The Bachelor's degree programme in Biochemistry is designed for six semesters and comprises 19 modules with a total of 180 ECTS credits.
Module catalogue & examination regulations
The module catalogue gives you a comprehensive insight into the content and structure of the degree programme.
- for first-year students before winter semester 24/25(module catalogue, status: 2016 - PDF)
- for first-year students from winter semester 24/25(module catalogue, status: 2024 - PDF)
The examination regulations govern all framework conditions - from the course of study to examination modalities.
Study programme and content
The Bachelor's degree programme in Biochemistry offers a sound, interdisciplinary education with a strong practical focus. In the first semesters, you will acquire a broad foundation in the natural sciences: mathematics, physicists, biophysics as well as general, inorganic, physical and organic chemistry. At the same time, you will learn the basics of biology, including organismic biology and animal and plant physiology. You enter the subject area at an early stage: as early as the second semester, you deal with the basics of molecular biology. This is followed in the third semester by the biochemistry lecture, which is accompanied by the basic practical course. The programme is well-balanced overall: Lectures, tutorials, seminars and practicals are interlinked and enable a deeper understanding through practical learning. From the fourth semester onwards , you will deepen your knowledge of genetics, microbiology, molecular biology and physical and organic chemistry. In the last two semesters, the focus is on practical training: you will work with modern methods of genetic engineering, protein and enzyme analysis, spectroscopy and bioinformatics in all-day large-scale biochemical and molecular biology practicals. You will isolate biological macromolecules, analyse their structure and function and investigate gene functions in model organisms such as E. coli or Arabidopsis thaliana. You will not only learn individual techniques, but also work on research-related projects - an ideal preparation for your bachelor's thesis and a career in research.
A special feature of the degree programme is the excellent mentoring relationship between lecturers and students - especially in the practical courses, which can be designed efficiently and individually as a result. You will gain hands-on experience in small groups using state-of-the-art equipment such as cryo-electron microscopes and mass spectrometers - directly in our research areas.
With the elective practical course "Methodological Supplement", you can deepen your own individual interests and learn additional experimental techniques. In addition, bioinformatics teaches important skills in the computer-aided analysis of gene and protein structures. The final part of the programme is the bachelor's thesis in the sixth semester - your first independent academic work in which you investigate a current problem experimentally in the laboratory.