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Applied Bioinformaticsfull time

Degree
Master of Science
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Mainz
Deadlines
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
September 2026 (EU)
September 2026 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Bioinformatics
  • Medical Informatics

Target group

The aim of the master's programme 'Applied Bioinformatics' is to prepare bachelor's graduates in the field of food science to apply bioinformatical methods in research and industry. To achieve this, students gain expertise in understanding the latest research in bioinformatics and applying this to real-world problems.

Annotation

If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be proven: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted.

If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

1. Evidence of a Bachelor's degree in Biology or an equivalent degree at a university in Germany or abroad as well as basic programming skills. If this cannot be demonstrated when the study programme commences, the requirement can be fulfilled by successfully completing the lecture "Introduction to Programming" of the Bachelor's degree course in "Computer Science" before the end of the first academic year.
2. Students are required to have sufficient English language proficiency.
3. Applicants who obtained neither their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution nor a degree in a course conducted in German are required to provide evidence of German proficiency at the level of the "German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students" (DSH).

Lecture period

  • 13.04.2026 - 11.07.2026
  • 19.10.2026 - 13.02.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

    For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German