Toxicology
Master of Science

Requirements: A professional qualifying university degree in science or medical subjects according to the admission regulations. The selection is exclusively based on complete and timely submitted application documents (exclusively online at: https://master-toxikologie.hhu.de/).

After receiving the " evidence of special aptitude" by the selection committee, you can register at the HHU via the following link: Masterstudium Einschreibung

The North Rhine-Westphalia Master's programme in Toxicology is a cooperation of various North Rhine-Westphalian universities and research institutions (in particular HHU Dusseldorf, SpoHo Cologne, IUF Dusseldorf, IfADo, IPA, DDZ), companies in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries (eg Bayer Pharma AG, Ecolab Inc., Henkel KGaA) and authorities (LANUV, BAuA).

Course contents: general and special toxicology, cellular, molecular and genetic toxicology, pharmaceutical toxicology, clinical and analytical toxicology, laboratory animal science, toxicology testing and regulatory toxicology.

The graduates of the degree programme should be able to succeed in academic and industrial research as well as in the field of chemical safety assessment in public authorities and companies.

Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, e-learning with tutorial, laboratory internships, exercises, excursions

Workload: 3600 hours (= 120 credits)

•      Basic studies

•      Obligatory modules

•      Compulsory electives

•      Pilot work

•      Master thesis

Career perspectives: jobs in universities, public authorities, industrial companies with scientific/biomedical basic research, implementation/evaluation of toxicological studies, assessments in questions of chemical safety, etc.