Your master plan.
At the end of the four-semester, English-taught programme, the University of Bayreuth awards the degree “Master of Science”, suffixed with “Biofabrication”. We offer you a combination of comprehensive courses and research opportunities in the areas of bioengineering, biomaterials, biofabrication, tissue engineering, surface technology, polymeric materials and processing, and process technology, and process engineering that is unique in Germany.
Module overview (version from WS 2022/23, ECTS 120 in total)
Biofabrication (ECTS 25)
- Biofabrication (5 ECTS)
- Cell Biology (5 ECTS)
- 3 Core Elective Modules (5 ECTS each):
- Bioinspired Surfaces (5 ECTS)
- Biotechnology
- Characterization of Soft (Bio)Interfaces (5 ECTS)
- Polymer Materials (5 ECTS)
- Selfassembling Biopolymers (5 ECTS)
Biomaterials (ECTS 25)
- Biomaterials (5 ECTS)
- Medical Implant Engineering (5 ECTS)
- 3 Core Elective Modules (2+1 rule, 5 ECTS each):
- Focus Area A) Process Engineering (2 Modules + 1 Module from Focus Area B)
- Computer Aided Engineering (5 ECTS)
- Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (5 ECTS)
- Lab Course Automation (5 ECTS)
- Polymers and Polymer Processing (5 ECTS)
- Polymer Testing and Modelling (5 ECTS)
- Focus Area B) Tissue Engineering (2 Modules + 1 Module from Focus Area A)
- Bioprocess Engineering (5 ECTS)
- Bioengineering für Tissue Regeneration (5 ECTS)
- Electrocatalysis and Electrochemical Process Engineering (5 ECTS)
- Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Quality Management (5 ECTS)
- Soft Matter Simulation (5 ECTS)
- Focus Area A) Process Engineering (2 Modules + 1 Module from Focus Area B)
Advanced Modules (ECTS 29)
- Summer Academy (5 ECTS)
- 3 Advanced Modules (8 ECTS each) or International Advanced Module (24 ECTS)
Transferable Skills (ECTS 11)
- Scientific Working (5 ECTS)
- Innovation Management (6 ECTS)
Master’s Thesis (ECTS 30)