Justus Liebig University Giessen campus

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MSc Sustainable Food Economy (Nachhaltige Ernährungswirtschaft) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Gives knowledge and skills for designing sustainable food production. Practice-oriented and scientifically founded, it teaches concepts and methods of ecological and sustainable management in the food sector, including fair working conditions, transparent trade relations and food security with protection of natural resources.

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

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Entry requirements

Consecutive programme requiring a suitable Bachelor's degree, currently Agrarwissenschaften, Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Entrepreneurship, Ernährungswissenschaften, Ernährungs- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Ernährungs- und Versorgungsmanagement, Management, Management in der Ökobranche, Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioressourcen, Ökologische Agrarwissenschaften or Ökotrophologie; other degrees are reviewed individually by the examination committee.

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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