# M.Sc. Biology (MSc) at TU Braunschweig

This programme is taught in German — confirmed by exclusion from TU Braunschweig’s own international application page, which names only four English-taught master’s programmes plus one bilingual. German B2 (to apply) / C1 (to enrol) is the TU Braunschweig pattern; the exact level is not stated on the programme page. Replaces the phantom "Quantum Engineering" entry on the original shortlist, which turned out to be Leibniz Universität Hannover's programme, not TU Braunschweig's. CHE ranks TU Braunschweig's Biology and Biotechnology in the top group nationally — a genuine subject strength — but it is not among the university's own four named English-taught master’s programmes, which is what settles it as German-taught.

University: Technische Universität Braunschweig (https://studygermany.dev/universities/tu-braunschweig.md)
City: Braunschweig (https://studygermany.dev/cities/braunschweig.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/tu-braunschweig-msc-biology/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: German
- English requirement: not confirmed
- German requirement: German-taught (established by exclusion: TU Braunschweig’s own international application page names Artificial Intelligence for Molecular Sciences, Data Science, Quantum Technologies in ECE and Solar System Physics as its only English-taught master’s programmes, plus CSE as bilingual). Expect B2 to apply / C1 to enrol per the TU Braunschweig pattern — the exact level is not stated on the application page.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter semester
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: €472.50
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: TU Braunschweig is a Lower Saxony public university — €0 tuition for all students, including non-EU. The semester contribution is €472.50 for WS 2026/27, confirmed at primary source on the TU Braunschweig Immatrikulationsamt notice of 15.06.2026 ("Der Semesterbeitrag für das Wintersemester 2026/27 steht fest! Er beträgt 472,50 €"), made up of the Studentenwerksbeitrag, the Studierendenschaftsbeitrag and the Verwaltungskostenbeitrag. This is up from €440.00 in WS 2025/26–SoSe 2026 — the rise tracks the Studierendenwerk OstNiedersachsen increase and the nationwide Deutschlandticket tariff recalculation of 1 July 2026 — and it now sits €19.34 above neighbouring LUH's €453.16. No application fee to TU Braunschweig, but a non-EU/EEA degree requires uni-assist. Refundable under conditions (e.g. leave of absence), up to two months after semester start.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: not confirmed
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Admission type not confirmed.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2027-03-15. Non-EU/EEA applicants close 15 March for a winter start — the tightest confirmed non-EU master's deadline on the platform, four months before the EU/EEA date. APS processing (required for India/China/Vietnam) backs up in New Delhi exactly Jan-Mar, so start APS in autumn for a winter start.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2027-07-15. EU/EEA-degree holders (and holders of a German degree) apply directly, without the uni-assist step.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: yes (the deadline notes show who this applies to)
- Application portal: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/application
- Official programme page: not confirmed

## External resources

- [International application (deadlines + English/bilingual master's list)](https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/application)
- [All degree programmes](https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/study-teaching/beginning-your-studies/degree-programmes/overview-study-programmes)
- [Apply via uni-assist](https://www.uni-assist.de/en/)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- TU Braunschweig — Finanzierung (i-amt, semester contribution): https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/studium-lehre/im-studium/finanzierung
- TU Braunschweig — International application (the authoritative English/bilingual master's list: "the language of instruction for Data Science, Quantum Technologies in ECE, AIMS and Solar System Physics is English"; CSE is bilingual; "the language of instruction at TU Braunschweig is primarily German"): https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/application
- Language confirmed from TU Braunschweig — International application page: not among the four named English-taught master’s programmes nor the one bilingual programme, therefore German-taught: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/application
- TU Braunschweig Immatrikulationsamt — "Semesterbeitrag Wintersemester 2026/27" (15.06.2026): €472.50 confirmed at primary source: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/studium-lehre/im-studium/finanzierung