Academic counselling

In addition to the Student Counselling Center, there is also an academic program advising service whose task is to provide academic advice during your studies. It is carried out by university lecturers or research associates at the institutes.

Academic program advisors are also responsible for the academic program advising required by § 60(2) no. 5 State Higher Education Act (LHG) for prospective students who wish to change degree programs in the third or higher semester.    

Proof of academic program advising


The coordinators advise students on organizational questions related to their studies (structure and carrying out studies, problems during studies, and questions about the curriculum and examination regulations).

The academic program advisors of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences are happy to assist students with

  • information and assistance with the choice of specialization, the selection of modules, and general questions about the organization of studies and examinations.
  • Subject advising for students who wish to change their degree program in the 3rd or higher semester.
  • Description of subject, group advising, model curricula, case study development
  • Description of career fields

At the beginning of the specialization study period in the Bachelor's programs, the students of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences prepare a study and examination plan. The appropriateness of the chosen module combination must be discussed and the consultation confirmed by signature.

The advising session can be conducted and confirmed with the respective coordinator or academic program advisor. In the Master's programs of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, an advising session for module selection is not obligatory, but can be held with the coordinator or academic program advisor if required. For Bachelor’s students, proof of an advising session must be submitted to the Examinations Office no later than one week before the first examination registration in the specialization study period (i.e. submit the signed form to the SIZ or drop it in the mailbox of the Examinations Office).

Bachelor’s students in the specialization study period are not allowed to register for exams without submitting proof of advising. You can find the form on the Examinations Office website.

Degree programCoordinatorContactOffice hours
All Bachelor’s programs Patricia Ritter, M.A.
(300)
+49 711 459 22492
Email
Tues 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
and by appointment
Master’s programs AW-AgEcon, AW-Transformation Management, AgriTropics, EnviroFood, EnvEuro, and Landscape EcologyKatrin Winkler+49 711 459 23305
Email
by appointment
Master’s programs Agribusiness, Agricultural Sciences (AW), AW–Animal Sciences, AW-Advisory Services, EUROganic and Sustainable Biobased TechnologyKerstin Hoffbauer+49 711 459 23328
Email
by appointment
Master’s program Crop SciencesDr. Ivan Guzman Bustamante+49 711 459 23477
E-Mail
by appointment
TopicAdvisor (Institute)ContactOffice hours
General AdvisingPatricia Ritter, M.A. (300)+49 (0)711 459 22492
Email
Tues, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Degree Program Director
BSc Agricultural Biology
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Hölzle
(460)
+49 (0)711 459 22427
Email
by appointment
Degree Program Director
BSc Agricultural Sciences
Prof. Dr. Michael Kruse
(350)
+49 (0)711 459 22706
Email
Mon, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Degree Program Director
BSc Biobased Products and Bioenergy
Prof. Dr. Andrea Kruse
(440)
+49 (0)711 459 24700
Email

SS:
Mon 12-12:30 p.m.

WS:
Tues 12-1 p.m.
or by appointment

ProfilesAdvisor (Institute)ContactOffice hours
  • Analytics in Plant Sciences
    (BSc AB)
  • Molecular Animal Sciences
    (for BSc AB)
  • Evolution and Ecology
    (for BSc AB)
  • Weather and climate
    (for BSc AB, AW, NawaRo)
Dr. Silke Schmalholz
(220)
+49 (0)711 459 23763
Email
by appointment
  • Soil Sciences
    (for BSc: AB, AW)
  • Soil / Plant Nutrition
    (for BSc NawaRo)

Dr. Sven Marhan
(310)

+49 (0)711 459 22614
Email
Wed 9 - 11 a.m.
PD Dr. Ludger Herrmann
(310)
+49 (0)711 459  23823
Email
Wed 9 - 10 a.m.
or by appointment
  • Landscape Ecology
    (for BSc AB)
  • Landscape Ecology for Agricultural Sciences
    (for BSc AW, NawaRo)
apl. Prof. Dr. Klaus Schmieder
(320)
+49 (0)711 459 23608
Email
by appointment
  • Plant Sciences
    (for BSc AB)
  • Crop Sciences
    (for BSc AW)
  • Specialty Crops
    (for BSc AW)
Prof. Dr. Simone Graeff-Hönninger
(340)
+49 (0)711 459 22376
Email
Wed 9 a.m. - 12 noon
  • Plant Production Systems
    (for BSc NawaRo)
Dr. Moritz von Cossel
(340)
+49 (0)711 459 23557
Email
by appointment
  • Organic Farming
    (for BSc AW)
Dr. Sabine Zikeli
(309)
+49 (0)711 459 23248
Email
by appointment
  • Communication and Consulting
    (for BSc AB, AW, NawaRo)
Dr. Maria Gerster-Bentaya
(430)
+49 (0)711 459 22649
Email
Tues 11:30-12:30
Thurs 12-13:30
or by appointment
  • Agricultural Engineering
    (for BSc AW)
apl. Prof. Dr. Eva Gallmann
(440)
+49 (0)711 459 22508
Email
by appointment
  • Energetic and Material Use of Biomass
    (for BSc AW)
  • Technologies for Using Biomass as a Raw Material Basis
    (for BSc NawaRo)
Dr. Klaus Meissner
(440)
+49 (0)711 459 22491
Email
by appointment
  • Farm Animal Biology
    (for BSc AB)
  • Farm Animal Sciences
    (for BSc AW)
Prof. Dr. Markus Rodehutscord
(460)
+49 (0)711 459 22420
Email
Mon, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
  • Agricultural Systems of the Tropics
    (for BSc AB, AW, NawaRo)
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Coordination for all German-language Master's programs

Kerstin Hoffbauer
+49 711 459 23328
Email

Academic program advising for specialist and content advice

Master’s in Agricultural Sciences

DepartmentAdvisorContact
Livestock Systems EngineeringPD. Dr. Eva Gallmann
(Department Director, Agricultural Engineering)
Email
Fundamentals of Agricultural EngineeringProf. Dr. Stefan BöttingerEmail
Soil Science and PedologyProf. Dr. Thilo Rennert
(Department Director, Soil Sciences)
Email
Soil Science and PedologyPD. Dr. Ludger HerrmannEmail
Soil BiologyDr. Sven Marhan Email
Biobased Products in the BioeconomyDr. Moritz von Cossel (Department Director, Plant Production Systems)Email
Quality of Plant ProductsProf. Dr. Zörb Email
AgronomyProf. Dr. Simone GraeffEmail
PhytopathologyProf. Dr. Ralf Vögele Email

Master’s in Agribusiness

DepartmentAdvisorContact
Farm ManagementProf. Dr. Enno Bahrs (Degree Program Director)Email
Consumer behavior in the bioeconomyProf. Dr. Ramona WeinrichEmail
Management in AgribusinessProf. Dr. Stefan HirschEmail

Master’s in Sustainable Biobased Technology

DepartmentAdvisorContact
Conversion Technologies of Biobased ResourcesProf. Dr. Andrea Kruse (Degree Program Director)Email
Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and SubtropicsProf. Dr. Joachim MüllerEmail
Biobased Products and Energy CropsProf. Dr. Iris LewandowskiEmail
Biobased Products and Energy CropsDr. Moritz von CosselEmail

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Coordination of the English-language degree programs

Degree ProgramCoordinatorContact
AW-AgEcon, AW-Transformation Management, AgriTropics, EnviroFood, EnvEuro und Landscape EcologyKatrin Winkler +49 711 459 23305
Email
Crop SciencesDr. Ivan Guzman Bustamante+49 711 459 23477
Email
EUR-Organic, Animal Sciences, Advisory and Innovation ServicesKerstin Hoffbauer+49 711 459 23328
Email

Academic program advising for specialist and content advice

Agricultural Sciences: Agricultural Economics (Agecon)

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof Dr. Manfred Zeller
(Degree Program Director)
Rural Development Theory and Policy+49 711 459 22175
Email
Prof. Dr. Thomas BergerLand Use Economics in the Tropics and Subtropics+49 711 459 24116
Email
Dr. Kirsten Boysen-UrbanInternational Agricultural Trade and Food Security+49 711 459 23391
Email
Prof. Dr. Christine WieckAgricultural and Food Policy+49 711 459 22656
Email
Prof. Dr. Christian LippertProduction Theory and Resource Economics+49 711 459 22560
Email
Prof. Dr. Sebastian HessAgricultural Markets+49 711 459 22899
Email

Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (AgriTropics)

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch
(Degree Program Director)
Management of Crop Water Stress in the Tropics & Subtropics+49 711 459 22764
Email
Prof. Dr. Ingo GraßEcology of Tropical Agricultural Systems+49 711 459 22385
Email
Prof. Dr. Thomas BergerLand Use Economics in the Tropics and Subtropics+49 711 459 24116
Email
Prof. Dr. Regina BirnerSocial and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development+49 711 459 23517
Email
Prof. Dr. Manfred ZellerRural Development Theory and Policy+49 711 459 22175
Email
Prof. Dr. Joachim MüllerAgricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics+49 711 459 22490
Email

Landscape Ecology

AdvisorSpecializationContact

Prof. Dr. Frank Schurr
(Degree Program Director)

Landscape Ecology and Vegetation Science+49 711 459 22865
Email
Prof. Dr. Ingo GraßEcology of Tropical Agricultural Systems+49 711 459 22385
Email
Prof. Dr. Andreas SchweigerPlant Ecology+49 711 459 22189
Email
Prof. Dr. Claudia BielingEnvironmental Management+49 711 459 24029
Email

Crop Science

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof. Dr. Uwe Ludewig (Degree Program Director)Nutritional Crop Physiology+49 711 459  22344
Email
Dr. Tobias SchragPlant Breeding+49 711 459 23483
Email
Prof. Dr. Karl Schmid Crop Biodiversity and Breeding Informatics+49 711 459 23487
Email
Prof. Dr. Ralf VögelePhytopathology+49 711 459 22387
Email
Prof. Dr. Georg PetschenkaApplied Entomology+49 711 459 22400
Email

Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production (EnviroFood)

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof. Dr. Thilo Streck (Degree Program Director)Biogeophysics, Environmental Modelling+49 711 459 22796
Email
Prof. Dr. Claudia Bieling Societal Transition and Agriculture+49 711 459 24029
Email
Prof. Dr. Ludwig HölzleLivestock Infectiology and Environmental Hygiene+49 711 459 22427
Email
Prof. Dr. Georg Petschenka Applied Entomology+49 711 459 22400
Email

Environmental Science - Soil, Water and Biodiversity (EnvEuro)

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof. Dr. Claudia Bieling (Degree Program Director)Environmental Management +49 711 459 24029
Email
Prof. Dr. Frank SchurrEcosystems and Biodiversity+49 711 459 22865
Email
Prof. Dr. Thilo StreckSoil Resources and Land Use, Climate Change, Env. Impacts+49 711 459 22796
Email

Agricultural Sciences: Transformation Management for sustainable Agri-Food Systems

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Jun-Prof.Verena Seufert (program director)Sustainable use of natural resources0711 459 22193
E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Claudia BielingSocietal Transition and Agriculture0711 459 24029
E-Mail

Agricultural Sciences: Animal Sciences

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof. Dr. Jana Seifert (program director)Functional Microbiology of Livestock0711 459 24284
E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Jörn BennewitzAnimal Genetics and Breeding0711 459 23570
E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Martin HasselmannLivestock Population Genomics0711 459 22481
E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Markus RodehutscordAnimal Nutrition0711 459 22420
E-Mail

Agricultural Sciences: Advisory and Innovation Services in Agri-Food Systems

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Prof. Andrea Knierim (program director)Communication and Advisory Services in Rural Areas0711 459 22646
E-Mail
Dr. Maria Gerster-BentayaCommunication and Advisory Services in Rural Areas0711 459 22649
E-Mail

Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (EUR-Organic)

AdvisorSpecializationContact
Dr. Sabine Zikeli
(Degree Program Director)
Organic Agriculture+49 711 459 23248
Email
Prof. Dr. Christian LippertProduction Theory and Resource Economics+49 711 459 22560
Email
Prof. Dr. Torsten MüllerFertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics+49 711 459 22345
Email
Dr. Birgit HoinleSocietal Transformation and Agriculture+49 711 459 24039
Email

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The academic program advisors in the Faculty of Natural Sciences:

  • give detailed information on the content of a degree program,
  • answer questions on structuring and organizing studies, e.g. on designing a schedule and study plan as well as general exam issues,
  • advise on matters related to building a profile or specialization area in a degree program,
  • provide advice when changing from one degree program to a higher subject-related semester, and
  • carry out the mandatory academic program advising that must be done if you want to change your degree program and have already completed three or more university semesters.
Degree ProgramAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
BiologyDr. Silke Schmalholz (190)

+49 711 459 23763
Email

by agreement
Biology (State certified teaching degree for secondary school)Dr. Silke Schmalholz (190)+49 711 459 23763
Email
by agreement
Nutritional Management and Dietetics | Nutritional ScienceLena Conzelmann (180)

+49 711 459 23502
Email

by agreement
Food Science
and Biotechnology
Jessica Filla (150)+49 711 459 24383
E-Mail
by agreement
Degree programAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
BiologyDr. Silke Schmalholz (190)+49 711 459 23762
Email
Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - noon
or by appointment
Biology (State certified teaching degree for secondary school)Dr. Silke Schmalholz (190)+49 711 459 23762
Email
Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - noon
or by appointment
Food BiotechnologyJessica Filla (150)0711 459 24383
E-Mail
by appointment
Food SystemsSri Dhanya Adusumilli (150)+49 711 459 24319
Email
by appointment
Earth and Climate System SciencesHans-Stefan Bauer (120)+49 711 459 22154
Email
by appointment
Clinical NutritionLena Conzelmann (180)Emailby appointment
Food Science and
Engineering
Jessica Filla (150)0711 459 24383
E-Mail
by appointment
Food ChemistryDr. Wolfgang Armbruster (170)+49 711 459 24095
Email
by appointment
Molecular
Nutritional Science
Lena Conzelmann (180)+49 711 459 23502
E-Mail
by appointment

Advising for students on:

  • Choosing the area of specialization
  • Designing studies: Stays abroad, internships, Flexible Learning Semester
  • Continuing education possibilities during your studies: Language courses, F.I.T Seminars, supporting programs
  • Master's programs
  • Possible future career areas

List of academic program advisors

Business Administration and EconomicsAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Empirical Business and Economics ResearchTim Ruberg (520B)+49 711 459
22193
Email
by appointment
Sascha Satlukal (520B)+49 711 459
22923
Email
by appointment
FinanceSebastian Stefani (510B)+49 711 459
23283
Email
by appointment
Health Care ManagementDr. Jörg Leukel (530D)+49 711 459
23968
Email
by appointment
Sonja Fischer (530B)+49 711 459
23420
Email
by appointment
Human Resource ManagementFelix Zechiel (570B)+49 711 459
23221
Email
by appointment
Information Systems & SCMDr. Muhammed-Fatih Kaya (580A)+49 711 459
24135
Email
by appointment
International Business and EconomicsMatthias Fauth (570E)+49 711 459
23701
Email
by appointment
Internal ManagementKatharina Schäfer (580C) +49 711 459
22493
E-Mail 
by appointment
Market-Oriented ManagementDr. Maxim Saleschus (570D)+49 711 459
24468
Email
by appointment
Accounting and TaxesDr. Niklas Lampenius (510A)+49 711 459
22657
Email
by appointment
Competition, Market Failure, and the Stateby appointment
Education for Business and EconomicsAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Laura Kurrle (560B)Emailby appointment
Communication
Science
Advising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Agatha Maisch (540)+49 711 459
24323
Email
by appointment
Information Systems - cooperation study programAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours


Dr. Muhammed-Fatih Kaya (580A)
Dr. Sixten Schockert (Uni Stuttgart)

Email

by appointment
Information Systems - from WS 2024/2025Advising (institute)ContactOffice hours


Dr. Muhammed-Fatih Kaya (580A)

0711/459 -24135
Email

by appointment
Digital Business ManagementAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours


Dominik Becker (570G)

Email

by appointment
Sustainability & ChangeAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours


Lilli Frank (560H)

Email

by appointment
EconomicsAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours

Dr. Sibylle Lehmann-Hasemeyer (520G)

EmailMon, 9 - 10.30 am
International Business and EconomicsAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours

 Sibylle Wolf (570F)

+49 711 459
23249
Email

Tue + Wed, 10 - 12 a.m.
Communication Management and AnalysisAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Agatha Maisch (540)+49 711 459
24323
Email
by appointment
Business Administration and EconomicsAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Management
Daniel Kohler (510A)

+49 711 459
22914
Email

by appointment
Accounting, Controlling & TaxationJanika Wilhelm (510B)+49 711 459
23146
Email
by appointment
FinanceSebastian Stefani (510B)+49 711 459
23283
Email
by appointment
Health Care & Public ManagementAndreas Blickle (530A)+49 711 459
22118
Email
by appointment
Digital Business ManagementFrederikSchöttl (570G)

+49 711 459
24051
Email

by appointment
Entrepreneurship & InnovationAnna-Lena Rönnert (570C)+49 711 459
24827
Email
by appointment
MarketingLouisa Herbst (570E)

+49 711 459
24767
Email

by appointment
Organizational BehaviorFelix Zechiel (570B)+49 711 459
23221
Email
by appointment
Information Systems - cooperative degree programAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Dr. Muhammed Fatih Kaya (580A)
Dr. Sixten Schockert (Uni Stuttgart)
Emailby appointment
Information Systems - from the start of studies in 2022/23Advising (institute)ContactOffice hours
Dr. Muhammed Fatih Kaya (580A)Emailby appointment
Education for Business and EconomicsAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
 Matthias Bottling (560A)
Julia K. Weiß (560A)
+49 711 459
23436
Email
by appointment
Degree programAdvising (institute)ContactOffice hours
BioeconomySvenja Schuhmacher (100)+49 711 459 22844
Email
by appointment