MSc Agricultural and Resource Economics (Agrar- und Ressourcenökonomie) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Programme overview

Combines agricultural and economic sciences. Students learn methods for evaluating and optimising resource-efficient production methods and value chains and for analysing and reducing conflicts of goals, covering renewable energies, renewable raw materials, animal welfare and sustainability.

Faculty: Fachbereich 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management | Department: Agricultural Economics | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester and summer semester | Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Research and teaching in farm management of the agricultural and food economy, agricultural and environmental policy and international trade policy, market research, value chains and competitiveness, communication and advisory work, and organisational design and entrepreneurship.

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Entry requirements

Entry requires a relevant Bachelor's degree, currently Agrarwirtschaft, Agrarwissenschaften, Landwirtschaft, Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioressourcen, Ökologische Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und globaler Wandel or Umweltmanagement; other degrees are reviewed individually by the examination committee. English at CEFR B2 is expected; no formal proof is required. Summer semester 2027 applications open 1 December 2026 and close 20 March 2027 (Bachelor's degree from Germany) or 28 February 2027 (from abroad).

Intake: Winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP

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

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