At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake: Winter semester
Tuition: €0 public university
Semester fee: €339.70

● No fixed date all (external) · Winter semester see table below

Focus areas: Cell-culture process management · Quality assurance / GMP · Process & formulation R&D · Regulatory approval of manufacturing systems

A fully English-taught specialization within the M.Sc. Biochemical Engineering (Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering) focused on improving biopharmaceutical production through process-data interpretation, mathematical modelling and simulation/optimization, plus GMP and regulatory topics. Graduates target pharma, biotech, food and cosmetics industries. Winter (October) start with a preparatory first semester; a summer start is possible only with a 7-semester ECTS bachelor. First-semester courses are offered hybrid so visa-waiting students can join. EU/EEA-degree holders apply directly to the university; non-EU/EEA-degree holders apply via uni-assist (€75 first application + €30 per additional).

Admission requirements

Prior degree

B.Sc. in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Life Science Engineering or related (or Dipl.-Ing.)

Minimum grade

3.0 (German scale) or better - inferred from the Chemical Engineering equivalence rule via Bioengineering; not explicitly stated for this specialization

English

CEFR B2 (confirmed via the central enrollment-requirements page), proven by TOEFL / IELTS / Cambridge First Certificate; GRE score uploaded (official submission not mandatory).

German

not required (appreciated; a German course is embedded in the programme)

Prerequisite credits

Preparatory (bridging) semester for <7-semester or non-ECTS/non-European bachelors
Bachelor coursework in process control / logic / simulation / mathematical models weighted more heavily

Also required

Motivation letter; Two recommendation letters (one from a university professor); GRE recommended

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 (external)	Winter semester	no fixed date	⚠ Source conflict: BCI FAQ shows both 'till April 30th of the enrollment year' and '15 July 2025'. Verify with the BCI coordinator before applying. Check: https://bci.tu-dortmund.de/en/studies/study-programmes/biopharmaceutical-engineering/

Fees & funding

Tuition: €0 per semester
Semester contribution: €339.70
Semester ticket: included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition. Semester contribution €339.70 WS 2026/27, builder-confirmed (Campusportal); not yet confirmed from a public official TU page. Includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Verify at https://www.stwdo.de and https://www.tu-dortmund.de/studium/organisation-des-studiums/semesterbeitrag/

Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dortmund scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist: required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
Application portal: www.uni-assist.de
Official page: bci.tu-dortmund.de

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.

4 /5

⚠ Scope note: these reviews cover the Bioingenieurwesen (Bioengineering) master listing on StudyCheck and may not reflect the Biopharmaceutical Engineering track specifically. Six reviewers rate the programme 4.0/5. A dedicated synthesis pass is needed once the Bioingenieurwesen listing is visited directly.

Where graduates go

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