Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

The admission requirements are as follows:

• Bachelor's degree (in a related discipline) qualifying the applicant for a professional career or a comparable course of studies, or a university _Diplom_ degree with 210 credit points
• Proof of proficiency in English if it is not your first language:
• _Abitur_- or _Fachhochschulzeugnis _(please see the Admissions Policy) or any other certificate demonstrating proficiency in [English language B2](https://www.haw-hamburg.de/fileadmin/Studium/StgInfo/PDF/...) or above in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or certificates of good performance in foreign countries
• German language skills at A2 level, certified by an acknowledged institution such as the Goethe Institute
• Applicants holding a first academic degree (Bachelor, _Diplom_, etc.) from non-EU-countries: Graduate Record Examination (GRE); further information is available at [www.gre.org](http://www.gre.org/)

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Important note for applicants with 180 credit points (ECTS) for courses which require 210 credit points (ECTS) from the first degree: Applicants whose Bachelor's degree consists of 180 credit points (ECTS) must acquire another 30 credit points during the first semester of their studies. The specific department decides which examinations and courses must be completed. Applicants will then be temporarily admitted and enrolled for one term in order to complete the missing 30 credit points. After the end of the first semester, the department will inform the Student Admissions and Registration Office whether the missing credit points have been acquired and the student may continue his or her studies.

Important note for applicants with 180 credit points (ECTS) who have not completed 20 weeks in an industrial internship during or after their first degree: These applicants can be temporarily admitted and enrolled under the condition that they make up the missing weeks of practical experience within the Master's programme. This will likely prolong the total study time. The details will be determined by the department.

2\. Requirements for entry to the above degree courses (1) Applicants for the above Master of Science degree courses must hold: a) a successfully completed Bachelor’s degree in 1) Biotechnology (for the consecutive Master of Science degree course in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology) 2) medical technology/biomedical engineering (for the consecutive Master of Science degree course in Biomedical Engineering 3) environmental or process engineering or a related subject (for the consecutive Master of Science degree course in Renewable Energy Systems: Environmental and Process Engineering worth at least 210 credit points in accordance with the ECTS system, or b) a successfully completed first degree in a science or engineering subject related to the subjects of the above Master of Science degree courses, worth at least 210 credit points c) and (for holders of degrees under a) and b)) proof of adequate proficiency in the English 2 language (see Appendix, points 1 to 3). A degree in a subject related to the Master of Science degree course in Biomedical Engineering: Signal Processing, Imaging and Control Systems shall be defined as a degree in a science or engineering subject which includes a preponderance of content in the areas of electrical engineering, signal processing and computer science, as in the Bachelor of Science degree course in Biomedical Engineering at HAW Hamburg. (2) Applicants whose first (Bachelor’s or equivalent) degrees were of 6 semesters in duration or worth 180 credit points shall be required to attain the credit points they need to take them up to the level of 210 credit points which is necessary for formal admission to these Master of Science degree courses. Such applicants whose application is successful shall be provisionally admitted to the degree course on condition that they demonstrably attain the credit points required. The Academic Advisor for the course shall determine, in consultation with the Examinations Committee, the Bachelor’s modules and, where applicable, periods of practical experience required of such students once they have commenced the Master’s degree course. These students must have completed all required examinations and periods of practical experience under this Regulation before they commence work on their Master thesis. (3) Applicants whose first degree was completed outside the EU are required to present proof of having taken the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), a standardised test used in admissions to graduate schools in the US. (4) International applicants to the degree courses in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Renewable Energy Systems: Environmental and Process Engineering who completed their first degrees in a language of instruction other than German must provide proof of successful completion of an internationally recognised test of German language proficiency (see Appendix, point 4). (5) International applicants to the degree course in Biomedical Engineering who completed their first degrees in a language of instruction other than German must provide proof of successful completion of an internationally recognised test of German language proficiency (see Appendix, point 4) if they are required to attain additional credit points or periods of practical experience in accordance with Section 2 subsection 2. (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1 a) or b), applications from students who are yet to complete their first degree shall be considered if most examinations have been successfully completed at the time of application and if the student’s previous achievements, particularly examinations already taken, indicate that completion will be achieved by the end of the student’s first semester on the Master’s degree course. The applicant shall present confirmation from her current institution of the examinations she has completed to date and of those remaining to be completed. Should the student be accepted onto the Master’s degree course, his admission shall be conditional upon his having presented proof of having completed his first degree by 31 August (if he commences his degree in a summer semester) or 28 February (if he commences his degree in a winter semester).

Recognised tests of proficiency in English 2.1. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); minimum score: 87 (internetbased) 2.2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System – Academic Training); minimum score: band 5.5 2.3. CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English); minimum grade: C 2.4. CPE (Cambridge Certificate in Proficiency in English); minimum grade: C 2.5. FCE (Cambridge First Certificate); minimum grade: C 3. Minimum criteria for other achievements equivalent to those listed under 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 above: 3.1. A formal degree certificate or transcript issued by a university or other higher education institution confirming the applicant has studied successfully for at least two years in an English-speaking country; OR 3.2. a formal degree certificate or transcript issued by a university or other higher education institution confirming the applicant has studied successfully for at least two years on a degree course whose language of instruction was English; OR 3.3. a formal degree certificate or transcript issued by a university or other higher education institution confirming the applicant has studied successfully for at least two years on a degree course whose principal component was English language or literature; OR 3.4. proof of the applicant’s having, after completing her first degree, successfully undertaken work experience or an internship lasting at least six months in an organisation outside Germany where the working language was English; OR 3.5. proof of the applicant’s having successfully undertaken work experience or an internship lasting at least six months in an English-speaking country The following countries shall be defined as ‘English-speaking’: the United Kingdom; Ireland; Malta; the United States of America; Australia; New Zealand; Jamaica; Belize; Canada (Anglophone regions only). 4. Recognised certificates of proficiency in German (refer to Section 2, subsections 4 and 5, Admissions and Selection Regulations) A recognised certificate of proficiency in German shall be deemed, for the purposes of admission to the above-named degree courses, to be a certificate of passing a test administered by a recognised German language institute at level A2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) or above.