Overview

Students attend courses from the following main categories: Development of Plant Cells and Ultrastructure; Plant Biochemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology; and Plant Systematics and Biodiversity. In addition, there is a large selection of lab courses in the following fields: Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Transgenic Plants; Biological Diversity, Systematics and Evolution of Plants; Plant Cell Biology; Plant Biotechnology; Paleobotany; Ecology and Nature Conservation.

The Plant Sciences program at University of Bonn cooperates with facilities external to the University of Bonn such as the Research Center Jülich, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding in Cologne and the Universities of Düsseldorf and Cologne.

Possible lines of work:

Academia (teaching/research at universities, research institutions, etc.), basic research in plant biology (universities, institutes of the Max Planck Society, big-science facilities, etc.), development/production/marketing (industrial sector, fields of plant protection and biotechnology, consulting (public authorities, environmental protection organizations)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Transgenic Plants
Plant Biodiversity, Systematics and Evolution
Plant Cell Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Paleobotany
Ecology and Conservation.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bonn, Germany

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor of Science degree certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to be obtained after the applicationdeadline, include a recent study transcript and indicate the date of expected graduation during the admission application. If your degree certificate does not contain a grade you must provide your most recent transcript or mark sheet. Certificates not written in English or German need to be translated.
Upper secondary school certificate – such as Abitur, High School, Baccalauréat and GCE-O/A levels orequivalent.
Certificates not written in English or German need to be translated.
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
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Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

University of Bonn does not charge tuition. But, you must pay the social contribution per semester (323,96 EUR – Winter Semester; 323,96 EUR – Summer Semester)

Living costs

Bonn

Germany

865 - 1281 EUR / month

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Start dates & application deadlines

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Academic requirements

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