Biotechnology (M.Sc.)

Biotechnology is a very broad field and graduates from the M.Sc. programme in Biotechnology at Saarland University have access to a wide range of career options. Biotechnologists develop new drugs and diagnostic test procedures, they cultivate plants with specific resistance or tolerance properties and they design biofuels and biopolymers.
Students learn how to examine and analyse complex systems experimentally and how to describe these systems using mathematical and bioinformatics models. The focus of the programme is on systems biotechnology and on the associated fields of bioinformatics, natural products and active pharmaceutical ingredients, molecular biotechnology and bioprocess engineering.
How to apply
Students can join the programme at the beginning of the winter semester or, when appropriate, at the beginning of the summer semester. However, a winter semester start is recommended. Entry restrictions apply to this programme. The application period runs from the beginning of June to 15 July if you plan to begin studying in the winter semester and from the beginning of December to 15 January if you want to start in the summer semester.
Applications for admission are submitted online via Saarland University's student information management (SIM) portals. If you have any questions about using the SIM portals, please check out our SIM Saarland help pages.
A list of the documents to be submitted and additional information on the application process is provided on the programme website.
Standard period of study | 4 semesters |
Languages of instruction | German and English |
Foreign languages requirements | Sufficient knowledge of German and English |
Restricted entry | Yes |
Application period | Winter semester (recommended): beginning of June to 15 July Summer semester: beginning of Dezember to 15 January |
Tuition fees | Not applicable |
Semester fee | See current fee structure |
Web page | www.biotechnologie-saarland.de |
Course supervisor
Christoph Wittmann
Phone: +49 681 302-71971
christoph.wittmann(at)uni-saarland.de
www.isbio.de
Coordinator and course advisor
Michael Kohlstedt
Phone: +49 681 302-71974
michael.kohlstedt(at)uni-saarland.de
www.biotechnologie-saarland.de
Central Student Advisory Service
Saarbrücken Campus
Building A4 4, Ground floor
Phone: +49 681 302-3513
studienberatung(at)uni-saarland.de
www.uni-saarland.de/studienberatung
Schon im Studium an Stoffen der Zukunft forschen
Annalena Sommer und Marius Grad forschen als wissenschaftliche Hilfskräfte in den Laboren von Professor Christoph Wittmann zum Beispiel mit daran, wie man Bakterien dazu bringen kann, bestimmte Enzyme herzustellen, um in der chemischen Industrie Erdöl zu ersetzen oder aus Holzabfällen nachhaltige und bioabbaubare Kunststoffe herzustellen. Saarbrücken haben sich die beiden sehr gezielt ausgesucht wegen der vielfältigen Forschungslandschaft rund um die Uni. Diese sei einzigartig im Vergleich mit anderen Universitäten.
Biotechnologie einmal pratisch erleben
Einmal im Jahr können sich Masterstudierende der lebenswissenschaftlichen Fächer bei einer Exkursion nach Berlin in Bezug auf ihre zukünftigen Arbeitsmöglichkeiten inspirieren lassen. Auf dem Programm stehen ehrwürdige Forschungseinrichtungen wie das Robert-Koch-Institut ebenso wie quirlige Start-ups aus der Biotech-Szene. Annalena und Kevin waren Teil der Exkursion und bekamen Einblicke in Hochsicherheitslabore und Prüfverfahren.
Central Student Advisory Service
Saarbrücken Campus
Building A4 4, Ground floor
Phone: +49 681 302-3513
studienberatung(at)uni-saarland.de
Central Student Advisory Service

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Saarland University was one of the first universities in Germany to achieve Quality Assurance Accreditation and has held the Accreditation Council's official quality mark continuously since 2012.
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