FAQ Prospective Students of the Biotechnology B.Sc. Degree Programme
- The Master's degree programme in Biotechnology is only offered as an admission-restricted degree programme. For more details, please refer to the Admission Regulations.
- For successful studies, you should definitely read your Examination Regulations carefully. In particular, the Annexes to the Examination Regulations contain important information.
- The study plan provides an overview of the courses taking place in the individual semesters.
- You will find the dates of the courses in the course catalogue.
- The module handbooks describe the individual courses. You can use these to get preliminary information; they are often needed when changing universities.
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Answers to Many Questions
On this page, you will find answers to many frequently asked questions about the Biotechnology M.Sc. degree programme. For individual advice, please contact Subject-Specific Academic Counselling (Fachstudienberatung) directly.
Can I Get Personal Counselling?
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Of course you can! There are various options for you.
- For general questions, please contact the staff of General Academic Counselling.
- For more specific questions, please contact the Subject-Specific Academic Counselling (Fachstudienberatung).
- The university's largest information event, the HIT (University Information Day), takes place in Aachen every year. Here, in addition to General Academic Counselling, counsellors for all degree programmes are also on site.
- You will find our counsellors at various other fairs, where you can also get comprehensive advice from the staff at the info stand.
- On Open Day (held every 2 years), you can come visit the university and talk to the teaching staff.
When Do Studies Commence?
The degree programme can be taken up in either the summer or winter semester.
Is There a "Numerus Clausus" for This Degree Programme?
A recognised professionally qualifying first university degree with an overall grade of at least 2.8 is a precondition for admission to the degree programme, providing proof of the professional qualifications required for the Master's degree programmes.
Further information on the requirements can be found in the Admission Regulations.
With or Without a Practical Semester/Semester Abroad?
The Master's degree programme in Biotechnology is offered with and without a practical semester. This results in a study duration of three or four semesters. A practical semester is a whole semester that you usually spend outside our university, in industry or in a research institute, working on a project.
For the three-semester Biotechnology degree programme, the first professionally qualifying university degree is suitable if it comprises at least seven semesters of university studies and at least 210 credit points. The admission requirement for the four-semester Biotechnology Master's degree programme with Practical Semester is a professionally qualifying university degree comprising at least six semesters of university studies and at least 180 credit points.
Further information on the prerequisites can be found in the Admission Regulations.
Language Skills
The prerequisite for admission to the degree programme is sufficient command of the German language, which is proven with the German Language Examination for University Admission (DSH 2) or equivalent examinations (TestDaF TDN 4x4, FSP, DSD II, Goethe Zertifikat C2, Telc C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C2) according to the regulations for the German Language Examination for University Admission (DSH) at FH Aachen in their currently valid version.
Proof of English language skills is not required. However, we would like to point out that some of the courses in the degree programme are only offered in English.
For details and further requirements, please refer to the Admission Regulations for this degree programme.