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Medical Life Scienсеs
(Starting: Summer Semester)
- Starting
- Summer Semester
- Mode of Admission:
- no admission restriction, but ability test (incl. interview)
- Study Mode:
- On campus
- Registration Fee & Tuition Information:
- The tuition is free, but there is an administration fee of approximately 280 EUR per semester. This fee includes a semester pass for public transрοrt.
Course Description
Open the door to a career in molecular disease research with the Master programme Medical Life Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine at Kiel University. Taught entirely in English, Medical Life Sciences offers you a robust foundation for future jobs in biomedicine.
You will enter a programme that takes you through mandatory classes in molecular pathology and medical statistics, introduces you to bioinformatics and systems biology and provides career days to inform you about professional opportunities after graduation and what is important when applying for a job. You also have a lot of room to follow particular interests in focus areas and electives.
According to our research (MyGermanUniversity), it is the only Master programme that has had a focus on Evolutionary Medicine from the start. Evolutionary Medicine is a discipline that has become more and more important for the last 15 years. Nowhere else can you combine such a focus area with Tracing disease through time as an elective, taking you by the hand to find your way through molecular paleopathology and going back thousands of years in human history.
Looking at the bigger picture, Medical Life Sciences trains you to connect the dots. Expand and use your molecular biology knowledge to raise and answer scientific questions, broaden your skills in science communication and project management to organize and present your research adequately to make the transition into the job market after graduation a rewarding experience.
🔴 Prospective students are strongly advised to inform themselves about the programme on the course website 🔴
Important note on admissions: Applications and ability assessment
Interested students need to send in an application to take part in the two-stage ability assessment. Candidates have to pass both stages of the assessment before receiving admission.
A number of requirements need to be fulfilled. Check the student profile here.
Those who pass the first stage of the assessment proceed to an interview with programme committee members and coordinators.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in life sciences or related programs, such as:
- Biology.
- Molecular biology.
- Biochemistry.
- Molecular medicine.
- Biomedicine.
Good knowledge of the basics of molecular biology and genetics is required, sufficient knowledge in vertebrate physiology (it's mandatory to provide an official university course description and an entry on the transcript documenting the passed exam in the application file), and basic skills to execute laboratory work that correspond to the level of a first academic degree in a life
sciences discipline are also required.
Minimum standard period of study: 3 years.
Required ECTS credits: 180.
There are other previous degrees accepted, please check the university course page for further informatiοn.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
EnglishApplication & Admission
Application Deadlines
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Rest of the worldApplication Procedure & Selection
Tuition free, but there is an administration fee of approximately 280 EUR per semester. This fee includes a semester pass for public transport, among other things.
Application Documents
You have to submit the following documents in the order given below via email as one PDF attachment. The file should not be larger than 5 MB, unzipped, with no more than 25 pages, and in good resolution. A coherent email text accompanying your application file is also required. Otherwise, your email will be considered spam for security reasons and will be deleted.
- Application form: Available only during the application period.
- Motivation letter: You have to explain your motivation in English and to the point, following letter-writing conventions (i.e., the format of a letter with all its parts needs to be there for the letter to be acceptable). You have to explain the following:
1. Why do you want to study Medical Life Sciences, and
2. Why do you think you would be a successful student.
If the text has been copied from the internet or fellow applicants with adaptations is not acceptable. The letter must not exceed two A-4 pages and use the following specifications: font Arial 11 pt, line spacing 15 pt, all margins 2 cm. - CV: Provide a current CV with the following specifics: Font = Arial, font size = 11 pt, line spacing = 15 pt, all margins 2 cm.
- Previous degree requirements: See the previous degree field and university course page. The transcript of records of your entire career studies is required. This is also required if you have an additional master's course or another bachelor's degree course.
- Vertebrate/human physiology course description: You have to hand in an official course description issued by your university detailing the scope, workload, and topics of the vertebrate physiology course you have passed (no other course descriptions). An entry on a transcript is not enough.
Please, pay extra attention to the required fοrmat.
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