The Bachelor's program exists since the winter semester 2003. The Master's program was founded in the winter semester 2004. Since 2019 the Master's program is offered in English. 

No, these programs aim to teach and guide scientists that want to research and work within neuroscientific fields. It does not qualify graduates to work independently in a practical clinical setting. If this is your goal, please refer yourself to study programs in human medicine to become a doctor or psychology or medicine to become a psychotherapist.

An overview of all neuroscientific study programs in Germany can be found here: https://www.spektrum.de/studienfuehrer/neurowissenschaften/

An overview of all important contact persons can be found here: 
https://neuroscience.uni-koeln.de/index.php?id=22269

Yes, lateral entry is possible if you have the necessary prior qualifications and capacity.

To apply for admission to a higher semester, the examination board must review your prior qualifications. Interested parties should submit their documents (course certificates, etc.) in the form of officially certified copies to the Neuroscience Examination Office.

Please note: Due to the processing time required, documents must be submitted at least four weeks before the respective application deadlines for the summer or winter semester. Documents submitted after this date cannot be considered!

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No, interviews are not part of the application process for the Bachelor's programme. More detailed information on the application process can be found on the programme's website.

Admission to two NC-restricted subjects is generally not possible. Apart from the legal obstacles to admission, a double degree programme consisting of two Bachelor's/Master's degree programmes is generally not recommended, as such a programme would only be feasible with a considerable extension of the duration of study.

Yes. General applicant information on the local NC can be found here:

Information from the central student advisory service

The NC results from the last winter semester for comparison can be found here:

Results of the local allocation procedure

A bachelor's degree in neuroscience qualifies graduates for most advanced master's programmes in the field of neuroscience and, to a limited extent, for master's programmes in the field of general natural sciences.

No, interviews are not included in the application process for the bachelor's degree program. More detailed information on how to apply can be found on the website of the study program.

Yes, the master's program has been completely in English since 2019, so all modules are also held in English.

However, since the majority of the lecturers are German speakers, communication outside of the modules can also take place in German without any problems.

The Master's degree represents a professional qualification that enables employment in undergraduate teaching, the research-based pharmaceutical industry, scientific publishing, research at academic institutions, and coordinative activities in neuroscience organizations. The master's degree further qualifies the student to enter a Ph.D. program in the natural sciences.

We invite graduates of the study program regularly to our annually Neuroscience Symposium taking place in fall. Here, the graduates hold talks about their career path after graduation.