Application Master Bioeconomy: Higher subject-related semester

Online Application

Apply online. After completing, please verify your data and the uploaded documents before submitting. Please make sure to name your files correctly. By doing so, you will facilitate the assignment of the documents.

Application deadlines for higher subject-related semesters

winter semester: 15 June
summer semester: 15 January


Eligible for admission are applicants who meet all of the following entry requirements:

A degree (with a minimum duration of 3 years) from a German or foreign university or an equivalent academic qualification

Degree programs in the area of Agricultural, Horticultural, or Forestry Sciences will be recognized, such as:

  • Agricultural Biology
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Forestry Sciences
  • Horticulture
  • Land Use
  • Agriculture
  • Biobased Products and Bioenergy
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Wine-Business Studies
  • another three-year Bachelor's program in which the subject content was made up of agricultural sciences to at least 50%

Degree programs in the areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering will be recognized, such as:

  • Agricultural Biology
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Chemistry
  • Nutritional Science
  • Food Technology
  • Food Chemistry
  • Process Engineering

Degree programs in the area of Business, Economics and Social Sciences will be recognized, such as:

  • Business Administration
  • Business and Economic Sciences
  • Economics
  • Sustainability and Change
  • another three-year Bachelor's program in which the subject content was made up of economic sciences to at least 50%
     

The admission committee may expand the lists of degree programs mentioned.

Sufficient knowledge of English proven by an official test

e.g. TOEFL 90, IELTS 6.5 (for further details please check the Admission regulations for Bioeconomy (in German))

Please note: Your school leaving certificate (Abitur) is not sufficient as a proof of your English skills. In case of doubts, please contact the program coordinator in the beforehand of the application.

Selection criteria for a higher subject-related semester

If there are more applicants than available places, a ranking list will be created.
This ranking will only be based on:

Already completed coursework and examinations on a Master’s level or equivalent

Please include descriptions of your already completed coursework or examinations.

Legally certified copy of your undergraduate degree certificate and the transcript of records

including the average grade, of your undergraduate degree. If the average grade is not included in your transcript of records, the Registrar’s Office calculates the arithmetic middle of all grades, which will serve as your average grade.

If no certificate is available, please submit a transcript of records covering all your examination results to date, including all grades and the average grade.

If the average grade is not included in your transcript of records, the Registrar’s Office calculates the arithmetic middle of all grades, which will serve as your average grade. The final degree certificate must be submitted by 31 December at the latest for the winter semester for which admission has been granted!

Recognition of already completed coursework and examinations

You need to request the recognition of already completed coursework on a Master’s level (or equivalent) in order to be eligible to gain admission to a higher-subject related semester.

Compulsory modules

Please fill out the form Application for accreditation of coursework and examinations for all coursework or examinations you want to have recognized as a compulsory module.

Please do not forget to include descriptions of the coursework or examinations you want to have recognized.

Semi-elective modules

If you want to have coursework or examinations recognized as semi-elective modules, please submit a petition for recognition (no form required) along with a description of the coursework or examination, including the credits and grade awarded.

Elective modules

If you want to have coursework or examinations recognized as elective modules, please submit a petition for recognition (no form required) along with a description of the coursework or examination, including the credits and grade awarded.

Proof of English language proficiency

There are two options to provide proof of sufficient English language skills.

1. Final degree certificate from a Bachelor’s or Master’s program insofar as the program was carried out
  • in the English language at a university within the EU, Switzerland, UK (including Northern Ireland) or
  • one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, or Guyana.
2. Language certificate:
  • TOEFL (internet-based at least 90 points)
  • IELTS (at least 6.5 points)
  • Cambridge EFL exam (CAE – Certificate in Advanced English)
  • UNIcert II (min. grade “good”)
  • Duolingo (at least 125 points)

If you have already been registered in a Master’s study program:

  • Proof that the right to take examinations in the study program for which admission is sought or a related study program still exists
  • Proof that you are not currently in an ongoing examination procedure.

FAQ

Yes, that is possible.

You must submit the documents for each study programme separately, as these will be sent to different admission committees who cannot exchange documents with one another.