Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, M.Sc.
Pharmaceutical biotechnology is a science of the future that deals with the development of innovative strategies for the fast and efficient transfer of the latest medical and pharmacological findings into safe and highly effective pharmaceutical products. It moves consciously on the border between (bio) chemistry, medicine and biotechnology and combines so many aspects of modern life sciences.
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 | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.05, summer semester until 15.11 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €192 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
Your study goal is a qualified education in the field of biotechnology with a focus on bioprocess development and the production of therapeutic proteins and antibodies. You will acquire knowledge of quality assurance, the legal basis and economics. In project work, planning, implementation and documentation of processes based on industrial processes are trained. On the one hand, the modules deepen your knowledge of biotechnology and facilitate entry into research projects, on the other hand, they offer training that covers both the basics and future development directions.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Important professional fields are, for example,
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depending on the choice of focus
- in biotechnological and pharmaceutical research and industry,
- of biotechnology,
- in pharmaceutical plant engineering,
- in quality management and the
- Quality control of the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries.
The master’s degree also offers the opportunity to do a doctorate with subsequent employment
- Universities,
- Research institutes
- and the research industry.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €192 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical biotechnology or in a degree with essentially the same content at a domestic or foreign university or a degree recognized as equivalent at the level of at least three academic years. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.05, summer semester until 15.11 |
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 directly to the university until 15.11Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 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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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.11.2026 (32 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.