Module: Master’s Thesis Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (3000-510)

Persons:

Degree Program:

• Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  4. Semester, compulsory

Prerequisites for Attendance:

-

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

30 credits

Frequency:

every semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

Bound Master’s thesis (in 2 copies) with a declaration, that a final digital text document (in the format doc, docx, odt, pdf, or rtf) has been transferred to the mentoring supervisor and that the content and wording of the thesis is entirely the own work (75%). Defense of the thesis (25%).

Workload:

900 h workload

Professional competences:

Upon completion of the Master’s thesis students are able to conduct independent research in the respective field according to given instructions on an assigned topic and record their findings. Depending on the topic, research may include laboratory work, field experiments or case studies. Students have extensive knowledge and expertise in the topic of their Master’s thesis.

Key competences:

Upon completion of the Master’s thesis students are able to conduct independent scientific work. They have demonstrated their capacity for critical and analytical thinking; they know how to write a scientific research paper and, can present their research orally.

Comments:

Please read the information on writing your Master’s thesis on the webpage of the Examinations Office at www.uni-hohenheim.de/exams.

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