Pharmaceutical research – 4 semesters for students with a bachelor’s degree, M.Sc.
The research-oriented master’s course in pharmaceutical research - 4 semesters for students with a bachelor’s degree [AMF (4 semesters for BSc)] is aimed at graduates of natural science bachelor’s courses who want to gain in-depth insights into pharmaceutical research and its development.
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 01.07, summer semester until 01.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €394.69 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
Building on the basic scientific competences acquired in the bachelor's degree program, in the first two semesters of the master’s degree AMF (4 semesters for BSc) the pharmaceutical competencies essential for drug research in the areas of pharmaceutical biology, pharmaceutical / Medicinal chemistry, drug analysis, pharmaceutical technology and biopharmacy, biochemical and molecular biological basics of drug effects, pharmacology and toxicology as well as pathophysiology / pathobiochemistry taught (basic phase). By attending selected events from the Pharmacy State Examination course tailored to the needs of the Master’s course, students learn the biochemical and molecular biological basics of the mode of action of drugs and drug metabolism, the connection between the chemistry of drugs and the pharmacological properties, the differences between low molecular weight substances and recombinantly produced drugs, different drug forms and routes of application as well as questions of pharmacokinetics and the bioavailability of drugs.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
With a view from different disciplines and the high interdisciplinarity, the graduates become a link in optimal drug research, with fields of activity both in research institutions and in industry.
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Many paths are open. Most of the time, the master’s degree is followed by a doctorate in which a further specialization in a field of drug research takes place.
Afterwards, graduates will open up professional fields along the entire value chain of drugs, be it in research, development, production, sales, marketing or quality assurance of drugs, both in the pharmaceutical, chemical or pharmacy-related industry, as well as in academic or non-university research institutions.
The acquisition and deepening of specialist skills in the pharmaceutical disciplines as well as in related subjects enables graduates to act as a link between different to be able to function in different disciplines. Thanks to the independent work in research projects already funded during their studies, graduates are able to carry out creative research and address a wide variety of issues that require the courage to new thinking. Due to the high flexibility and the acquired ability to familiarize themselves with other fields of work relatively easily, long-term unemployment of the graduates is not to be expected.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €394.69 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Bachelor's degree in biochemistry, chemistry, biosciences, (bio) -medical chemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics or an at least equivalent degree from a German university or a German university of applied sciences in the same or a related subject with a standard period of study of at least six semesters or an at least equivalent foreign degree Degree in the same or related subject with a standard period of study of at least six semesters |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.07, summer semester until 01.01 |
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 01.01Send 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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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 01.01.2027 (79 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.