Nutritional Science, M.Sc.
The master’s degree in nutritional science is research-oriented and offers opportunities for individual focus through a large compulsory elective module. The cooperation with the Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Breeding and the German Institute for Nutritional Research gives you direct insight into one of the world's leading non-university research institutes. With the option of a subsequent fast-track program, you can proceed directly to an academic qualification.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.08 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €372.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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
In this master's program you will deal with biochemical, cell and molecular biological methods for quantifying metabolic processes. You deal with instrumental food analysis, pathobiochemical, pathophysiological and toxicological relationships between nutrition and disease and the effects of ingredients in plant and animal foods on health. Other focal points are the interactions between the intestinal microbiota and the host, smell and taste perception and nutritional epidemiology. The large elective area gives you the opportunity to tailor your studies to your interests.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The master’s degree in nutritional science provides you with the necessary theoretical knowledge, methods and practical skills to conduct independent scientific research in the field of experimental nutritional science.
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Future fields of work are available to you in the research and development departments of universities, non-university institutions, clinics, authorities or industry. Further areas of activity open up to you in the field of quality control, in the media, in adult education, in international organizations and politics, in the Third World (e.g. as a development worker), in administration or in the field of health care and aftercare.
However, you also have the option of continuing your academic education with a doctorate in the directly subsequent fast-track doctoral program. It is also possible to do your own doctorate, e.g. in cooperation with a (non-)university research institute or a clinical facility involved in this course.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €372.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Basic knowledge in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, which was taught in the bachelor's degree Good English language skills (with proof) Knowledge and skills in the fields of nutritional biochemistry, nutritional toxicology, nutritional medicine, nutritional epidemiology, food chemistry and nutritional physiology and pathophysiology Requirement for a master's degree is a first professional academic degree, e.g. with a bachelor's degree. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.08 |
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 15.08uni-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.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.08.2027 (305 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.