# Biology (Biologie) (MSc) at KIT

Research-driven biology master with a molecular-methods emphasis, integration into current research projects, and a marine or alpine field excursion. One of only two KIT natural-science masters in this group that can be studied in English rather than German. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-msc-biology/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English and German
- English requirement: English at B2 — per KIT rules TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5 — if studying in English.
- German requirement: CEFR C1 (level C) if studying in German. KIT states the language of instruction is German or English, so an English route exists.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in Biology or a substantially equivalent degree
- Minimum grade: Admission-restricted (ja); selection interviews (Auswahlgespräche) are conducted
- Prerequisite credits: Subject-equivalence check
- Also required: EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official programme page: https://www.chem-bio.kit.edu/english/

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.chem-bio.kit.edu/english/)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/biologie/kit-karlsruhe-120)
- [Application portal](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu)


## Focus areas

- Molecular biology
- Cell biology
- Microbiology and genetics
- Individualized research profile

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT — Master Biology (Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch oder Englisch): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/vorstudium/master-biology.php
- KIT Faculty of Chemistry and Biosciences: https://www.chem-bio.kit.edu/english/
- KIT — Charges and Fees (semester contribution €201.50 WS 2026/27: €80.00 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12.00 Students Union): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php
- KIT International Students Office — tuition fees for third-country students (€1,500/semester since WS 2017/18, Art. 3 LHGebG): https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/12606.php
- KIT International Students Office — application route: direct via the KIT Online-Portal, no uni-assist and no VPD: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en