Specialization Plant Technology
Program structure
Structure of the program
The degree program consists of compulsory and compulsory elective modules. It consists of basic and in-depth studies. Six modules are to be taken and successfully completed per semester.
Modules
Six compulsory modules:
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Principles of Business Economics
- Introduction to Biology of Plants
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Principles of Fruit and Nursery Tree Production
- Professional Communication Skills
Five compulsory modules:
- Statistics and Experiments
- Soil Science
- Genetics, Molecular- and Microbiology
- Physics in Nature and Biosystems Engineering
- Vegetative Development of Herbaceous Plants
One elective:
- Weed Diagnosis and Control
- Technical English
- English for Projects
Two compulsory modules:
- Principles of Phytopathology
- Influence of Mineral Nutrients on Plant Growth
Four electives:
Specific plant technological electives:
- Soil Evaluation and Soil Protection
- Introduction to In Vitro Production
Supplementary electives:
- English for Projects
- Technical English
Three compulsory modules:
- Planning and Management of Projects
- Introduction to Plant Breeding
- Analytical Methods in Molecular Biology
Three electives:
Specific plant technological electives:
- Pests in Horticultural Crops
- Weed Diagnosis and Control
- Nutrient Analysis, Fertilizer Requirement und Fertilizers
Supplementary electives:
- Sustainable Crop Production: Small Grains
- Organic Plant Production
- Planning and Analysis of Technical Processes in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
- English for Projects
- Technical English
Three compulsory modules:
- Evaluation and Presentation of Projects
- Special Aspects of Statistics and Experimental Design in Plant Production
- Technology for Experimentation Purposes
Three electives:
Specific plant technological electives:
- Plant Diseases in Horticultural Crops
- Soil Evaluation and Soil Protection
- Applied Plant Breeding and Seed Production
- Growing Media, Irrigation Water and Fertilization of Horticultural Crops
- Introduction to In Vitro Production
Supplementary electives:
- Sustainable Crop Production: Potatoes and Sugar Beets
- English for Projects
- Technical English
- Placement Project
- Bachelor Thesis