Specialisations at UHOH
This site informs you about the Specialisations of the current EUR-Organic curriculum at UHOH.
At UHOH you can specialise in (for details - scroll down):
- Organic Crop Production
- Organic Farming in Tropics and Subtropics
- Socioeconomics and Organic Agriculture
and General modules on Organic Farming and Organic Food Chains
The modules of the profiles are suggestions. Students may also choose from all modules of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and create their own profile.
An overview of all compulsory and recommended elective modules for EUR-Organic is available here.
Organic Crop Production
WINTER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 3402-420 | 6 | |
| 4302-460 | Global Agri-food Systems: Conventional, Organic and Beyond | 6 |
| 4906-410 | Ecology and Agroecosystems | 6 |
| 3408-460 | Plant Quality | 6 |
| 3409-440 | Soil Fertility and Fertilisation in Organic Farming | 6 |
| 3409-480 | Fertilisation and Soil Fertility Mangement in the Tropics and Subtropics | 6 |
| 3504-460 | Seed Testing | 6 |
| 3603-480 | Entomology | 6 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 3090-420 | Problems and Perspectives of Organic Farming | 6 |
| 3090-470 | 6 | |
| 3501-450 | Breeding Methodology | 6 |
| 3603-420 | Crop Protection in Organic Farming | 6 |
Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics
WINTER SEMESTER
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 4403-470 | Renewable Energies for Rural Areas | 7,5 |
| 4403-550 | Postharvest Technology of Food and Bio-based Products | 7,5 |
4905-430 | 7,5 | |
| 4905-470 | 7,5 | |
| 4907-420 | Ecophysiology of Crops in the Tropics and Subtropics | 7,5 |
4908-420 | 7,5 | |
Socioeconomics and Organic Agriculture
WINTER SEMESTER
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 4902-440 | 6 | |
4301-410 | 6 | |
| 4302-460 | Global Agri-food Systems: Conventional, Organic and Beyond | 6 |
| 4302-500 | Transformation Studies in Agri-food Systems | 6 |
| 4303-420 | Communicating Sustainability in Agri-food Systems | 6 |
| 3090-410 | Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics | 6 |
| 3409-440 | Soil Fertility and Fertilisation in Organic Farming | 6 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
4101-410 | Environmental and Resource Economics | 6 |
| 4201-410 | Agricultural and Food Policy | 6 |
| 4203-460 | Sustainability Marketing & Marketing Consulting | 6 |
| 4903-470 | Qualitatve Research Methods in Rural Development Studies | 6 |
| 4903-510 | Innovations for sustainable Agri-Food Systems | 6 |
General modules on Organic Farming and Organic Food Chains
Can be chosen together with modules from the profiles
WINTER SEMESTER
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 3000-410 | Portfolio-Module (Master) (not graded) | 1 - 7,5 |
| 3003-410 | Food Safety and Quality Chains | 6 |
3409-440 | 6 | |
| 3402-420 | Quantitative Methods in Biosciences | 6 |
3090-410 | 6 | |
| 3090-430 | Processing and Quality of Organic Food | 6 |
| 4301-410 | Knowlege and Innovation Management | 6 |
| 4301-420 | Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research Approaches in Bioeconomics | 6 |
| 4301-470 | Agricultural Knowlegde Systems and Advisory Services | 6 |
| 4302-420 | Ethical Reflection on Food and Agriculture | 6 |
| 4901-470 | Quantitative Methods in Economics | 6 |
| 4903-500 | Policy Processes in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management | 6 |
| 4906-410 | Ecology and Agroecosystems | 6 |
| 4908-460 | Hot Topics and Advanced Methods in Animal Genetics and Breeding | 6 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Code | Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 3000-410 | Portfolio-Module (Master) (not graded) | 1 - 7,5 |
3090-420 | 6 | |
3603-420 | 6 | |
| 4301-460 | Fit for Innovation Support - Concepts, Methods and Skills | 6 |
| 4902-420 | International Food and Agricultural Trade | 6 |
| 4903-470 | Qualitative Research Methods in Rural Development Studies | 6 |