M.Sc. Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science

A bachelor’ degree either in

a) Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences from the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at Universität Hamburg (opens in a new tab).

2. Any other bachelor’s degree, provided that at least 81 ECTS credits of foundational coursework in the natural sciences have been proven to have been completed in the following disciplines:

Mathematics (incl. physics and bioinformatics, if available)6 ECTSChemistry (general; inorganic, organic, physical, and biochemistry)6 ECTSStatistics9 ECTSBiology (inclusive Biological Oceanography and Fisheries Science60 ECTS

All Applicants must have adequate English language skills.

Adequate language proficiency may be demonstrated as follows:

a) CEFR/TELC - B2

b) IELTS - 5.0

c) TOEFL - (IBT 80, PBT 500, CBT 170)

d) Cambridge - FCE, CAE, or CPE

e) Degree from an English language bachelor degree program

f) Higher education entrance qualification for an anglophone Instiution in Higher Education

g) Exchange of miminum 6 month at an anglophone Country

h) English classes at a state school in Germany for seven years is equivalent [wenn im Abi-Zeugnis Englisch als erste Fremdsprache aufgeführt ist, reicht dies als Nachweis aus]

You have to submit the following documents to apply for a place in this master program:

1) Application form.

You have to fill in the form online via STiNE (opens in a new tab). No hard copies are needed. PLease upload all needed docuemts.

1. The online-application is open beginning the February 15th until March 31th  www.stine.uni-hamburg.de (opens in a new tab) .

Applicants who have finished their graduate degree before March 31th have to send the following documents in addition to their application form:

1. Certificates of the bachelor degree.

2. In the case that modules, courses and examinations are not listed in the certificate you have to add a „transcript of records“ .

3. Language certificate (CEFR/TELC, IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge).

4. Certificate of additional qualification relating to the master program (opens in a new tab).

Applicants who are in the final stage of their bachelor without a certificates of the bachelor degree, have to send the following docoments in addition to their application form:

1. An official „transcript of records“ where modules, courses and examinations are listed and a preliminary overall grade has been given.

2. Applications can only be considered if you can prove that you are able to complete your bachelor´s degree until the end of the first semester of the master Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences while studying the modules provided for the first semester of the master Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences.

3. Language certificate (CEFR/TELC, IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge).

4. Certificate of additional qualifications relating to the master program (opens in a new tab).