Program Overview

Molekulare Medizin - Master

Key data on study program

• Faculty: Medicine
• Academic Degree: Master
• Restricted admission: Yes, in first semester
• Regular duration of studies: 2 semesters
• Is a combination subject required?: No
• Application deadline 1st semester: Overview of application deadlines
• Program start: Winter semester
• Language of instruction: English
• Costs: Tuition and other fees

Requirements and application

On what criteria are applicants selected?

• Application procedure: 20 places are available per year and will be awarded according to the applicant’s qualifications and experience.
• A ranking list is created based on the final grades or provisional final grades of the first degree.
• A bonus can additionally be awarded by the selection committee, especially for publications and academic prizes in scientific fields.

Which requirements must I meet for studies?

• Admission requirements:
  • a Bachelor’s degree/first degree in Molecular Medicine or a recognized equivalent from an accredited institution with 240 ECTS and with a final grade of at least 3,0 in the German grading system;
  • at least 6 ECTS in each of the following subjects: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology and Neurosciences;
  • official evidence of English language proficiency;
  • an ‘Allgemeine Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (HZB)’ i.e. a general qualification for university entrance;
  • a Curriculum Vitae (CV);
  • a letter of motivation (a maximum of 2 A4 pages), optional;
  • request to Laboratory Classes/ Practical Laboratory Skills for prospective Students in Molecular Medicine;
  • Measles Protection Act (= Masernschutzgesetz): The Measles Protection Act came into force on 1 March 2020, affecting people employed and working in the health care system, including students at the Faculty of Medicine in Tübingen.

Which languages must I know?

• Foreign language competence: English language requirements for Master’s Applicants (level of C1 or above according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• Proof of English language skills can be demonstrated on the basis of:
  • Internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT);
  • IELTS;
  • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English Test;
  • Language certificate from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in accordance with the levels of language competence of the Common European Framework of Reference and the UNIcert System.

Program details

Which topics are dealt with in the program?

• Curriculum/Field of study: Tübingen’s Master’s program is an excellent choice for students seeking an advanced academic and laboratory research training program in modern cellular and molecular medicine with direct application to the study of human disease.
• The program consists of fundamental, translational and clinical research in the field of infectious diseases and comprises a number of central research themes, including:
  • Viral control of translation;
  • Trafficking of viral components;
  • Reverse transcription and integration;
  • Evolution and emergence of viruses;
  • Bacteria-phagocyte interaction;
  • In vivo infection models;
  • DNA sequencing techniques, protein expression systems;
  • Flow cytometry;
  • Malaria vaccines;
  • Drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum;
  • Reverse genetics in Plasmodium falciparum;
  • Helminths and allergies.

What is special about the Tübingen program?

• Characteristics: The innovative Master’s program in Molecular Medicine is characterized by interdisciplinarity, practice orientation, and an international focus with the ambition to qualify future excellent scientists for medical research.
• A particular strength of the Master’s program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Tübingen is its location within the thriving research culture of the Faculty of Medicine with its four focus areas of neurosciences, immunology, oncology, and infection biology.

How is the program structured?

• Program coordination/Administration: The Master’s program lasts one academic year (two semesters) and encompasses a total of 60 ECTS.
• The one year curriculum is divided into two main parts, the first concentrating on deepening knowledge and advanced laboratory research training in two/or one of the above mentioned areas, the second on an individual research project (Master’s thesis).
• In the first semester, students can choose from a catalogue of modules in two selected areas of specialization allowing the student to tailor the program to their individual or interests.

Is study abroad expected?

• Exchange programs: The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen maintains close cooperation with more than 40 universities all over the world, which offers our students the option to write their Master’s thesis in research departments abroad.
• Optional time abroad: You may choose to spend some time abroad as part of any study program.

After your studies

Career prospects

• Career opportunities: The Master´s program in Molecular Medicine lasts one academic year and leads to a Master of Science (M. Sc.) degree.
• Upon successful completion of the program, graduates may choose to continue their studies by directly pursuing a doctorate in Molecular Medicine.
• Alternatively, graduates may choose to embark upon a professional life in scientific research, industry, private laboratories, clinics, or other institutions.

Doctorate options

• Opportunities for further studies/Perspectives: Upon successful completion of the Master of Science program in Molecular Medicine, graduates may directly pursue a doctorate or PhD.