BSc Agrarwissenschaften at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Programme overview

The BSc Agrarwissenschaften teaches the basic theories, methods and problems of the agricultural sciences in an interdisciplinary way across plant sciences, livestock sciences and economics and social sciences of agriculture.

Faculty: Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III – Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften, Geowissenschaften und Informatik | Department: Institut für Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules (95 CP) include botany, chemistry, agriculture and climate change, economics of the agri-food sector, zoology, agricultural engineering and crop biology; a specialisation from the fourth semester (plant sciences, livestock sciences or economics and social sciences, 25 CP), electives (40 CP) and key skills (10 CP).

Career pathways

The degree qualifies for work in practical agriculture, agricultural advice, upstream and downstream sectors and agricultural and environmental research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (usually the Abitur) or entry through a trial study period (Probestudium) or the Feststellungsprüfung for vocationally qualified applicants. Practical agricultural experience (an internship of 26 weeks in total) must be proven by the end of the fifth semester, not necessarily at the start. Open admission (no NC). Application window: from mid-May to 30 September 2026 via www.uni-halle.de/bewerben (applicants with non-German certificates apply via uni-assist).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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