Bachelor of Food, Nutrition and Facilities

Content and Structure

Food, nutrition and facilities (in German: Oecotrophologie) is an interdisciplinary study program, in which we provide education in the fields of nutrition, food processing, home economics, services, consulting and education. Hence graduates will be qualified for a wide variety of jobs covering quality control, food product development, hospitality business, research, nutritional advice and dietetics.

The first-year of study includes the acquirement of basic skills in natural sciences, social sciences, communication and economics. With the choice of specialization in the second-year students emphasize the following majors:

• Nutrition and Health
• Food processing
• Service- and Cateringmanagement

In the fourth-year students have to do an internship for 15 weeks in one of the respective job areas. With completing the bachelor thesis at the end of the study program, the degree of a Bachelor of Science will be awarded.

Facts

Standard period of study: Six terms

Study cycle: Program shall begin in autumn term (application deadline 15^th July)

Study fees: No tuition fees (except 260 Euro/term semester fee)

Admission restrictions: Yes

Pre-study internship: Yes    

Entry requirements: German authorization for university entrance

Workload: 180 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)
Each successfully completed module is rewarded with five credits of the ECTS.

Language: German
English (various electives)

Entry requirements

To be eligible for selection, applicants are required to:

• German authorization for university entrance
  For more Information see:
  Application for study for foreigners and Germans with a foreign university entrance qualification

 
Sometimes it is necessary to participate in a one-year preparatory course.

For more information see:
Preparatory course/Assessment test

German language entry requirements

International students who speak German as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards:

• TestDaF (German as a Foreign Language Test),level 4
• DSH (German language test for admission to higher education), level 2
• "Deutsche Sprachdiplom (Level II) of the KMK" (taken at German schools abroad)
• "Kleine Deutsche Sprachdiplom" or "Große Deutsche Sprachdiplom" from the Goethe Institute
• "Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung" (ZOP) from the Goethe Institute and "Goethe-Zertifikat C2-GDS" respectively
• "telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule"
• UNICERT Certificate Level III or IV for German (at universities)
• Aptitude test in the preparatory course before studies (Studienkolleg), minimum grade 4 in German

For more information about German language entry requirements see: Pre-study German course

International guest students spend one or two semesters studying at Münster University of Applied Sciences without intending to complete a degree need at least Level B1 German language competences. (Evidence of language proficiency may be issued by the home university or a Goethe-Institute in the home country.)

Specific requirements

You have to verify an eight-week pre-study internship (e.g. food industry, hospitality management and associated services) until you start your study.

Program structure

First year

Second/third year

• Nutrition and Health stream (SE)

WP1 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
WP2 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
WP3 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
Project

• Food processing stream (SL)

WP1 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
WP2 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
WP3 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
Project   

• Service- and Cateringmanagement (SD)

WP1 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
WP2 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)
WP3 elective (choosen by the student from the Elective list)