Overview

The Ecology programme offered by the University of Bremen is multidisciplinary and contains many innovative elements such as a mentoring programme, integrated skills courses, supporting online material, scientific projects, and individual research training.

Research in the area of “Marine Ecosystems” encompasses the bioscientific components of Bremen’s excellent high-profile area of marine research; Marine Ecology is therefore one of the elements of the Master's Programme MSc Ecology.

Career opportunities

The Master of Science Ecology will provide you with a broad ecological background and will train you to become a critically thinking scientist. On the one hand you will get extensive research experience qualifying you for PhD studies and an academic career but further more the acquired scientific, technical and communication skills will also open a wide range of additional opportunities. During the programme, you will become familiar with many techniques and approaches including field experiments, analysis of animal behaviour, mathematical modelling, sustainability research, advanced statistics and modern genetic methods.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Population Ecology

Environmental Risks and Ecotoxicology

Behavioural Ecology

Vegetation Ecology and Conservation Biology

Soil and Ecosystem Ecology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bremen, Germany

Disciplines

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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

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor‘s degree (or equivalent) in Biology, Ecology, or a related field, or you have 135 CP and expect to finish your Bachelor‘s before starting the Master's programme.

CV,

motivation letter,

Bachelor‘s degree (if you don't have a Bachelor‘s degree yet, include a transcript of records),

proof your English language proficiency by taking a recognised English proficiency test

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

The University of Bremen does not charge tuition fees. But you do have to pay a semester contribution: 425.40 EUR

Living costs

Bremen

Germany

738 - 1106 EUR / month

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

Funding

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Additional Details

Living costs

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