One Health

The Master’s programme One Health offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health. Students are introduced to core concepts of One Health and Planetary Health and develop a critical perspective on global health challenges. Central topics include Public Health, Public Health Nutrition, and Infectious Diseases, covering health systems, non-communicable diseases, zoonoses, prevention strategies, and social and environmental determinants of health. You will learn about environmental risk assessment, sustainability, land use, animal husbandry, and their impacts on ecosystems, animal health, and food systems. Comprehensive training in research methods, statistics, epidemiology, and data analysis equips you with essential skills for evidence-based practice. Throughout the programme, an interdisciplinary perspective fosters critical thinking and global awareness. Career opportunities can be found in international organisations, public health/one health, research institutions, NGOs, or private sectors such as health or environmental management. Due to the scientific focus of the programme, graduates are also well qualified for doctoral programmes. 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 10 mandatory modules (core modules), which can be deepened or broadened in six optional modules (profile modules). Two profile modules can be replaced by a work placement in order to gain initial professional experience. 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): Introduction to One Health Critical Public Health Public Health Nutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Empirical Research Methods Antibiotics: Past, Present and Future Sustainable Animal Nutrition and Husbandry Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Biostatistics and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases in Animals Planetary Thinking Programme schedule: PDF Download

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Prerequisites

Admission to the One Health Master's programme requires a Bachelor's degree with a duration of at least three years (180 credits) or a comparable degree. The Bachelor's degree must be completed in a closely related scientific field. For example: BSc Agricultural Biology ("Agrarbiologie") BSc Agricultural Economics ("Agrarwirtschaft") BSc Agricultural Sciences ("Agrarwissenschaften") BSc Nutritional Sciences ("Ernährungswissenschaften") BSc Geography ("Geografie")  BSc Global Health BA Health Sciences ("Gesundheitswissenschaften") BSc Crop Biomass and Bioresources ("Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioressourcen") BSc Agriculture ("Landwirtschaft") BSc Organic Agriculture ("Ökologische Landwirtschaft")  BSc Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics ("Ökotrophologie") BSc Public Health BSc Animal Sciences ("Tierwissenschaften") BSc Environment and Global Change ("Umwelt und globaler Wandel") BSc Environmental Management ("Umweltmanagement") BSc Environmental Sciences ("Umweltwissenschaften") Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine Applications with a Bachelor’s degree in another scientific field or with a Bachelor’s degree from abroad will be examined individually as to whether the study requirements are fulfilled. A specialist commission at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) will then finally decide on the admission. Any information on the status of acceptance without having completed the application process is not possible. Detailed information about the application process is provided here: https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties/f09/studies/general.

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