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Composition

Composition of the Study programme

The degree programme consists of 8 core modules (compulsory modules) and 8 specialisation modules (optional modules). Each module is worth 6 CP (4 hours per week) and concludes with an exam taken during the course. The marks achieved in the individual module examinations determine the final degree mark. In addition, the degree programme includes a Master’s thesis, which is equivalent to 4 modules. This demonstrates that you are capable of producing an academic paper independently.

 

The core modules (compulsory modules) are:

  • Soil protection and contaminated site remediation
  • Quantitative hydrology
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Applied statistics
  • Ecology of agricultural landscapes
  • Microbial ecology
  • Soil inventory and site assessment for land use
  • GIS project on landscape structure analysis

 

Individual profile

Developing an individual profile plays a major role in the degree programme. Our students decide for themselves whether they wish to acquire a broad, all-round knowledge or would prefer to specialise, and whether they would like their course to be more practice-oriented or academically and theoretically focused. The specialisation modules can be chosen from the full range of courses offered by Department 09 or even from other departments at JLU.

By selecting specific specialisation modules, students may acquire the following areas of specialisation, as indicated on the degree certificate:

  • Landscape ecology and nature conservation
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Resource management

The specialisation modules required for each of these areas are listed in Appendix 4 of the Special Regulations.

 

Practical relevance

As well as choosing practice-oriented modules, students have the opportunity to undertake a work placement to gain in-depth insights into professional life. The MP-196 ‘Work Placement’ module is worth 12 CP and can be chosen as a profile module. Students familiarise themselves with the world of work and gain ideas for their own career prospects. The department’s placement office maintains a database of suitable companies and organisations and helps students find a suitable placement.

 

Profile modules

Broad, all-round knowledge or specialisation – both are possible. It’s up to our students; they can tailor their course to suit their individual interests, drawing on the full range of options we offer. From a selection of over 120 modules, students can choose specialisation modules from the following topics, for example:

  • Landscape planning
  • Landscape, water and material cycles
  • Resource management
  • Soil resources and soil conservation
  • Microbiology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Communication and consultancy
  • Organic farming
  • Renewable raw materials and bioresources
  • Natural products research
  • Crop production and plant breeding
  • Politics
  • Market economics
  • Insect biotechnology

Modules from other research fields within the department may also be selected, e.g. Plant nutrition, business management, consumption, entomology, environmental genomics and animal welfare.

You can find the exact names and descriptions of the profile modules on the ‘Modules’ page.

 

Further Information

A description of the core- and specialisation modules can be found in the special regulations with module descriptions and module plans (in German)

More on this ("Spezielle Ordnung")

 

Courses offered in the course catalogue