TUM School of Life Sciences

The Technical University of Munich is pooling its expertise in the field of life sciences at the TUM School of Life Sciences on the modern Weihenstephan campus in Freising. From molecules to plants and animals to ecosystems and landscapes – life sciences are explored and taught under the motto “One Health” on topics relating to:

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Research

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Studies

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International Exchange

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Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (B.Sc.)
Agricultural Biosciences (M.Sc.)
AgriFood Economics, Policy and Regulation (M.Sc.)
Agrosystem Sciences (M.Sc.)
Biology (M.Sc.)
Brewing (Master brewer (Diplombraumeister))
Brewing and Beverage Technology (B.Sc.)
Brewing and Beverage Technology (M.Sc.)
Conservation and Landscape Planning (M.Sc.)
Ecological Engineering (M.Sc.)
Food Chemistry (B.Sc.)
Food Chemistry (M.Sc.)
Food Technology (B.Sc.)
Food Technology (M.Sc.)
Forest Science and Resource Management (B.Sc.)
Forest and Wood Science (M.Sc.)
Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning (B.Sc.)
Life Sciences Biology (B.Sc.)
Life Sciences Nutrition (B.Sc.)
Molecular Biotechnology (M.Sc.)
Molecular Biotechnology (B.Sc.)
Nutrition and Biomedicine (M.Sc.)
Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering (B.Sc.)
Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering (M.Sc.)
studium MINT (Certificate)
Sustainable Food (M.Sc.) – at TUM Asia in Singapore
Sustainable Resource Management (M.Sc.)
Teaching at Academic Secondary Schools - Scientific Education, Subject combination biology/chemistry B.Ed. and M.Ed.
Teaching at Academic Secondary Schools - Scientific Education, Subject combination biology/informatics B.Ed. and M.Ed.
Vocational Education Agriculture (Teaching at Vocational Schools) B.Ed.
Vocational Education Agriculture (Teaching at Vocational Schools) M.Ed.
Vocational Education Nutrition and Home Economics (Teaching at Vocational Schools) B.Ed.
Vocational Education Nutrition and Home Economics (Teaching at Vocational Schools) M.Ed.

News

17.02.2025 | Award

Dean Ingrid Kögel-Knabner elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Dean of the TUM School of Life Sciences, received a special honor: She was accepted as a new member of the National Academy of Engineering…

13.02.2025 | Research

Mouse study finds impaired cell development – Intermittent fasting could be unsafe for teenagers

Intermittent fasting has a negative impact on the development of insulin-producing cells (beta cells). Prof. Alexander Bartelt and other scientists proved the negative…

12.02.2025 | Research

Microbiome as a potential key to better treatment – Clinical study on new therapy for Crohn's disease

Dirk Haller, Professor of Nutrition and Immunology at the TUM School of Life Sciences, is researching the influence of nutritional therapy on the microbiome in Crohn's…

06.02.2025 | Sustainability, Research

Agricultural policies in Germany – Regulations for ammonia reduction are successful

TUM research results show how the Fertilizer Application Ordinance (DüV) and Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA-Luft) have contributed to reduced ammonia…