Degree programme Hydrobiology (Master) accredited

Important information

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Admission requirements

University degree in Biology, Hydrology, Water management or in a related study course, as well as
• at least 20 credits (ECTS) from courses related to: Ecology, Evolution, Hydrobiology, Marine biology, Limnology, Pedology or Environmental system analysis and
• at least 20 credits from courses related to: Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, basics of water supply, basic principles of Water management, basics of Waste water systems or Industrial water management and
• at least 15 credits from courses related to: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry (preferably Hydrochemistry), Linear differential equations and Stochastics or Water ingredients.

Aptitude assessment

Notes and Rules of Procedure for the Aptitude Test [Eignungsfeststellungsordnung] on the webpage of the discipline

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with foreign school leaving certificate please find information here: language requirements.

Application hints and tips

If, at the time of the application, proof of the first degree that qualifies for a profession cannot yet be provided, applicants will be admitted to the aptitude test procedure and the numerus clausus selection procedure if 80% of the achievable points of the university degree can be proven by a certificate of the university of origin (Examining Office), on the basis of a completed module exam, assignment paper or colloquium. The form can be found on the web pages of the Admission Office.

General information for the degree programme

This programme focuses on the fields of water and natural resources management as well as engineering. It addresses particularly students from developing and transitional countries due to the specific problems in water management occurring there, which are subject of a number of modules. Furthermore, the participants acquire and expand their professional and methodological qualifications.

The programme addresses basic techniques of scientific research, experimental research methods and system-analytical processes for the analysis of observational data and for the planning and evaluation of laboratory and field experiments. Furthermore, the programme includes methodological fundamentals of ecotoxicology, key techniques for determining water quality, a broad introduction to species, as well as an in-depth treatment of ecological relationships.