The Organic Food Production specialisation centres on the sustainable production of organic food products. You will obtain specific skills relating to the organic food industry which is growing in market significance year on year and is becoming popular among young people. You will learn about production and marketing opportunities which help small businesses such as bakeries, butcher’s, direct marketers and manufacturers set themselves apart from industrially produced food products.
Foodstuff Management (Bachelor's)
Are you interested in how food is produced, what it contains, how and where the plants are grown and the animals are reared? Do you want to make a difference in keeping the effects of food consumption on the environment, nature and the climate as low as possible? Are you interested in shaping the development process of foodstuff from farm to fork economically and efficiently, but also in a way that is fair for the people involved? Then the foodstuff management degree programme is the right place for you! Our graduates are highly sought-after at present and this will continue in the future. As the current crisis has once again shown: jobs in the food industry are secure and crisis-resistant.
At a glance
Bachelor of Science | |
Duration of studies | 7 semesters |
Language of instruction | German (proof of proficiency is required) |
Location | Triesdorf |
Programme start date | Winter semester |
Admission restrictions | No |
Course content
The seven-semester bachelor’s degree programme in Foodstuff Management will give you specialist knowledge of the food industry. Food quality from the start of the food chain is a central topic. You will learn why food quality starts with the agricultural industry and how you can maintain or improve it.
After two semesters you can choose one of the two specialisations:
- Organic Food Production
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Foodstuff Management
In the second specialisation, Foodstuff Management, you will focus on learning the processes of the food industry. It is one of Germany’s leading industries and employs around 618,000 people across its 6100 companies.
During the fifth semester, the practical training semester, you will work for a food production company or food retailer. After this you will choose your specialist area of study and set the course for your future professional career.
- In the Food production specialisation you will learn the theory and practice of milk processing, meat processing and the production of plant-based foodstuffs. You can choose two of the three options.
- Management, the second specialist area of study, covers management, organisation, innovation and sales.
But neither specialisation would be complete without economic viability. So you will also gain essential expertise in business economics, product development and marketing for success in raw materials markets and sales markets.
The degree programme’s final two semesters in particular offer plenty of opportunities for developing your own individual profile. From business plans for start-ups and marketing for retailers to international markets, business intelligence and the environmental performance of food, there is a broad range of optional modules to choose from.
The degree programme balances theoretical and practical content. The course is based on case studies and project work, as well as other learning methods. Above all, however, the practical study semester ensures that the course has a particular practical focus. In addition to specialist knowledge, integrated courses also allow students to develop social and methodical skills to aid their personal development. Particular value is placed on team work in interdisciplinary projects.
With the food industry becoming increasingly international, we give our students the opportunity to learn a new foreign language or improve their existing foreign language skills, complete a semester abroad at our partner universities or take part in a work placement abroad.
Course structure
The course comprises six theory semesters with lots of practical elements and one practical training semester. It always starts in the winter semester on 1 October of each year. From the second semester, you can choose your specialisation: Organic Food Production (Ökologische Lebensmittelerzeugung) or Foodstuff Management (Lebensmittelmanagement).
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1st semester
- Chemie
- Grundlagen Mathematik und Statistik, EDV Anwendungen
- Anatomie und Physiologie der Tiere
- Einführung in die Ökonomik und das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
- Buchführung und Steuern
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2nd semester
- Biologie und Chemie der Lebensmittel
- Physikalisch-technische Grundlagen
- Nachhaltige pflanzliche Produktion
- Nachhaltige Nutztierhaltung
- Nutzpflanzen in der Ernährung
- Obligatory elective module
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3rd semester
Organic Food Production specialisation
- Mediendesign
Foodstuff Management specialisation
- Marktlehre und Marktpolitik
Modules for both specialisations
- Verfahrenstechnik pflanzliche Lebensmittel
- Verfahrenstechnik tierische Lebensmittel
- Produktionswirtschaft
- Lebensmittel- und Handelsklassenrecht
- Wahlpflichtmodule
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4th semester
Organic Food Production specialisation
- Marktforschung für ökologische Produkte
- Qualitätssicherung ökologischer Lebensmittel
Foodstuff Management specialisation
- Marktforschung und -analyse
- Qualitätssicherung
Modules for both specialisations
- Mikrobiologie und Lebensmittelhygiene
- Qualitätssicherung ökologischer Lebensmittel
- Marketing mit Projektstudie
- Kosten- und Investitionsrechnung
- Obligatory elective modules
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5th semester
Internship semester
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6th semester
Organic Food Production specialisation
- Herstellung von pflanzlichen ökologischen Lebensmitteln
- Herstellung von ökologischen Lebensmitteln aus Milch und Fleisch
- Interdisziplinäre Projektstudien
Foodstuff Management specialisation
- Food production area of study: Herstellung von a) pflanzlichen Lebensmitteln b) Milchprodukten c) Lebensmitteln aus Fleisch (choose 2 out of 3 modules)
- Management area of study: Strategie und Innovation
- Management area of study: Leadership und Organisation
- Both areas of study: Interdisziplinäre Projektstudien
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7th semester
Organic Food Production specialisation
- Ökologische und Regionale Wertschöpfungsketten
- Ökologische Lebensmittelerzeugung und Vermarktung in der Praxis
- Bachelor's thesis
Foodstuff Management specialisation
- Food production area of study: Bio-Verfahrenstechnik
- Management area of study: Vertriebsmanagement
- Qualitätsmanagement im Lebensmittelsektor
- Bachelor's thesis
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Subject-specific required elective modules
- Businesspläne für Startups
- Ökobilanzierung
- Lebensmittel und Gesundheit
- Tiergesundheit
- Nachhaltige Lebensmittelproduktion und Lebensmittelrecht
- Business Intelligence
- Internationaler Rohstoffhandel
- Agrar- und Ernährungspolitik
- Lebensmittelbiotechnologie
- Verpackungstechnologie
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General required elective modules
- Sprachen
- Rede- und Präsentationstechniken
- EDV
- Verbraucherpolitik
- Berufs- und Arbeitspädagogik
- Projektplanung u. Projektmanagement
- Öffentlichkeitsarbeit in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft
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Modulhandbücher
Please note that the module handbooks are updated at the beginning of each semester. The applicable module handbooks for any given semester are the handbooks published at the beginning of that semester.
Foodstuff Management degree programme modules
Triesdorf Language Centre modules
Obligatory elective modules for all degree programmes in Triesdorf
Admission
There are no admission restrictions in terms of NC (numerus clausus)!
What is expected: willingness to learn and work hard,an interest in food,motivation and interest in subject, also team spirit.
Information on the general admission requirements can be found here.
Career
Most graduates go on to work in the food industry or study for a master’s degree immediately after finishing their studies. They work:
For food manufacturers in the fields of procurement, production, product management, product development, sales, marketing, quality management and production controlling
- At wholesalers, retailers and online retailers in the fields of procurement, quality management and sales
- For suppliers of food manufacturers.
If a Master’s degree programme in life sciences or business administration and management suits you, the University has the following to offer:
- Master's degree in Food Quality, specialisation in 'Product Development' or 'Product Safety'
- Master's degree in Agricultural Management with a specialisation in in 'Value Chain Management'
- Master's degree in Regional Management
"The course examines the entire value chain relating to food, and you therefore quickly learn to think in a process-oriented way, or in context. Everything that happens during the agricultural production process, right up to when an item is sold in the supermarket, is connected and ultimately influences what we eat."
Annabelle Nodin, student in her sixth semester
"For me, it came down to the diverse nature of the course, which means you can go in any number of directions after completing your studies: from development to sales, industry to commerce. The spectrum is huge, as is the range of employment options available to you."
Magdalena Schneider, Graduate of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Foodstuff Management
Dual (work-study) programmes
The Foodstuff Management degree programme can also be studied in close collaboration with the industry. There are two different models for this: Our combined study programme enables students to gain a Bachelor’s degree and receive vocational training over the course of around four and a half years. Our course with intensive practical work enables students to spend extended periods of time working at our partner companies (in addition to the internship required as part of the standard course) from the end of the second semester onwards.
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Verbundstudium
Bachelor-Studium + Berufsausbildung zur Fachkraft für Lebensmitteltechnik
Im Rahmen des Verbundstudiums können Sie in rund 4,5 Jahren den akademischen Abschluss Bachelor of Science sowie den Ausbildungsabschluss als Fachkraft für Lebensmitteltechnik erwerben.
Vorteile des Verbundstudiums im Überblick:
- Doppelqualifikation: Bachelor- und Berufsabschluss
- Zeitersparnis: beide Abschlüsse in 4,5 Jahren
- umfassende Theorie- und Praxiskenntnisse
- sehr gute Berufseinstiegschancen
- speziell konzipierter Berufsschulunterricht
- tarifliche Vergütung während des gesamten Verbundstudiums
- individuelle Betreuung durch die Hochschule
Das auch dual studierbare Studienangebot Lebensmittelmanagement wird von folgenden Akteuren des Fach-Bildungswesens gestaltet:
Ausbildungsbetrieb: Zentrum der praktischen Ausbildung
Berufsschule: theoretische Ausbildungsinhalte und Prüfungsvorbereitung
Hochschule: Zentrum der theoretischen AusbildungDie einzelnen Ausbildungsabschnitte sind inhaltlich und zeitlich aufeinander abgestimmt, um einen hohen Lernerfolg trotz verkürzter Ausbildungszeit zu sichern.
Der straffe Zeitplan erfordert ein hohes Maß an Engagement und Selbstdisziplin. Das Verbundstudium richtet sich deshalb an besonders motivierte und zielorientierte Studieninteressierte.
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Studium mit vertiefter Praxis
Bachelor-Studium + zusätzliche Praxisphasen im Partnerunternehmen
Das Studium mit vertiefter Praxis ermöglicht es, in den vorlesungsfreien Zeiten und im Praxissemester praktische Erfahrung in einem Kooperationsbetrieb zu sammeln. Die praktische Tätigkeit konzentriert sich hierbei auf den späteren Einsatzbereich des Dual-Absolventen. Ein beruflicher Abschluss wird hierbei nicht angestrebt.
Studieninteressierte bewerben sich zunächst für das reguläre Bachelorstudium Lebensmittelmanagement und wechseln ab dem dritten Semester in das Studium mit vertiefter Praxis. Die Bewerbung bei dem Kooperationsunternehmen erfolgt im Laufe des Grundstudiums.
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Contact
Koordinator Lebensmittelmanagement Dual
Dipl.-Ing.agr. (Univ.) Eberhard Groß
T +49 9826 654-220
eberhard.gross@hswt.deAssistenz Lebensmittelmanagement Dual
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Susann Köhler
T +49 9826 654-338
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Cooperation partners from the foodstuff industry
What makes us the right choice for you
The Foodstuff Management degree programme...
- is provided in cooperation with the Bildungszentrum Triesdorf how domestic agriculture works is demonstrated practically on the doorstep.
- features a high proportion of practical content in the mediation of food production and analysis.
- admits applicants with suitable professional qualifications without higher education entrance qualifications.
- is also offered as a work-study combined course or degree programme with intensive practical work.
- is an excellent basis for a subsequent Master’s degree at HSWT or elsewhere.
Your future skills
Graduates of the degree programme will have acquired the following skills:
- You will be able to thoroughly evaluate the foodstuffs production process along the value chain from agricultural origins to commerce and to recognise the interdependencies between the quality of raw materials and foodstuffs.
- You will receive a comprehensive and applied education in the procedures involved in foodstuffs production and will be able to guarantee and optimise process and product quality with widely available QM systems.
- You will be familiar with the relevant legal bases of the foodstuffs industry and know how to evaluate foodstuffs production procedures from an economic perspective.
- You will be able to assess procurement and sales markets and apply marketing methods.
- You will be aware of management techniques for decision-making, planning and communication and will be able to apply them in all areas of business organisation.
Contact
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Departments
Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Fakultät Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittel und Ernährung
Markgrafenstraße 16
91746 Weidenbach
T +49 9826 654-131
F +49 9826 654-4131
lt[at]hswt.de
Subject Advisor
Dipl.-Ing.agr. (Univ.) Eberhard Groß
T +49 9826 654-220
eberhard.gross [at]hswt.de