Depending on study interests and later career goals, animal experiments are also a part of degree programs.
- The Bachelor’s programs in Biology and Agricultural Biology use animals or animal materials in teaching. This also includes a compulsory course in zoology.
- The basic study period in the Bachelor's program in Agricultural Sciences does not include assistance with animal experiments. Due to the close links between research and teaching, a set part of studies includes instructors giving insights into ongoing experiments with animals or into how experimental animals are kept. Depending on the subject, the teaching content is also based on knowledge gained through animal experiments.
- The Bachelor’s programs in Nutritional Science, Food Science, and Agricultural Science do not use animal experiments. However, students also come into contact with animal-based food products (eggs, milk, meat).
As the research focus increases - that is: for work as a student assistant, in Humboldt reloaded projects, in Master’s programs, and in final theses - students may decide to have more contact with animal experiments and work with animals. Whether they do this and what exactly they research depends on their personal decisions and the questions that are currently being worked on in the respective departments.
