- Degree
- Master of Science (MSc, with an option to obtain a double degree with the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague)
- Course location
- Stuttgart
- In cooperation with
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU)
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- The entire programme is taught in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Fully on-site with voluntary online elements
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- 15 March each year for non-EU citizens
15 September each year for EU citizens
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Currently, higher education is (almost) free at all public universities in Baden-Württemberg. Since the winter semester of 2017/18, universities in Baden-Württemberg charge moderate tuition fees for non-EU international students. These fees amount to 1,500 EUR per semester. Students from the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) as well as exchange students are excluded from these fees. Refugees are also not affected.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- International degree programme for development-oriented agricultural research
Continued population growth, climate change, and increased use of resources are threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Only with an interdisciplinary effort based on scientific knowledge can a paradigm shift towards agroecological, sustainable, and highly productive agriculture be achieved that will secure the livelihoods of these farmers and provide people with food in the long term. AgriTropics provides broad knowledge in tropical agriculture and combines interdisciplinary approaches in a degree programme that will specifically train you in development-oriented agricultural research and prepare you to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Interdisciplinary study of sustainable agricultural systems in the tropics
• Can be studied either as a single degree in Hohenheim or as a double degree with the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague
• Excellent career opportunities within international organisations
Objectives
The curriculum is designed to teach the following skills and competences:
• Specific knowledge in development-oriented agricultural research
• Competence in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation
• The ability to assess the influence of availability, quality, and quantity of natural resources on agricultural production in tropical and subtropical agroecosystems
• The ability to evaluate the effectiveness of material cycles (water, nitrogen, carbon) in agricultural production systems at different temporal and spatial scales
• The ability to utilise opportunities to reduce post-harvest losses and promote innovation in product processing
• The ability to manage and promote gender-sensitive development and extension approaches for sustainable agricultural production at different levels (farm, project, institution, administration, policy) in a socio-economic context
• The competence and capacity to take the lead in improving the marketability of agricultural products and increasing rural incomes by reducing infrastructural constraints or socio-economic limitations to market access
• Transfer and application of integrated knowledge for management recommendations and to evaluate different strategies for the sustainability of agricultural production in the context of climate change
Occupational fields
Graduates have very good chances on the international job market. Possible fields of work depending on the profile focus include:
• International and national agricultural research centres
• Ministries for development cooperation, land or environmental protection
• Consulting firms
• International or national non-governmental organisations
• Universities and other research institutions
• Businesses in the agricultural sector
• EU institutions
It makes sense to complete internships with the Master's programme. AgriTropics also qualifies students to pursue a doctoral degree.
- Current information
- For further information on this degree programme, we invite you to attend our Master’s info event (online via Zoom): www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/masters-informational-events (https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/masters-informational-events)