M.Sc. Medical Life Sciences

_Stage 1:_ You submit an application in English. Inform yourself what is required knowledge (opens in a new tab) before deciding whether you should apply. Also check the FAQ (opens in a new tab) section.

To apply, your documents have to be submitted before the deadline.

Submit the following documents in the order given below via email as one PDF attachment, not larger than 5 MB, unzipped, with no more than 30 pages in good resolution. Attachments without a coherent email text accompanying your application file are relegated to the SPAM folder for security reasons and deleted.

• Application form: The application form can be dowloaded during application periods from this website, it will be uploaded in due time. If you fill it in electronically, make sure your entries have been saved before you send the form. Empty forms cannot be considered for assessment. If you fill in the form manually and scan it, entries need to be legible. It is not advisable to use photographs, watch your file size! Partly filled-in application forms or illegible entries lead to applications not being considered.
• Motivation letter: Explain your motivation in YOUR OWN words in English. Chat GPT and other AI tools produce letters in a generic style that is clearly discernible. A potential interview will show instantly whether the English in your letter was your own or if there is insufficient English for the Master programme. We will reject applicants without the necessary C1-level English skills.
• Write to the point, following letter writing conventions (we do request a letter, i.e. the format of a letter with ALL its parts needs to be there for the letter to be acceptable). Explain why you want to study Medical Life Sciences and why you think you would be a successful student in your own words. Texts copied from the internet or fellow-applicants with adaptations are not acceptable. The letter must not exceed two A-4 pages and use the following specifications: font Arial 11 pt, line spacing 15 pt, all margins 2 cm.
• CV: Provide a current CV with the following specifics: Font = Arial, font size = 11 pt, line spacing = 15 pt, all margins 2 cm
• University degree certificate(s) and transcripts: Enclose your Bachelor certificate and the transcripts for your entire university career; if you have not yet completed your Bachelor's studies, you need to include all transcripts up to date. If you have already completed a Master's degree or have done an additional Bachelor's degree, we need all the transcripts and your certificate as well. Transcripts for degree courses you have not finished need to be included, too.
• Languages accepted for transcripts, physiology course descriptions and certificates are German, English, Russian, French, Dutch and Spanish (the four latter ones are in order for the application, BUT be prepared to hand in a certified translation into German or English for enrolment should you be accepted).
• Course description vertebrate/human physiology: Physiology skills need to be proven. Hand in an official course description issued by your university detailing scope, workload and the topics of the vertebrate physiology course you have passed (_no other course descriptions_). An entry on a transcript is not enough. Neither is plant, developmental or cell physiology a substitute for vertebrate/human physiology. Self-written descriptions are not accepted. Not including a vertebrate physiology course description leads to the application not being considered.