Crop Sciences University of Bonn

The Master's study programme in Crop Science is a research-oriented study programme with the aim of imparting theoretical and methodological skills for carrying out independent and innovative research work in the field of crop science in the field of agriculture and horticulture. Students are involved in research projects and choose one of the three specialisations: "Production Ecology and Resource Conservation", "Digital Agriculture" or "Molecular Crop Science", each with a wide range of elective modules.

Mandatory courses encompass Data Analysis and Visualisation, Technology and Sensors in Precision Crop Production, Resource Conservation, Production Ecology, Crop Physiology, Crop Breeding Research, Advanced Scientific Writing and Communication.

The elective courses cover a wide range of specialised as well as interdisciplinary topics in crop sciences, such as:

• General topics: sustainable production, renewable resources, horticultural production, ecosystems, agroecology, agroecosystems, sustainability, cropping systems, decision analysis, forecasting in agriculture, modelling (crops, soil, rhizosphere), crop management, tree phenology, population and quantitative genetics, crop assessment, climate change
• Agricultural and horticultural production systems and management: organic agriculture, sustainable production and farming, agroforestry, decision analysis, future competent agricultural and food systems
• Plant Health, plant stress, plant pathology and plant protection: entomology, nematology, crop stress, stress perception and signalling, plant-pathogen interactions, forecasting
• Soil sciences: soil ecology, soil protection, soil microbiology
• Crop physiology and molecular biology: plant nutrition, molecular crop physiology, crop functional genomics, plant biochemistry, plant biotechnology, plant breeding, genome analysis, genomics
• Digital agriculture and advanced methods: sensors in agriculture and horticulture, sensor technology, plant phenotyping, biometry, robotics
• Agricultural and horticultural ecology: agrobiodiversity, ecosystem-atmosphere interactions, climate-smart ecosystem management, element cycles, nature conservation, risk and transformation, crop ecology, water management, geobotany, ecological climatology

• 30 ECTS compulsory modules in the first and third semester
• 36 ECTS elective modules
• 24 ECTS from the focus areas, the cross-focus area and/or the free elective area
• 30 ECTS Master's thesis

• A Bachelor's degree
• Final examination must be passed before the start of the Master's programme in crop sciences.
• English language requirements
• International candidates need a German language certificate.

Details can be found here: https://www.aei.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/pruefungsbuero/masterbewerbung.

The University of Bonn is a public university, meaning that it does not charge tuition fees. However, all students must pay the semester fee of about 350 EUR per semester, which covers a Deutschlandsemesterticket (student transit pass for public transport) and statutory accident insurance, among other things.

Students in Bonn can expect to pay around 1,000 EUR a month, with rent accounting for the largest share of their living costs.

The University of Bonn has a central Career Service (www.uni-bonn.de/careerservice), which provides a range of advice and support about choosing a career and applying for jobs. International students can also join the iStart career programme (www.uni-bonn.de/istart), which teaches participants tangible knowledge and valuable skills that will enable them to write successful applications for jobs in Germany. The programme is geared toward giving students a successful career path both during and after their studies and thus making it easier for them to enter the job market.

Students at the University of Bonn can apply for a room in a dormitory owned by the Studierendenwerk Bonn (see www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/accommodation for more details).

For further information on housing in Bonn, please visit our website at www.uni-bonn.de/living-in-bonn.