Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics University of Hohenheim

Overview

Objectives

The curriculum is designed to teach the following skills and competences:

• Specific knowledge in development-oriented agricultural research
• Competence in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation
• Ability to assess the influence of availability, quality, and quantity of natural resources on agricultural production in tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of material cycles (water, nitrogen, carbon) in agricultural production systems at different temporal and spatial scales
• Ability to take advantage of opportunities to reduce post-harvest losses and encourage innovation in product processing
• Ability to manage and promote gender-sensitive development and extension approaches for sustainable agricultural production at different levels (farm, project, institution, administration, policy) in a socio-economic context
• Competence and capacity to take a leadership role in improving the marketability of agricultural products and increasing rural incomes by reducing infrastructural constraints or socio-economic limitations to market access
• Transfer and application of integrated knowledge for management recommendations and to evaluate different strategies for the sustainability of agricultural production in the context of climate change.

Occupational fields

Graduates of the Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics program at the University of Hohenheim have very good chances on the international job market. Possible fields of work depending on the profile focus are e.g.:

• International and national agricultural research centers (CGIAR or departmental research)
• Ministries for development cooperation, land or environmental protection - Development cooperation organizations
• Consulting firms
• International or national non-governmental organizations
• Universities and other research institutions
• Businesses in the agricultural sector
• EU institutions

It makes sense to complete internships (international or in Germany) within the Master's program. The lecturers in the program are happy to help arrange such offers. In addition, the Master's program qualifies students to embark on a doctoral project. Most universities as well as most graduate schools expect above-average performance in the Master's program for this.