Career Options
Programmes of further study at JLU
The following consecutive Master's degrees are offered by JLU:
- Agrar- und Ressourcenökonomie (M.Sc.)
- Agrobiotechnology (M.Sc.) - (taught in english)
- Informationstechnologie in den Agrar- und Umweltwissenschaften (M.Sc.)
- Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources (M.Sc.) - (taught in english)
- Nachhaltige Ernährungswirtschaft (M.Sc.)
- Nutztierwissenschaften (M.Sc.)
- Nutzpflanzenwissenschaften (M.Sc.)
- Sustainable Transition (M.Sc.) - (taught in english)
- Tranistion Management (M.Sc.) - (taught in english)
- Umweltwissenschaften (M.Sc.)
Additionally, JLU's Faculty 09 offers the following Master's degrees.
Career options
Graduates of the degree programme in Agricultural Sciences can be employed in the environment and at all levels of agricultural production as well as in the upstream and downstream areas. Possible employers can be found at state institutions, professional associations, in the private sector, in research, or at international organisations / non-governmental organisations. The following is a selection of possible employers:
Federal and Land Ministries:
- Offices for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Chambers of Agriculture
- Environmental, land consolidation and settlement offices
- Agricultural testing institutes
- State institutes for plant protection
- Federal Plant Variety Office
Associations:
- Agricultural associations
- Machinery and farm relief associations
- Livestock associations and producer groups
- Organic farming and certification associations
Private sector:
- Breeding and plant protection companies
- Fertiliser companies
- Animal feed and animal health companies
- Agricultural technology companies
- Food and nutrition industry
- Bioenergy industry
- Insurance companies
- (Large) agricultural enterprises
Research:
- Universities and technical colleges
- Federal institutes and agricultural research institutes (e.g. JKI, IPK)
- International agricultural research centres (e.g. IRRI, CIMMYT, IFPRI, etc.)
- Research departments of large agricultural companies
International organisations and NGOs:
- German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
- FAO and other UN agencies
- NGOs such as Welthungerhilfe, FIAN, Brot für die Welt, Caritas, etc.