About this programme
Biotechnology has produced a new and leading technology that is helping to determine the direction of global economic development and international competitiveness. Since the early 1990s, there has been rapid progress in the biotechnology sector, driven mainly by the results of genomic research and, more recently, by rapid developments in cell biology (cell factories) and technological advances. Growth in these areas is expected to continue to accelerate. For the good of our future, the energies resulting from the explosion of knowledge taking place in these fundamental domains must be harnessed to the development of technologies that will benefit society as a whole. Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) offers an international Master's degree programme in Agrobiotechnology in order to meet the growing worldwide importance of biotechnology, not least in university education, for plant and animal production as well as for nutritional sciences. JLU was the first German university to take up the global challenge of establishing an internationally oriented course of studies that provides the highest level of academic training for entry into the biotechnology and agricultural sectors of the global economy. The overall goal of the Master’s programme in Agrobiotechnology at JLU is to prepare scientists in both the traditional “pure” disciplines and in the fields of agriculture and nutrition for leadership roles at the forefront of the agriculture and food sector. One important educational goal is to provide students with practical methods and expertise based on a broad scientific foundation. In order to achieve this goal, the following factors are crucial: research-oriented study solving problems in current farming practice the acquisition of international expertise and the promotion of creativity and innovation attention to the need to identify and assess the impact of technological processes The study programme is organised in modules (courses). Each module comprises four semester hours per week and is completed with a final examination. The final grade of the study programme is calculated from the achieved module grades. The course consists of eight mandatory modules (core modules), six optional modules (profile modules), a work placement (or two more profile modules) and the Master's thesis. Having completed the core modules, the students are well equipped with a solid scientific education and ready to deepen their knowledge in specific research areas. By individually choosing their profile modules from a diverse range of study areas, students shape their individual competence profiles. Core Modules (mandatory): Applied Statistics Plant Protection and Bioengineering Molecular Phytopathology Biochemistry Lab Course Biochemistry Biotechnology and Genomics Microbial Food Biotechnology Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Principles of Scientific Practice Profile Modules Students tailor their individual profile by selecting six modules and the work placement or eight modules from the entire profile module catalogue of the faculty. For example, you can choose profile modules from the following subject areas: Plant Breeding Phytopathology General and Soil Microbiology Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection Microbiology of Recycling Processes Agricultural and Food Market Analysis Insect Biotechnology Natural Product Research Landscape, Water and Biogeochemical Cycles Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Agronomy and Crop Physiology Biometry and Population Genetics Crop Biomass and Bioresources Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology Political Science Recommended programme schedule: PDF Download
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