MSc Equine Science at University of Göttingen

Programme overview

Göttingen is the first university in Germany to offer a Master's degree programme in Equine Science. The Georg-August-Universität is thus taking up an old tradition. As early as 1737, the year the university was founded, a riding stable with an adjoining riding arena was built as the first university outbuilding - even before the university library.

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

What you will study

The Master's degree programme in Equine Science requires a total of at least 120 credits. Of these, 78 credits are allocated to the specialist studies, 12 credits to the professionalisation area including key competencies and 30 credits to the Master's thesis including colloquium.

Career pathways

The diverse professional and occupational fields include leading positions in the following areas: Specialised business management or production technology consulting Service industries, e.g. as experts

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Open. Application deadlines: Start winter semester: 01.05. – 15.07. Requirements: A degree course of at least six semesters with a professional qualification and at least 180 credit points (ECTS) at a German university. Recommended specialisations are, for example, agricultural sciences, biology and business administration. However, Bachelor's degrees in other useful complementary subject areas are also possible, but in this case some requirements must be met - which must be checked on a case-by-case basis. The prerequisite for the subject-related relevance of the preliminary studies is proof of at least the following achievements: Achievements in agricultural sciences, plant sciences, animal sciences, resource management, natural sciences or economics and social sciences totalling at least 60 ECTS credits. open to learn more If the previous degree programme has not yet been completed by the application deadline, but at least 150 ECTS credits have been achieved, provisional admission is possible.

Intake: Only winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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

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