Cellular and Immunological Biosciences — From Single Cells to Plants, Animals, and Humans (MSc) University of Tübingen

The MSc Cellular and Immunological Biosciences — From Single Cells to Plants, Animals, and Humans provides a thorough understanding of cellular and immuno­logical processes and their underlying molecular mechanisms in normal and malfunctioning cells and tissues, teaches the knowledge of techniques to study them, and prepares you to find solutions together with the international and interdisciplinary research community.

The two-year programme offers a research-centred qualification with a high academic standard in the areas of molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, and systems biology with English as the teaching language.

The MSc CIB programme is exceptional in highlighting comparative aspects of cellular and immunological processes in a variety of model systems — single cells, yeast, plants, Drosophila, and cultures of human cells & tissues — during development, homeostasis, and disease, and in providing hands-on experience on a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art methods.

The picture shows a typical course organisation of the entire MSc CIB study programme.

For details on the course organisation, on topics, and on teaching formats, please see the MSc CIB website (MSc CIB / Curriculum) and the module handbook (MSc CIB / Links & Downloads).

Bachelor's degree with a grade of at least 2.5 (German grading system)

The selection criterion for the ranking list is the Bachelor's degree grade. The exact grade required for admission cannot be specified, as it depends on the number of applicants. In previous years, the grade limit was around 2.0.

A grade of 2.5 or better can be "improved" by bonus points, e.g. by an authorship of a scientific publication.
More details at MSc CIB / Application & Admission

Enrolment fees at the University of Tübingen are currently approx. 200 EUR per semester. This includes use of local public transport free of charge on Mondays to Fridays in the evening, at weekends and on public holidays. In addition, students may purchase a semester ticket for unlimited use of public transport in the city of Tübingen and the surrounding area (currently approx. 160 EUR).

Estimated basic student expenses are around 1,000 EUR per month according to the Tübingen Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk”), including rent for student accommodation. Rent for private accommodation will be more expensive.

Students may find jobs as research assistants for projects at the Department of Biology or at affiliated research institutes.

Accommodation is available through the Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk“) or on the private market. Rooms in student accommodation cost approx. 250–480 EUR per month. As Tübingen is a very attractive place to live, private accommodation is more expensive and can take some effort to find. To make sure you find a suitable place to live, you should start looking as early as possible.

We recommend you apply for student accommodation through the “Studierendenwerk” at the same time that you apply for admission to the Master's programme (please see: https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/halls-of-residence-tuebingen/ and https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/faqs/) and send in a copy of your notification of admission as soon as you have received it (your application won’t be finally processed before the “Studierendenwerk” has received proof of your admission). For further information, check out the “Studierendenwerk” pages on housing in Tübingen (https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/housing-infos/).