Faculty of Life Sciences

Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften

Founded in 1994 and renamed in 2017, today the faculty is home to various natural science disciplines. Hence, students and scientists benefit in many ways from the cooperation among the different fields and with other accredited institutions.

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Facts about the faculty

University	Leipzig University
Programmes	2 programmes · 1 bachelor's, 1 master's
Language of programmes	German — 1 programme; English — 1 programme
Campus	Campus Augustusplatz
Application	bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 31.05
City	Leipzig
Website	https://www.biphaps.uni-leipzig.de/

What the faculty's programmes require

The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.

German for the German-taught programmes

For 1 German-taught programme: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.

English B2

For 1 English-taught programme; the accepted tests (IELTS, TOEFL) are on the programme page.

About the faculty

The faculty is structured academically into three institutes covering the academic fields of Biochemistry, Biology and Psychology. The constituent institutes offer a total of 9 degree programmes leading to the Bachelor or Masters degree as well as the Staatsexamen. The faculty currently employs 29 professors. It has approximately 1700 registered students, as well as about 500 students pursuing a doctorate. The faculty and its institutes offer a unique combination of excellent and interdisciplinary research opportunities and a practical approach to teaching.

We proudly announce the foundation of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) which aims to become a world-class research centre in this emerging field. iDiv will address the four main questions of biodiversity sciences: (i) how can we detect and quantify biodiversity? (ii) how does biodiversity emerge? (iii) what are the consequences of biodiversity for the functioning of ecosystems? (iv) how can we safeguard biodiversity?

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Where the faculty's students study

Classes take place at Campus Augustusplatz — when choosing housing, go by this campus, not by the university's main address.

Questions about admission to the faculty

Where do the faculty's students study?

Classes of Faculty of Life Sciences take place at: Campus Augustusplatz. Look for housing near the campus, not near the university's main address.

In which language are the programmes taught?

German — 1 programme; English — 1 programme.

When do I need to apply?

Bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 31.05. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.

Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?

To a programme: requirements, language and deadline are set per programme, and the faculty's admission committee assesses the application.

Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?

We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.

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