Agricultural Sciences (M.Sc.)

The Master's degree programme in Agricultural Sciences is a consecutive Master's degree programme in which achievements totalling 120 credits must be completed.

The basic theories, methods, procedures and problems of agricultural sciences are taught in an interdisciplinary approach. In doing so, students acquire a broad, detailed and critical understanding and decided knowledge of scientific work as well as the ability for scientifically sound analyses in the agricultural science disciplines. This knowledge and understanding forms the basis for the development and/or application of independent ideas and enables students to apply their problem-solving skills to new situations that have a broader or multidisciplinary context in the field of agricultural economics. Those who have completed the study of agricultural sciences will be able to define and interpret the specifics, boundaries, terminologies and doctrines of agricultural sciences.

The broad-based Faculty of Agricultural Sciences with more than 30 scientific institutions offers students a wide range of disciplines and specialisations - divided into the Departments of Livestock Sciences, Crop Sciences and Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.

The degree programme is modularised, which has the following advantages:

• As a rule, one-semester courses
• corresponding examinations at the end of each module
• Continuous monitoring of success by determining the current grade average (Grade Average Point)

The internationally recognised Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree can be obtained through the successful completion of the study programme.

Students can choose one of the following five specialisations:

• Agribusiness
• Crop Sciences
• Farm animal science
• Resource management
• Economic and social sciences of agriculture

Due to the modularisation of the degree programme, students can also specialise further within the fields of study by choosing certain modules.

In addition to the lectures, special topics are studied in depth in smaller study groups, the so-called exercises.

The following working groups, which are organised by students, allow you to take part in excursions and attend interesting lectures by external speakers. Here you can also get involved yourself.

• AG Arable farming
• AG Dairy Industry
• AG Horse
• AG Pig
• VDL Student Group Göttingen

Research projects and university cooperations make it possible to spend semesters abroad in many countries through the Erasmus programme or other exchange programmes.

In addition to studying at a renowned Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, the city also offers a high level of attractiveness as a small city in the countryside. Due to the large proportion of students in the total population, the student city thrives on the university.

Diverse cultural offerings for young people as well as pubs, green spaces and an excellent university sports programme make it possible to develop not only professionally but also personally and socially and to make many new contacts - for example with international fellow students from all over the world. In addition, there are committed university groups on many different topics.

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)
• Agriculture
• Downstream of agriculture (e.g. trade, food industry)
• outside agribusiness (e.g. banks, insurance companies)

In all the fields of activity listed, new interdisciplinary questions are constantly arising, which are answered through study and future-oriented research. Current topics are, for example:

• Breeding of new cereal varieties with constant yields under different environmental influences
• Species-appropriate husbandry of farm animals
• Use of risk management strategies to mitigate the economic impact of fluctuations in primary agricultural production
• The positioning of agricultural enterprises on the international agricultural market
• The sensible use of renewable energies

Details on career paths and qualifications