Master
Molecular Biotechnology
full-time
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This natural sciences degree program provides a broad practical training in medical biotechnology. Molecular biological techniques are used to research causes, diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer. In addition to applications in the medical field, molecular biotechnology is also used in the development of vaccines and active pharmaceutical ingredients. With the help of genetic engineering, cells are manipulated in such a way that they produce therapeutic proteins such as insulin and vaccines. As a graduate, you will be a biotechnological generalist with entrepreneurial skills and as a scientific/technical assistant you will be active in research and development.
Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences (BSc)
Tuition fee per semester:
€ 363,361
+ ÖH premium + contribution2
Currently no application possible
60
1 Tuition fees for students from third countries € 727,- per semester. More on this in the general fee regulations.
2 for additional study expenses (currently up to € 83,- depending on degree program and year)
Your strengths lie in biology, chemistry and mathematics. You are interested in natural sciences, medicine and their related technologies. This includes bioinformatics. With a strong spirit of innovation you question existing applications. You want to develop them further and discover new technologies. You want to apply your manual skills in the laboratory to help people. You are a structured thinker and like to examine things extremely closely and you have the patience to take the many necessary steps to reach your findings. You are aware that alone you can achieve a lot, and in a team you can achieve everything. The fact that English is the language of life sciences awakens your linguistic ambition.
Sharing is good, however, not your lab space, please. You are guaranteed your own.
What you learn here is crucial to solving global problems.
Going abroad for an internship or a job: this is the next logical step when studying with us.
Applicants have to fulfill one of the below mentioned admission requirements, to be able to study at the FH Campus Wien. Either you hold a Higher education entrance qualification or the University entrance qualification examination or already passed the University entrance qualification examination for a study program at the University of Vienna or you can present relevant professional qualifications. However, participation in the admission procedure is mandatory.
You can find more information at on the website of the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research
Proof of mandatory additional exams must be provided at the beginning of the semester in which courses are scheduled that require mastery of the subject matter of the additional exam concerned.
There are 60 places available in the bachelor's degree program in Molecular Biotechnology each year. The ratio of places to applicants is currently around 1:4
For a complete application, you must upload the following documents as a scan when applying online
German language certificate for foreign applicants
Applicants from abroad must provide proof of German language proficiency level B2 by the application deadline*. Applicants from German-speaking Switzerland, Germany and South Tyrol are exempt from this requirement. Certificates from the following institutions are valid:
The language certificates must not be older than 3 years.
*Please note that the bachelor degree program is held in GERMAN only and foreign prospective students have to provide a German level B2 according to the CEFR within the registration period.
Please note:
A temporary caching of the online application form is not possible. You must complete your application in one session. Your online application will be accepted once you have submitted all required documents as well as the signed application form scanned per e-mail to biotechnologie@fh-campuswien.ac.at. The university entrance certificate must be submitted after successful completion of the final school examination, at the latest at the beginning of the semester.
Your online application will be accepted when you have uploaded all the required forms and documents. Please also note that you will receive an invitation to the written aptitude test for the admission procedure at the earliest AFTER the application deadline.
After completing your application, you will receive an automatically generated response email. This is your confirmation of the successful application and entitles you to take part in the written aptitude test. All further information for the admission procedure can be found in this e-mail.
Notice: The application documents are checked for completeness. Applicants with incomplete applications will not be considered for the admission procedure. We ask for your understanding that due to organizational and time-related reasons, e-mail inquiries can only be answered to a limited extent during the application phase.
The admission procedure consists of a written test and an interview with the admission committee.
If the application documents are fully provided and meet the admission requirements, you will be invited to participate in the first part of the admission procedure. The first part is a written admission test on the computer on site.
You will complete a multiple choice test to assess your basic knowledge of (molecular) biology, mathematics and chemistry and test your ability to think logically. Test content: The test covers knowledge based on general secondary school (AHS) text books and general knowledge. Questions will cover the basics of mathematics and chemistry (AHS upper level knowledge) and basic knowledge of cell biology. Botany and zoology are not relevant.
For the written admission test, which takes place at the main location of the FH Campus Wien, your personal presence in Vienna is required.
After positive completion of the written admission test, you will be invited to the second part of the admission procedure, which is planned as an online interview.
An average of 120 applicants are invited to this phase of the admission procedure. The focus is on motivation, performance behavior, problem solving, ability to reflect, understanding of the profession, etc. The interview will be conducted with an online meeting tool.
The test and the interview are scored and ranked.
Criteria
The criteria for acceptance are based solely on performance. The geographical origin of the applicant or even a re-application has no influence on the admission decision. The admission requirements must be met in all cases. Applicants are evaluated according to the following weighting system:
The admission committee (which comprises, among others, the head of the academic section and representatives of the teaching staff) awards places to the applicants who score highest in the tests. The process as a whole and all test and assessment results from the admission procedure are documented in a transparent and verifiable manner.
Participation in the selection process is mandatory and cannot be made up for on a separate date.
Waiting List
Based on the number of points achieved in the selection process, you will also be placed on the waiting list. If after the selection process you are put on the waiting list, depending on the number of people who refuse acceptance and the number of places available, it is possible that you will be offered a place in the degree program for the current winter semester. This usually takes place at very short notice and cannot be determined in advance. We ask for your understanding that for organizational reasons no information can be given about your current place on the list and you will be informed immediately if you are offered a place in the degree program.
Rejection by the Degree Program
If you receive a rejection after the selection process, you can reapply for the next winter semester as soon as the application window is open. You will have to apply online again, resubmit all the necessary documents and go through the entire selection process again.
Acceptance
You will be informed by email about the acceptance for a place in the degree program. You will be sent the education and training contract and various regulations by email. You must sign and return the contract by the specified deadline in order to secure and accept your place in the degree program. The invoice for the tuition fee will be sent to you separately from the accounting department. This may take some time. The timetable is expected to be activated one to two weeks BEFORE the start of the semester. All other study-relevant information will either be sent to you by email or you will be given the information during the starting event at the beginning of the academic year.
Rejection by Applicants
If you do not want to or cannot accept your place at the university, we ask you to please inform the office of the degree program as soon as possible via biotechnologie@fh-campuswien.ac.at. Your place will then be assigned to the next in line. Rejection or withdrawal from the education and training contract are only accepted in writing.
Application winter semester 2024/25: 1st January to 17th March 2024
Written admission test: expectedly calendar week 14, 2024
Interviews: expectedly calendar weeks 17/18, 2024
Start of the winter semester 2024/25: 4th September 2024
Perhaps your qualifications exceed our admission requirements, you are interested in the possibility of joining the program at a higher semester or you hold a degree from a university abroad?
For more information, please refer to the sections on validation and shortening programs
Shortening the Duration of Studies
For applicants who have a certain amount of knowledge relevant to the course, there is the possibility to start directly in the 3rd semester AFTER passing relevant additional exams.
Under certain conditions, there is the possibility that graduates of the HTL for Chemistry/Rosensteingasse (biochemistry and molecular biotechnology) as well as the private HTL for food technology can enter the third semester directly by means of additional exams and depending on the availability of places in the degree program in the 3rd semester.
To do this, please send an email including your complete university entrance certificate or the report card for your final year of school to biotechnologie@fh-campuswien.ac.at.
The timely submission of the application documents and participation in the admission process is mandatory.
Changing Your Degree Program
Applicants who want to change or are changing their degree program with their application must submit all report cards and certificates in the course of the application. Any crediting of exams must be checked individually and primarily have no effect on the admission procedure.
You will study and conduct research in state-of-the-art lecture rooms and laboratories. In addition, your education and research will benefit from our close partnerships with the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna. We have built a strong international network that offers you the opportunity to complete an internship or to study at prestigious universities such as King's College or Imperial College in London, which are among the top 10 universities in the world. You can undertake an internship in one of our many R&D projects which will give you the opportunity to experience application-oriented research first-hand as well as the chance to make valuable contacts for your future career. Contact to job-related topics is also guaranteed at our Campus Lecture evenings, which are open to all and feature contributions from prominent experts in fields related to the degree program.
Through your practice-oriented education, you will learn to develop and apply new recombinant active pharmaceutical agents and vaccines as well as stem-cell and gene therapies for the treatment of diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer's disease. Recombinant proteins are produced biotechnologically by inserting foreign DNA into cells so that they then produce the desired proteins. The focus of the degree program is the cell: you will learn the key cell-signaling pathways and processes in detail. Your main interest is the genome.
You will learn how this important part of the cell, which contains the complete genetic information of an organism, works in both healthy and diseased systems. In this degree program we guarantee you a place in a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art laboratory and the opportunity to participate in an R&D project of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology or a partner institution as part of an extensive internship in research areas such as allergy research, cell-based test systems and signaling pathways of the cell.
The degree program combines comprehensive expertise in natural sciences and technology with quality and process management. You will enjoy an intensive process-oriented education. Your highly application-oriented education will be rounded out by the fundamentals of economics and law, laboratory courses and seminars.
Semester dates
Summer semester 2024: 12th Februar 2024 to 26th July 2024
Winter semester 2024/25: 4th September 2024 to 31st January 2025
Number of teaching weeks
18 per semester
Times
Monday to Friday all day; some vocational subjects also held on Saturday
Electives
Selection and participation according to available places. There may be separate admission procedures.
As a graduate of this program, a wide range of occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you. Find out here where your path can take you.
Your will receive an education for a growth market. Biotechnology is a key technology of the 21st century that is booming internationally as well as in Austria. In recent years Vienna has become a dynamic center for life sciences. Your career will benefit from the excellent professional reputation of your university and from the practical skills and social skills that you will also acquire during your studies. There is a high demand for well-trained experts with a strong scientific background who can immediately contribute to the success of their company. In addition to excellent career opportunities, a wide range of possible activities will be open to you. Immediately after graduation, you can work as a scientific and technical assistant primarily in research departments and laboratories at global pharmaceutical companies, universities or hospitals. With your extensive know-how of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), you are an ideal candidate to take on responsibility in project management and quality assurance in the production of medications.
We work closely with numerous biotech companies, universities, such as the University of Vienna, and research institutes and have a strong international network. This guarantees you strong contacts for your internship, a semester abroad, participation in research and development activities and your future employment. You can find information about our cooperation activities and much more at Campusnetzwerk. It’s well worth visiting the site as it may direct you to a new job or interesting event held by our cooperation partners!
Head of Department Applied Life Sciences; Head of Degree Programs Molecular Biotechnology
+43 1 606 68 77-3501
bea.kuen@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Favoritenstraße 222, F.3.23
1100 Vienna
+43 1 606 68 77-3500
+43 1 606 68 77-3509
biotechnologie@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Office hours
Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 12:30
Monday: 16:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 16:00 – 17:00
Thursday: 16:00 – 17:00
Information on application and admission
biotechnologie@fh-campuswien.ac.at
Assistance
janina.agis-blei@fh-campuswien.ac.at
+43 1 606 68 77-3505
Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Head of Research Center Molecular Biotechnology; Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Deputy Head of Degree Programs Molecular Biotechnology; Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Researcher
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