject and learn how the individual biological sub-disciplines relate to and complement one another.

Phase one (subject semesters 1–4)
During the first semesters of the programme, students take introductory courses in biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology, bioinformatics and statistics, chemistry, developmental biology, genetics, histology and anatomy, human physiology, mathematics, microbiology, plant physiology, physics and cell biology. Almost all of the modules comprise morning lectures, held throughout the semester, and practical work that is undertaken in alternating block lab sessions in the afternoon. We also offer a range of interesting electives which students can select from to meet their own individual needs and interests.

Example weekly timetable:

Phase two (subject semesters 4–6)
The second stage of your studies is characterized by an initial individual profile development and preparation for more independent laboratory work. As part of reading courses, you will work intensively with selected textbooks from the fields of infection biology, molecular biology and systems physiology, which will consolidate and expand your theoretical training. The supervised research internships allow you to set your own individual focus and successively learn about research laboratory work. You must complete two of the following block practicals: Biochemistry & Metabolism, Cell Free Biology, Compartimentalization & Self Organization, Immunology & Tumor Biology, Molecular Cell Biology, Molecular Structures of Life, Neurophysiology and Omics & Big Data. Finally, you will complete an individual laboratory internship lasting several months in a working group of your choice and gain an insight into everyday life as a molecular biology researcher. You will then complete your studies with your experimental Bachelor's thesis.