Specialisations at BOKU
This side is an archive and informs you about the Specialisations of the previouse EUR-Organic curriculum at BOKU (Version 2011, effective during the academic years 2011/12 and 2012/13).
Information on the Specialisations of the current EUR-Organic curriculum at BOKU is available here.
Thematic focus: Organic Soil Fertility and Crop Production (in drought regions) / Horticulture, Orchard, Viticulture Systems / Animal Production in Organic Agriculture
WINTER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 911312 | Rhizosphere Processes and Application to Agriculture and Soil Protection | 3 |
| 933302 | Protection of Natural Resources by Organic farming | 3 |
| 953324 | Ecological Plant Production | 3 |
| 952316 | Organic Fruit Growing and Viticulture | 3 |
| 952317 | Biological Production of Vegetables and Ornamentals | 3 |
| 953102 | Applied Entomology in Orchards, Vineyards and Horticultural Crops | 3 |
| 815311 | Simulation in Vadose Zone Environment | 3 |
| 952331 | Physiology and Management of Grapevines | 3 |
| 952104 | Biology and Physiology of the Grapevine - Exercise | 1,5 |
| 932105 | Animal Production in Organic Agriculture | 4,5 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
| 931362 | Production Systems and Atmospheric Pollution | 3 |
| 933308 | Soil Fertility and Soil Ecology in Organic Farming | 3 |
| 952311 | Interdisciplinary Project in Organic Horticulture, Fruit Growing and Viticulture | 6 |
| 933303 | Arthropod Behavioral Ecology | 2 |
Total ECTS credits (winter and summer term): 44
Thematic Focus: Organic Farming in Subtropical and Tropical Environments
WINTER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
| 931912 | Mechanization of Agriculture in Developing Countries | 4,5 |
SUMMER S
EMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
| 933319 | Organic Land Use and Livelihood Systems in Tropical and Subtropical rRgions | 1,5 |
| 933320 | Facilitating Organic Farming in Tropical and Subtropical Environments | 3 |
| 933321 | Development Processes of Organic Agriculture in Tropical and Subtropical Regions | 3 |
| 933323 | Project: Organic Farming in Tropical and Subtropical Regions | 6 |
| 911324 | Soil Management in Tropical and subtropical Developing Regions | 3 |
| 932324 | Animal Husbandry in Tropical and Subtropical Regions | 3 |
Total ECTS credits (winter and summer terms): 24
Thematic focus: Organic Agricultural Systems / Social Science and Organic Farming
WINTER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| 933306 | Interdisciplinary Seminar in Organic Agriculture | 3 |
| 933053 | Local Knowledge and Ethnobiology in Organic Farming - Introduction | 1 |
| 933303 | Standards, Certification and Accreditation in Organic Farming | 3 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Code | Module | ECTS |
| 933051 | Local Knowledge and Ethnobiology in Organic Farming - Methods Seminar | 2 |
| 933315 | Topics of Agro-, Cultural and Ethnoecology | 3 |
| 933303 | Safety and Quality of Organic Foods | 3 |
| 911324 | Principles of Empirical Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 |
Total ECTS credits (winter and summer term): 18
Profiles (German and English courses)
- Organic Agricultural Systems / Social Science and Organic Farming
- Organic Soil Fertility and Crop Production (in drought regions) / Horticulture , Orchard, Viticulture Systems
- Organic Agriculture in Subtropical and Tropical Environments
- Organic Animal Husbandry
- Organic Agricultural Economics / Rural Development