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Sustainable Agriculture – (B.Sc.)
Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
Life Sciences
| Application Deadline: | July 15th 2011 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 445 - | ||
| Location: | Kleve / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 42 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
Since the Winter Semester 2010 / 2011 the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences offers the English language course of study Sustainable Agriculture at their campus location in Kleve. In this path of study the agriculture and horticulture production systems are analyzed and evaluated as a part of the value chain with regard to their sustainability. As an outcome optimization strategies target all the three major areas of sustainability: environmental stewardship, economic profitability and social responsibility.
Key global issues including climate change with changing weather conditions, increasing land degradation and loss of biodiversity will be dealt with as well as the questions of world nourishment, the strong price fluctuations for agricultural products and revenue assurance for farmers and gardeners in a globalised world.
At the same time production systems of different value chains from food production to ornamental plants production to renewable raw materials production are looked at and evaluated with different approaches and methods regarding their sustainability in their environmental, economical and social terms. The resulting ethical issues are also addressed in the courses.
Professional Opportunities
Close contact to companies and institutions results in lectures which provide students with up to date information and practical relevance and provide contact to possible future employers. A broad education and a flexible individual educational profile open doors for graduates into diverse professional opportunities. Potential employers include:
- Consultation and service enterprises
- Nutrition and food industries
- Manufacturers of feed, fertilizers, pesticides and seeds
- Agricultural machinery and plant construction firms
- Associations, administrative bodies and international organizations in the agricultural and environmental fields
The alignment of studies toward sustainability analysis and assessment provides graduates therefore a future-oriented profile with versatile fields of application all along the value chain.
Contents
Sustainable agriculture is a study course combining technical, natural, economic and social disciplines of science. In a range of interdisciplinary projects, students learn to analyze, evaluate and optimize agricultural and horticultural production systems as integral part of the value chain. In cooperation with companies and institutions this applications-oriented study allows a high level of practical relevance to be reached. Alongside the provision of technical and scientific content and the establishment and development of methodological skills, the social competences of each individual are strengthened.
Self-organized learning as a key competency and as an integral part of a university study is promoted from the outset. Here to a large degree the transfer of professionally qualifying skills and the advancement of personal competences take place through integration and specialization. In doing so, different forms of learning such as lectures, seminars, lab courses, internships, exercises and project works are selected to communicate classical educational content (e.g. soil science, botany, business administration, livestock sales) as well as modern themes of the agricultural branch (e.g. precision farming, energy production, quality management, value chains analysis).
Important Data for Study Program
Study duration: Regular length of study: 7 semesters for Full-Time study
Place of Study: Kleve
Degree: Bachelor of Science, B.Sc.
Instructional language: English
Practical Work Experience: 3 months until the beginning of the 5th semester
Practical or foreign study semester: in the 6th semester
Bachelor thesis: in the second half of the 7th semester
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Application process for a study-program without limited admission.
After the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences received your application, you will receive a letter of admission, if your application fulfils all the necessary requirements. This letter will inform you about all the information necessary for your enrolment.
If you are interested in a study program without limited admission you only need to apply for the one you prefer most. If you are eligible to study in Germany, you will be admitted to the study program of your choice, so you do not need to indicate alternative preferences.
Application process for a study-program with limited availability
After we have received your application, we will verify whether or not your application fits the formal and educational requirements. In case the number of applications exceeds availability, there will be a selection procedure based on the grade point average of the applicants.
After the selection procedure is finished, you will receive a letter of admission, or, in case you were not selected, a letter of rejection.
In case you have received a letter of rejection for a study program with limited admission, there is still a chance to be selected in an additional selection-round in case an already admitted applicant rejects or withdraws his/her application from the procedure. You participate in additional selection-round if you applied before July 15th 2011.
If you are interested in a study program with limited admission you can apply for a maximum of three of these programs and one with unlimited admission. This way, in case you are not selected for a study program with limited admission, you can still be sure to be admitted to a study program with unlimited admission (provided you are eligible to study in Germany).
Enrolment
After admission you must still enrol to become a student of the University of Applied Sciences of Rhine-Waal.
Enrolment is allowed only in person after you arrive in Germany. After making an appointment with the International Office, please bring the following documents:
- Original diplomas, certificates and mark sheets used for the application
- Letter of admission
- Passport
- Two passport photos
- Proof of payment of the tuition fees (e.g. a bank statement)
In order to enroll, you will also need a German health insurance, which we will help you to obtain. Costs for health insurance for students are between € 60,- and € 70,- per month.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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