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Biology (Biologie) (M.Sc.)

at KIT in Karlsruhe

At a glance

Language
Bilingual
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€1,500 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€201.50

● Closed for this intake All applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Molecular biology · Cell biology · Microbiology and genetics · Individualized research profile

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.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor in Biology or a substantially equivalent degree
Minimum grade
Admission-restricted (ja); selection interviews (Auswahlgespräche) are conducted
English
English at B2 — per KIT rules TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5 — if studying in English.
German
CEFR C1 (level C) if studying in German. KIT states the language of instruction is German or English, so an English route exists.
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.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
All applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.
All applicants Summer semester Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€1,500 per semester
Semester contribution
€201.50
Semester ticket
not included

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.

Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
Official page
www.chem-bio.kit.edu

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

3.8 /5

Sixteen master-level reviews average 3.8 out of 5. Reviewers value the modular structure, the molecular focus and the self-directed research options, singling out short intensive research modules. The main caution is stress: back-to-back practicals and heavy reporting make the workload intense, initial orientation is described as confusing, and ecology and biodiversity coverage is thin.

Liked

  • Individually configurable focus
  • Short intensive research modules
  • Good study content and literature access
  • Strong molecular biology and microbiology

Criticised

  • Intense workload; high stress tolerance required
  • Initial orientation confusing
  • Limited ecology and biodiversity coverage

Where graduates go

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