Global Food, Nutrition and Health (MSc)

Interdisciplinary master's programme linking food, nutrition, and health from global and public-health perspectives, including malnutrition, diet-related disease, and health-system responses.

Academic requirements

Aptitude test.

Minimum GPA

Final grade of 2.5 or better on the German grading scale.

English requirements

English at C1 CEFR is required. Accepted proofs include IELTS 7.0 or better, Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE), or TOEFL 95 or better.

German requirements

Proof of German language skills: Test results proving CEFR Level A1 (can be obtained during the first year of the programme)

Accepted bachelor fields

Requires a bachelor's degree in nutrition or health sciences, for example food and health sciences, nutrition sciences, health economics, nursing, psychology, social sciences, politics, medicine, public health, or a comparable field.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

165.84 EUR per semester as of Summer Semester 2026.

ECTS credits

120 ECTS credits

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 165.84 EUR per semester as of Summer Semester 2026.

Prepares for careers in international organisations, NGOs or development cooperation.

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