Yes, but please bear in mind that the preparation and follow-up work usually takes more time than for students who work in Regulatory Affairs every day and can apply the theory in their everyday work.

The degree programme has been accredited since 2011, which means that credits earned here can be transferred to other degree programmes and vice versa.

Students and graduates also report that mentioning their participation in the degree programme has opened the door to job interviews, not only in Germany but also in neighbouring countries.

The tuition fee is € 9,900. This covers the costs of all lectures, tutorials and examinations as well as catering during the modules. In addition, a semester fee of € 115 per semester must be paid directly to the University of Bonn.

In addition, depending on the travel distance and accommodation in Bonn, you should budget an additional € 3,000 - € 4,000 for travel and accommodation costs.

see also: Offered courses - Master's degree programme

The courses currently take place digitally via Zoom (80%) and on site in Bonn (20%). On the one hand, the division into online and face-to-face teaching enables a better balance between studies, professional activity and private life and, on the other hand, promotes personal contact between students and with lecturers.

The standard period of study is two years for the full-time course and three years for the part-time course. The academic year begins in September and ends in August. All 12 modules take place during this period. After completing six modules, you can start your internship or working on your Master's thesis.

Students with more than two years of relevant full-time work experience before starting the degree programme have the option of having this time credited as an internship. This shortens the study period accordingly.

Yes, if you wish to receive the M.D.R.A. degree.

This depends on your individual situation. You can

• a) take the modules that are important to you in the first year according to your own interests or company requirements or
• b) alternate between modules (e.g. odd-numbered modules in the first year and even-numbered modules in the second year), which would be best for your work-life balance, as you also have to write a study paper for each module within four weeks after attending the module, or
• c) decide whether to take the modules with additional examinations (written or oral examinations, modules [2, 3, 5] and [ 8, 9, 10]) in the first or second year.
  
  

In recent years, the proportion of stretchers has been between 55 and 70% of participants.

There can be several reasons for this decision. Some companies do not allow their employees to take 23 Fridays and one Thursday off per year.

Some would like to better reconcile the frequent absences/study breaks within a year with their family and professional activities.

Some prefer to distribute the additional work more generously alongside a full-time position.

Yes, you only tick ‘Single module’ on the registration form and specify the desired module(s).

No, there are different admission requirements depending on which course you choose.

You can find the exact admission requirements on the relevant pages of our degree programme.

Offered courses - Master's degree programme
Offered courses - Certificate course
Offered courses - Single modules

No, it depends on whether you meet the admission requirements AND how many competitors there are.

The maximum number of participants is 60. As a certain number of places are always already taken for the previous year's stretchers, we can only allocate around 45-50 new places each year.

If you would like to know how your foreign university degree is assessed in Germany, the anabin Datenbase can help you. The database is published by the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Federal states in the Federal Republic of Germany.
If you have received a positive evaluation, please enclose it with your application for our degree programme.

No, according to the examination regulations all examinations must be passed successfully. There are two resit attempts for all examinations, except for the Master's thesis. There is only one resit attempt for the Master's thesis. If a student drops out or fails the last possible examination, they will receive a certificate of attendance for the modules attended - with grades if desired.

After 25 courses, the average drop-out rate is 7.2%. We are proud of this low figure.

No, you can also split the 23 weekends over two or three years. However, for our administrative planning purposes, you must specify the division of the modules when you apply.

This is your decision. If you already have an idea for your Master's thesis during the module phase, you can reserve the topic two months before application.

If you only have a temporary position that can be recognised as an internship and it is not certain that you will subsequently get a position in the admission procedure, you should start with the internship.

The internship can be split and completed in different areas. At least three months should be completed in the pharmaceutical industry or at a contract research organisation (CRO).

The Examination Board may approve exceptions to this upon justified request.

You can find information on this in our information sheet ‚MDRA internship - requirement profile’:

see Downloads from A-Z - Internship

The tuition fee is € 9,900. This covers the costs for all lectures, tutorials, examinations and meals during the modules. In addition, a semester fee of € 115 per semester must be paid directly to the University of Bonn.

In addition, depending on the travel distance and accommodation in Bonn, you should budget an additional € 3,000-4,000 for travel and accommodation costs.

More information see: Master's degree programme

We will send you a hotel list together with the confirmation of your place at University. However, you are responsible for planning and booking your own travel and accommodation.

You can also find an overview of all hotels here: Downloads from A-Z - Accomation in Bonn

During the compulsory internship, there is no statutory accident insurance cover through the University of Bonn. The background to this is that the university has no direct influence on the internship. The accident insurance provider responsible for the internship company is in charge.