- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Gießen
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Agricultural Science
- Agriculture
- Husbandry
Focus
Applied Microbiology,, Crop production and plant breeding, Plant Nutrition, Phytopathology
Target group
Graduates with a Bachelor’s degree course in Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture or Environmental Sciences.
Annotation
Crop sciences explore the principles and contexts involved in the production of high-quality plant-based food and feed as well as renewable raw materials, at both the national and international level. Among other things, this includes issues related to plant nutrition, breeding, production technology, preventive disease control, the preservation and improvement of the quality of agricultural produce and the adaptation of agriculture to constantly changing climatic conditions.
Admission requirements
Admission requirement is a relevant Bachelor's degree. Bachelor’s degrees in the field of Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences (see website of the degree programme) are considered relevant. The Examination Board may recognise other courses as equivalent in the context of the application and admission procedure after a case-by-case examination.
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
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Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
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Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Information: For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Information: For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
as per letter of acceptance
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German