# Master programme in Bioinformatics

**Source**: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/master-programmes/bioinformatics/
**Parent**: https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission-procedure/master-programmes/

Your steps in the admission procedure depend on whether you have completed your previous degree programme at the University of Vienna or another post-secondary educational institution.

In the [Master Access Guide](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/master-access-guide/mag-bioinformatics/) you can find out with which previous study programmes you may fulfil the prerequisites for admission to this master programme.

## English language proficiency

For this degree programme, the recommended level of English language proficiency is B2.

## Additional requirements

### Description of qualifications

To be admitted to the master programme in Bioinformatics, you need previous knowledge relevant to the field. The bachelor programme in Biology, Computer Science or Mathematics at the University of Vienna fulfil the required knowledge.

If you have studied at another educational institution, or if you have completed another degree programme, you have to prove the required knowledge through a [description of qualifications](https://informatik.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/f_informatik/Studium/Master_Bioinformatik/MA_Bioinf_Qualification_Oct22.pdf). This is a depiction of achievements, that correspond to the required knowledge and that you obtained before your application for admission.

You can find detailed information on the required previous knowledge in the curriculum and the [Master Access Guide](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/master-access-guide/mag-bioinformatics/).

## Application and admission procedure

### Degree from the University of Vienna

This information is only available in German.

[### Degree from another university and knowledge of German C1 or higher](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/master-programmes/external-with-german/)

[### Degree from another university and knowledge of German lower than C1](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/master-programmes/external-little-german/)