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Biosciences (M.Sc.)

at RWTH Aachen in Aachen

At a glance

Language
Bilingual
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter semester
Tuition
€0 public university
Semester fee
€375.19

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

Focus areas: Medical Life Sciences (English-taught) · Molecular and cell biology · Bioinformatics-adjacent focuses

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.

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
English
English proficiency for the language of instruction at enrolment, per the examination regulations.The Medical Life Sciences track is fully English-taught.
German
German proficiency required for the German-taught modules, per the examination regulations. No specific level is published.
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.

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
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Winter-only intake.
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree. Winter-only intake.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€0 per semester
Semester contribution
€375.19
Semester ticket
included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€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).

Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
online.rwth-aachen.de
Official page
www.rwth-aachen.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.

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