Nutrition and Biomedicine M.Sc.
Bavaria, Germany
24 months

DURATION

HK$63,794.72

TUITION(INTL)

English

LANGUAGE

Full-time

ATTENDANCE

On-campus

DELIVERY MODE

Unknown

DEADLINE

Overview

The M.Sc. Nutrition and Biomedicine focuses on the interfaces between human biology, nutritional science and medicine. It follows an interdisciplinary approach to current topics in modern nutrition and biomedicine. Its key features are the development, prevention and treatment of complex nutrition-related diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, gastrointestinal diseases, and cancer.

Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?

As a graduate of the M.Sc. Nutrition and Biomedicine you are qualified to meet the highest standards of professional excellence in academic research as well as in the global food and pharmaceutical industries. You have gained a profound understanding of chemical and microbial food components and their impact on the human organism. Furthermore, you are proficient in a broad spectrum of modern laboratory techniques as applied in experimental and clinical research in the nutrition and biomedical sciences.

Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?

As a graduate, you are qualified to pursue a career in a wide variety of fields ranging from basic research in biochemistry to applied experimental research and product development in the pharmaceutical industry. Further opportunities arise in the food industries and its related sectors as well as in public and private research institutes.

Structure

  • The first two semesters focus on compulsory courses in the core areas of Nutrition and Biomedicine.
  • In the third semester, you have the opportunity to pursue your own interests with various elective modules and thus build up your specific competence profile, which can be complemented by research internships.
  • The fourth semester is dedicated to the master’s thesis.

Costs

Tuition
HK$63,794.72
(international)
HK$0.00
(home)

Funding

Admissions

Qualifications

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school or department determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its master’s degree program.

In stage 1 of the aptitude assessment procedure,  there is a difference between applicants who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” and those who have obtained their Bachelor’s degree outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention”.

Applicants for the Master's program in Nutrition and Biomedicine who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” have to provide evidence of a successful participation in a TUM Test Power Engineering, graded with a point system.

For applicants for the Master's program in Nutrition and Biomedicine who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within the scope of the “Lisbon Convention”, the grades obtained during the Bachelor's program and the Transcript of Records will be evaluated using a point system.

Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected, or invited to an interview.

Language requirements
TOEFL
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