Bachelor of Science

Organic Farming & Marketing

To address the challenges of our time, such as the finite nature of natural resources and global food security, we need an agriculture that equally considers climate, environmental, and animal protection. In the Bachelor's degree programme "Organic Farming and Marketing," we train specialists who possess skills in agricultural production and beyond.

 

Produce and market high-quality food!

The programme teaches how to design sustainable animal and plant production. Students learn to produce high-quality food and market it effectively while conserving natural resources. You will develop the ability to solve practical problems independently and as part of a team, even in dynamic and complex environments. The degree programme offers excellent conditions with a strong practical focus and opportunities to actively build contacts with potential employers in the organic agriculture and food sector.

The programme is offered both as a Bachelor's degree and as a dual Bachelor's degree. The dual or training-integrated programme combines theoretical knowledge transfer and practice-oriented project work at the university with practical application on training farms in a mutually beneficial way. "Dual" means that agricultural vocational training and the Bachelor's degree in Organic Farming and Marketing take place alternately.

Study content

Individual study contents

Through the vibrant → Innovation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems network of practice, teaching and research, the programme offers you the ideal conditions for combining theoretical content with practical application – directly during your studies.

In the first two semesters, you will acquire foundational knowledge—both in the classroom and through hands-on experience. Following this technical preparation and an orientation workshop, you will begin your practical semester (practical phase) in the fourth semester. 

In the fifth semester, you choose one of three specialisations: Plant Production, Animal Production or Sustainable Agriculture and Food Management.

The degree programme consists of 6 semesters. You can collect 30 ECTS per semester, 180 ECTS in the entire Bachelor's degree programme. 

Modules per semester

In the first semester, you will learn the theoretical basics of biology, economics, site-specific factors and scientific methodology. In addition, an interdisciplinary module will introduce you to the principles of sustainability. 

In the second semester you will acquire more specific basics on marketing, arable and crop farming and animal production. You will gain practical experience on a partner farm allowing you to apply your knowledge and gain first-hand insight into the real working and living environments of the organic agricultural and food industry in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

The third semester serves to deepen your knowledge of the basics of animal and plant production. This semester also introduces agricultural and food policy, accounting, and financial management.

Building on your foundational studies and orientation workshop, you will complete a practical semester in a relevant organisation or business in the fourth semester (practical phase). 

In the fifth semester, you choose one of the three specialisations offered: Plant Production, Animal Production or Sustainable Agriculture and Food Management.

You will deepen your chosen specialisation. For this purpose, you choose three elective modules assigned to the specialisation during the course of study. The thesis in the sixth semester is thematically adapted to the specialisation.

After graduation

Career prospects

Organic farming is now an integral part of agricultural and food systems—these sectors can no longer be imagined without it. As the entire sector continues to grow, so do the fields of employment. The demand for professionals with a new understanding of management and values is high. In short: you are needed.

Job profiles/prospects

Upon completing your studies, you will be equipped to act in a demand-oriented way within the organic agriculture and food industry, guided by the principles of sustainability. This practice-oriented degree qualifies you for roles across all stages of the agricultural value chain. Career prospects include positions in agricultural and food businesses, trade, associations, and organisations such as advocacy groups, consultancies, public administration, politics, and certification bodies.

The practical semester helped me to find my direction early on, plan my professional career, and establish valuable contacts. I did my internship at Demeter e.V. in the press and public relations department. Today, I’m a team leader in the processing department at Demeter.

 

Silke Runge-Jelich

Demeter e.V., graduate, course of studies in organic agriculture and marketing

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