MSc Agricultural Sciences at University of Göttingen

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary with the best career prospects: The Master's degree programme in Agricultural Sciences deals with all issues related to the primary production of human and animal food as well as renewable raw materials. During your studies, you will deal with issues related to agriculture as well as its impact on society, the economy and the environment. Our graduates are able to define and interpret the specifics, boundaries, terminologies and doctrines of agricultural sciences.

Faculty: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter and summer semester | Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

A total of 120 credits must be earned in the Master's degree programme in Agricultural Sciences. Modules amounting to 90 credits must be completed, whereby 6 credits are generally awarded for a successfully passed module.

Career pathways

The various career paths with a degree in agricultural science are enormously diverse. Many graduates go into one of the following fields: Service Sector/Scientific Institutions/Agribusiness upstream of agriculture (e.g. fertilisers/plant breeding)

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Limited admission (application to the faculty). Application deadlines: Start winter semester: 01.05. - 15.07. Start summer semester: 01.12. – 15.01. Requirements: At least six semesters of study with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree totalling at least 180 ECTS credits in the degree programme Agricultural Sciences or in a closely related subject. At least 150 ECTS credits of the 180 ECTS must be proven at the time of application. Pre-study Achievements in agricultural sciences, plant sciences, animal sciences,. Transformation of agricultural and food systems (formerly Resource management), natural sciences or economics and social sciences. amounting to at least 90 credits, of which at least 60 credits in. credits in agricultural, crop or livestock sciences. Final examinations that have been passed in. abroad require a determination of equivalence by the Admissions Commission. Language skills: Applicants without a German higher education entrance qualification and without a Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a German higher education institution must provide. proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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