In our degree programme, specialised topics concerning the service management and food industries are combined with multidisciplinary skills. You will acquire a broad knowledge base and will become acquainted with numerous research methods. In small teams, you will tackle case studies and projects, practising management methodologies and your social skills. At Münster University of Applied Sciences, you will also be actively involved in our modern teaching concepts.

Our degree programme will qualify you specifically for nutrition-related areas that focus on sustainability, such as:

• Management of domestic and personal services
• Product management in the food industry
• Quality management
• Subject-related communication, training and consultancy
• Fields of activity outside the service management and food industries, such as government ministries and associations

With regard to content, the degree programme is mainly characterised by the three following elements:

• The balance between market requirements and ecology,
• The equal consideration of the individual, society and the environment,
• The responsible use of resources in production, processing and transportation.

In the courses, we will teach you the skills needed to meet the challenges of sustainable service management and food industries. Examples include analysing the market situation in the food industry, developing supporting services and consumer information or positioning sustainable products and services on the market.

The compulsory modules focus on social, economic and scientific content such as lifestyles, sustainable consumption and sustainability management. A wide range of core elective modules will also give you the opportunity to specialise as you wish in areas such as consumer and food culture, product development, catering services, or health communication. In the project module, you will develop your individual profile by dealing in-depth with a given topic.

Our lecture programmes will give you insights into research and development organisations, sustainably managed companies and non-governmental organisations. Throughout the degree programme, you will also have the opportunity to get to know various professional fields and to establish industry contacts.

Classes usually take place from Wednesday to Friday and, in rare cases, on Saturday as well.

•  A degree programme unique for Germany

Our Master’s programme combines expert knowledge of nutrition with a specialisation in the topic of sustainability.

• Participation

In this programme, you will mainly work in an interdisciplinary manner and in small groups. You may also become involved in research projects within and outside Münster University of Applied Sciences, such as at iSuN – the Institute of Sustainable Nutrition and Food Production, the WABE Centre research and education farm, the Centre of Competence for Humanitarian Relief or Münster School of Vocational Education.

• Combined knowledge of two universities

The degree programme is a cooperation project with Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. This means that you will benefit from the combined expertise of both institutions.