Overview

Can Food Cure Cancer, Extend Your Lifespan, or Help with Weight Loss? Find out in the Nutritional Medicine Master's Degree Program!

Key facts

Dive into the world of molecular mechanisms of food that can influence your health and combat diseases. Our degree program combines human biology, nutritional sciences, and life sciences.

We prepare you in a versatile way. You will gain a deep understanding of macro- and micronutrients, as well as skills such as planning and conducting clinical studies. Our practice-oriented courses and the familiar environment in Lübeck offer you individual support and short paths to your success.

Numerous career opportunities await you in research institutions, biotechnology companies, food production, and the pharmaceutical industry. You can work in teaching, education, quality management, association work, and business consulting, or pursue a PhD.

Accreditation

Accredited by "Stiftung Akkreditierungsrat"

Programme Structure

The Medical Nutritional Science program offers a comprehensive education combining human biology, nutritional sciences, and life sciences. The program includes practical courses, clinical studies, and opportunities for in-depth research.

Curriculum:

1st Semester:

Immunology
Clinical Studies
Pharmaconutrition
Special Psychology of Eating Behavior
Systems Biology

2nd Semester:

Nutritional Therapy
Infection Biology
Clinical Studies 2 (Design and Implementation)
Omics in Nutritional Medicine
Compulsory Electives 1 (you can choose from: Infection Biology, Neurobiology and clinical neurobiology)
Molecular Medicin - Compulsory Electives 2 ( you can choose from: Molecular Oncology, Food Hypersensitivity, Metabolic Medicine, Molecular Endocrinology, Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine, Neuroendocrinology)

3rd Semester:

Internship Nutritional Medicine
Consolidation courses

4th Semester:

Master’s Thesis in Nutritional Medicine
Scientific Writing in Nutritional Medicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lübeck, Germany

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics View 5 other Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics 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

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

To join the master’s degree program, you require

- a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Medicine gained at the University of Lübeck or an equivalent degree in Nutritional Medicine or in a closely-related program of study (such as Biology, Biotechnology, Life Science, etc.)

- proof of the special qualification in that the undergraduate degree was completed with a grade of 2.7 or better.

- proof of sufficient knowledge of English in accordance with CEFT B2 (proven by submission of a German Abitur certificate showing courses in the language were taken for at least seven years, or through appropriate language tests ( e.g. TOEFL, IELTS))

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

Free

Additional Details

There are no tuition fees at the University of Lübeck. A semester fee must be paid each semester.

Living costs

Lübeck

Germany

730 - 1100 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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