Study structure

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Teaching and learning methods

The course structure and organization should take the character of organic farming into account in a special way. As a science, organic agriculture is characterized by thinking in terms of interrelationships and systems. In the course structure, previously isolated disciplines are combined as far as possible into thematic modules in order to promote interdisciplinarity.

In principle, all the usual forms of teaching are available for studying organic agriculture. Particular emphasis is placed on

- Seminars for the development of scientific knowledge, including contributions from students,
- Projects for the exemplary examination of scientific and practical issues from the specialist contexts of agricultural sciences in local, regional or international contexts,
- Tutorials under the guidance of students to develop teaching content in small groups,
- practical courses for the instruction and execution of experiments,
- Exercises to work through subject matter and practise skills,
- Excursions for practical demonstrations. In addition to smaller excursions, an interdisciplinary one-week excursion abroad is usually offered every year.

Study program

The course is made up as follows:

3 compulsory modules
11 compulsory elective modules: 1 - 5 method modules + 6 - 10 specialized modules
Module Current topics from business and practice
Master's thesis including colloquium

As part of the Master's degree program, students must complete module examinations in the following 3 modules, each worth 6 credits. These serve to prepare students methodically for the Master's thesis and to accompany it.

  1. Statistics and Experimental Design or alternatively Complex Methods of Social Research
  2. Ecological Agricultural Sciences Project
  3. Study colloquium

Students can set their own individual study profile.

As part of the Master's degree program, students must complete module examinations with a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 60 credits, i.e. 6-10 modules in the following areas:

  • Soil and plant sciences
  • Livestock sciences
  • Economic, social and food sciences
  • Free project

Students can set their own individual study profile. At least one module must be taken. A maximum of five modules can be taken:

  • Applied methods of plant breeding
  • Statistics and experimental design II
  • Methods of animal welfare research
  • Applied methods of animal breeding
  • Marketing research
  • Participatory research methods for sustainability
  • Methods and advances in plant protection
  • Nutrient dynamics: long-term experiments and modeling - bilingual

In individual, often practice-oriented seminars, special aspects of organic farming and related disciplines as well as methods and languages are developed during the course of study, e.g. soil science exercises, wildlife education, poultry feeding or technical English.

Detailed information on the module "Current topics from science and practice"

The Master's thesis takes 22 weeks to complete. As a rule, an experimental and scientific examination of a topic of your choice takes place.

Detailed information on the Master's thesis

Detailed descriptions of the modules can be found in the examination regulations

Detailed descriptions of the modules can be found in the examination regulations: Read More

Information days

The department, together with the student body, regularly offers information days where you can get a more detailed picture of studying at the Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences.

Information days: Read More

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