Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Degree Programme in Agricultural Sciences

The Master's degree programme in Agricultural Sciences is an interdisciplinary programme that deals with all issues related to the primary production of human and animal food as well as renewable raw materials. During the studies, students will delve into issues related to agriculture, its impact on society, the economy, and the environment.

Features of the Programme

• The programme is designed to provide students with a broad, detailed, and critical understanding of agricultural sciences.
• It enables students to acquire a deep understanding of scientific work and the ability to conduct scientifically sound analyses in agricultural science disciplines.
• The programme allows students to define and interpret the specifics, boundaries, terminologies, and doctrines of agricultural sciences.

Details of the Programme

What Can I Expect in an Agricultural Degree Programme in G飆tingen?

• The Master's degree programme in Agricultural Sciences is a consecutive Master's degree programme that requires the completion of 120 credits.
• The programme teaches the basic theories, methods, procedures, and problems of agricultural sciences in an interdisciplinary approach.
• Students acquire a broad, detailed, and critical understanding and decided knowledge of scientific work as well as the ability for scientifically sound analyses in the agricultural science disciplines.

What Opportunities Do I Have to Specialise in My Studies?

• Students can choose one of the five specialisations:
  • Agribusiness
  • Crop Sciences
  • Farm animal science
  • Resource management
  • Economic and social sciences of agriculture
• Due to the modularisation of the degree programme, students can also specialise further within the fields of study by choosing certain modules.

What Makes G飆tingen Attractive as a Place to Study?

• The city offers a high level of attractiveness as a small city in the countryside.
• The large proportion of students in the total population makes the student city thrive on the university.
• Diverse cultural offerings for young people, as well as pubs, green spaces, and an excellent university sports programme, make it possible to develop not only professionally but also personally and socially.

Career Prospects with a Degree in Agricultural Sciences

• The various career paths with a degree in agricultural science are enormously diverse.
• Many graduates go into one of the following fields:
  • Service Sector/Scientific Institutions/Agribusiness
  • Upstream of agriculture (e.g., fertilisers/plant breeding)
  • Agriculture
  • Downstream of agriculture (e.g., trade, food industry)
  • Outside agribusiness (e.g., banks, insurance companies)

Structure of the Programme

• A total of 120 credits must be earned in the Master's degree programme in Agricultural Sciences.
• Modules amounting to 90 credits must be completed, whereby 6 credits are generally awarded for a successfully passed module.
• In addition, there is the Master's thesis (24 credits) including a colloquium (6 credits).
• The programme is modularised, which has the following advantages:
  • As a rule, one-semester courses
  • Corresponding examinations at the end of each module
  • Continuous monitoring of success by determining the current grade average (Grade Average Point)

Application and Admission

Application Deadlines

• Start winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07.
• Start summer semester: 01.12. 15.01.

Requirements

• At least six semesters of study with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree totalling at least 180 ECTS credits in the degree programme Agricultural Sciences or in a closely related subject.
• At least 150 ECTS credits of the 180 ECTS must be proven at the time of application

Pre-study

• Achievements in agricultural sciences, plant sciences, animal sciences, resource management, natural sciences, or economics and social sciences amounting to at least 90 credits, of which at least 60 credits in credits in agricultural, crop, or livestock sciences.

Language Skills

• Applicants without a German higher education entrance qualification and without a Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a German higher education institution must provide proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language.