One of the characteristic features of the M.Sc. programme in Bioinformatics at Saarland University is its aim to encourage interdisciplinary networking by incorporating topics and ideas from contemporary research and by maintaining direct ties to laboratory research being carried out at the university and in industry. Students on the programme address such wide-ranging topics as genetics, drug research, virology, biotechnology and bioreaction engineering. In the informatics part of the programme, students cover such areas as data structures and algorithms, machine learning, computer graphics and database systems, artificial intelligence and software engineering. In addition, students acquire knowledge of other fields such as project management and patent law.

The Master's degree programme 'Bioinformatics (international)' links the fields of bioinformatics and environmental engineering. The programme is run jointly by Saarland University and the University of Science and Technology (UST) in South Korea. The M.Sc. programme is based on the mutual recognition of academic credits from the Master's degree course 'Bioinformatics' (Saarland University) and 'Energy and Environmental Engineering' (UST).