Requirements
Requirements Environmental Sciences, Global Food Systems (B.Sc.)
A valid university entrance qualification (German: HZB) is required for admission to the program.
- From Germany: General university entrance qualification (= Abitur or equivalent), vocational university entrance qualification, master craftsman’s certificate, university entrance qualification for professionally qualified individuals.
- From abroad: You can find out whether the university entrance qualification from your home country qualifies you for direct admission to a degree program in Germany on the information portal for the recognition of foreign educational qualifications (anabin).
Proof of an internship (pre-internship) is not required for admission.
Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification should also note the required proof of German language proficiency.
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English
As the entire degree course is taught in English, applicants must provide proof of very good knowledge of written and spoken English at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The required level of proficiency must be certified by one of the following:
- TOEFL IBT test, IELTS test, Cambridge English Language Assessment, Pearson PTE Academic, TOEIC, telc, UNIcert, IGSCE
- proof of university entrance qualification in one of the following countries: Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, South Africa
- proof of completion of an English-language Bachelor's degree programme in one of the following countries: Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, South Africa.
German
(not applicable to applicants with a German university entrance qualification)
In addition to a sound knowledge of English, a basic knowledge of German at level A2 (CEFR) is required. This requirement ensures that students have the minimum language skills necessary to cope with administrative and everyday situations in university and social life immediately after starting their studies. The required level of proficiency must be certified by one of the following:
- Goethe certificate
- telc certificate
- ÖSD certificate
- DTZ certificate (g.a.s.t.)