Agricultural Management, Bachelor of Science

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Agricultural Management

With your Bachelor's in Agricultural Management, you can work, for example, in the management of an agricultural business, as an agricultural consultant, or as a sales manager.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Agricultural Management at IU International University if you can provide either a high school diploma (general qualification for university entrance), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Agricultural Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you need to present a completed advanced training course, such as becoming a State-certified business economist, or a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after this training.

These are the study contents in the online study program Agricultural Management

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 36 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 standard study semesters. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time study in Agricultural Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Introduction to scientific work, Business administration, Scientific foundations for agriculture, Basics of plant cultivation, Plant protection and agricultural ecology, Statistics, Business mathematics
• Semester 2: Collaborative work, Animal husbandry, Animal nutrition and livestock breeding basics, Soil science and plant nutrition, Business administration of the agricultural and food sector and Supply Chain Management, Accounting and balance sheets, Managerial Economics
• Semester 3: Intercultural and ethical skills, Agricultural and environmental policy, Land and process engineering, Production economics of agriculture, Marketing, Cost and performance accounting
• Semester 4: Practical project I - Agricultural company, Practical project II - Agricultural company or upstream and downstream industry, Organic farming, Agricultural markets and agricultural marketing, Investment and financing, Seminar: Agricultural, administrative, environmental, and EU law
• Semester 5: Precision farming and smart farming, Animal husbandry, Animal nutrition and livestock breeding - specialization, Personnel and company management, Methodical approaches in school and vocational education, Elective module A
• Semester 6: Elective module B, Elective module C, Bachelor's thesis

The special feature of the Bachelor's program in Agricultural Management at IU is the many opportunities to specialize in topic areas according to your own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Agricultural land management, Agribusiness, Resource management and material flow balance, Animal management, Renewable resources in agricultural economics.

For the second and third specializations, you can choose one of these study modules: Agricultural land management, Agribusiness, Resource management and material flow balance, Animal management, Renewable resources in agricultural economics, Business controlling, Communication and consultancy, Trade business administration, Legal basics of agricultural economics, Foreign languages, Artificial intelligence and programming with Python, General studies.

How flexible is the standard study period in the distance learning program Agricultural Management?

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study period is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time program in Agricultural Management is particularly suitable for those who are not working or only work a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study period is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study period is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved professionally alongside your distance studies.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online studying at IU work?

In the distance learning program Agricultural Management at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement – you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can usually put together your study plan and semester schedule flexibly on your own.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive learning scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you can access scripts for your Agricultural Management studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, through interactive courses.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can complete an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.