BSc Global Food Systems at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Programme overview

Internationally oriented programme combining natural, social and economic sciences at the interface of nutrition, agriculture and the environment. Students build a foundation in biology, chemistry and agricultural systems, then explore sustainable production, global food security and food economics.

Faculty: Fachbereich 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management | Department: Global Food Systems | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP | Study mode: full-time; English-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

20 compulsory core modules (120 CP), 8 optional profile modules (48 CP) and the Bachelor's thesis (12 CP), including Introduction to Global Food Systems, Policy and Food Systems, Human Nutritional Physiology, Food Production (animals and plants) and Food Economic.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: no admission restriction (no NC). A recognised higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) is required; foreign qualifications are checked via anabin. No pre-study internship is required. Applicants with a foreign entrance qualification must also meet the German-language proof requirement. Application deadlines for winter semester 2027/28 are not yet published.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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