Overview

Students attend courses from the following main categories: Development of Plant Cells and Ultrastructure; Plant Biochemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology; and Plant Systematics and Biodiversity. In addition, there is a large selection of lab courses in the following fields: Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Transgenic Plants; Biological Diversity, Systematics and Evolution of Plants; Plant Cell Biology; Plant Biotechnology; Paleobotany; Ecology and Nature Conservation.

The Plant Sciences program at University of Bonn cooperates with facilities external to the University of Bonn such as the Research Center Jülich, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding in Cologne and the Universities of Düsseldorf and Cologne.

Possible lines of work:

Academia (teaching/research at universities, research institutions, etc.), basic research in plant biology (universities, institutes of the Max Planck Society, big-science facilities, etc.), development/production/marketing (industrial sector, fields of plant protection and biotechnology, consulting (public authorities, environmental protection organizations)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Transgenic Plants
Plant Biodiversity, Systematics and Evolution
Plant Cell Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Paleobotany
Ecology and Conservation.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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PTE Academic

59

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bonn, Germany

Disciplines

Soil Science Botany Biochemistry View 5 other Masters in Soil Science in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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59

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor of Science degree certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to be obtained after the applicationdeadline, include a recent study transcript and indicate the date of expected graduation during the admission application. If your degree certificate does not contain a grade you must provide your most recent transcript or mark sheet. Certificates not written in English or German need to be translated.
Upper secondary school certificate – such as Abitur, High School, Baccalauréat and GCE-O/A levels orequivalent.
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Curriculum vitae

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Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 24 months.

University of Bonn does not charge tuition. But, you must pay the social contribution per semester (323,96 EUR – Winter Semester; 323,96 EUR – Summer Semester)

Living costs for Bonn

865 - 1281 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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