- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Regensburg
- Deadlines
- No information
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Biology
- Ecology
Focus
Ecology, Biodiversity, Evolutionary and Systematic Botany, Theoretical Ecology, Molecular Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Animal Ecology and Evolution, Conservation & Conservation Genetics, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Target group
This degree course is aimed at students who wish to specialise in the biology of organisms with a focus on nature conservation, experimental and field ecology as well as evolution. The degree course is oriented towards both research and applied science, so that you can qualify both for consecutive doctoral studies in these fields and for work in state administration or non-governmental organisations active in the field of ecology/nature conservation.
Annotation
The programme is taught in English. Modules and courses that are taken as part of a stay abroad at one of the University of Regensburg’s partner universities can be recognised in the Master EEC.
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
First professionally qualifying degree, certificate of academic degree or equivalent academic degree with a standard period of study of at least six semesters (180 CP) in a Bachelor’s degree programme in Biology, Ecology or Biodiversity or a related subject in Geosciences, Environmental Sciences or Life Sciences with a focus on Ecology, Nature Conservation or Evolution (e.g. Geobotany, Evolutionary Biology, Animal Biology, Biogeography); Proof of course-specific aptitude; This is provided by a successfully completed aptitude procedure
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
The lecture period is interrupted from 24.12.2026 to 6.01.2027 and on 01.11. 2026. - Summer semester 2026: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
The lecture period is interrupted on 26 May 2026.
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
No information
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
Applications for admission to the Master’s degree programme and the aptitude procedure must be submitted to the Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine by 15.06 (cut-off date)
Languages of instruction
Main language
English