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Biology Degree Programmes

Photo: JLU/ Till Schürmann

Faculty 08 of JLU Giessen offers the following degree programmes in the field of Biology:

If you would like to study a degree programme taught in German, you should have sufficient knowledge of German to be able to cope well with your studies and everyday life. We recommend at least B2 level, preferably C1.

 

Schedule/ Teaching

The academic year at JLU comprises two semesters: winter term (1st Sept – 31 March) and summer term (1st April – 30 Sept). The lecture period usually starts 2 weeks later, see Term Dates.

Teaching is organised in modules. There are 2 types of modules:

  • taught modules on a certain topic (fixed schedule; taught in German or English)
  • lab courses or field work (individually arranged with supervisor; English)

 

The taught modules are organised in blocks of either 2 or 4 weeks. For modules lasting 2 weeks you usually receive 3 credit points, for modules lasting 4 weeks you usually receive 6 credit points.

The usual workload for a semester (full-time) is 40 hours per week (equals 30 credit points).

Incoming students who want to attend modules of the BSc programme in Biology follow the usual module schedule for winter and summer term. See B.Sc. schedule ("Composition of the study programme").

Incoming students who wish to attend modules of the MSc programmes in Biology can put together an individual study plan combining taught modules and lab courses or field work with the help of the exchange coordinator. For taught modules with a fixed timetable see the MSc schedule (green = taught in English, grey = taught in German). Additionally, lab courses or field work in the Biology working groups can be arranged (usually blocks of 4 weeks).

 

English modules

We have a number of modules in our Faculty that are taught in English. 

The following taught modules are offered in English:

Winter semester (October – March)

Summer semester (April – September)
  • MS-OE-XMB Experimental Marine Biology (6 CP)
  • MS-OE-LAÖ Landscape Ecology (6 CP)
  • MS-MO-APY Animal Phylogeny (6 CP)
  • MS-MO-MPP Molecular plant physiology (9 CP)
  • MS-MO-GZP Gene regulation and cell biology of prokaryotes (6 CP)
  • MS-MO-MPG Medical Aspects of Posttranscriptional Gene Regulation (6 CP)
  • M-GC-GCM Global Change: Modelling and Advanced Techniques (5 CP)
  • M-GC-BDI Biodiversity Informatics (3 CP)
  • MS-OE-GCE Global Change Ecology (6 CP)
  • MS-OE-BDV Biodiversity (6 CP)
  • MS-OE-AMB Applied Marine Biology (6 CP)
  • M-GC-AGC Adaptation to Global Change (3 CP)
  • M-GC-MGC Field Methods in Global Change Research (3 CP)
  • MS-MO-MPS Molecular Plant Science (6 CP)
  • MS-MO-MMZ Molecular mechanisms of cell differentiation (6 CP)
  • MS-MO-COR Chromatin organization and regulation (6 CP)
  • MS-MO-MBK Molecular Biology of Carcinogenesis (3 CP or 6 CP)
  • MS-MO-MTA Microscopy – techniques and applications (6 CP)
  • MS-BM-MAI Modern Biomedical Aspects in Immunology (6 CP)
  • MS-BM-REG Structure and regeneration of neuronal networks (6 CP)

The exact times of the modules in 2024 can be found here.

There are also weekly working group seminars (Module Code: MS-AG-SEM) in genetics, physiology, microbiology, ecology etc. that can be attended alongside other modules (3 credit points). These working group seminars are offered in the winter as well as in the summer semester.

Of course, you can also attend our German modules if you consider your German language skills to be sufficient (we recommend at least B2 level, preferably C1).