Your application for the Master’s program in Bioeconomy

• Bachelor’s degree from a German or foreign university with at least 180 ECTS or at least a 3-year standard period of study and an average grade of at least 3.0 on the German grading scale

Bachelor's programs can be recognized if they have a agricultural, horticultural, or forestry profile such as:

• Agricultural Biology
• Agricultural Sciences
• Agricultural Economics
• Forest Sciences
• Horticulture
• Land Use
• Biobased Products and Bioenergy
• Environmental Sciences
• Viticulture
• Other three-year Bachelor’s programs can be recognized as equivalent if at least 50 percent of the content was in agricultural sciences.

Bachelor’s programs can be recognized if they have a natural science and engineering profile such as:

• Agricultural Biology
• Biology
• Biochemistry
• Biotechnology
• Bioengineering
• Chemistry
• Nutritional Science
• Food Technology
• Food Chemistry
• Process Engineering

Bachelor’s programs can be recognized if they have a business, economics, and social science profile such as:

• Business Administration
• Business Administration and Economics
• Economics
• Sustainability and Change
• Other three-year Bachelor’s programs can be recognized as equivalent if at least 50 percent of the content was in business and economic sciences.

The admission office may extend the lists of the degree programs.

• Sufficient English proficiency, proven with an official test with at least 180 ECTS or e.g. TOEFL 90, IELTS 6.5 in all categories, or Duolingo test (125 points)

For more details, see the Admission relgulations (reading version) | English reading version)

Please note: Your Abitur certificate / secondary school leaving certificate is not sufficient for showing proof of your English proficiency. If you are not sure, please contact the academic program advisor before applying.