The Advanced Biochemistry lecture series is the main theoretical element of the Tübingen Master's Degree. Towards the end of the lecture period of each semester, you can apply to sit the oral exam. The exact deadline will be about 1-4 weeks before the end of the lecture period. Please check the master calendar for more information and follow the updates by the master coordinator.
Registering means you want to take the exam in the period until the start of the term after the next one, i.e. registering at the end of the spring term (July) means you have to take the exam before the beginning of the following spring term (April). You sign up by sending an email to pruefungsamt.biochemiespam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de indicating your top 3 preferred examiners. Possible examiners currently are: Dodt, Feil, Filarsky, Hartmann, Jansen, Rapaport, Schulze-Osthoff, Schwarzer, and Stafforst. We will then balance the number of students per faculty. Nevertheless, you are very likely to be assigned at least one if not two of your preferred choices. Once you know your 2 examiners, you arrange a date directly with them, and report it to the registrar.
The oral exam takes 45 minutes. Topics can be from the entire ABC lecture series, not just the 5 lectures given by each of the examiners. On the contrary, we try to ask questions from all parts of the course. Questions regarding basic biochemistry and common methods may be included.
To complete Advanced Biochemistry, you also have to have heard 20 research talks. Hand in the completed sheet detailing the talks to the Registrar's office. Also, select 3 talks for the oral exam and pass the information on to the examiners. They may ask you questions regarding the talks.
