How to apply WS 2018/2019
Minor changes of conditions for entry to the programme might occur during 2017.
Next application period: February 1 to April 30, 2018
Only applications via ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL (portal is active only during application period) will be accepted!
Download further information (Online Application Portal manual (listing also documents to prepare and upload)).
Entry to the Programme
Entry to the programme requires a completed Bachelors Degree with a biological focus (applicants with a B.Sc. other than biology have to prove that at least 60 (or 1/3 of their total) credits according to the ECTS are out of the field of biology. This has to be verified by German or English module descriptions issued by their university to ensure comparability of educational objectives). You may apply for the term beginning every year in October if you expect your Bachelors degree to be awarded in the same year. If the final Bachelor Degree has not been awarded at the moment of the application, you must submit a listing of your graded completed modules at the time of application. Equivalent degrees from other countries with a major focus on biological disciplines will also be considered for admission
Minimum entrance requirements:
Bachelor of Science degree, minimum grade 2.0 (on account of the special interest in and commitment to marine science issues (bachelor thesis on a marine biological subject) with a minimum grade 2.5 - foreign marks will be converted to the German system at the International Center at Kiel university after receiving completed applications via the ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL (provide maximum achievable marks (e.g. 100%, 5.0 etc.) and minimum passing marks (e.g. 50%, 1.0 etc.) according to your universities resp. national system (sometimes at the back side of the transcript). These data are essential to convert your marks to the German system).
Bachelor of Science in Biology or a B.Sc. other than biology with >30% of the total ECTS points entailing biological modules (this has to be verified by German or English module descriptions issued by the applicants university to ensure comparability of educational objectives).
Proficiency in English (mandatory for non native speakers): CEFR * (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages): level C1, TOEFL (internet based 90 at minimum), IELTS (Band 6.5 at minimum), University of Cambridge (Certificate in Advanced English at minimum), etc.
*: Many European universities provide courses and exams according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) regulations free of costs for their students (e.g. Kiel university). Ask at your language department.
If you need further information please contact the Coordinator M. Sc. Biological Oceanography.
Study Advice
Jörg Süling
West Shore Campus
Düsternbrooker Weg 20
Room B50a
Phone: +49 (0)431 600 4454
E-mail: jsueling(at)geomar.de
Consultation:
Tuesday 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Thursday 2 to 3 p.m.
Or on appointment
Examination Board
Chairman of Examination Board
Thorsten Reusch
Christian Albrecht University
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Office Examination Board
Karen Grotkopp
Marianne Lange
Physics Centre, Room L11/105
Leibnizstr. 11
24118 Kiel
Tel.: 880-3724, -4157
Office hours: Mon, Tue, Thu 9 -11, Tue 14-16 or after arrangement
Members