Application

The application process for international applicants for bachelor programs and teacher training programs is coordinated by the international office. All information can be found here .

Applying with a university degree from Germany: via AlmaWeb

Applying with a university degree from abroad: via uni-assist

 

Application procedure and schedule

• 31^st May:  application must be submitted in full and in the prescribed manner at 31^st May the latest
• Until the end of June: applications are checked for completion
• By mid-July the admission process begins: evaluation of subject-specific requirements, admission points are awarded according to the faculty’s admission regulations
• Approx. end of July: notification of decision via AlmaWeb

In the course of the online application, you will be asked to upload the required documents. Simple (uncertified) scans of your documents are sufficient for the application process.

However, if you receive an offer of a place at our university, we will require certified copies for your enrollment. You will be asked to submit the corresponding certified documents with the notification of the study place offer. Only if the documents submitted in the course of the application match the certified documents, enrollment can then take place.

 

Application procedures for the master’s programs

For specific information on the individual application procedures for our German speaking programs, please refer to the German site. For our international programs M.Sc. Neuroscience and Behavioural Biology and M.Sc. Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, please see below. 

It is possible to apply for multiple study programs but you can only be enrolled in one program.

1. First professionally qualifying university degree in Biology or an equivalent subject that fulfills the admission requirements listed in point 2; if the degree has not yet been obtained, proof must be provided that the degree can be obtained by the start of the Master's degree program

2. Knowledge in at least six of the following areas with a total of at least 60 credit points:

• General Zoology
• Behavioural Ecology
• Zoological Systematics
• Physiology
• Microbiology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Behavioural Biology
• Biological Psychology
• Cell Biology
• Developmental Biology

3. Knowledge of the English language level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

After the admission requirements have been checked, admission points are awarded according to the following criteria:

• Grade in your Bachelor studies
• Taken modules in the B.Sc. & if your Bachelor thesis is written in the field of Neuroscience or Behavioural Biology 
• Letter of Motivation
• Services in student self-administration

Detailed information on the criteria and allocation of the points, can be found in the admission regulations (see Download Auswahlsatzung).

• Bachelor certificate
• Transcript of records
• Proof of English skills B2 CEF (e.g., English lessons at least from grade 7-12 in a German school, TOEFL, …)
• Curriculum Vitae

Optional documents to obtain more credits in the admission procedure

• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages; it should describe the applicant’s specific interest in the program and name relevant activities outside university; max. two letters of reference from your professor or faculty member can be added)
• Summary of your bachelor thesis
• Assignment of Bachelor's elective modules with focus on Neuroscience and/or Behavioral Biology 
• Proof of engagement in student self-government

• Transcript of Records of all modules completed so far, at least 140 ECTS
• If not stated on the transcript: Form Certificate of Expected Completion of the Bachelor’s degree to prove that you will have completed your Bachelor’s degree by the beginning of the master’s program (all exams have to be taken until 30.09. but do not need be marked yet)
• Proof of English skills B2 CEF (e.g., English lessons at least from grade 7-12 in a German school, TOEFL, …)
• Curriculum Vitae

Optional documents to obtain more credits in the admission procedure (for more detailed info see below “Admission procedure”)

• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages; it should describe the applicant’s specific interest in the program and name relevant activities outside university; max. two letters of reference from your professor or faculty member can be added)
• Summary of your bachelor thesis
• Assignment of Bachelor's elective modules with focus on Neuroscience and/or Behavioral Biology 
• Proof of engagement in student self-government

Since this program is new and about to start in October the first time, the study related documents have not been officially anounced yet. Thus, we can only provide you with the preliminary versions:

Study regulations_preliminary version
PDF ∙ 434 KB (only in German)

Exmaniation regulations_ preliminary version
PDF ∙ 572 KB (only in German)

module descriptions_ preliminary version
PDF ∙ 255 KB (bilinhgual German and English)

Course of study__ preliminary version
PDF ∙ 84 KB (only in german with English module titles)

If you have any questions regarding the organizational aspects of the application and admission procedure, you can refer to the following email address: MASTERBEWERBUNG.LW(AT)UNI-LEIPZIG.DE

1. First professionally qualifying university degree in Biology or equivalent with a major in biology; if the degree has not yet been obtained, proof must be provided that the degree can be obtained by the start of the Master's degree program

2. Knowledge in at least six of the following areas with a total of at least 60 credit points:

• General botany
• General zoology
• Botanical systematics
• Zoological systematics
• Plant physiology
• Animal physiology
• Forest botany
• Agricultural biology or organic farming
• Plant nutrition
• Plant ecology
• Vegetation ecology
• Microbiology
• Genetics
• General ecology
• Animal ecology or wildlife biology
• Environmental or conservation biology
• Biogeography
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics

3. Knowledge of the English language level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

With the application for the winter semester 2024/25, there will no longer be an aptitude assessment test. The subject-specific admission requirements will be checked in the admission test. This is not an on-site examination, but an examination of the documents submitted regarding the admission requirements in accordance with the applicable study regulations (see admission requirements).

After the admission requirements have been checked, admission points are awarded according to the following criteria:

• Grade in your Bachelor studies
• Taken modules in the B.Sc. & if your Bachelor thesis is written in the field of Biodiversity, Ecology or Evolution
• Letter of Motivation
• Relevant additional qualifications (engagement in a conservation association, special programming skills, completed vocational training in a study related filed, long-term internship in a study related field, …)
• Services in student self-administration

Detailed information on the criteria and allocation of the points, can be found in the admission regulations (see Download Auswahlsatzung).

 

• Bachelor certificate
• Transcript of records
• Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur or recognized equivalent)
• Proof of English skills B2 CEF (e.g., English lessons at least from grade 7-12 in a German school, TOEFL, …)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages; it should describe the applicant’s specific interest in the program; max. two letters of reference from your professor or faculty member can be added)

 

Optional documents to obtain more credits in the admission procedure

• Summary of your bachelor thesis
• Proof of relevant additional qualifications (engagement in a conservation association, special programming skills, completed vocational training in a study related field, long-term internship in a study related field, …)
• Proof of engagement in student self-government

• Transcript of Records of all modules completed so far, at least 140 ECTS
• If not stated on the transcript: Form Certificate of Expected Completion of the Bachelor’s degree to prove that you will have completed your Bachelor’s degree by the beginning of the master’s program (all exams have to be taken until 30.09. but do not need be marked yet)
• Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur or recognized equivalent)
• Proof of English skills B2 CEF (e.g., English lessons at least from grade 7-12 in a German school, TOEFL, …)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages; it should describe the applicant’s specific interest in the program; max. two letters of reference from your professor or faculty member can be added)

 

Optional documents to obtain more credits in the admission procedure (for more detailed info see below “Admission procedure”)

• Summary of your bachelor thesis
• Proof of relevant additional qualifications (engagement in a conservation association, special programming skills, completed vocational training in a study related field, long-term internship in a study related field, …)
• Proof of engagement in student self-government

 

Further information on the program can be found here and in the study regulations.

 

If you have any questions regarding the organizational aspects of the application and admission procedure, you can refer to the following email address: masterbewerbung.lw(at)uni-leipzig.de