Biotechnology, B.Sc.
Biotechnology is one of the key technologies of our time. It encompasses a broad and heterogeneous field of application and work extending to food production, wastewater treatment, plant cultivation, pharmacy, and medicine. In the Biotechnology bachelor’s program, youlearn to recognize the biochemical capacities of singled-celled organisms and systems and to implement these into technical processes. The degree program has a high degree of practical orientation, requiring students to apply interdisciplinary knowledge from biology, chemistry, and process engineering. Subject material from process engineering forms a focal point of the curriculum, as it is built on an engineering science rather than natural science foundation. Biotechnological processes are of particular significance in industrial applications. During the second half of your studies, you will choose between a process engineering/analytical specialization and one that is more oriented towards medicine.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €379.06 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Students first receive a comprehensive education in the mathematic, natural science, and engineering basic principles needed in biotechnology. Through projects you gain experience with the working methods and approaches used in engineering and natural science work. You will also work on biotechnological topics and questions in groups. During your technical studies, you take integrated courses where you learn about biotechnology in further detail as well as gain skills and competences honed and expanded in seminars and labs. The final program component is the scientific bachelor’s thesis which you complete independently.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The bachelor’s study program in Biotechnology offers an ideal preparation for current professional demands. While research is a traditional field of employment, biotechnology has expanded to find application in both classical branches of industry as well as medicine and product development. Our graduates typically work as product, process, or development engineers in the fermentation, food, chemical, or pharmaceutical industries; in process development or consulting within the plant engineering or equipment construction industry; in the development of medical agents or the clinical testing of medicines.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €379.06 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | As this study program combines content from the fields of math, natural science, and engineering, you should possess an interest in and basic understanding of natural science and technology. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.