Program Overview

Agribusiness (MBA) Program

The part-time Agribusiness (MBA) program is designed as a management continuing education program, completed with the globally recognized title "Master of Business Administration" (MBA). The program imparts technical and methodological competencies in the essential areas of management, focusing on the special requirements and specific value chains, markets, and legal framework conditions of the agricultural and food industry.

Program Details

• Name: Agribusiness (MBA)
• Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Standard period of study: 5 semesters, part-time
• Start: October; other start times possible
• Language of the program: German, partly materials in English
• Admission: restricted (application to the Faculty)
• Special features: Chargeable; own Fee Schedule

Program Structure

The MBA program has a modular structure: Ten modules are studied one after the other, not in parallel. They each last seven weeks. The program is completed with a master's thesis, for which a maximum duration of nine months is planned.

Workload

• 90 ECTS points are awarded for the MBA Agribusiness master's degree program.
• One point corresponds to a working time of 30 hours.
• This results in a total workload of 2700 hours.
• Per module, the workload is 180 hours.
• Part of this is covered by the attendance hours.
• For self-study, approximately 15 hours of work per week are expected.

Application

Application Deadlines

• The application deadline for studies starting in the winter semester is June 30; however, applications are in principle possible at any time.
• Start of studies on October 1 of each year.
• Other start dates are possible (at the beginning of each module).

Access Requirements

• A first university degree (Master's degree or equivalent, e.g., Diplom, Magister) or Bachelor's degree in the fields of agricultural sciences, economics and social sciences, law, engineering, natural sciences, or in a closely related field.
• Qualified, post-graduate work experience (two years).

Language Requirements

• If the native language is not German, sufficient knowledge of the German language at the DSH-2 level must be demonstrated.

Study Program

In this part-time MBA program, economic knowledge and management skills are taught specifically tailored to agribusiness and based on the value chains of the agricultural and food sector. The program prepares agronomists, economists, and career changers for management tasks and leadership positions in agribusiness enterprises. An understanding of current developments in agribusiness is trained, and expertise and skills in scientific work are taught as a basis for sound analyses in agribusiness.

Certificates

Some concentrations from the MBA Agribusiness program can also be completed as independent certificate courses. Individual modules can also be booked (certificate of attendance).

Advanced Study Programs

• Doctorate at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
• International Ph.D. Program for Agricultural Sciences in Göttingen