Modules taught in English - Course Catalouge
We are pleased to welcome guest students to spend a semester at our university. We offer both semester packages worth 30 ECTS and the option to choose courses individually.
Semester Packages - Bachelor
We are still finalizing some of our semester packages. Thank you for your patience – further information will be provided soon
Dates: from winter term 2027/2028
Field of study: Agricultural technologies
Study level: Bachelor
Faculty and location: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Campus Haste in Osnabrück and Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences at Campus Westerberg in Osnabrück
Conditions:
| Dates: | winter (mid-September until beginning of February) |
| Duration: | 1 semester (6 months) |
| Exam period: | mid-January until beginning of February |
| Recommended prerequisites: | 90 ECTS / or completion of three semesters in any agricultural field |
Course list: all modules are taught in English
| Name | Code | ECTS |
| Compulsory module: | ||
| Agricultural System Project | 11B2147 | 15 ECTS |
| Elective modules: | ||
| Precision Farming | 44B0781 | 5 ECTS |
| International Plant and Food Production | 44B0720 | 5 ECTS |
| Digitization and Programming | 44B0850 | 5 ECTS |
| Trends in Mechatronics | 11B2082 | 5 ECTS |
| Scientific Project Management and Writing | 44B0870 | 5 ECTS |
| Innovation and Transformation in Agri – Food Systems | 44B0876 | 5 ECTS |
| Digital Lab | 44B0863 | 5 ECTS |
| Applied Plant Breeding and Seed Production | 44B0014 | 5 ECTS |
Semester Packages - Master
Individual choice of modules
Seize the opportunity to adapt your studies to international requirements and enhance your academic career with global experiences. You can easily and flexibly put together your own course preferences for a semester abroad. Please use the Learning Agreement to inform us of your course selection.
Food Science / Agriculture / Horticulture
Landscape Architecture
| Module | Code | Term | ECTS |
| Project Cost and Performance Accounting | 44B0834 | 5 ECTS | |
| Workshop Project (on request in English) | 44B0422 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| International Project | 44B0843 | Summer & Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Short Projects in Landscape Architecture | 44B0624 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
Languages
| Module | Code | Term | ECTS |
| English for Projects | 44B0514 | Summer & Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Technical and Business English | 44B0727 | Summer & Winter | 5 ECTS |
| English for Landscape Architectures and Planners | 44B0811 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| English for Construction | 44B0836 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
Food Science / Agriculture / Horticulture
| Module | Code | Term | ECTS |
| Sustainable Livestock Farming | 44M0524 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| COALA-Workshop: Digitalization and Sensors for Sustainable Agriculture | 44M0168 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Genome Analysis and its Innovations in Sustainable Crop Production | 44M0523 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Advanced Food Biotechnology | 44M0163 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Big Data Analytics | 44M0139 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainable Food Production | 44M0503 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Applications of Artificial Intelligence | 44M0509 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Corporate Sustainability Management with Focus on Sustainability Communications | 44M0522 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| International Management | 44M0132 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Plant and Process Design | 44M0136 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Scientific Project | 44M0519 | Winter | 25 ECTS |
| Scientific Work | 44M0159 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Soils for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | 44M0527 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainable Crop Production | 44M0528 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Turfgrass Culture | 44M0529 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
Landscape Architecture
| Module | Code | Term | ECTS |
| Digital Landscape Architecture | 44M0559 | Summer (start 2027) | 5 ECTS |
| Water in Sustainable Landscape Transformation | 44M0584 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Worldwide Urbanization | 44M0585 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| International Workshop Landscape Architecture | 44M0547 | ? | 5 ECTS |
| GIS and Environmental Modeling | 44M0554 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| International Competition | 44M0553 | Winter ? | 5 ECTS |
| Project Landscape Architecture | 44M0484 | Winter ? | 5 ECTS |
| Project Landscape Architecture International | 44M0558 | Winter ? | 5 ECTS |
| Restoration Ecology | 44M0207 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainable Resource Management | 44M0548 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Urban Forestry | 44M0560 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
Interdisciplinary
| Module | Code | Term | ECTS |
| Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions | 44M0568 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Conceptions of Nature in the Anthropocene | 44M0569 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Governance and Transformation | 44M0565 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| International Perspectives on Sustainable Land Use | 44M0570 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Life Cycle Assessment, Resource Efficiency | 44M0572 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Nutritional Poverty and Nutrition Security | 44M0573 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Planning for Sustainability in Landscape Architecture | 44M0574 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Responsive Virtual Spaces | 44M0576 | Summer (start 2027) | 5 ECTS |
| Risk and Crisis Management in Food Security | 44M0577 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainability in Process Management and Optimization | 44M0579 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainable Land Use and Landscape Transformation | 44M0580 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| Transdisciplinary Project | 44M0562 | Summer & Winter | 15 ECTS |
| Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Policy | 44M0567 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management | 44M0582 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Sustainable Transformation | 44M0566 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
| Transformative Learning | 44M0583 | Winter | 5 ECTS |
Summer and Winter Programs
We offer a range of 2- to 6-week summer programs from May to August that feature courses tailored to your interests. Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences also offers a 3-week winter or summer German language course.
The summer or winter programs are modules that are offered as block courses. They usually take place outside of the regular lecture period.
| Modules for Bachelors | Code | Term | ECTS |
| Special Food Technologies | 44B0871 | July - August | 5 ECTS |
| International Summer Academy | 44B0621 | Summer | 5 ECTS |
| 44B0641 | 5 ECTS |
| Module for Masters | Code | Term | ECTS |
| Advanced Food Technologies | 44M0504 | July - August | 5 ECTS |
Additional Information
ECTS und workload
ECTS - Credit Points
At Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, we use the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) for our modules. ECTS credit points represent the total student workload, including attendance in classes as well as preparation and follow-up work, group work, assessments, internships, and other forms of coursework.
A total of 30 ECTS credit points corresponds to the standard workload for one semester
| 1 ECTS equals | 30 hours |
| 5 ECTS equals | 150 hours |
The majority of our modules carry 5 ECTS credits.
Academic year
An academic year is divided into one winter semester (September to February) and one summer semester (March to August).
Lecture period: approximately 14–15 weeks per semester
Examination period: three weeks at the end of each semester
The exact dates for each academic year can be found on the following website: study organization
[Information will follow soon]
At the end of the semester the registrars office will send your transcript of records with all your modules and grades to you and your responsible person at your home University.
The current status of your grades can be found online: click "eCampus > Study Service > Registrar’s Office > “Notenspiegel”.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding study opportunities for a semester abroad, please contact the International Faculty Office of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture.