International MSc in Agricultural Management (MAM) Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

The aim of the degree programme is to train a specialist in application-oriented agricultural management on the basis of a previous degree. Theoretical and practical knowledge enables them to take on the wide-ranging tasks involved in managing and advising agricultural enterprises independently and responsibly.

Specific training methods such as instruction in small seminars/workshops, special projects and computer-based business simulations provide practical relevance and experience in the team 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 are as follows: Business Management in Agriculture, Production Economics in Agriculture, Farm Management and Controlling, Business Informatics and Empirical Social Research, Farm Planning, Agricultural Policy Seminar, Strategies of International Agricultural Marketing Strategies, Project Planning and Project Evaluation, and the Master's thesis.

Some of the profile modules are: Consulting Methods and Farming Systems Research, Farming Systems Research and Agricultural Cooperatives, Sustainable Energy Management, International Trade in the Agricultural Sector.

Students must choose one of the following specialisations:

• Strategic Management Consulting in Agriculture
• Technical and economic consulting in agricultural mechanisation

A further internship in an agricultural industry upstream or downstream of agriculture must be completed during the semester break (min. four weeks).

First semester: practical semester (former periods of practical training may be recognised). The practical semester consists of two parts, the practical training on specially selected training farms and the theoretical part of the course.

The students live on the farm with the farming family. They are involved in the day-to-day farm work and participate in the management decisions of the farmers.

These are supplemented by practice sessions on the learning platform.

During this semester, they are supervised by staff from the university. Towards the end of the practical semester, there are examinations in applied economics and in German.

The second semester at the university has five compulsory modules: Business Management in Agriculture, Production Economics in Agriculture, Farm Management and Controlling, Business Informatics and Empirical Social Research and Farm Planning, each with five ECPs (European credit points). The remaining five ECPs come from elective profile modules such as the Seminar in Crop Production and Livestock Production, the Seminar in Agricultural Mechanisation and Crop Production or the Seminar in Livestock Production and Agricultural Mechanisation.

In the third semester at the university, there are lectures in two compulsory modules: Agricultural Policy Seminar and International Agricultural Marketing Strategies, each with five ECPs. The remaining 20 ECPs come from one specialisation (10 ECPs): Strategic Management Consulting in Agriculture or Technical and economic consulting in agricultural mechanisation and from two mandatory elective modules (10 ECPs): Consulting Methods and Farming Systems Research, Farming Systems Research and Agricultural Cooperatives, Agricultural Cooperatives and Consulting Methods, English or Agribusiness.

In the fourth semester, the module in Project Planning and Project Evaluation with five ECPs and one mandatory elective module (5 ECPs): Sustainable Energy Management or International Trade in the Agricultural Sector is compulsory, and the Master's thesis with 15 ECPs must be completed (in German or English). The topic should refer to an applied problem in the student's home country. The thesis can also be written at the home university, and one of the two supervisors can be a lecturer from the home country. At the beginning of the Master's thesis, students have the opportunity to participate in lectures on formal and methodological aspects of writing scientific papers.

The programme requires each student to participate in a work placement of at least four weeks during the fourth semester or during the breaks between the previous semesters. The company for the placement, usually a consultancy, trading or agricultural service company, can be proposed by the student.

Members of the International Network of Master's Courses in Agricultural Management: Agricultural universities in Ukraine (Kiev, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Rivne), Armenia (Yerevan), Azerbaijan (Ganja), Kazakhstan (Astana, Kostanay), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek, Naryn), Uzbekistan (Samarkand, Taschkent, Urgench), Tajikistan (Dushanbe) and others

The first semester is a practical semester.

Enterprise Internship (minimum one month)

Practical training takes place in a firm or institution trading with agricultural inputs or produce, dealing with processing and marketing of produce or offering services for agriculture such as advisory services, agricultural financing, book-keeping or tax consulting.

Applications for admission to the winter semester (1 October) can be submitted each year from late April/early May onward.

Information on the application deadlines can be found on the university's website.

• Successful completion with above-average marks of an undergraduate course in agriculture or related fields at a university
• Studies are considered to be above average if an overall mark comparable to a "2" in the German grading system was reached in the final examinations; exceptions will be considered by the examinations commission.

The degree programme is free of tuition, but all students are required to pay moderate semester fees. At the time of publication, these amounted to 72 EUR/semester.

When applying for a visa or residence permit, students usually need to prove they can afford to study and live in Germany.

As of 2026, that is deemed proven if they have at least 992 EUR available per month.

Living expenses in Triesdorf are approx. 700 to 900 EUR per month. In and around Triesdorf, rent amounts to approx. 250 to 350 EUR per month.

Yes, there is the possibility of finding part-time employment. The Triesdorf campus is home to a large number of international students from all over the world, and the majority of them – once fully settled in and around Triesdorf – have been able to find employment in order to financially support themselves whilst studying.

The Career Service supports students during their studies and during the transition from university to employment in all aspects of seeking and applying for employment and in acquiring key skills. The free services of the Career Service are open to all students in all semesters. Students benefit from workshops, lectures and e-learning opportunities, junior mentoring in Triesdorf, career coaching, career mentoring, advice, and application checks.

For international students, the Career Service offers a wide range of services, with a special focus on facilitating successful career entry in Germany.