Course Category: Agriculture & Environmental Studies
Degree Level: Master
The Dairy Science subject can be studied as part of a single-subject Master’s degree with 120 credit points.
The course includes compulsory and elective modules for a one and a half year in-depth scientific study as well as the half-year writing of the master's thesis and an associated seminar.
The Dairy Science master’s program comprises eleven compulsory modules (63 credit points), compulsory elective modules totaling 30 credit points and the master’s thesis (27 credit points).
With a Master of Science degree, a doctorate can then be sought if the grade average is appropriate.
The module examination determines whether the student has achieved the learning objectives of a module. The module examinations take place during the course and can consist of one or more examinations. The type and number of examinations to be performed are based on the subject examination regulations.
The master’s examination is passed if all module examinations required by the subject examination regulations and the master’s thesis have been passed and the required number of credit points has been earned.
The standard period of study for the single-subject master's degree in Dairy Science is 4 semesters.
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English requirements
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IELTS | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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TOEFL | 90.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
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The profile of the master’s degree in Dairy Science offers wide scope for a wide variety of professional options, depending on the focus in the second year of study, from environmental advice in intensive regions of animal refinement to the feed industry, breeding companies, agricultural and process engineering including agricultural construction, business consulting, national and international groups of companies and businesses to activities in processing, marketing, marketing and nutrition or the food industry.
The graduates are therefore particularly suitable for managerial positions in companies and public institutions as well as for the next generation of academics in university and non-university research and development.