The International Master in Applied Ecology (IMAE) program is suspended across our faculty and the Faculty of Mathematics ad Natural Sciences  at Christian Albrechts University under the roof of the  Kiel School of Sustainability  

The special feature of the program, which was developed with the aim of providing graduates with competencies for innovative and new solutions to emerging problems in applied ecology, is that it was set up as an integrated program by several international universities together and is also constantly being further developed by them. The university consortium now includes European as well as South and North American universities. Participants are
 

• University of Coimbra (consortium leader), Portugal, 
• Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany, 
• University of East Anglia in Norwich, Great Britain, 
• Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 
• University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and 
• University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Students can choose from courses offered by all participating universities, majoring in either "Environmental Quality Assessment and Conservation" or "Ecosystems Functional Analysis". Part of the program also includes a major field trip to the Galapagos Islands or Brazil. 

Students must go through a multi-stage selection process to be accepted into the program. 

Further information is either available on the study information sheet (German) for the International Master of Applied Ecology or is available in English on the pages of the study program.

The study program Environmental Economics (EM), jointly supported by the AEF and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNF), was launched in winter semester 2004/2005.

This makes the program not only one of the oldest international programs at Kiel University, but also the first international program of our faculty.
Together with other inter-faculty study programs, the study program is located under the roof of the  Kiel School of Sustainability. a facility of AEF and MNF.
To successfully apply for acceptance as a student, you must go through a multi-stage admission process. In this process, more than 300 students from more than 30 nations regularly apply for the approximately 25 available places.  
The EM program is interdisciplinary in nature and begins by evaluating the diverse potentials of students in mandatory modules and establishing a common foundation for further study. 
Four mandatory units are to be taken in the first semesters: 
On the one hand, the modules "Sustainable Approaches in Environmental Management" and "Planning and Managing Science Projects", on the other hand, two strongly science-oriented mandatory Science Project modules. Also modules on scientific methods are part of the compulsory modules in the following semesters.

The program offers the opportunity to gain practical experience in the interdisciplinary application of current and innovative research methods in the context of study projects, laboratory internships, field studies and excursions. This goal is achieved through the extensive interdisciplinary module offering of over 70 modules, which provides students with a very good environment for personal focus and specialization.

The focal points of the program are e.g. "Knowledge and Analysis", "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services", "Ecohydrology and Geoecology", "Human and Environmental Interaction in space and time", "Coasts and Oceans" and "Environmental Economics and Politics". 
This broad range of topics is only possible because the sections not only include modules from the courses offered by AEF and MNF, but also integrate courses offered by the faculty of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences as well as the research centers Forschungs- und Technologiezentrum Westküste (FTZ), Alfred Wegner Institute (AWI) and other non-university actors from the region.

The Environmental Management program also offers students the opportunity to participate in two double-degree programs. While participation in the double-degree program with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland leads to the degree in "Environmental Protection", Irkutsk State University, Russia issues a degree in "Environmental Management" after successful participation in the double-degree program.

For further information please click here.

The study of the genomes of living organisms has made significant contributions to agricultural sciences over the last two decades. This is partly due to technical innovations such as the introduction of high-throughput techniques, and partly due to the wide availability of genomic data in internationally accessible web-based databases. These techniques are now briefly referred to as "omics" techniques. In addition to genomics as an umbrella term, these include transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics.
The AgriGenomics course is defined in this context as follows: "AgriGenomics is the detailed study of the genetic makeup of plants and animals and how all the genes work together to produce crops and livestock".
The Master's program is offered entirely in English. It is therefore aimed at bachelor's graduates from all parts of the world. Today, there are global networks of genome research in which a unique scientific language is spoken, consisting of numerous technical terms. This language is taught in this degree program. Graduates should be competent to apply genomic techniques and knowledge in animal and plant breeding, plant and animal physiology, and phytopathology. They should have a multidisciplinary competence to integrate "omics" technologies into agricultural production processes. Furthermore, graduates should gain deep insights into breeding methods and plant nutrition and phytopathology. Combining this with practical agricultural knowledge will allow them to apply genomic data and knowledge to improve production factors and practices in agricultural production. Graduates gain the ability to hold leading positions in research and development in agronomically oriented life science companies. In addition, they obtain the qualification for subsequent doctoral studies.
 
Further information can be found either on the German-language study information sheets for the Master's program in AgriGenomics or on the English-language website of the program.

If you are interested in this study program, please be aware that fluent German knowledge is obligatory. 
All information on this study course is, therefore, only available in German. Please take a look here.

If you are interested in this study program, please be aware that fluent German knowledge is obligatory. 
All information on this study course is, therefore, only available in German. Please take a look here. 

If you are interested in this study program, please be aware that fluent German knowledge is rather obligatory. Only some classes are offered in English.
All information on this study course is, therefore, only available in German. Please take a look here.

f you are interested in this study program, please be aware that fluent German knowledge is obligatory. 
All information on this study course is, therefore, only available in German. Please take a look here.

If you are interested in this study program, please be aware that fluent German knowledge is obligatory. 
All information on this study course is, therefore, only available in German. Please take a look here.

Maybe you have already inquired about possibilities to study at our faculty during the study information days and are now interested in a certain study program?
On the following pages we have compiled relevant information for our individual study programs.
Please note that our Bachelor's programs are taught exclusively in German. We therefore do not provide separate English-language information.

If you would like to have a look at a sample lecture, you might like to take a look at the offers of the trial study Hereinspaziert.
Our master programs M. Sc. Agricultural Sciences, M.Sc. Nutrition and Consumer Economics and M. Sc. Nutrition and Food Sciences are mainly taught in German. Even if English modules are offered in the elective area, a good knowledge of German is recommended.

Our four study programs
M. Sc. AgriGenomics
M. Sc. Dairy Science
M. Sc. Environmental Management (together with MNF) and
M. Sc. International Master of Ecology (together with MNF)

offer especially international students excellent opportunities to pursue a Master's degree at our faculty.

If you have any questions about our study programs, please contact
The Examinations Office for general information and information on general requirements for taking up studies at our faculty.
A study advisor for special subject-related questions about an individual study program
The student council for information from the students' point of view

During your doctorate, you should regularly exchange information with your supervisor, not only on the progress of your research but also on future prospects after the doctorate.

We regularly receive job offers for various qualification levels from industry and science. 

Or maybe you want to start a business? The Center for Entrepreneurship at CAU can help. The Science Center also provides support for specific project plans.

If you want to start a scientific career, you can do your habilitation at our faculty.

Studentenwerk SH

Information on accomodation, financing your studies and social advice center, current information concerning the coronavirus

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Das Rundschreiben der Fakultät wurde letzmalig für das Jahr 2020 erstellt. Künftig wird die AEF drei- bis viermal im Jahr einen Newsletter erstellen. Informationen dazu finden Sie in dem Reiter "Newsletter".

Rundschreiben Nr. 44: 1.1.2020 bis 31.12.2020

Rundschreiben Nr. 43: 1. 1. 2019 bis 31. 12.2019

Rundschreiben Nr. 42: 1. 1. 2018 bis 31. 12. 2018

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FAQ

Please let us know what questions you think would be worthwhile additions to the following list of frequently asked questions.

When do module examinations take place?

In every semester, there are two available consecutive examination periods which are scheduled at the end of the lecture period as well as at the beginning of the following semester. The exact dates of the registration periods for each examination period and an overview of the examination period, itself, can either be found posted on the notice board or on the website of the Virtual Central Examination Office for B.A. and M.A. Students.

How do I go about registering for a module examination?

Your registration should be done via the online system QIS.  In exceptions, a written registration can be submitted to the Examination Office with the following form.

When and where do I find out when my examinations are taking place?

 Written examination dates are assigned at the beginning of every semester and are announced on the notice board and on the website of the Examination Office. The oral examination dates offered by university instructors are, at the latest, made public on the first day of the registration period and

can be found in the same locations. The exact dates that specifically apply to you can be viewed via the QIS online system at the end of the registration period. For students who do not have access to QIS, these dates will also be posted in the Examination Office.

 What is the examination procedure?

Oral individual or group examinations last anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes. Either two examiners or one examiner and an observer are present. The examination result must be given to the examinee directly following the examination. Written examinations are taken under supervision and have a maximum time limit of 90 minutes.

 Can other individuals attend the examinations?

With your permission, a fellow student is permitted to attend the examination.

 How do I go about retaking an examination?

In the event that you fail or that you do not attend an examination, the examination office does not re-register you.  You are required to register yourself for the next examination period in which you would like to repeat the failed or missed examination. Please note that an examination can only be repeated a maximum of two times.

When can I retake an examination?

 One can apply for admission to module examinations in any of the 3 examination periods following the module. External modules from other faculties, which are only offered in 2 examination periods, are excluded (Chemistry, Bio Plants, Bio Animals, Economics, Anatomy, Physics).

Modules from the summer semester (SS) are possible: July – October – February

Modules from the winter semester (WS) are possible: February - March/April – July

What do I do when I am ill on the day of the examination?

Should you be ill on the day of an examination, you are required to provide the Examination Office with a doctor's certificate. This will enable the head of the Examination Committee to clarify whether your illness justifies your absence. Please find the necessary form (exception: a stay in hospital, for which a certificate from the clinic is sufficient) here.

The reasons for not attending an examination must be communicated immediately, shown to be legitimate and submitted in written form. This means that all documents pertaining to your missed examination must be submitted to the Examination Office within 4 days (including the day of the examination). The postmark, i.e. date stamp, will be the indicator as to whether or not the submission was made within the 4-day period. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays do not count.  In the case of an oral examination, the course instructor must, at the very latest, be informed via e-mail on the morning of the scheduled examination of your inability to attend the scheduled examination.

Complementary Examinations

Complementary examinations are examinations that do not take place during the regular

examination periods. These are, predominantly, presentations and papers.  In order to ensure that the marks for these complementary examinations are acknowledged and properly assigned by the instructors, one must register these complementary examinations at the end of the semester for the

1st examination period. This can also apply to written exams covering only a section of the respective module.

Bachelor and Master's Theses

Bachelor and Master's Theses must be applied for in the examination office. Please bring the appropriate form in person to the examination office, where the application will be processed immediately.

Please be sure that the designated completion time is adhered to and that your thesis is applied for in good time.

In justified exceptions, the completion time can be extended. In such a case, please provide the Examination Office with an independent written request including the reason(s) for the desired extension and the specific requested time extension. The maximum extension can be found in your thesis approval notification. The university or faculty's seal may not be used on any thesis.

Elective modules from other faculties

Up to 2 elective modules from other faculties can go towards the completion of a Bachelor of

Science or a Master of Science. Further information can be found here.

Since 2005 the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics offers the first permanent, structured training of doctoral students in the field of agricultural and food economics in Germany.

The aim of the Program is to increase educational quality and efficiency in dealing with dissertation topics through systematic instruction in relevant theory and methods.

Following Bachelor’s and Master’s studies, this doctoral program represents a third step in a consecutive education in agricultural, food and environmental economics.

Participation is voluntary.

Doctoral Program Agricultural Economics

About possibilities to receive BAföG as International Student, please contact the "Studentenwerk SH".

If you already receive BAföG, please contact the Examination Office if you have further questions, but please read carefully first the following explanations: 

lease submit certificates for submission to the Office of Student Financial Aid to the Faculty's Examination Office, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 4, 24118 Kiel. The staff of the examination office will submit the form to the BAföG officer responsible for the required signature.

Bachelor of Science
From the fifth semester onwards, educational assistance for attending a higher technical college, academy or university is only provided from the point in time when the student has submitted a certificate of achievement § 48 BAföG. This is regularly a certificate issued by the higher education institution after the start of the fourth semester or proof of the credits earned (ECTS).

Wording and intention of the law - § 48 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 BAföG - is that the proof of achievements (certificate of achievement on form 5) is issued "after the beginning of the 4th subject semester". After the beginning of the 4th semester, however, only the performance level of the 3rd semester can be certified.
However, if the required performance has not been achieved at the beginning of the 4th semester, a performance certificate can be issued after the end of the 4th semester, then of course with the performance level of the 4th semester. With this procedure, there is usually a delay of up to 3 months in the grant payments due to the submission of the certificate of achievement at the end of the 4th semester or at the beginning of the 5th semester and due to the processing time in the Office for Educational Support.

Master of Science
The Master's degree can only be funded once the Bachelor's degree has been officially completed. This must be proven by submitting the Bachelor's certificate or at least a confirmation from the examination office, and at the same time proof of enrollment in the Master's program must be provided.

Dual enrollment
Students at CAU zu Kiel are allowed double enrollment. They re-register for the Bachelor's degree, which has not yet been fully completed, e.g. in the 7th semester and can already enroll in the Master's degree at the same time, provided that no more than 30 credit points are missing for graduation and the B.Sc. degree can be proven for a summer term by June, 10th and for a winter term by December, 10th.

Course Recommendations:

1. elective Master module AEF-agr804 "Biometric experimental design and evaluation", read annually in SS,  offers a good support at the beginning of the PhD.

Module Objectives and Content: Students will have advanced knowledge of multiple testing problems, as well as commonly used statistical models; they will know the basic principles of case design; they will be able to design, evaluate and analyze typical experiments and surveys in the field of agricultural and food sciences. Contents of the module: Case number design, regression, variance, covariance analysis, multiple contrast tests, experimental designs, introduction to mixed models, introduction to the statistical software R.

2. Equally helpful is the English language module AEF-em030: Statistical & mathematical tools, which can also be attended by PhD students. Contents see  here.

A list of all completed PhD theses since winter term 02/03 is available here

According to university rules and regulations, the Faculty can award honorary doctorates of Agricultural Science (Dr. sc. agr. h.c.) on the basis of merit.  To be considered, a written proposal must be submitted to the dean.  4/5 members of the faculty's council (Konvent) must approve the proposal.  For exceptional scientific achievements or other significant contributions of merit, the faculty has awarded honorary doctorates to the following recipients:

Appointments:

1947-1956

Theodor Brinkmann († 11. 8. 1951)
Prof. Dr. h.c., Universität Bonn, am 24. 4. 1947,
for his service to the Farm Management, which he rose to the rank of a systematic science

Eilhard Alfred Mitscherlich († 3. 2. 1956)
Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. agr. h.c. mult., Humboldt-Universität Berlin, am 11. 3. 1948,,
for his scientific work in the field of plant cultivation, plant nutrition and soil science, and as the founder of the eponymous revenue laws.

Rudolf Carsten († Okt. 1954)
Saatzüchter, Bad Schwartau, am 12. 5. 1950,
a practical plant breeder, who became world famous by pioneering breeding new wheat varieties.

Benno Martiny († 9. 3. 1953)
Prof. Dr. phil., Universität Halle, am 14. 3. 1951,
a teacher and researcher in the field of Agriculture Science and outstanding designer of agricultural machinery.

Ivar Johansson († 30. 9. 1988)
Prof. Dr. phil., Hochschule Uppsala/Schweden, am 18. 5. 1951,
for his fundamental discoveries about the inheritance of economically important characteristics of pets and their relationship with the environment.

Berthold Klatt († 4. 1. 1958)
Prof. Dr. phil., Universität Hamburg, am 24. 5. 1955,
for his fundamental studies on the origin and evolution of pets and for his justified by actual experiments, new ideas about the nature of the constitution..

Jonas Schmidt († 13. 3. 1958)
Prof. Dr. phil., Universität Hohenheim, am 7. 10. 1955,
for his research on the relationship between form and performance in domestic animals and to promote animal husbandry by breeding experiments and improved performance tests.

1957-1976

Fritz Baade († 15. 5. 1974)
Prof. Dr. rer. pol., Universität Kiel, am 23. 1. 1958,
for his research on problems of agricultural economics that encouraged the Agricultural Sciences and promoted.

Karl Massmann († 3. 2. 1956)
Landesbankdirektor, Kiel, am 9. 7. 1959 posthum,
for his services to the rural settlements, to rebuild the economy, the development of the agricultural credit sector and as chairman of the University Society.

Alfred Toepfer († 8. 10. 1993)
Kaufmann, Hamburg, am 13. 7. 1959,
for his contributions to the development of agricultural policy, the establishment of national parks and dissemination of conservation thought and promoting agriculture through science, and the foundation of the Justus-von-Liebig-Prize.

Kurt Mothes († 12. 2. 1983)
Prof. Dr. rer. nat., Universität Halle, am 5. 11. 1960,
the further developed by his fundamental work in crop plant physiology and plant nutrition in agriculture.

Paul Schachtschabel († 4.2.1998)
Prof. Dr. phil. nat., Universität Hannover, am 4. 6. 1964,
for his research in the field of soil science and plant nutrition, in-depth knowledge of the floor as the site of important crops.

Hans Loertscher
Prof. Dr., Zürich, Schweiz, im Juni 1965,
the occasion of the 300-year celebration of the CAU, for outstanding contributions in the history of pets.

Ernst Engelbrecht-Greve († 10. 1. 1990)
Landesminister a.D., am 28. 5. 1975,
for his achievements in developing Europe and Schleswig-Holstein agriculture, to promote the development of landscape and particularly for his contributions to the Department entrusted to the care sciences.

Hans-Heinrich Herlemann († 27. 5.2004)
Prof. Dr. agr., Technische Universität München, am 6. 2. 1976,
for his work on the mechanization of agriculture and its stages developed from scientific studies forecast models for the mineral fertilizer demand.

Gerhard Röbbelen
Prof. Dr. rer. nat., Göttingen, am 6. 2. 1976,
for his work in the field of mutation research and its cytogenetic studies on cereals and for breeding work to improve the quality of crops.

1977-1998

Vernon W. Ruttan († 18. 8. 2008)
Prof. Dr., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, am 17. 12. 1986,
for his pioneering research on the origin and object of Agricultural Sciences, and the documentation of the early achievements of the German agricultural research and international significance.

Kurt Heyns († 28. 4. 2005)
Prof. Dr., Universität Hamburg, am 17. 12. 1986,
for his fundamental work in the field of food chemistry and food science.

John L. Dillon († 5. 6. 2001)
Prof. Ph.D., University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australien, am 22. 4. 1993,
for pioneering research in the field of analysis of agricultural production functions and for his pioneering studies on the analysis of agricultural decisions under uncertainty

Günter M. Hoffmann
Prof. Dr. agr., Technische Universität München, am 6. 7. 1996,
for his internationally recognized research in the field of biology, epidemiology and pest relevance of microbial pathogens that enables the development of pioneering basic knowledge for a modern integrated management of plant protection in arable crops production systems.

Udo Schwertmann
Prof. Dr., Technische Universität München, am 6. 7. 1996,
for his groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of iron oxide formation and erosion of the research that has shaped the development of the international soil science crucial.

Rosemarie von Schweitzer
Prof. Dr., Universität Gießen, am 6. 7. 1996,
for her research into the integration of financial management and household production in the household economy, the significant influence on the development of domestic economic research and teaching.

Günter Wricke († 8. 7. 2009)
Prof. Dr., Universität Hannover, am 13.11.1998,
for his pioneering scientific knowledge in the field of population genetics and quantitative genetic basis of plant breeding and the significant influence on the development of molecular marker analysis.

since 1999

Karl-Heinz Menke,
Prof. Dr., Universität Hohenheim, am 21. 10. 2004,
for his scientific work to feed evaluation and performance prediction of farm animals, the trend for the animal nutrition research and the agricultural practice of great importance

Günther Fielmann,
Prof., Schierensee, am 9. 12. 2004,
for his farsighted and comprehensive long-term promotion of interdisciplinary scientific research with the goal of holistic assessment of agricultural production systems, which are a model of commitment to the sciences and to our society.

Friedrich Berschauer,
Prof. Dr., Monheim, am 3. Juni 2005,
for his outstanding achievements in research management and the promotion of basic and applied research in the areas of animal health and plant protection and the resulting integration of industry and public research

Karl Heinrich Hartge, († 11. 6. 2009)
Prof. Dr., Hannover, am 18. November 2005,
because of its scientific work on hydraulic and mechanical processes and soil functions for research and teaching in soil science and soil physics and also world-wide trend for the agricultural and forestry practices of very great importance

Winfried E.H. Blum,
Prof. Dr. h.c., Wien, am 5. November 2010,
due to his scientific work in the soil chemistry and clay mineralogy, which are for the bottom genetics, soil classification and for Terrestrial Ecology indicative and for environmental research is of great importance.

The Faculty of Agriculture and Nutrition regularly awards prizes. Please find the relevant information opposite.

Current announcements on award ceremonies are available at Events.

On this page you will find the list of completed habilitation procedures:

The Justus von Liebig Prizes, established in 1949 by the F.V.S. Foundation in Hamburg, was awarded annually, and since 1982 every two years, by the Faculty to individuals or working groups who have rendered outstanding services to European agriculture in scientific or practical fields. Until 1994, one German and one member of another European country were each awarded a Liebig Prize. From 1996, only one prize was awarded. The prize was endowed with € 15,000.

Associated with the prize were two Liebig-Europa travel grants of € 3,000 each for students of agriculture.

Since 2007 the prize is awarded as Justus-von-Liebig-Preis für Welternährung by  Stiftung fiat panis.

By merging the Liebig Prize and the Thünen Medal in 2009, the Alfred-Toepfer-Stiftung F.V.S. started granting the Cultura-Preis.

Justus Freiherr von Liebig

(May 12, 1803 - April 18, 1873)

Justus von Liebig was born in Darmstadt and worked as a professor of chemistry in Giessen from 1824. From 1852 until his death he was based in Munich. In addition to work on technical and analytical chemistry, his research in the field of organic chemistry is particularly important, which he considerably expanded by discovering new substances (aldehydes, chloral, chloroform, hippuric acid, etc.). Many of his discoveries found industrial applications, for example the production of meat extract. As the founder of modern fertilization and agricultural chemistry, Liebig is also considered a co-founder of agricultural science.

Liste der Preisträger

1949 bis 1959

1960 bis 1969

1970 bis 1979

1980 bis 1989

1990 bis 1999

ab 2000

Particularly talented applicants with a very good relevant bachelor's degree can, under certain conditions, apply for admission to a fast-track doctorate with simultaneous acquisition of the master’s degree. The procedure for acceptance as a fast-track doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences and the requirements that you must meet are described in the Principles for Doctoral Degree Regulations and in the Doctoral Degree Regulations.

Welcome!

Our Faculty was founded in 1946 as the Faculty of Agriculture and received a seal with the motto Nunquam Otiosus (never idle) and with the agricultural symbol of plow and ear of corn.

On the following pages you will find regulations, hints and other helpful information about the habilitation procedure at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Please use the tabs on the left to jump to individual topics.

Finishing your PhD:

After passing the doctoral examination (disputation), you have twelve months to publish your dissertation via the University Library. If your dissertation is not ready for publication, this must be obtained in advance within the specified period and confirmed by your supervisor by email to the Dean's Office.

You can read about the possible types of publication of a dissertation and other requirements in the AEF's doctoral degree regulations. For archiving reasons, the paper copies of your dissertation must be printed on acid-free and age-resistant paper and bound without the use of metal or plastic parts. A perfect-bound brochure and double-sided printing are desirable. The choice of format (DIN A4 or DIN A5) is free, as is the choice of black and white or colour printing.

Details on publishing your dissertation via the University Library can be found on their website.

To publish your dissertation, please first contact the Dissertation Centre of the University Library. After you have submitted and published your dissertation there, the University Library will confirm this to you and the Dean's Office of the AEF by email.

As soon as you have received confirmation from the University Library, you can make an appointment with the Dean's Office to hand in the printed copies of your publication and collect your doctoral degree certificate. If you would like an English translation of your doctoral degree certificate, you must inform the Dean's Office in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations.

The doctoral procedure is completed upon submission of the copies of the dissertation and receipt of the doctoral degree certificate and you are entitled to use the doctoral title.

In 2007, the Liebig Prize and the award of the Thünen Medal were replaced by the Alfred Topefer Prize for Nature Conservation, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Forestry, which was newly created by the Alfred-Toepfer-Stiftung F.V.S.; from 2011, the prize was awarded as the Cultura-Preis . In 2017, the prize was discontinued.

Der Cultura-Preis wurde Ende 2017 eingestellt.

Liste der Prize Winners

2017: Prof. Dr. Georg Guggenberger, Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Universität Hannover

2016: Prof. Dr. Robert Arlinghaus, Humboldt-Universität Berlin

2015: Prof. Dr. Marcin Pietrzykowski, Universität Krakau, Polen

2014: Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein, Universität Freiburg im Breisgau

2013: Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans Joosten, Professor für Moorkunde und Paläoökologie, Universität Greifswald

2012: Dr. Peter Meyer, Sachgebiet Waldnaturschutz und Naturwaldforschung in der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt

2011: Dr. Albano Goncalo Beja-Pereira, Universität Porto, Portugal

2010: Dr. Jörg Müller, Bayerische Nationalparkverwaltung Grafenau

2009: Prof. Dr. Jan Stenlid, Schwedische Agrarwissenschaftliche Universität Uppsala

2008: Dr. Angela Karp, Rothamsted Research Institute in Harpenden, Großbritannien

Gender equality represents a central strategic goal of the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences (AEF) at Kiel University.
Since the highest-ranking positions at the AEF are still heavily dominated by men, both Kiel University and the AEF see the
elimination of structural disadvantages for women in all areas of the university and the targeted promotion of female scientists
as a central management task and provide financial resources for this purpose.

Once you have been officially accepted as a doctoral candidate by the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences and have received your acceptance letter, you can register with the Graduate Center in order to use its services. Please use the online registration portal for registering with the Center (and later for all your courses).

However, it is not obligatory to register at the center, you can finish your PhD without being a member of it.

Admission to the examination procedure:

The doctorate concludes with the doctoral examination procedure. The procedure consists of the submission of the doctoral thesis with several documents and an oral exam, the defence of the doctoral dissertation (disputation).

If your supervisor agrees, you can register for the doctoral examination procedure with the necessary documents in accordance with § 11 of the doctoral degree regulations 2020 in the dean's office by the binding deadlines.

In accordance with the principle of equal treatment for all doctoral candidates, incomplete registration documents or late-submitted dissertations will not be accepted.

Enrollment as a doctoral student is not required for admission to the doctoral examination procedure.

To the doctoral degree regulations of the AEF

Checklist of the documents for registering for the doctoral examination
Please note, that these list is a service for your convenience. In case of differences to the doctoral degree regulations, the regulations are binding

Deadlines for registering for the doctoral examination

To fulfill the requiremtent for admission to the Bachelor Study Pogram in Agriculture and Nutritional and Household Economics you need to complete an internship. 

Further information are available on the webpages of the internship offices.

Agriculture

Nutritional and Household Economics

Besides this compulsory internship, you can also do an international internship with support of our International Center. This is usually not part of the internship requested in our  subject examination regulations.

The International Center supports you regarding the finding of an internship and financial questions.

farm area:

182 ha, of which:

• 111 ha arable land
• 48,4 ha permanent grassland (thereof 35,1 ha extensive grassland)

Organic farming certified by Bioland and Naturland

Land use of the arable land:

Crop rotation: 2-year clover-grass - edible oats - potatoes or spelt - spelt or triticale (with clover-grass undersowing).

Animal husbandry:

• 80 dairy cows, Jersey or Jersey-Blackbunt crosses with offspring,
• 40 beef cattle (Jersey x Angus) Pasture fattening on extensive permanent grassland
• Free-range management of 5 Angler saddle sows plus boars, fattening and herdbook breeding (for direct marketing)
• 200 laying hens in a chicken mobile (eggs for direct marketing) 
• Lindenwohld beekeeping (for direct marketing).

Experimental activities:

Interdisciplinary research focus 'Organic Farming and Extensive Land Use Systems (since 1997) with investigations on the following topics: nitrogen flows in crop rotation systems, product quality, soil cultivation, weed control, forage production.

• Material and energy flows in agricultural production systems
• Eco-efficient pasture milk production
• Optimization of N fluxes in organic farming/N-fixation performance legumes.
• Development of dynamic models for the simulation of yield formation and forage quality dynamics
• Secondary plant constituents in legumes and forbs as a contribution to biodiversity research
• Greenhouse gas emissions of agricultural land use
• Root ecology

Since 2001 Student' representatives at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences  award a prize for best teaching.
The student' representatives decision is based on teaching evaluations every semester.

The following lecturers received the teaching prize:

For questions, please contact the management director of the deanery  deanery office

Further helpful information can also be found in the Postdoc Online Portal

As soon as you have been officially accepted as a doctoral candidate by the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences and have received your acceptance letter, you have the possibility to register as a doctoral student.

Please consider the respective provision of the Hochschulgesetz of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and the respective doctoral degree regulations.

If you are a German doctoral candidate with a German academic degree, please contact the student service center. In this case you can register online within the deadline of August 15th until September 30th for the respective winter semester or from February 15th to March 15th for the respective summer semester. The start of the course is then the start of the semester. Information on the re-registration deadlines can be found here.

Doctoral candidates from abroad with an academic degree from abroad should contact the University's International Center to enroll as a doctoral student. A different registration procedure applies to you.

Enrollment as a doctoral student is not required for later admission to the doctoral examination procedure. But as a doctoral student at the University of Kiel, you will receive a certificate of study (in German: Studienbescheinigung), which is for example required for your visa, for your scolarship, in order to get an accomodation of the university or in oder to use other discounts and services.

The Gender award was awarded for the first time at the AEF in 2024. We would like to offer two prizes again for 2025:

• for a Master's thesis with prize money of 500 euros
• for a Bachelor's thesis with prize money of 250 euros

Graduates who have completed their thesis at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences within the period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024 are eligible to apply.  The announcement of the Gender Prize with criteria is available here

Apply by 30 September 2024!

It is planned that as many courses as possible will be held in presence. Since there are still a few weeks until the start of the semester, we can unfortunately only reflect the current planning status. 

Master students are kindly asked to check the UniviS course catalog and the OLAT e-learning portal to find out how your chosen modules will be taught. Please also note that some modules are subject to prior registration due to space limitations. You will usually also receive information about this via UniviS, OLAT or the module descriptions. 

For the first-year students of our Bachelor's programs, we have prepared here the list of compulsory modules and the form of teaching according to the current status.

ATTENTION: in order to participate in the modules, registration via OLAT (learning platform) is necessary in many cases. The access data to OLAT has been sent by the Student Services together with your Stu-ID. The OLAT links to the individual courses are usually made available in UniviS (course catalog). 

Please register online: "Virtual Central Examination Office"

Information on organising examinations online can be found here.

Registration for the module examinations (PDF)
(only if online registration is not possible)

Withdrawal from module examinations
(only if online withdrawal is not possible, you will receive the necessary information and forms here)

Declaration of consent to performance/event participation

Change into the examination regulations 2020

Environmental Management - Change into the examination regulations 2020 (PDF)

Application of Recognition of Studies as elective or compulsory Moduls MSc. EM, AE, DS (PDF)

Application of Recognition of Studies as elective Moduls MSc. AgriGenomics (PDF)

Application of Recognition of Studies as elective Moduls M.Sc (PDF)

Forms Master Thesis

Application for Extension of processing time Master Thesis (PDF)

AgriGenomics

Information Guide: Master Thesis AgriGenomics 2017 & 2021 (PDF)

Registration: Master Thesis AgriGenomcs (PDF)

Dairy Sciences

Information Guide: Master Thesis Dairy Sciences (PDF)

Registration:  Master Thesis Dairy Sciences (PDF)

Environmental Management

Information Guide: Master Thesis Environmental Management Verision 2017 & 2020 (PDF)

Registration:  Master Thesis Environmental Management (PDF)

International Master of Applied Ecology (IMAE)

Information Guide: Master Thesis International Applied Ecology (PDF)

Registration: Master Thesis IMAE (PDF)

Mecical Life Sciences

Registration: Master Thesis Medical Life Sciences (PDF)

Information Guide: Master´s Thesis Medical Life Sciences (PDF)

Zur Zeit sind keine Antrittsvorlesungen geplant.

Specific rules regarding the registration for your thesis and regarding corona-specific free trial regulations can be found on  the pages left hand side . 

Deadlines and appointments for written and oral exams can be found in the folder "Around your studies" or just click here.

Aquakultur (für Studierende der Biologie und Biological Oceanography mit dem Abschluss Master of Science)

 Agrarökonomie - FPO 2017 -Änd. SS 2019  (für Studierende der Masterstudiengänge des Instituts für Volkswirtschaftslehre)
Registration at the Examination Office of your faculty. Restricted places.

Politikwissenschaften - FPO 2017 (für Studierende der Masterstudiengangs Politikwissenschaft (Modernes Regieren)

Lebensmittel- und Biotechnologie (für Studierende 2-Fächer Master Chemie (LAG)
Registration at the Examination Office of your faculty. Restricted places 

1-Fach-Master Prähistorische und Historische Archäologie - Bodenkunde (1232 oder 1233)

1-Fach-Master Umweltgeographie und Management -Wahlpflichtbereich B, kein Blockangebot

Regulations for the application procedures for modules with restricted admission 

1. all registrations take place in the 1st week of the 2nd examination period of the previous semester. Preference shall be given to registration via OLAT or email. If certain selection criteria (degree program, number of semesters, passed propaedeutics, etc.) are required for the allocation of places, these must also be requested and indicated by the students.

2. the allocation of places takes place in the 2nd week of the 2nd examination period of the pre-semester.

3. The allocation of places is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the subject examination regulations. If it is not possible to reduce the overhang, the person responsible for the course shall make the selection from among those students who are enrolled in a course of study in which the course is scheduled, have registered in time by the deadline set by the person responsible, and meet the requirements for participation. Students whose number of semesters would be extended by non-admission are to be given preference. Among students of equal rank, the decision is made by lot. In order to avoid cases of hardship, the person responsible for the module may deviate from this order upon request. In the area of interdisciplinary or interdepartmental compulsory elective modules, the justification for the extension of studies does not apply; another module can be taken. 

4. the announcement of all details required for the registration and announcement of the participants is binding in the module description under the item "Further details".

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Examination Boards: 

Acceptance as doctoral candidate

at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences

In order to start your doctorate at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, the Faculty has to accept you officially. The requirements for an acceptance are regulated in the actual  Doctoral Degree Regulations.

Hence, you need to agree with a professor on supervision by signing a supervising agreement.  At our faculty it is expected from our prospective PhD candidates to find a supervisor on your own and to contact him directly. The agreement document is available below or as an attachment in our doctoral degree regulations.

Helpful information on organizing your doctoral project with your supervisor, on your financing and (health) insurance during the doctoral period, on your enrollment as a doctoral student at the CAU and what you have to consider for the recognition of this time for the German pension insurance etc. pp. can be found on the website of the Graduate Center.

For your application as doctoral candidate please submit the following documents in one PDF-file as email to the dean's office, dekanat@agrar.uni-kiel.de:

• the supervising agreement (To be filled in digitally for reasons of readability.)
• a copy of your master’s degree (or comparable degree) including all exam grades and the final grade or a transcript of records
• a copy of your valid identity card

After receipt of your complete set of documents, we will send you a link to the CAU's doctorate statistics with a request to register as a doctoral candidate there and

• confirm the registration in the online portal with a screenshot as PDF file

The documents for your application for a doctorate are now complete and will be evaluated. External candidates are accepted by the Konvent (upcoming meetings of the Konvent can be found here). Please note the possible extensions of the evaluation period. You will then receive a letter of acceptance from the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences.

With this letter of acceptance you can enroll as doctoral student at the CAU.

If you are a doctoral candidate from abroad and want to enroll as doctoral student at the CAU, please contact the International Center.

Please have a look at our German website.

(German flag at top right.)

At the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences you can submit your dissertation and register for the doctoral examination procedure and thus for the disputation on the following dates.

Dates and Deadlines for Doctorates in WS 2024/25

Dates and Deadlines for Doctorates in SoSe 2025

The next registration period for the doctoral examination ends on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at 11 a.m. Please make an appointment with Katja Blohm (kblohm@aef.uni-kiel.de or 0431/880 2591) to submit your dissertation and register for the doctoral examination. Here is an overview of the available dates:

Disputations' Announcement:

The next oral examinations as part of the doctoral examination procedure will take place on December 4th, 2024 and are open to the public of the university.

Oral exams (disputations) on December 4th, 2024

The closing ceremony with the ceremonial handover of the provisional certificates will take place on the same day at 4:15 p.m. in the Emil-Lang lecture hall, HRS 4, R. 08.

The concept of the Centre for Molecular Biosciences is based on interdisciplinarity and scientific interaction between research groups of the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Faculty for Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences for highly specialized molecular biological and molecular genetic research. 
 

Farm area:

207 ha, of which 30 ha is permanent experimental area for plot trials. 

Land use of the farm areas:

Winter wheat, winter barley, winter rape, sugar beets.

Animal husbandry:

Pig farming: 120 sow and 500 fattening places.

Experimental activities:

• Crop production: optimization of crop production systems [SFB 192]; crop rotation issues; production technology trials on cereals and canola; N fertilization; field forage production.
• Pig production: breeding, husbandry, behavior and feeding.

Research Information:

Versuchsgut Hohenschulen

LuPe is a prize awarded to (teaching) projects that leads to improved teaching at our faculty. 

It aims to express appreciation for special teaching committment and for develompment of innovative teaching formats. It is announced once every semester (at the graduation ceremony) and is endowed with up to 1000€ grant.

Responsible for the award is our student council by evaluating submitted applications.

All members of the faculty (students, reserach assistants, professors) are welcome to apply for the prize and submit their ideas: 

Revision of a lecture course,
Production of lecture notes,
creation of interactive teaching materials (e.g. agricultural technology exhibition, purchase/production of teaching aids,...)
Learning games
E-learning module
Study projects for students,...

The students' council is happy to recieve new suggestions and all ideas contributing to an improvement of teaching. 

To apply for the grant, please fill in the Form and sent it to the following email address: fachschaft@fs-agrar.uni-kiel.de, subject "Project for LuPe".

Ceremony from November 16th, 2012

PhD Ceremony from November 8th, 2012

Current habilitation regulations are availabe via the quicklink menue on the right hand side.

Notes on the registration of a habilitation examination procedure

Guideline for meeting the minimum standard of a written habilitation paper

Rules of good scientific practice

CAU guidelines for safeguardig good scientific parctice 

according to the website

Integrity and ethics in research at the CAU

The Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science consists of five departments:

Human Nutrition (only in German available)

Food Technology

Food Science

Molecular Prevention

Nutriinformatik

You will receive the link to the CAU's doctorate statistics from the Deans's office as soon as you have submitted your supervision agreement and your degree certificate.

Based on the 2016 revision of the federal law on university statistics, the according amendments to the university law and the student data regulations of the State of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University (CAU) has both the permission and the obligation to collect data from you as a doctoral candidate, and deliver them to the statistical office of the state.

After you have proven your registration, you will receive the acceptance letter from us.

Doctoral Degree Regulations 

Note regarding the transition from the old to the new regulations:
Doctoral researchers who have already been accepted as such at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences at the time these Rules enter into force may complete the doctoral degree according to the new Doctoral Degree Regulations.
Doctoral researchers accepted by the Faculty before 1 March 2012 may complete the doctoral examination in accordance with the Doctoral Degree Regulations applicable up to that point upon written request.
Fast-track doctoral researchers accepted by the Faculty before 1 July 2020 may complete their doctoral degree with simultaneous acquisition of the Master’s degree in accordance with the version of the Doctoral Degree Regulations dated 9 December 2011 applicable for them upon request.

Leaflets:

CAU guidelines for safeguarding good scientific practice

Notes on predatory publishing for doctoral candidates

Examination periods summer semester 2020/21

In the summer semester 2021, courses and examinations must also be held under the conditions of the Corona pandemic. For this reason, the examination periods have been extended to three weeks each.

1. examination period: 02nd of August 2021 - 21st of August 2021 (calendar weeks 31 - 33)

2. examination period: 04th of October 2021 - 23rd of October 2021 (calendar weeks 40 - 42)

You can find the date overviews under the following link:
https://www.studium.uni-kiel.de/de/pruefungen/terminplaene/terminplaene

Examination periods summe semester 2021 - modified Tables of exams and possible oral exam dates

3. examination period - August 2021 - modified written examination from winter semester 2020/21

1. examination period - August 2021 - modified written examination from sommer semester 2021

2. examination period - Oktober 2021 - modified written examination from sommer semester 2021

1. examination period - August 2021 - Suggested dates of the lectures for oral examinations

2. examination period - October 2021 - Suggested dates of the lectures for oral examinations

The professorship of Marine Aquaculture at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences at CAU is associated with the scientific management of the Gesellschaft für Marine Aquakultur (GMA) mbH in Büsum. The latter also provides the experimental infrastructure of the professorship. If you want to learn more about the GMA, the staff and the current research activities, please use the following link: www.gma-buesum.de.

Four agricultural experimental farms belong to the Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel. Professors of our Faculty manage them.

• Experimental Farm Hohenschulen
• Experimental Farm Karkendamm
• Experimental Farm Lindhof
• Gesellschaft für Marine Aquakultur mbH (refer to research center)

Our winter term always starts officially on October 1st. However, the lecture period for first-semester students starts later, with the end of the second examination period (for the examinations of the previous semester). You can find the lecture times here.

Students of our Master's programs can access their timetables right away under "Around your studies". They will be updated at the respective official start of the semester (beginning of October). 

The following applies to students of the Bachelor's programs:

At the moment, we can only provide the timetables from previous semesters. They offer a first orientation, often the compulsory lectures remain at their "traditional" places. The timetables are exemplary and should be adhered to in order to be able to complete your studies on time. 

As of October 1st, the final timetables should be ready. They can be found at the link above.

We do not provide customized schedules. You can create personally configured timetables yourself in UniviS. The student council offers help videos for this purpose.

Please visit the Institutes' webpages:

Institute for Plant Nutrition and Spoil Science:
Plant Nutrition
Soil Science

Institute for Crop Science and Plant Breeding
Agronomy and Crop Science
Grass Forage Science/Organic Agriculture (partly English)
Plantbreeding

Institute for Phytopathology
Plant Diseases and Crop Protection
Molecular Phytopathology and Biotechnologie
Soil and Plant Microbiome

Institute for Animal Nutrition and Physiology (only German)

• Ernährungs- und Stoffwechselphysiologie
• Tierernährung und Futtermittelkunde
• Mikrobiom im Verdauungstrakt von Nutztieren

Institute for Animal Nutrition and Husbandry (only German)

• Tierhaltung und Produktqualität
• Tiergesundheit und Tierhygiene
• Tierzucht und Haustiergenetik
• Marine Aquakultur

Institute for Agricultural Engineering (only German)

Institut for Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Policy
Agribusiness und Foodmarketing
Farm Management and Production Economics
Agricultural Market Analysis
Political Economy of Resource Management with a Focus on Marine and Coastal Resources

• Digigalization and Innovation in Agribusiness (former: Dairy and Food Industry Economics) (NN)

Institute for Human Nutrition and Food Science
Human Nutrition (only German)
Food Science
Food Technologie
Molecular Prevention
Nutriinformatics

Institute for Food Economics and Consumption Studies
Food Economics
Hoursehold and Consumer Oriented Health Economics

Institute for Natural Resource Conservation
Hydrology and Water Resource Management
Landscape Ecology
 

Please register online: "Virtual Central Examination Office"

Information on organising examinations online can be found here.

Registration for the module examinations (PDF)
(only if online registration is not possible)

Withdrawal from module examinations
(only if online withdrawal is not possible, you will recceive the necessary information and forms here)

Declaration of consent to performance/event participation

Application for the Recognition of Courses of Other Faculties Bachelor of Science (PDF)

Application for the Recognition of international Courses as Optional Modules Bachelor of Science (PDF)

Registration of the Bachelor or Master Theses

The registration documents are available here:

Forms Bachelor

Forms Master

Please send us the registration form by mail or email (scanned PDF document) or put it in the mail slot in our office door (HRS4, R18).  To avoid contact, please refrain from handing in the application form in person.

The signatures of the two examiners* could be obtained by you in advance via email. Either the examiners sign on the form and send it back to you as a scanned document or both of them give their approval by email and you forward these emails together with the form signed and scanned by you to the examination office (pruefungsamt@agrar.uni-kiel.de). Please do not forget your signature on the back.

Submission of Bachelor or Master Theses

You can drop the printed paper into the letter slot in the office door of the examination office (Hermann-Rodewald-Str.4, room 18) or hand it in at the main gatekeeper’s lodge in front of the „CAU-Tower“. If you send it by mail, the postmark will be taken as the date of submission. To meet the deadline, final papers can be submitted to the examination office as a PDF file or by stu-Mail. 

In order to meet the deadline, final papers can  be submitted to the  examination office as a PDF file by stu-mail in case that  printing and binding is not possible due to a corona-related closure of copy shops. The printed and bound version  must be submitted as soon as this is possible again. The digital file submitted within the deadline must be identical to the subsequently submitted printed and bound version.

Ernährungswissenschaften FPO 2017 Profil Fachergänzung (für Studierende 2-Fach-Bachelor Sportwissenschaften)
Registration at the Examination Office of your faculty. Restricted places. 

Grundlagen der Lebensmittel- und biotechnologie FPO 2013  (für Studierende Bachelor Chemie)
Registration at the Examination Office of your faculty. Restricted places. 

Agrarökonomik für 1-Fach-Bachelor Volkswirtschaftslehre

Agrarsökonomik für 1-Fach-Bachelor Sozio-Ökonomik
Registration at the Examination Office of your faculty. Restricted places. 

Wasserwirtschaft 1-Fach-Bachelor Geographie

Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung - 1-Fach-Bachelor Geographie

1-Fach-Bachelor Geographie - Nebenfach Bodenkunde (8150)

1-Fach Bachelor Prähistorische und Historsiche Archäologie - Nebenfach Geowissenschaft - Anteil Bodenkunde

Definition: 

1. A module is a teaching unit that is composed of one or more courses and is predominantly held within a semester.
2. The scope of a module should be 4 SWS, e.g. a composition of 2 SWS lecture + 1 SWS exercises + 1 SWS seminar.
3. Each module is weighted with credit points according to the time spent on participation (attendance in lectures, preparation and follow-up, examination).
4. Each completed module that is required for the calculation of your final grade is listed in the certificate. Additional modules are certified separately.
5. Each module of our faculty that is not prescribed as a compulsory module for a student and originates from the same degree (B.Sc. in B.Sc. and M.Sc. in M.Sc.) can be brought in for the cross-degree compulsory elective area

How to find a module-code

Explanation of the module numbers:

AEF-agr001 ff. bzw. agrarAEF001 ff = Agrarwissenschaften, B.Sc. und M.Sc./Agricultural Sciences, B.Sc. and M.Sc.

AEF-eg001 ff.  bzw. egAEF001 ff   = Ernährungs- und Verbraucherökonomie, Angebot der Fachrichtung/Food and consumer economics, offer of the department

AEF-el001 ff. bzw. elAEF001 ff     = Ernährungs- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Angebot der Fachrichtung/Nutrition and food sciences, offered by the department

AEF-ök001 ff. bzw. ökAEF001 ff    = Ökotrophologie, Module, die in der FPO gelistet sind/Nutrition and Household Economics, modules listed in the examination regulations

AEF-EM001 ff. bzw. EMAEF001 ff = Environmental Management/Applied Ecology

AEF-ds001ff. bzw. dsAEF001 ff    = Dairy Science

Importmodule  = Module aus anderen Fakultäten/Import modules = modules from other faculties

Exportmodule = Export in andere Fakultäten/Export modules = export to other faculties

We refer to the german version of this page for detailed module descriptions. Please click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Master and PhD candidates have the possibility to apply for a grant of the Heinz- Wüstenberg-Stiftung to receive up to 2.500€ each for their research project. Usually, this research project should be realized within a research trip to other universitites.

In case a acceptance we expect you to attend our Master- and Bachelor Degree ceremony (December) to receive the grant certificate in person and to introduce your research project in thanks (max. 2 min).

Submissions are possible annually until August, 15th only by your superving and recommending professor. A full set of application documents - only in German language - (sent as PDF file to the dean's office)  includes:

- informal  written application of the candidate 

- CV (tabular or long version)

- certificates (expected grade above-average)

- explanation of research project

- cost table (with realistic estimate of costs)

In case of numerous applications , the graduate committee will decide about a ranking of recommendation. The final decision is up to the Wüstenberg-Stiftung. 

Following a resulition of our Convention Committe, since 2004 the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences awards the Golden Honorary Pin to people who delivered outstanding services to the Faculty.

The Golden Honorary Pin is donated by the Society of Friends of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and is presented during the Academic Ceremony for the Handover of Deanship.

2018: Prof. Dr. Peter-Christian Lorenzen

2016: Dipl.-Met. Klaus Baese

2014: Prof. Dr. Gerd-Dieter Kiosz, Klaus Pabst

2012: Dr. Karl Blobel

2010: Dr. Andreas Piltz

2008: Dr. Alfred Angermann, Otto Dietrich Steensen

2006: Prof. Dr. Karl Leitner, Prof. Dr. Halvor Jochimsen, Prof. Dr. Hans Hagemeister

2004: Dipl.Ing.agr. Herbert Boekhoff, Dr. Volker von Borries, Dr. Fred Jensen, Dr. Robert Kob, Dr. Arno Panzer, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Reiche

Habilitation thesis
In order to promote young scientists, the faculty provides the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research and teaching by means of a habilitation thesis and a scientific colloquium. Prerequisite for the habilitation is the doctoral degree in agricultural sciences, ecotrophology or an equivalent qualification. The habilitation thesis should provide new scientific knowledge based on the applicant's own research.

Habilitation Committee
For the evaluation of the habilitation thesis, the Habilitation Committee, elected by the Faculty Convention and chaired by the Dean, appoints at least four professors as reviewers. On the basis of the available expert opinions, the habilitation committee recommends to the Faculty Convention the acceptance or rejection of the habilitation thesis.

Colloquium
The colloquium follows the acceptance of the thesis. It consists of a scientific lecture followed by a discussion covering the entire subject for which habilitation is sought. With the test lecture, the applicant should prove that he/she is able to present and represent a scientific issue of his/her subject in a concise form. The lecture should not be from the field of the habilitation thesis. If the oral habilitation performance is accepted by the habilitation committee, the habilitation procedure is successfully completed.

Teaching qualification
In the habilitation certificate, the applicant is certified as qualified to teach in the subject in which the habilitation took place, and is granted the right to add the suffix 'habilitatus' ('habil.') to the doctoral degree he/she holds. Upon application, the Senate of the University grants the authorization to teach (Venia legendi) with the right to use the academic title 'Privatdozent' or 'Privatdozentin' (Priv.- Doz.).

Note on the submission of printed copies: All printed copies of the habilitation thesis intended for the reviewers and for publication must be handed in at the Dean's Office. With regard to the print quality, the same conditions apply as for dissertations. For archiving reasons, the thesis must be printed on acid-free and ageing-resistant paper and bound without the use of metal or plastic parts. A perfect-bound brochure and double-sided printing are desirable. The choice of format (DIN A4 or DIN A5) is free, as is the choice for black and white or colour printing. Please inform yourself  here. After successful completion of the habilitation procedure, the print copies of the habilitation thesis intended for publication will be forwarded by the Dean's Office to the UB.  

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If you do research work as a doctoral candiate at Kiel University without an employment contract, e.g. in a laboratory or on one of the university farms, you have the possibility of concluding a Gestattungsvertrag (licensing agreement) with your supervisor in which the rights and duties of both parties can be specified.

You can find a model agreement here (German) and here (English). Please note that only the German version of such an agreement is legally binding. The model agreement can be modified to reflect the particular situation of the doctoral candidate. The institute in question, the faculty, represented by the dean's office, and the legal counsel of Kiel University, Ms. Daniela Geißler, must approve of the final agreement.

The Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences (AEF) at Kiel University was founded under the name Faculty of Agriculture in 1946 and was mainly dominated by male students and researchers. Almost twenty-five years later, the proportion of female students and scientists increased with the establishment of the Ecotrophology and Nutritional Science study program. Meanwhile, gender equality is a central goal in all areas of the faculty, which is to be implemented steadily through appropriate measures. We, as the Equal Opportunity Team of the Faculty, together with the Equal Opportunity Committee, consisting of representatives from all status groups of the scientific enterprise of the AEF, have developed our Equal Opportunity Plan successfully.

The promotion of equality is to be achieved primarily through the awarding of a faculty gender prize for student theses, the support of female scientists after their doctorate during maternity and parental leave by a research assistant and the offer of workshops on gender and equality-related topics.

Moreover, we would like to be the contact for all scientists who are interested in our gender equality work. A close cooperation with the diversity and family officers of the AEF as well as with the public relations of the faculty should enrich our activities and make them visible.

The Equality Plan was adopted at the 348th (ordinary) session of the Convention on 26 October 2022 and is available here.

We are...

Currently, there is no structured continuing education program at the Faculty of Agriculture and Nutrition.

The annual conference (Hochschultagung) of our Faculty serves for further education, the meeting of scientists with agricultural and nutritional practitioners and at the same time as a meeting place for former students of the faculty.

The lectures held in the colloquia of the institutes of the Faculty are public and can be used as continuing education.

As an institution for continuing agricultural education, the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Agriculture is significantly involved. The Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences maintains a close cooperation. For example, scientists regularly give lectures as part of these continuing education courses offered by the chamber.

The Christian-Albrechts-University also offers continuing education courses:

Career Center of the CAU

Continuing Professional Development Center

Registration and withdrawal from examinations

Please register online: "Virtual Central Examination Office"

If it is not possible to register for or withdraw from a module examination, please use the corresponding form:
Forms of the Bachelor's programme
Forms of the Master's programme

You can find the semester times and deadlines:
Semester times
Schedules for the examination periods

Notes on the examinations

1. All academic examination equivalents in the forms of papers, reports or presentations must - without exception - be registered for the 1st examination period of a semester.  
2.  All oral and written components of examinations from modules offered by our faculty can be registered for independently of each other in three time periods:

• WS modules in February, March/April and July
• SS modules in July, October and February
   

3. The rules pertaining to externally completed modules are determined by the faculties offering those courses.
4. For written examinations and oral examinations, withdrawal is possible without giving reasons up to the 8th day before the examination date. For all other types of examinations, the registration deadline is also the withdrawal deadline.
5. The certificates submitted for oral examinations are only recorded after the lecturers have received the examination protocols. Please wait with enquiries until 1 week after the end of the examination period.

For all Bachelor's and Master's students, there are uniformly two examination periods, each extending over 2 weeks. In principle, the first examination period corresponds to the last week of the lecture period and the first week of the semester break:

• the 1st examination period corresponds to the last week of the lecture period and the first week of the lecture-free period.
• the 2nd examination period corresponds to the last week of the lecture-free period and the first week of the lecture period of the following semester.
   

Examination schedule Wintersemester 2023/24

1. examination period: 12th February 2024 - 24th February 2024

2. examination period: 02nd April 2024 - 13th April 2024

Lists of written examinations and possible dates of oral examinations

 3. examination period SuSe 2023 - February 2024  - written examination

 1. examination period WiSe 2023/24 - February 2024 - written examination

 2. examination period WiSe 2023/24 - April 2024 - written examination

1. examination period - February 2024 - possible dates of the examiners for oral examination

2. examination period - April 2024 - possible dates of the examiners for oral examination

The University Library supports Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel's recommendation to all members of the university to publish in Open Access so that scientific findings are freely accessible and usable for everyone.

Publishing & Open Access

Hints on publishing your dissertation via MACAU

Funding of open access publications

Unfortunately quite a number of dubious publications are active in the sector Open Access. This phenomenon is known as "predatory publishing". The Graduate Center has collected information about this problem.

Predatory Publishing

What requirements do research funding organisations have of applicants for third-party funded projects? The database SHERPA Juliet can answer these questions. The database contains current information about the requirements of research funding organisations regarding Open Access, publications and data archiving.

Romeo-Liste

Maybe you have already thought about your professional future after your studies. You can find some hints on possible fields of activity already on the study information sheets. 

The faculty offers a job portal for many years. Have a look around, maybe there is something for you. 

Or maybe you want to start a business? The Center for Entrepreneurship at CAU can help you with that. The Science Center can also be a place that supports you in your projects.

But maybe you are also thinking about doing a doctorate? Then please inform yourself on the pages of the faculty about doctoral studies. There you will find all relevant information from the requirements for a successful application to the doctoral examination procedure. 

Do you need help in choosing your study program? The staff at the CAU's central student advisory service can help you get started. The ASTA also offers general student advising.

If you have any questions about a course of study at the AEF, you can contact

• the Examinations Office if you have basic questions about the curriculum, schedules, compulsory or elective modules, transcripts, etc,
• the Internship Office, if you want to know  already completed internships can be credited or if you need support in finding an internship, or
• contact the subject-specific advisors if you have specific questions about the courses offered in your chosen field of study.

Our advisors as well as the contact persons in the internship offices of Agricultural Sciences and Nutritional and Household Economics can be found in the glossary on this page, which is sorted by study program.

The student council of the AEF offers a student advisory service "from the student's point of view". Please inform yourself on the pages of the student council, visit the student council (HRS4, rear side of the Emil Lang lecture hall) or call: 0431 880 3651.

We offer our schedules for the current and the previous semester  here:

The application for the award of the APL title can be made at the earliest four years after the habilitation and ten years after the doctorate. 

The criteria of the Guidelines for Applying for an APL Professorship of the President's Office apply.

If there is no habilitation, the Habilitation Committee of the Faculty may, on the basis of the criteria for the 
General determination of eligibility for an appointment (Convention of 05.07.2017) examine whether the requirements for the award of an APL professorship may be met.

For your application, please submit all documents in the order below as one complete PDF file to the Dean's Office (dekanat@agrar.uni-kiel.de; attn: Maren Brechtefeld)

1. a curriculum vitae written in German and/or English, which should provide information in particular about the educational background and further scientific training after completion of the university studies,
2. copies of the certificates of

• the successful completion of studies (state examination, diploma, bachelor's and master's degrees or proof of an equivalent scientific qualification,
• the doctoral degree certificate or proof of an equivalent scientific qualification, and 
• the award of the venia legendi as well as 
• if applicable, the certificates of recognition as a specialist, habilitation or appointment as junior professor,

4. a list of publications and lectures
5. a list of previous teaching activities with the associated evaluation results; in particular, a statement of the applicant's own contribution in the case of courses offered by more than one person.
6. a statement by the applicant of his or her citizenship and, if the applicant is not in public service, a police clearance certificate; and a statement of disciplinary convictions or any pending criminal or formal disciplinary proceedings.
7. a list of projects and/or external funding obtained to date,
8. a list of completed supervised dissertations and other academic theses,
9. list positions achieved in appointments, - participation in academic committees.

Additional documents may be requested in individual cases.

You have decicded to apply for being accepted as PhD candidate at our faculty. Welcome! 

To give you an overview about the procedure, please read the following pages carefully. You find all necessary information about the process of application, examination and additional administration information.

At our faculty it is expected from our prospective PhD candidates to find a supervisor on your own. Please find a list of our institutes and its professors here.

Please keep in mind that the PhD process underlies many legal regulations and the deanery will check all necessary compliances. For this reason it is absolutely necessary to read at least once the actual doctoral regulations, which you can find on the rigth hand side by clicking on "Ordnungen und Satzungen" (Quicklinks). An english version is available.

If you have questions regarding these rules, please do not hesitate to contact 

Ms. Katja Blohm via phone (2591) or Email.

Profile formation and self-image of the faculty:  

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the solutions to fundamental societal development problems needed to achieve them are closely linked to the production and consumption of agricultural goods in many areas. As a life science, agricultural and food sciences can and must therefore make an essential contribution to solving these problems. Research at the AEF succeeds in doing so, especially through its evolving innovative methodological as well as interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary orientation. The AEF has already responded to this through the thematic orientation of new professorships in the areas of microbiome research, metabolomics and nutriinformatics, among others, as a central component in the life sciences.

The successful thematic interlinking of the four disciplines of plant, animal, agricultural and food economics as well as environmental sciences up to and including nutritional sciences and the involvement of the various societal stakeholders in the formulation of relevant research questions, the communication of results and the development of proposed solutions is to be further deepened.

The interactive dialogue with industry, stakeholders and citizens is seen as central to this. The inclusion of computer science is emerging as a megatrend of future transdisciplinary research in agricultural and nutritional sciences. On the one hand, this follows from the increasing importance of digitalization within the agriculture and food industry, but also within science and universities themselves. The increasing importance of big data, computational analytics and modeling as well as IT-supported communication such as IT tools in stakeholder and customer communication, applications (apps) in therapy, digital control tools within the agribusiness value chain, in the administrative implementation of agricultural policy decisions as well as in political decision-making represent developments that are already in full swing and will continue to develop exponentially. Recognizing this and implementing it early through the development of innovative professorships is critical to ensuring that agricultural and food sciences can make their contribution to solving fundamental societal development problems.

In this context, the future viability of new agricultural and food management systems to be developed will arise from the extension of a frequently pursued unilateral approach of yield or consumption maximization by the ecosystem-oriented component of resource and climate protection. Such a methodological and thematic development of research is reflected in a corresponding development of teaching at the AEF. In addition to the innovative teaching of new methodological approaches in the current course of studies, the conception and implementation of new international master's programs in the interface area of computer science and agricultural and food sciences is particularly targeted. 

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The office is located at Campus Area A/B close to the main building of the University (skyscraper Christian-Albrechts-Platz). Please find a map here.

To find the responsible contact person in the deanery, please take a look  here 

AStA

International Center

Studentenwerk SH

University Computing Center

Student Service (only German)

Kiel University Library

Central Student Advisory Office (only German)
 

For further information on central facilities please visit Kiel University's main webpage.

Please find all rules, hints and useful information regarding our Phd-process on the following webpages. To switch to single topics, please use the drop down menu on the left site.

Please note that the official language for the PhD procedure and its documents is German. Any available English translations of forms and documents are for informational purposes only; the original German versions are legally binding.

Max-Rubner-Institute

Johann-Heinrich-von-Thünen-Institute

Julius-Kühn-Institute

IFCN Dairy Research Center

Gesellschaft für Marine Aquakultur

Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology

Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)

Operating area:

249,4 ha

Land use of the farm land:

Corn, grass, winter wheat, winter barley, winter rye, soybeans, canola, forage crops - Experimental land.

Animal husbandry:

204 dairy cows, German Holstein.

219 calves and young female animals.

Experimental activities:

Research around the dairy cow:

• Breeding for feed intake.
• Cultivation of indigenous protein and energy sources
• Measuring methane excretion
• Bioactive plant ingredients

• Research Information (PPT German)

The professorship of Marine Aquaculture at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at CAU is associated with the scientific management of the Gesellschaft für Marine Aquakultur (GMA) mbH in Büsum. The latter also provides the experimental infrastructure of the professorship. If you want to learn more about the GMA, the staff and the current research activities, please use the following link: www.gma-buesum.de.

Besides the GMA, the AEF is a partner of the Centre for Molecular Biosciences, an interdisciplinary institution at the CAU. 

Johann-Heinrich-von-Thünen-Medal in Gold

The Alfred Toepfer Foundation F.V.S. stopped awarding the Thünen Medal in 2005 and replaced it in 2007 with the newly created Cultura Award. The Agricultural
and Nutritional Sciences Faculty awards the Thünen Medal on its own as of 2009.

The prize curatorship consists of six members. The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences of the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel appoints three members from among its full-time professors in addition to the respective dean. The other members are appointed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees. At least two members of the board of trustees should be practical farmers.

Johann Heinrich von Thünen

(June 24, 1783 to September 22, 1850)

Johann Heinrich von Thünen was born on June 24, 1783, in Kanarienhausen near Hooksiel in Jeverland. He attended Lucas Andreas Staudinger's agricultural training school in Holstein, where he demonstrated fundamental ideas as early as 1803 on a term paper, which he later developed into a seminal work of national economics as a practical farmer on the Tellow estate in Mecklenburg from 1810 to 1850).

His teacher and friend Staudinger accompanied his work and ensured that Thuenen's work "The Isolated State in Relation to Agriculture and National Economy" was published as Part 1 in Hamburg in 1826. Four years later, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Rostock.

In his work Thuenen shows the optimal supply of the population with economic goods and thus at the same time the expedient location and the optimal production intensity of the individual branches of the economy. In his assumptions, the arrangement of the directions of production takes place around the point of sale in the so-called "Thünen circles". They are arranged according to the transport costs per unit of area and distance around the market. Thünen's method is primarily that of isolating abstraction.

The 2nd part of the "isolating state" was published in 1850. Particularly noteworthy from this are the statements on the natural remuneration of workers contained in his wage formula. These statements also show Thünen's social attitude in particular.

With his work, Thuenen founded important research institutions in the economic and social sciences, such as farm economics and econometrics, agricultural, urban and forestry location theory, marginal analysis, marginal productivity theory, economic optimization, total model calculation, and theories on political and social statements about natural wages and profit sharing.

He died on September 22, 1850 on his Tellow estate as a practical farmer and is today considered the most important German economist of his time

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Liste der Preisträger

1966 bis 1969

1970 bis 1979

1980 bis 1989

1990 bis 1999

2000 bis 2014

ab 2015

Dear Students and Members of the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Science,
here you will find information on changes due to Corona pandemic.

During the winter term, the 3G status of the students will be checked on the entire university campus. Participation in classes and during examinations is only allowed with a corresponding digital vaccination certificate or an official test certificate (not older than 24 hours). 

Please carry your digital vaccination certificate or the official test certificate together with your personal ID all the time with you.

In case you get infected by the corona virus during holidays, please follow the guidelines of our faculty.

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Currently, student counselling is not possible. For individual rules regarding examination registration and registering for your BA or MA thesis please take a look here.

Currently we are only allowed to accept registration for the PhD examination procedure after previous appointment.

Please refer to the corresponding webpages.

At least until the end of wwinter term 21/22 all disputations will be held digitally. It is obilgatory to use BigBlueButton. You will receive a link to your disputation from your committe chair.

The Dean's office welcomes you after previous registration. Please call or write an email to arrange an appointment and be aware that we'll check your vaccination/test status befor entering the deanery.

The departmental libraries may reopen under certain circumstances. Please contact the institutes directly to find out whether this is possible while observing the protective measures.

All members and affiliates of the CAU have access to all electronic journals, databases and e-books licensed by the University via VPN access for access from home. During the Corona crisis, some providers and publishers offer parts of their e-media services for temporary access.

Electronic media: https://www.ub.uni-kiel.de/en/searching-finding/electronic-media?set_language=en

Section librabry for economic sciences, Heinrich-Hecht-Platz 9 (HHP9)

• Mr. Heine is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays and processes e.g. mails (such as procurements) and can be reached by phone, e.g. to organize the individual access of colleagues to pick up books.
• The building is generally also closed for employees - special requests are possible, please contact Mr. Heine directly.
• A basic service of the UB is maintained. In addition several mails were sent in the last days. For more information see UB homepage with FAQ Here you can also find information about publishers who release e-resources for a limited period of time.

Further Links

Current information from the CAU on Corona: www.uni-kiel.de/en/coronavirus
 

Definition: 

1. A module is a teaching unit that is composed of one or more courses and is predominantly held within a semester.
2. The scope of a module should be 4 SWS, e.g. a composition of 2 SWS lecture + 1 SWS exercises + 1 SWS seminar.
3. Each module is weighted with credit points according to the time spent on participation (attendance in lectures, preparation and follow-up, examination).
4. Each completed module that is required for the calculation of your final grade is listed in the certificate. Additional modules are certified separately.
5. Each module of our faculty that is not prescribed as a compulsory module for a student and originates from the same degree (B.Sc. in B.Sc. and M.Sc. in M.Sc.) can be brought in for the cross-degree compulsory elective area

6. Systematics of Module Codes

The current offer of courses for a semester especially for elective courses is availabe at  UNIVIS.

Pflichtmodule im B. Sc. Agrarwissenschaften (Agrar)/compulsory modules B. Sc. Agricultural Sciences

Pflichtmodule im B. Sc. Ökotrophologie (Ök)/compulsory modules B. Sc. Nutritional and Household Economics

Wahlmodule für die Bachelorstudiengänge Agrar und Ök/elective modules Bachelor Study Programs

Pflichtmodule im M. Sc. Agrarwissenschaften (Agrar)/compulsory modules M. Sc. Agricultural Sciences

Pflichtmodule im M. Sc. Ernährungs- und Verbraucherökonomie (EVÖ)/compulsory modules M. Sc. Nutritional and Consumer Econommics

Pflichtmodule im M. Sc. Ernährungs- udn Lebensmittelwissenschaften (EL)/compulsory modules M. Sc. Nutritional and Food Sciences

Wahlmodule in den Masterstudiengängen Agrar, EL und EVÖ/elective modules M. Sc. Agricultural Sciences, EVÖ and EL

Pflicht- und Wahlmodule im M. Sc. Dairy Science (DS)/compulsory and elective modules M. Sc. Dairy Science

Pflichtmodule im M. Sc. AgriGenomics (AgriG)/compulsory modules M. Sc. AgriGenomics

Pflichtmodule im M. Sc. Environmental Management (EM) und im Int. Master Applied Ecology (IMAE)/compulsory modules Environmental Management and Applied Ecology

Im- und Exportmodule/Import modules and Export modules

Please find relevant documents for your Bachelor- or Master's degree for PDF- download on the following pages.

Forms of the Bachelor's programme

Forms of the Master's programme

The corona-related free trial regulations are not valid anymore for winter term 2021/22!

The regulation of the winter semester 2020/21 will be continued.
A free attempt will be granted for all examinations taken and failed in the examination periods of the summer semester 2021.

The free attempt regulation will only be applied to examinations of the AEF. Modules and examinations originating from other faculties (import modules) are subject to the regulations of the other faculties. Please enquire at the respective examination offices!

• The regulations also include, among other things, presence examinations and homework.
• In the case of combined examinations (e.g. presentation + term paper), the following applies: The examination is only considered to have been passed when all examination parts have been submitted in full.
• This also includes, for example, repeat examinations from previous semesters that are taken in the summer semester 2021.
• The regulation also applies to examinations which are assigned to the summer semester 2020/21 but which take place at a later date for organisational reasons (principle of equal treatment).
• A fail by not appearing for the examination also leads to a free attempt.
• For students who care for or look after children under the age of 14 and whose learning or examination situation is significantly more difficult due to the closure of schools and day-care facilities, any examination taken and not passed in the winter semester 2020/2021 is considered a free attempt. A copy of the birth certificate must be submitted to the Examinations Office as proof.
• No free attempt is granted for failed final examinations (bachelor thesis, master thesis).
• Failure to pass due to attempted cheating does NOT result in a free attempt

This platform is intended to help students, graduates and doctoral candidates to improve their career entry.

We cordially invite all companies or departmental research institutions to publish their job offers here. Please send them as a pdf file to dekanat@agrar.uni-kiel.de and, if possible, also indicate a contact person.

Job advertisements will be published until this date if an application deadline is given. If there is no application deadline, the ads are usually online for 2 months. After that they will be deleted automatically.

Here you can find job offers for working students and internships

Here you can find job offers for seasonal jobs

Here you can find job offers in the scientific field

Here you can find job offers in companies and enterprises

You have not found anything suitable? Here you can find further portals for job search:

Stellenangebote der BLE

CareerNetwork JOBBÖRSE.de (Agrar)

Bundesagentur für Arbeit / Akademiker

Kieler Jobanzeiger

Kieler.Jobportal

Career Center der CAU

Zentrum für Entrepreneurship

Contacts: Firmenkontaktmesse der Universität-

Agrar-, Job- und Karriereportal des DLV

The Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences offers selected courses for minor students.

Binding for you - especially in case of deviations - is always the subject examination regulations of your study program. If a module you are taking is not explicitly listed there, please inform yourself urgently at your examination office whether you are allowed to take an examination in the module you have chosen. 

Here, you can find the general Presentation of our information lecture on Wednesday, 26th of May.2021 regarding our transitional provisions. 
 

The transitional provisions become part of the respective subject examination regulations.

Internationalization
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences promotes internationalization in research and teaching. The Faculty's Convention adopted an internationalization strategy on May 28, 2014 Internationalization strategy (only German version available) on May 28, 2014

Contact: Prof. Dr. D. Cai

Semester abroad with Erasmus +

For more information, please visit the pages of the International Center . A current list of partner universities can be found here. (In the Excel table, you will find the responsible CAU program officers of the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences in the "Faculty" column under "A")

Within the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences there are several Erasmus representatives who support students in preparing a semester abroad within Europe. The responsibility of the representatives depends on the field of study.

Please also note the information sheet for outgoing students.

The current English versions of the orders can be found on the following pages:

Examination Prodedure Regulation

Examination Regulations (Rules) of the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences

Archive:

Versions of subject examination regulations that are no longer valid - Please switch to the german page

M.Sc. Environmental Management

• new version of the examination regulations from October 1st, 2020
• Equivalence lists 

Fachprüfungsordnung M.Sc Environmental Management 2020

Equivalence lists Environmental Management - change from 2017 version to 2020 version

Equivalence lists Environmental Management - remaining in the 2017 version

RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AGRICULTURE FOR NUTRITION AND HEALTH".

The diverse range of studies offered by the faculty, with two undergraduate bachelor's degree programs in agricultural sciences and ecotrophology and seven master's degree programs in agricultural, environmental and nutritional sciences, provides a broad spectrum of scientific education for about two thousand students. The combination of agricultural and nutritional sciences under one roof enables a holistic analysis of food production in the production chain: from primary production with the evaluation of the environmental impact of land use systems to agribusiness and food processing to the health assessment of a food ("food chain analysis").

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Information on Funding Options are for example available here:

Internetportal "Stipendiumplus"

Promotionsstipendium Karl Eigen und Dr. h.c. Dietrich Brauer Stiftung

Graduiertenzentrum

Information on our Landesgraduiertenstipendium (Federal State Funding) are available here.

Information on our Wüstenberg-Grant are available here.

Freshers' welcome at the CAU, 2022, © J. Haacks, Uni Kiel

Dear students, 

The start of the semester is approaching in big steps. Perhaps you are already holding your letter of admission in your hands and wondering what to do now? On this page we would like to give you some hints for a successful start of the semester.

• ATTENTION: if you are new at CAU, please take care to be familiar with tools like OLAT and UniviS. With the official acceptance letter, you also receive a stu-Id which you can use for login at OLAT. Please also register at the OLAT-3G-Tool (detailed information available at the general CAU webpage for students) to support a quick-check of your G-status. 

• Please find more information about the planning status of our teaching here. You also find information there about OLAT and UniviS.

• Are you looking for exemplary timetables? Then take a look here.

• The university library offers a voluntary preliminary course on school chemistry (UB-Vorkurs Chemie I) for bachelor students of agricultural sciences and ökotrophologie.
• In addition to the information directly around the start of the semester, we also offer information on our pages "Around your studies" - furthermore, the student council is a good contact when it comes to student concerns and questions, especially for first-year students.

Official Welcoming:

General Information for your study start are available here:  Welcome 

 Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences -University Kiel -  Central Library

Dates and events in our faculty

Please use the german schedule.

Schedule.

University -wide dates:

Semester and lecture times

Dates CAU Senate, Committees

Our Faculty was founded in 1946 as the Faculty of Agriculture and received a seal with the motto Nunquam Otiosus (never idle) and with the agricultural symbol of plow and ear of corn.

Prof. Dr. Emil Lang, together with other faculties and with the special support of the Research Institute for Dairy Farming, made special efforts to expand the faculty.

While until 1970 only graduated farmers and later graduated agricultural engineers were trained, the faculty was significantly expanded in that year and now also offered the course of studies in household economics.

At the same time, the faculty was renamed the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Since 1998, it now bears the name "Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences" (AEF).

In 2000, the AEF was one of the first faculties to introduce the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs, and there has been a steady expansion of the range of courses offered. In the meantime, students at the faculty can choose from a total of nine study programs. 

Honorary Doctorate for Prof. H.C. U. Koester from the University of Hohenheim. The award is presented on December 17th.

Honorary doctorate from the Agricultural University of Iasi, Romania, for Prof. Dr. R. Horn for his work in soil science in Romania. The celebration for the award takes place on December 13th.

Hohe Zufriedenheit bei den Absolventen im Agrarbereich

Prof. Dr. C. Jung wurde zum Präsidenten der Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. gewählt. Die Amtszeit begann am 1. 10. 2012

Prof. Dr. J.-A. Verreet in die Kommission für Biologische Sicherheit berufen

Dr. Hanno Slawski, Institut für Tierzucht und Tierhaltung, wurde für seine Dissertation mit dem Förderpreis des Verbandes deutscher Fischereiverwaltungsbeamter und Fischereiwissenschaftler e. V. ausgezeichnet. Der Preis ist mit 2000 € dotiert. Näheres hier

Innoplanta Preis an Prof. Jung verliehen

Prof. Dr. R. Horn zum Präsidenten der International Union Soil Science gewählt

Vier Gesellschafter für Marine Aquakultur

Comenius EduMedia Siegel verliehen

Aufstellen zum letzten Appell

Kiel Nr. 1 bei den Abgängerzahlen in Agrarwissenschaften

Thünen-Medaille an Dr. Martin Frauen verliehen

Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften übergeben

Kieler Wissenschaftler in DFG-Fachkollegien gewählt

Verdienstorden für Kieler Professor Blume

"Conservation Agriculture for Nutrition and Health"

The CAU's Agricultural and Nutritional Science Faculty (founded in 1946) is proud to offer an equally theoretical and application-oriented scientific education culminating in the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degrees.  Combining Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences in one faculty allows for a comprehensive overview of food production within the production chain - from the initial production and the assessment of environmental impact of land utilisation to agribusiness and food processing to the evaluation of food products on health ('food chain analysis').

The program's structure ensures a broad, application-oriented Bachelor program (B.Sc. Agriculture and B.Sc. Nutrition, 6 semesters) and a stronger science-oriented Masters program (M.Sc. Agriculture and M.Sc. Nutrition and Foodscience/M.Sc. Nutrition and Household Economics, 4 semesters) that prepares graduates for future professional demands in their chosen field.

The Faculty responds to new challenges in the areas of biotechnology, the environment, agribusiness, nutrition and health through new course offerings:  M.Sc. Environmental Management, M.Sc. Applied Ecology and M.Sc. Ecohydrology (offered in cooperation with the Natural Sciences Faculty, 4 semesters) ,  M.Sc. AgriGenomics (4 semesters) and M.Sc. Dairy Science (4 Semester).

New Master course MSc Dairy Science:  This specialization is one-of-a-kind among German universities and bundles the expertise of the Kiel's Agriculture and Nutritional Science Faculty and the Max-Rubner-Institute (MRI) in Kiel as well as the Dairy Research Center Kiel.

A list of current research can be found here.

Crop Science

The Institutes of Crop Science investigate and teach the basics of plant production and practice-relevant problems. The course of studies takes both conventional as well as organic approaches to plant production into account. In addition to the traditional selection processes, the area of plant breeding also encompasses state-of-the-art biotechnological breeding methods. The study of plant nutrition, enables students to explore the latest questions on the subjects of fertilization, nutritional physiology of plants and their product quality and ecological aspects of plant nutrition. In addition to detailed knowledge of soil physics and chemistry, students of soil science delve into the basics of soil systems. Agricultural process technology introduces the latest developments in agricultural technology. The Institute of Phytopathology carries out research on pests, vermin and weeds as well as on conventional and environmentally friendly pest control strategies.

Animal Science

Animal science KNOW-HOW modernizes farm management and provides consulting firms with impulses for modern farming. The protection and optimization of food quality always plays a primary role. In addition to breeding and primary production, animal science research also focuses on the subsequent processing industry., while, at the same time, tying in the development of market-driven innovative technologies and the search for solutions to environmental problems. The conception and design of controlling instruments for agricultural enterprises and food production offers graduates further areas of operation. Communicative teamwork forms the basis of this subject area and plays a role in training. Animal science students initiate inter-disciplinary projects and accompany their implementation into practice. A degree in Animal Science can lead to careers in the areas of politics, administration, research, consulting and farm management. A broad scientific education that is practice-relevant and that teaches sound economic principles can also provide the basis for a career in management outside of the agricultural sector. The Institute of Animal Science offers flexibility and the opportunity to specialize in small groups with optimal guidance and supervision. Cattle and swine research stations guarantee practical experience. Kiel's Institutes of Animal Science are among the most active research groups in Europe. Since winter semester 2005/2006, 'milk production' has been offered as a new major in conjunction with the Max Rubner Institute in Kiel. This major provides students with the opportunity to gain qualifications in the management of milk production and milk processing.

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

Applied economic problems in the areas of production, trade and marketing of agricultural raw materials and food are explored within the realms of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. Additionally, special attention is paid to the analysis and evaluation of the political parameters and framework governing these areas. Economical, statistical and sector-specific theories, facts and methods form the basis of the course of studies, which is both theoretical as well as intensely practice-oriented. The University of Kiel is one of the few universities in Germany to deal with these sub-disciplines of agricultural science. Students should not only be able to understand economical models, but, with the assistance of empirical studies, should be able to test and experience them in daily life. Being able to formulate and solve applied economic problems is the most important educational goal and, at the same time, is the key qualification to ensure future professional success. Moreover, close supervision and small groups promote social competence and the ability to work well in a team. A degree in Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness forms an excellent basis for a career in management within the agricultural sector or nutrition industry, an administrative position (e.g. government positions within ministries or the administration of the E.U.) or for a role in political consultation. Graduates of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness have also proven themselves in other positions, e.g. in banks and consulting firms. Students of Agricultural Economics in Kiel have the freedom to structure their courses flexibly and profit immensely from working in small groups in which they are better able to explore and learn. Often, throughout their course of studies, students are also able to gain direct contact with potential future employers. Kiel's Institute of Agricultural Economics is one of the best agricultural economic institutes in Europe. Bachelor graduates of this discipline often start their professional careers as trainees in the workforce. They can, however, in preparation for a management or research position, also opt to remain and, enrol for a masters degree.

Environmental Sciences

Our cultural landscape is influenced by agriculture. How can we continue to maintain and utilize nature in an ecologically and economically sensible way – and, at the same time, sustain natural habitats? The field of Environmental Sciences or Agricultural Landscapes seeks to harmonize these aims with sustainable resource protection for mankind, animals and plants. In striving towards this goal, combined interdisciplinary knowledge is just as important as promoting cooperation among different interest groups within the agricultural sector: ministries, chambers of agriculture, regional conservation authorities, as well as research facilities. The fact that borders are crossed and that E.U. administrative bodies play significant roles in this process goes without saying. Foreign aid and landscape development are also areas which might attract graduates of this field. Natural sciences are unavoidable in this course of study: Soil Science provides in-depth knowledge of soil physics, soil chemistry, land use and soil ecology. Landscape ecology includes the basics of agricultural ecology, vegetation ecology and animal ecology. With the aid of specific case examples within the framework of student projects and accompanying laboratory courses, students gain practical experience, thus exposing them to interdisciplinary, environmentally relevant problems. Water Management illuminates the areas of water and element balance, water balance modelling and the use of geographic information systems for the management of river basins. Farmland Cultivation and Grassland Management focus on location-appropriate agricultural land use and plant production in ecological farming. Methods of planning and economical concepts pertaining to sustainable environmental management complete the picture. The goal of the new masters program in Environmental Management at Kiel's Ecology Center is the education of students who are able to contribute in or lead interdisciplinary work groups geared at solving problems pertaining to the management of natural resources. Upon the completion of their studies, the students possess key competences that qualify them to successfully deal with project-based complex interdisciplinary problems on the regional, national or international level within the private or public sector.

Nutritional Science

Logically, food and health are closely linked. Nutritional scientists examine nutritional diseases and illnesses bordering on and accompanying the field of medicine. Nutritionists work within the service sector and offer advice and assistance applicable to daily living, often consulting on the areas of consumption and energy. The development of new products within the food industry naturally lies within the hands of nutritionists because they are able to bring together research results and industrial food production requirements while assuring product quality. Nutritionists also address the problems and challenges of food quality within various associations and lobby groups. The Nutritional Science course of study addresses the areas of eating behaviour, nutritional state, dietary requirements, individual energy consumption as well as the role of diet in illness prevention. Nutritional experts are key in maintaining product quality, food hygiene and compliance with food law. Within the field of food technology, students deal with the concepts of new product development and processes related to gene technology and biotechnology. They take advantage as well of course offerings in the areas of Home Economics and Food Economics. The students profit immensely from close supervision and mentoring in all areas of study. The diverse fields of activity for nutritionists within the areas of research, industry, associations and lobby groups are not limited solely to the German labour market. Positions within international organizations are possible as well.

Food and Consumer Economics

Food is the focus of Nutrition and Consumer Economics; however, in contrast to nutritional science, this discipline pays more attention to the industry and consumers. Entrepreneurship is sought after, in particular in the areas of product development, design and quality assurance. The know-how of nutrition economists is highly useful both in self-employment as well as in consulting. A further career chance can be found in consumer counselling: the conveyance of health knowledge and the concept of quality awareness have both anchored themselves within many organizations including health insurance companies and consumer protection organizations. Nutrition economists also utilize their skills in PR and marketing agencies as well as within the realm of professional journalism. Consulting and organizational talents are sought internationally, for example in the struggle against poverty. Study focuses such as Nutrition Economics, Marketing and Market Analysis teach students how markets function and present their characteristics. Current sociopolitical issues are introduced in modules on Consumer Economics, Sociopolitics as well as Consumer and Family Politics. In food-related modules, students become acquainted with manufacturing processes and food ingredients; lectures on Nutrition and Health Economics inform the students on the economical evaluation of health as well as on the origins of nutritionally-rooted illnesses and their prevention.

Important information regarding the German postgradual degrees Doctor (PhD) and Habilitation can be found here.

Institute of Agricultural Economics

Institute of Agricultural Engineering

Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry

Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Institute of Crop Science and Plant Breeding

Institute of Food Economics and Consumption Studies

Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science

Institute of Natural Resource Conservation 

Institute of Phytopathology

Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Please find on the left hand side information on the AEF's facilities, collaborating partners, and experimental farms, as well as references to CAU centers with faculty involvement.

Competence Centre milk Schleswig-Holstein

MultiMediaLaboratory

Variation statistics

Nutrition Health Information Center

As a PhD candidate, you are a member Kiel University if you are either an employee of the university, i.e. you have a corresponding employment contract, or if you are enrolled as a doctoral student. Please note that registering for a doctoral degree or registering at the Graduate Center does not constitute membership.

Should you use rooms and/or laboratories of the faculty for your doctoral project, we recommend you to arrange a licensing contract with the respective institution.

Already in the admission procedure as a doctoral student of the faculty you have to register obligatorily in the CAU's doctorate statistics. The university is required by law to collect the data. The data is used for statistical purposes.

It is possible to enroll as a doctoral student at the CAU.

As a German doctoral candidate with a German academic degree you make the enrollment at the Student Service. Please note the deadlines. 

As a doctoral candidate from abroad with an academic degree from abroad you make the enrollment at the International Center of the university.

Additionally it possible to register at the Graduate Center in order to take advantage of the Center's services. 

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