International Master's in Farm Management (MFM)

The programme focuses on applied studies in the field of farm management. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems. Case studies and special projects are used to carry out international comparisons of costs, structural parameters and organisational solutions. Compulsory modules include: Production Economics in Agriculture, Business Management in Agriculture, Farm Management and Controlling, Farm Planning, Business Informatics and Empirical Social Research, Agricultural policy, International Agricultural Marketing Strategies, Project Planning and Evaluation, and the Master's thesis. Two essential, compulsory internship placements are included: a practical study semester in the first semester and a business internship in the agricultural industry upstream or downstream of agriculture.

Academic requirements

Applicants who completed their undergraduate degree outside of Germany need to submit a preliminary review documentation ('Vorprüfungsdokumentation – VPD') from uni-assist. An additional certificate from an Academic Verification Office (APS) in their home country is necessary for applicants with a degree from India, the People's Republic of China, or Vietnam.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

72 EUR per semester (semester contribution; no tuition fees — public university)

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: 72 EUR per semester (semester contribution; no tuition fees — public university)

After the Master's degree, you can take on management tasks - depending on the orientation of the previous agricultural studies. The degree program offers perspectives: in agricultural companies (management of larger agricultural companies), in the field of further education & consulting (advisory services, project management, qualification courses), in agricultural administration (management tasks, development concepts, project planning and evaluation), and in applied research and development (R&D departments of companies, research institutions).

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