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Degree Program: Crop Sciences - Plant Breeding and Seed Science (Master)

Note: Last updated September 2019. Current module catalog in HohCampus.

Seven compulsory modules (42 credits) and eight elective modules (at least 48 credits) have to be completed. That is a total of 15 modules (or at least 90 credits) over three semesters. The elective modules can be chosen from the other Crop Sciences major, from the listing below or from the modules of other master programmes of the faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Hohenheim.

  Code Module Name Semester Bindingness
3603-480 Entomology 1 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3603-481 Entomology lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3502-440 Methods of Scientific Working (for Crop Sciences) 1 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3502-441 Methods of Scientific Working (for Crop Sciences) lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3302-440 Physiology and Biochemistry of Crops 1 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3302-441 Physiology and Biochemistry of Crops lecture with exercise compulsory
3502-450 Population and Quantitative Genetics 1 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3502-451 Population and Quantitative Genetics lecture with exercise compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3402-420 Quantitative Methods in Biosciences 1 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3402-421 Quantitative Methods in Biosciences lecture with laboratory compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3504-460 Seed Testing 1 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3504-461 Scientific Basis of Seed Testing Methodology lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
  3504-462 Exercises in Seed Testing with Excursion exercise with excursion compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3000-420 UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes 1 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  1000-041 UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes Course compulsory
3402-450 Advanced Statistical Methods for Metric and Categorical Data 2 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3402-451 Mixed Models for Metric Data lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
  3402-452 Analysing Categorical Data lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
  3402-453 Exercises to Advanced statistical methods for metric and categorical data (optional) exercise optional
4605-500 Biosafety, Biosecurity and Regulations Regarding Work with GMOs 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  4605-501 Biologische Sicherheit und Gentechnikrecht lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3501-450 Breeding Methodology 2 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3501-451 Methodology and Categories of Breeding lecture with exercise compulsory
  3501-452 Resistance Breeding lecture with exercise compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
  3501-453 Breeding Methodology Demonstrations with Excursion lecture with excursion compulsory
3501-480 Breeding of Tropical, Ornamental, and Vegetable Plants 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3501-481 Breeding of Tropical, Ornamental, and Vegetable Plants lecture compulsory
3502-470 Plant Genetic Resources 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3502-471 Utilization of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources in Plant Breeding lecture with seminar, exercise and excursion compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
  3502-472 Utilization of Genetic Resources by Breeders lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3000-410 Portfolio Module (Master) 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
3504-430 Seed Research 2 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3504-431 Seed Research lecture compulsory
  3504-432 Practical Course in Seed Research exercise compulsory
3504-450 Seed Technology 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3504-451 Technikbewertung der Saatgutaufbereitung lecture compulsory
  3504-452 Seminare und Exkursionen zur Saatguttechnologie seminar with excursion compulsory
3400-410 Three-Dimensional Modeling of Plant Architecture and Function 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3400-411 Three-Dimensional Modeling of Plant Architecture and Function lecture with exercise compulsory
3000-420 UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes 2 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  1000-041 UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes Course compulsory
3402-460 Advanced Statistical Methods for Metric and Categorical Data II 3 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3402-461 Advanced Statistical Methods for Metric and Categorical Data II seminar compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
4302-420 Ethical Reflection on Food and Agriculture 3 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  4302-421 Ethical Reflection on Food and Agriculture seminar with excercise compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3411-420 From Genes to Transgenic Plants and Edited Genomes 3 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3411-421 From Genes to Transgenic Plants and Edited Genomes lecture with seminar and excursion compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
4908-460 Hot topics and advanced methods in animal genetics and breeding 3 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  4908-461 Hot topics and advanced methods in animal genetics and breeding lecture with seminar compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3501-460 Planning of Breeding Programmes 3 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3501-461 Planning of Breeding Programmes lecture compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3000-410 Portfolio Module (Master) 3 elective
Code Title Type Bindingness  
3501-470 Selection Theory 3 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3501-471 Selection Theory lecture with exercise compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3000-470 Master’s Thesis Crop Sciences 4 compulsory
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3000-471 Master’s Thesis Crop Sciences Abschlussarbeit compulsory

Modules that are not offered anymore

  Code Module Name
3504-440 Seed Technology
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3504-441 Seed Technology lecture compulsory
  3504-442 Exercises in Seed Testing with Excursion exercise with excursion compulsory
3502-420 Analysis and Utilization of Genomic Diversity for Plant Breeding
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3502-421 Analysis and utilization of genomic diversity for plant breeding seminar with excercise compulsory
3503-470 Basics of Bioinformatics
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3503-471 Basics of Bioinformatics lecture with exercise compulsory
3505-470 Basics of Bioinformatics
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3505-471 Basics of Bioinformatics lecture with exercise compulsory
4602-500 Biosafety, Biosecurity and Regulations Regarding Work with GMOs
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  4602-501 Biologische Sicherheit und Gentechnikrecht lecture compulsory
3505-410 Genomics in Plant Breeding
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3505-411 Genomics in Plant Breeding lecture with seminar compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
4609-410 Introduction to Bioinformatics
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  4609-411 Introduction to Bioinformatics lecture with seminar and exercise compulsory
3503-460 Transgenic Organisms in Research and Agriculture
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3503-461 Transgenic Organisms in Research and Agriculture exercise compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3503-450 From Genes to Transgenic Plants
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3503-451 From Genes to Transgenic Plants lecture with seminar and excursion compulsory Veranstaltung im ILIAS
3505-420 From Genes to Transgenic Plants (from WS 19/20 replaced by: 3411-420)
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3505-421 From Genes to Transgenic Plants lecture with seminar and excursion compulsory
3503-480 Molecular Plant Genetics
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3503-481 Molecular Plant Genetics lecture with exercise compulsory
3502-810 Quantitative Methods in Plant and Livestock Genomics
Code Title Type Bindingness  
  3502-811 Quantitative Methods in Plant and Livestock Genomics lecture with exercise compulsory

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