# Biosciences (MSc) at RWTH Aachen

The renamed Biosciences master (formerly Biology) integrates biology with chemistry, physics, medicine, engineering and especially bioinformatics, using biochemical analysis, high-resolution microscopy, computer modelling and biophysics. It offers an English-taught Medical Life Sciences track and connects to the Aachen-Jülich life-science ecosystem.

University: RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/rwth-aachen.md)
City: Aachen (https://studygermany.dev/cities/aachen.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/rwth-aachen-msc-biosciences/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English and German
- English requirement: English proficiency for the language of instruction at enrolment, per the examination regulations. The Medical Life Sciences track is fully English-taught.
- German requirement: German proficiency required for the German-taught modules, per the examination regulations. No specific level is published.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter semester
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: €375.19
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: €0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised university, with the background required by the examination regulations
- Minimum grade: Open admission; the examination board reviews qualifications
- Prerequisite credits: Biology or life-science background per the examination regulations
- Also required: Renamed from "Biology M.Sc." — older listings may still use the previous title. Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2026-03-01 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Winter-only intake.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree. Winter-only intake.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://online.rwth-aachen.de/
- Official programme page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/booc?lidx=1

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/booc?lidx=1)
- [RWTH Department of Biology — Medical Life Sciences track](https://www.biologie.rwth-aachen.de/cms/biologie/studium/studiengaenge/masterstudiengaenge/~blyory/medical-life-sciences/?lidx=1)
- [Apply via RWTHonline (no uni-assist)](https://online.rwth-aachen.de/)


## Focus areas

- Medical Life Sciences (English-taught)
- Molecular and cell biology
- Bioinformatics-adjacent focuses

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- RWTH Aachen — Biosciences M.Sc. official programme page (proficiency in German and English): https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/booc?lidx=1
- RWTH Department of Biology — Medical Life Sciences track (English-taught): https://www.biologie.rwth-aachen.de/cms/biologie/studium/studiengaenge/masterstudiengaenge/~blyory/medical-life-sciences/?lidx=1
- AStA RWTH Aachen — Semesterbeitrag / finance (WS 2026/27 components; WS 2025/26 total €338.05 confirmed): https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/about-us/finance/
- RWTH Aachen — Master's application route: direct via RWTHonline, no uni-assist, no VPD: https://online.rwth-aachen.de/
- Inferred — WS 2026/27 semester contribution €375.19 reconstructed from official AStA components; not published by RWTH as a single figure. Confirmed fallback €338.05 (WS 2025/26). Verify before publishing a hard number.: https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/about-us/finance/