Justus Liebig University Giessen campus

Health Sciences

BSc Nutrition and Home Economics (Ökotrophologie) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Looks at human nutrition systemically, from supply chains and consumer behaviour to nutrition itself, combining a natural-science and a social perspective and examining the ecological, economic and social consequences of our food.

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

What you will study

17 core modules (compulsory) and 11 profile modules (elective) of 6 CP each.

Career pathways

Fields include nutrition counselling and therapy, quality assurance and management, product development and marketing, in companies, public service or self-employment.

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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. English at CEFR A2 is expected; no formal proof is required.

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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