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Bachelor Organic Agriculture
| Coordination | Prof. Dr. D. Möller |
| Language | German |
| Credits | 6 |
| Stud. Workload | 180h, thereof 60h contact hours |
| Frequency (WS / SS) | WS, annually |
| Course content | Peculiarities of the agricultural sector, target systems, production factors of agricultural enterprises; production theory of agricultural enterprises; location factors of agriculture; organizational forms and production methods of land use and animal husbandry; average data of agricultural enterprises and organic farms; basics of farm accounting methods (contribution margin accounting, work and feed balances, asset accounting, G and V accounting, farm analysis); taxation, investment and financing management. |
| Qualification objective | Develop problem awareness for the use of production factors; be able to assess development perspectives for agricultural enterprises; know planning principles; understand the basics of business administration and agricultural accounting. |
| References | Dabbert,S. and Braun, J. 2012: Landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre (Grundwissen Bachlor), Stuttgart; Mußhoff, O. and Hirschauer, N. 2016: Modernes Agrarmanagement, Munich; Kuhlmann F. 2007: Betriebsleh-re der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft, Frankfurt; VELA (Hrsg.) 2015: Die Landwirtschaft - Band 12 Wirtschaftslehre und Betriebsmanagement, Munich |
| Teaching form | Lecture 60h |
| Proof of performance | exam (2h) 100% |
| Applicability | Compulsory subject according to §10 (4) PO BSc Organic Agriculture; prerequisite in particular for all economics modules of the main study phase |
| Prerequisites for participation |
| Coordinator | Prof. Dr. D. Möller |
| Language | German |
| Credits | 6 |
| Stud. Workload | 180h, thereof 60h contact hours |
| Frequency (WS / SS) | WS, annually |
| Course content | Agricultural cost accounting, contribution margin accounting, branch analyses, organizational, financing and investment planning for the area of organic land use and animal husbandry; optimal special intensity, break even considerations. |
| Qualification objective | Know and be able to apply methods of cost performance accounting in agricultural enterprises, acquisition of analysis and planning skills for agricultural branches; knowledge of special production theory |
| Literature reference | Mußhoff O. & Hirschauer N. 2016: Modern agricultural management: business analysis and planning methods. Vahlen; |
| Redelberger H. 2004: Management handbook for organic farming - procedures - cost accounting - construction solutions, Darmstadt | |
| Teaching form | Lecture 60h |
| Proof of performance | exam (2h) 100%, alternatively project work (approx. 25 pages) 100% |
| Applicability | Compulsory elective subject according to § 10 (6) PO BSc Organic Agriculture |
| Recommended prerequisites for participation: modules in agricultural sociology/policy, business administration |
| Coordinator | Prof. Dr. D. Möller |
| Language | German |
| Credits | 6 |
| Stud. Workload | 180h, thereof 60h contact hours |
| Frequency (WS / SS) | SS, annually |
| Course content | Corporate management, decision-making process, accounting in agricultural enterprises, analysis of annual financial statements, controlling approaches; linear programming, corporate culture, investment and financing in agricultural enterprises. Organization of inter-company cooperation between agricultural enterprises; taxes in agriculture, taxation |
| Qualification objective | Understanding of the management of agricultural enterprises (data acquisition and data processing). Interpretation of key figures in the annual financial statements and the profit and loss account. Recognize and evaluate the interface between tax and business accounting; sensitization for business management in agricultural enterprises and basic knowledge of taxes and taxation. |
| Literature reference | Mußhoff, O. and Hirschauer, N. 2016: Modernes Agrarmanagement, Munich; |
| Bodmer, U. and Heißenhuber, A. 2001: Accounting in Agriculture, Stuttgart; | |
| Schmaunz, F. 2016: Accounting in agriculture - balance sheet, evaluation, profit determination, Stuttgart | |
| Teaching form | Lecture 60h |
| Proof of performance | exam (2h) 100%, alternatively project work (approx. 25 p) 100% |
| Applicability | Compulsory elective subject according to § 10 (6) PO BSc Organic Agriculture |
| Recommended prerequisites for participation | Module Business Administration |
Master Organic Agriculture
| Coordinator | Prof. Dr. D. Möller |
| Language | German |
| Credits | 6 |
| Stud. Workload | 180h, thereof 60h contact hours |
| Frequency (WS / SS) | SS, annually |
| Course content | Description of the decision situation with imperfect information |
| Risk and its methodical calculations | |
| Uncertainty and decision rules | |
| Description of risk aversionRisk-benefit functions | |
| Assignment of decision rules to real decision situations | |
| Data acquisition for the states of uncertainty | |
| Principle of adaptive control | |
| Risk-reducing organizational structures | |
| Qualification objective | Develop problem awareness for risks and uncertainty in agricultural enterprises |
| Gain insight into dealing with complex target systems | |
| Know and be able to evaluate common decision rules under uncertainty | |
| know and evaluate risk management tools. | |
| Literature reference | Hirschauer and Mußhoff 2012: Risk management in agriculture, Agrimedia |
| Mußhoff O. & Hirschauer N. 2016: Modern agricultural management: business analysis and planning procedures. Vahlen | |
| Laux H. and Gillenkirch R.M. 2014: Decision Theory, Berlin | |
| Eisenführ F. et al 2010: Rational decision-making, Berlin | |
| Bamberg G. and A.G. Coenenberg 2004: Betriebswirtschaftliche Entscheidungstheorie, Munich | |
| Teaching form | Lecture 30h, Seminar 30h |
| Proof of performance | expert discussion (approx. 15 min) 50%, presentation (approx. 20 min + approx. 5 p.) 50% |
| Applicability | Compulsory elective subject according to § 10 (5) PO MSc Organic Agriculture |
| Admission requirements according to § 9 PO MSc Organic Agriculture |
Master Sustainable International Agriculture
| Coordinator | Prof. Dr. Eva Schlecht |
| Languages | English, German |
| Credits | 6 |
| Stud. Workload | 180h, including 56h contact hours |
| Frequency (WS / SS) | WS, annually |
| Course content | In view of global change spanning from population growth, migration, and urbanization to climate change, land degradation and water scarcity, the sustainable use of human and natural resources for the continued provision of quantitatively and qualitatively adequate food poses a major challenge to all stakeholders involved in agricultural production worldwide. This module therefore addresses the basic concepts and principles of sustainability and sustainable agriculture, in its ecological, economic and social dimensions. Approaches to determine the bio-physical and socio-economic sustainability of a land use systems and of agricultural value chains are evaluated, and possibilities to implement sustainable management strategies along the continuum of water, soils, plants, animals, producers and consumers are discussed, thereby also accounting for relevant temporal and spatial scales. |
| Qualification goal | Students
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| Proof of performance | Written examination (90 minutes) |
| Prerequisite for participation. | none |
| (as of 08.03.2020) | (Current information can be found in the SIA module directory ) |
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