Admission requirements

We accept 25-30 students based on successful completion of a bachelor program in biochemistry or related areas. Admittance is guided by bachelor grades and interviews. The master’s program applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry or an equivalent degree with credits in biochemistry that correspond to the bachelor’s program in biochemistry at the Freie Universität Berlin.
• Classes are taught in English. The necessary English language skills must be proven by exam results.

Proof of sufficient German (DSH2) or English Skills (IELTS 5.0; TOEFL: Paper 500 or Computer 170 or Internet 80) for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German.

For applications please go to:

https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/master/konsekutive-masterstudiengaenge/index.html 

For further questions please contact: admission@biochemie.fu-berlin.de

Tuition

Students do not pay any tuition fees. However, the university charges a semester fee (app. 300 Euro per semester), which includes costs for public transportation in the Berlin area.

Key information

Admission for the 1st semester	25-30 students
Application and registration period	For the winter semester 2023/2024: 24 April 2023 – 31 May 2023 (application via uni-assist starts already on 14.04.2023) For the summer semester 2024: 1 December 2023 – 15 January 2024
Program start	Winter and summer semester
Language	English
Degree	Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration	4 Semester