Industrial Biotechnology (Bachelor)

• You enjoy scientific and technical topics.
• You are interested in a study programme with a high degree of diversity and practice orientation, where everything revolves around biotechnology and food.
• You would like to train professional, social and methodological skills in addition to specialised know-how.
• You are looking for university studies in which you can set individual specialisations through an extensive offer of compulsory elective modules.

The Bachelor's programme has a modular structure and starts in the winter semester. The standard duration of studies is 7 semesters (210 ECTS credits). As a rule, 6 modules are completed per semester.

The programme content is generalist in nature and broadly diversified. In contrast to other study programmes, there is no early specialisation or focus on specific products. Instead, the focus is on a broad range of applications. Examples of modules can be found in the following table.

The modules of the study programme are offered in English and German. You can apply for the B.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology programme in the application portal. Your language skills will be examined. This will determine whether you study in German, English or your choice of language. You can find out more under the language requirements.

Fulda University of Applied Sciences offers various language courses to help you improve your missing language skills. We will be happy to help you find suitable programs.

In the first semesters, you will first learn the necessary basic knowledge in the form of compulsory modules. Please note that you must complete a basic internship of 8 weeks by the beginning of semester 4. In the following semesters, you will deepen your knowledge. You can set individual specialisations through an extensive offer of compulsory elective modules. In the seventh semester, you will enter the practical placements and complete your Bachelor's thesis.

Detailed information on the programme can be found in the module overview (see Downloads).

The integration of a semester abroad or work placement abroad is particularly possible in the second half of the course, for example via scholarship programmes (e.g. Erasmus).

1) University entrance qualification

2) If you choose the German-language variant and German-language modules, you must provide evidence of German language proficiency of at least level C1 (DSH-2) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This does not apply to persons who have obtained their university entrance qualification at a German-speaking facility or who have already completed a university degree programme predominantly in German.

3) If you choose the English-language variant and English-language modules, you must provide evidence of English language proficiency at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This does not apply to persons who have obtained their university entrance qualification at an English-speaking facility or who have already completed a university degree programme predominantly in English.

With German educational certificates: 15 April to 30 September; with foreign educational certificates: 1 March to 30 September