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Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics / Ecotrophology (M.Sc.)

Taught in German

Degree

Master of Science (MSc)

Duration of studies

4 semesters - 120 Credit Points (CP)

Accreditation

since 26 August 2013

Content

The Master’s degree programme in Nutritional Sciences follows on from the Bachelor’s degree programme in Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics at JLU. The basic knowledge in the field of nutritional science, home economics and food economics acquired in the Bachelor’s degree programme is expanded.
  • Home Economics deals with the social relevance of private households and family life forms. At that point the focus lies on everyday culture, sustainability and quality of living, the compatibility of family and work in the course of life, but also on questions of consumer policy. The range of tasks included in the study profile also includes the implementation and coordination of personal and household services - beginning with the analysis of social and political framework conditions - appropriate to the target groups.
  • Care Management covers all functions (human resources and product management, funding and investment, management oversight, quality management, etc.) that are needed to manage a care provider business. Attention is also drawn to the interfaces with the market as a whole as well as with the political environment and with other related core areas.

Entrance requirements

The entry prerequisite for a Master’s degree course is a Bachelor’s degree with a relevant subject profile.
Relevant Bachelor degree courses of a German university are:

  • Catering and Hospitality Services
  • Ecotrophology
  • Nutritional Sciences and Health Care Management
  • Nutrition Management and und dietetics
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Nutrition and Food Sciences

In the context of the application and admission process the Examination Board may recognise other final degrees as equivalent on a case-to-case basis.

Application and admission

  • The intake capacity of this programme of study is not limited. 
  • General application deadline of JLU Gießen is July 15th for the winter semester and January 15th for the summer semester.
  • Important information on the application procedure.
  • Special regulations apply to foreign applicants or those who gained their university-entrance qualifications abroad. More on this...

Commencement of studies

In the winter semester or in the summer semester. Applicants are advised to begin their studies in the winter semester.

Composition of degree programme

The degree programme consists of 20 modules:
  • 8 core-(compulsory) modules
  • 8 profile-(eligible) modules
  • a written master's thesis (comprising 4 Modules).
The following are core modules:
  • Theories and methods of social and consumer research
  • Household, family and gender theories
  • Economics of Care I: Performance and time management
  • Economics of Care II: Financial management
  • Process engineering in food companies and service providers
  • Special Human Nutrition I
  • Internship, nutritional physiology
  • Statistics and epidemiology
  • Theories of consumer behaviour

Through the selection of certain specialisation modules it is possible to acquire the following areas of specialisation which will be shown in the Master’s degree certificate:

  • Home Economics
  • Care Management

Further information

Subject advisor

Prof. Dr. Wencke Gwozdz

Institut für Wirtschaftslehre des Haushalts und Verbrauchsforschung

Senckenbergstr. 3 (Zeughaus)

35390 Giessen

Phone: +49 (0) 641 9939960

Office hours: on appointment

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