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Master Programme (M.Sc.) Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production (ENVIROFOOD)

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences August 2006

Dieser “Erweiterte Studienplan” zum Master of Science-Studiengang Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production (ENVIROFOOD) dient als umfassendes Informationswerk für Studie-rende, Studienbewerber, Lehrende und Universitätsbedienstete. Die enthaltenen Informationen ermöglichen es den Studierenden, sich während der gesamten Studiendauer über Studienablauf, individuelle Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten sowie rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen zu informieren. Die Erfahrung aus anderen Studiengängen zeigt, dass besonders gedruckte Informationen auf ihre Aktualität hin überprüft werden müssen, da sich häufig, aber nicht immer vorhersehbar, Änderun-gen ergeben. Dies betrifft insbesondere kleinere Änderungen der Prüfungsordnung (Senats-beschluß vom 15. Mai 2002), der Zulassungssatzung (Senatsbeschluss vom 14. Juli 2004) sowie der angebotenen Pflicht- und Wahlmodule. Solche Änderungen finden erfahrungsgemäß nur mit einer zeitlichen Verzögerung Eingang in die entsprechenden Ordnungen oder Druckwerke. Obwohl wir bestrebt sind, alle Änderungen möglichst zeitnah in den „Erweiterten Studienplan“ aufzuneh-men, kann deshalb für die Richtigkeit der Angaben keine Gewähr übernommen werden. Wir empfehlen daher, sich im Zweifelsfall per e-mail ([email protected]) nach dem aktuel-len Informationsstand zu erkundigen. Genaue Ausführungen über die Lehrinhalte der hier aufge-führten Module (Lehrinhaltskartei) findet man laufend aktualisiert unter www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/ bzw. wie bisher in der gedruckten Lehrinhaltskartei. Das gesamte Vorlesungsverzeichnis ist auch über die Homepage der Universität erhältlich (www.uni-hohenheim.de). Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ausgangssituation, Zielsetzung, Zulassung ……………………………. 4

Aufbau des Studiums, Lehrsprache ……………………………. 5

Master-Arbeit, Mentoren; Auslandsstudium, Studienabschluss ……………………………. 6

Zulassungsordnung ……………………………. 7

Übersicht Struktur des Master-Programms ENVIROFOOD ……………………………. 10

Übersicht Pflicht- und Wahlmodule ……………………………. 16

Geblockter Stundenplan ……………………………. 21

Ungeblockte Module ……………………………. 24

Modulkurzbeschreibungen

Pflichmodule ……………………………. 25

Wahlmodule in englischer Sprache ……………………………. 34

Wahlmodule in deutscher Sprache ……………………………. 64

Prüfungsordnung / Examination Regulations ……………………………. 75

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This curriculum provides applicants and students as well as teaching and administrative staff with comprehensive information about the M.Sc. programme „Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production“ (ENVIROFOOD). It contains information about the course structure, individual study profiles and admission and exam regulations. The information presented reflects the current situation. Admissions Regulations (as of July 14th, 2004) and Exam Regulations (as of September 12th, 2002) as well as titles and contents of com-pulsory and optional modules are often subject to change. Due to administrative reasons such changes can only be considered in printed materials with delay. For this reason all information is supplied without liability. If in doubt, please refer to the coordinator of the programme ([email protected]) to obtain up-to-date information. For up-to-date module descriptions please refer to the web-pages at www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/. The entire course catalog is also available via the home-page of the university (www.uni-hohenheim.de) Table of Contents

Initial Situation, Aims, Admission, Structure ……………………………. 10

Language of Instruction, Mentoring, Master Thesis ……………………………. 11

Study abroad, Degree ……………………………. 12

Overview: Structure of the Master-Programme ENVIROFOOD ……………………………. 12

Admission Regulations ……………………………. 13

Table of Compulsory and Optional Modules ……………………………. 16

Block Schedule ……………………………. 21

Unblocked Modules ……………………………. 24

Brief Description of Module Contents

Compulsory Modules ……………………………. 25

Optional Modules taught in English ……………………………. 34

Optional Modules taught in German ……………………………. 64

Examination Regulations ……………………………. 75

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Der Masterstudiengang ENVIROFOOD – Environmental Protection and

Agricultural Food Production Ausgangssituation Jedes Jahr wächst die Weltbevölkerung um etwa 80 Millionen Menschen.

Aufgrund des beständigen Bevölkerungswachstums sowie sich ändernder Lebensgewohnheiten steigt auch der Bedarf an Nahrungsmitteln kontinu-ierlich. Die Produktion dieser riesigen Nahrungsmittelmengen beansprucht unsere Naturressourcen weltweit sehr stark. Durch vermehrten Einsatz technischer Produktionsmittel wird dieser Effekt noch verstärkt. Eine der großen Herausforderungen dieses Jahrhunderts ist es daher, die sich wei-terhin vollziehende Intensivierung der Nahrungsmittelerzeugung, die durch die Globalisierung der Märkte noch beschleunigt wird, möglichst umwelt-gerecht, sozial verträglich und effektiv, d.h. nachhaltig, zu gestalten. Zum Prinzip der Nachhaltigkeit gehört auch die weitgehende Rückführung von Abfällen in den Stoffkreislauf, die angesichts möglicher Umweltschäden mit besonderer Sorgfalt betrieben werden muss. Komplexe Problemfelder ergeben sich insbesondere in den Randzonen dicht besiedelter Gebiete, in denen konkurrierende Nutzungen der Landschaft (z.B. Besiedelung, Erho-lung, Abfallbeseitigung) einen zusätzlichen Interessenausgleich notwendig machen.

Zielsetzung Der Studiengang ENVIROFOOD ist transdisziplinär ausgerichtet und hat

einen starken Anwendungsbezug. Bei der Analyse von Umweltsystemen müssen nicht nur naturwissenschaftliche und technische, sondern auch sozioökonomische, politische und rechtliche Gesichtspunkte berücksichtigt werden. Durch die transdisziplinäre Ausrichtung werden die Absolventen befähigt, über Fachgrenzen hinaus ökosystemare, ökonomische, politische und administrative Zusammenhänge zu analysieren und zu verstehen so-wie integrative Problemlösungen zu entwickeln.

Durch die interdisziplinäre Ausrichtung dieses Masterstudienganges soll

eine enge Spezialisierung vermieden werden. Angestrebt wird vielmehr die Ausbildung einer umfassenden fachwissenschaftlichen Kompetenz mit der Fähigkeit, komplexe Systemzusammenhänge zu verstehen, zu analysie-ren und Beratungsansätze daran auszurichten. Dies bildet die Vorausset-zung dafür, dass die Absolventinnen und Absolventen in ihrer späteren be-ruflichen Tätigkeit einen Beitrag zur Sicherung der Nahrungsmittelquantität und -qualität unter nachhaltiger Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen und somit unter Vermeidung von Umweltschäden leisten können.

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Zulassung Jedes Jahr werden 40 BewerberInnen zugelassen. Zulassungsvorausset-zung ist der erfolgreiche, überdurchschnittliche Abschluss in einem Stu-diengang der Agrarwissenschaften, Umweltwissenschaf-ten, Ernährungs-wissenschaften, Lebensmitteltechnologie, Biologie oder einer jeweils ver-wandten Disziplin mit mindestens dreijähriger Regelstudienzeit. Über-durchschnittlich ist ein Abschluss mit einer Note von mindestens „gut” oder besser. Überdurchschnittlichkeit kann weiterhin durch ein Ranking nach-gewiesen werden. Der Abschluss muss dann zu den besten 50% eines Jahrganges gehören. BewerberInnen müssen weiterhin nachweisen, dass sie über gute englische Sprachkenntnisse verfügen (z.B. TOEFL Test mit mindestens 500 Punkten im „Paper and Pencil Test“ oder 180 Punkten im „Computer-based Test“).

Aufbau Der Masterstudiengang ENVIROFOOD ist auf eine Regelstudienzeit des Studiums von zwei Studienjahren ausgelegt. Das Pensum umfasst insgesamt 80

Semesterwochenstunden (SWS), die sich auf 3 Semester Lehrveranstal-tungen mit insgesamt 60 SWS und ein Semester für die Master-Arbeit auf-teilen. Die Lehrveranstaltungen werden in modularer Studienstruktur mit studien-begleitenden Prüfungen abgehalten. Das in diesem Masterstudiengang angewandte Leistungspunktesystem ist voll kompatibel mit dem Europäi-schen System zur Anrechnung von Studienleistungen ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). Detailinformationen betreffend der Bewertung von Prüfungsleistungen und der Notenfestlegung finden sich auf S. 76f.

Pro Semester werden 5 Module belegt. Jedes Modul umfasst 4 SWS bzw. 6 Credits und kann aus einer oder mehreren Lehrveranstaltungen (z.B. Vorlesungen, Übungen, Praktika, Seminare und Exkursionen) bestehen. Im Verlauf der zwei Studienjahre müssen insgesamt 15 Module erfolgreich absolviert werden. Die 15 Module umfassen 7 Pflicht- und 8 Wahlpflicht-module. Die Pflichtmodule sind:

1) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics, 2) Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems, 3) Environmental Microbiology, Parasitology and Microbial Ecology, 4) Environmental Policy and Legislation, 5) Environmental Management, 6) Environmental Science Project, 7a) Agricultural Production and Residues

oder 7b) Food Technology and Residues

Das Modul „Environmental Science Project” wird in freier Semesterlage angeboten. Im „Environmental Science Project” bearbeiten die Studieren-den in kleinen Teams (2-3 Personen) ein umweltwissenschaftliches Prob-lem aus der Praxis. Dabei sollen die disziplinären Grenzen überwunden werden. Studierende mit einem fachlichen Hintergrund aus der Lebensmitteltech-nologie oder den Ernährungswissenschaften müssen das Modul 7a) als Pflichtmodul zu belegen. Studierende mit einem fachlichen Hintergrund aus den Agrar- oder Umweltwissenschaften müssen das Modul 7b) als Pflichtmodul belegen. Neben den Pflichtmodulen belegen die Studierenden 8 profilbildende Wahlmodule. Diese sind aus dem in der Prüfungsordnung ausgewiesenen Kanon von Wahlmodulen auszuwählen. Die exemplarischen Studienprofile auf den Seiten 23 und 24 verdeutlichen die Profilierungsmöglichkeiten in-nerhalb des Studiengangs. Weitere Profile sind denkbar. Auf Antrag sind Studienangebote aus anderen Studiengängen der Universität Hohenheim wählbar, sofern sie in modularisierter Form angeboten und studienbeglei-tend geprüft werden können. Sie müssen außerdem in das individuelle Studienprofil der Studierenden passen.

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Lehrsprache Die Pflichtmodule werden ausnahmslos in englischer Sprache angeboten. Auch die Wahlmodule werden überwiegend in englischer Sprache gehal-ten, so dass es möglich ist, das komplette Studium auf der Basis englisch-sprachiger Lehrveranstaltungen zu absolvieren. Es ist jedoch von Vorteil, wenn ausländische Studierende soviel Sprachkenntnisse haben, dass sie zum Teil auch deutschsprachigen Lehrveranstaltungen folgen können. Die Modulprüfung erfolgt wahlweise auf deutsch oder englisch.

Master-Arbeit Aus dem Themenbereich eines der belegten Module muss eine Master-

Arbeit erstellt werden. Die Arbeit soll zeigen, dass der/die Studierende in der Lage ist, innerhalb einer gegebenen Frist ein umweltwissenschaftli-ches Problem selbständig nach wissenschaftlichen Methoden zu bearbei-ten. Sie besteht aus einem schriftlichen Teil (Arbeit) und einem mündli-chen Teil (Verteidigung). Nach der Bewertung durch zwei Prüfer verteidigt der Verfasser / die Verfasserin die wesentlichen Thesen, Ergebnisse und Methoden der Arbeit in einem 30- bis 45-minütigen Kolloquium. Der Bear-beitungszeitraum für die Master-Arbeit umfasst 6 Monate. In der Regel wird das vierte Studiensemester für die Anfertigung der Thesis genutzt. Die Thesis sollte mit einer praxisrelevanten Fragestellung verbunden sein und möglichst in engem Kontakt mit Firmen und Institutionen außerhalb der Universität erarbeitet werden.

Mentoren Die Studierenden werden bei der Erstellung eines schlüssigen individuel-

len Gesamtstudienkonzeptes von Mentoren oder Mentorinnen beraten. Auf der Sitzung der Modulverantwortlichen am 23.09.2002 wurden folgende Professoren als Mentoren für die bereits erstellten Profile festgelegt:

• Crop Farming & Landscape Ecology

Prof. Dr. Fangmeier, Institut für Landschafts- und Pflanzenökologie (320b)

• Soil, Air and Water Prof. Dr. Streck, Institut für Bodenkunde und Standortslehre (310d)

• Policy & Economics Prof. Dr. Grosskopf, Institut für Agrarpolitik und Landwirtschaftliche Marktlehre (420a)

• Livestock & Public Health Prof. Dr. Böhm, Institut für Umwelt- und Tierhygiene sowie Tiermedizin und Tierklinik (460)

• Technology & Engineering Prof. Dr. Jungbluth, Institut für Agrartechnik (440)

Auslandsstudium Deutschen Studierenden wird ein Auslandssemester dringend empfohlen, entweder zum Studium oder für die Arbeit an der Master-Arbeit. Das dritte Semester ist besonders für ein integriertes Auslandsstudium geeignet. Dieses werden die Studierenden bevorzugt an einer der vier Partneruni-versitäten der Euro League absolvieren (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Österreich; Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Dänemark; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Schweden; Wageningen University, Niederlande). Die Euro League Mitglieder haben auf der Grundlage eines gemeinsamen Qualitätsverständnisses die ge-genseitige Anerkennung von Studienleistungen vereinbart. Basis für die quantitative Vergleichbarkeit von Studienleistungen bildet das European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Auf Antrag kann ein Auslandsstudium auch an einer anderen Hochschule erfolgen. Der Mentor / die Mentorin prüft vorher, ob die im Rahmen des Auslandsstudiums geplanten Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen eine inhaltliche Kohärenz mit den Zielen des Stu-dienganges sowie den Ausbildungszielen des /der Studierenden aufweist.

Studienabschluss Der Masterabschluss berechtigt zur Promotion.

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Zulassungssatzung der Universität Ho-henheim für den konsekutiven Master-Studiengang „Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production “ (vom 06. August 2004) Auf Grund von § 94 Abs. 3, § 86 Abs.1 Nr. 2 und § 53 a Abs. 3 des Universitätsgesetzes (UG) vom 1. Februar 2000, von § 6 a des Hochschulzulassungsgesetzes (HZG) vom 22. März 1993 (GBI. S. 201), zuletzt geändert am 11. Dezember 2002 (GBI. S. 471) in Verbindung mit § 1 Abs. 3 und § 20 der Hochschulvergabeverordnung (HVVO) vom 13. Januar 2003 hat der Senat der Universität Hohenheim am 14. Juli 2004 die nachstehende Satzung beschlossen. § 1 Anwendungsbereich Im Master-Studiengang Environmental Pro-tection and Agricultural Food Production ver-gibt die Universität ihre in der jeweiligen Ver-ordnung des Wissenschaftsministeriums über die Festsetzung von Zulassungszahlen an den Universitäten zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze nach Maßgabe der folgenden Bestimmungen. § 2 Auswahlquoten Die nach § 1 zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze werden vergeben

1. zu 50 vom Hundert an - deutsche Bewerber/innen, - Staatsangehörige der anderen

Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union,

- ausländische oder staatenlose Bewerber/innen, die eine deutsche Hochschulzugangsberechtigung besitzen,

- in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland wohnende Kinder von Staatsangehörigen von Vertrags-staaten des Abkommens über den Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum, die nicht der Europäischen Union angehören, sofern diese Staatsan-gehörigen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beschäftigt sind oder gewesen sind, und

2. zu 50 vom Hundert an sonstige

ausländische Bewerber/innen. Für jede dieser beiden Quoten wird eine

gesonderte Rangfolge ermittelt. Verfügbar gebliebene Studienplätze einer Quote werden der anderen Quote hinzugerechnet. § 3 Frist und Form (1) Der Antrag auf Zulassung muss bei Be-

werbungen gemäß § 2 Ziffer 1 bis zum 15. Juli des Jahres (Ausschlussfrist), bei Bewerbungen gemäß § 2 Ziffer 2 bis zum 15. März des Jahres (Ausschlussfrist) bei der Universität Hohenheim eingegangen sein.

(2) Dem Antrag sind folgende Unterlagen

beizufügen, soweit sie der Hochschule noch nicht vorliegen:

a) Nachweise über das Vorliegen der in

§§ 4 und 5 genannten Voraussetzungen,

b) Nachweis darüber, ob die

antragstellende Person in einem in Anlage 2 aufgeführten Master-Studiengang den Prüfungs- anspruch verloren hat oder sich in einem laufenden Prüfungsverfahren in diesen Studiengängen befindet.

§ 4 Zugangsvoraussetzungen (1) Zugangsvoraussetzungen sind:

1. das Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, einer einschlägigen fachgebundenen Hochschulreife, eine ausländische Hochschul- zugangsberechtigung oder eine von der zuständigen staatlichen Stelle als gleichwertig anerkannte Hochschulzugangsberechtigung hat

und

2. der Nachweis eines überdurch- schnittlichen Prüfungsergebnisses in einem Bachelor-Studiengang in Agrarwis-senschaften, Umweltwissenschaften, Lebensmitteltechnologie, Ernährungswissenschaften, Biologie oder in einem Studiengang gemäß Anlage 1 oder in Studiengängen mit wesentlich gleichem Inhalt an einer in- oder ausländischen Hochschule für die eine festgesetzte Studienzeit von mindestens drei Studienjahren festgesetzt ist oder eines als mindestens gleichwertig

anerkannten Abschlusses

und

3. der Nachweis ausreichender englischer Sprachkenntnisse, in der Regel nachgewiesen durch den Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) mit mindestens 500 Punkten im Paper and Pencil TOEFL-Test bzw. 180 Punkten im Computer Based TOEFL-Test.

Nr. 3 gilt nicht für Studienbewerber, deren Muttersprache Englisch ist.

(2) Bei der Bewertung des überdurch- schnittlichen Prüfungsergebnisses können insbesondere berücksichtigt werden: a) Hochschulabschlussnoten von

mindestens 2,5 (gut) oder vergleichbare gleichwertige Abschlüsse,

b) fachspezifische Einzelnoten, die über die Eignung für das angestrebte Studium Aufschluss geben können,

c) Empfehlungsschreiben möglichst von Professorinnen oder Professoren der Hochschule, an der die Abschlussprüfung, die Voraussetzung für die Zulassung für diesen Master-Studiengang ist, abgeschlossen wurde; sind diese Nachweise nicht in deutscher oder englischer Sprache abgefasst, bedarf es einer amtlich beglaubigten Übersetzung in deutscher Sprache,

d) Nachweis über die fachliche Einstufung der antragstellenden Person innerhalb der Hochschule bei der Abschlussprüfung, die Voraussetzung für die Zulassung für diesen Master-Studiengang ist (Ranking).

(3) Über die Gleichwertigleit der Vorbildung

sowie die Vergleichbarkeit der qualifizierten Abschlüsse entscheidet der Zulassungsausschuss. Bei der Anerkennung von ausländischen Abschlüssen sind die Empfehlungen der Kultusministerkonferenz sowie die Absprachen im Rahmen von Hochschulpartnerschaften zu beachten. In Zweifelsfällen wird die Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB) gehört. Bei den in der Anlage 1 aufgeführten Studiengängen ist keine besondere Gleichwertigkeitsfeststellung

erforderlich. § 5 Zulassungsvoraussetzungen (1) Übersteigt die Zahl der nach § 4

qualifizierten Bewerber die Gesamtzahl der zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze, so wird eine Auswahl nach folgenden Kriterien getroffen sowie eine Rangliste erstellt:

a) Art, Ausrichtung und Gesamtnote der

Abschlussprüfung, die nach § 4 Zugangsvoraussetzung ist,

b) Ergebnis des Sprachtestes, der nach § 4 Absatz 1 Nummer 3 Zugangsvoraussetzung ist,

c) besondere fachliche Eignung, nachgewiesen durch studiengangs- spezifische Studien- und Prüfungs- leistungen in den agrar- und umweltwissenschaftlichen Fächern,

d) Berufsausbildung, praktische Tätigkeit oder sonstige Leistungen, die über die Eignung für den gewählten Studiengang besonderen Aufschluss geben können,

e) Motivationsbericht, der die maßgeblichen Gründe für die Wahl des Studienganges wiedergibt, im Umfang von höchstens zwei Seiten in Englisch, unterzeichnet von der antragstellenden Person.

Sind die Nachweise der in Buchstabe a) bis d) genannten Kriterien nicht in deutscher oder englischer Sprache abgefasst, bedarf es einer amtlich beglaubigten Übersetzung in deutscher Sprache. (2) Die Bewertung der Kriterien gemäß

Absatz 1 nimmt der Zulassungsausschuss anhand eines von ihm vorab erstellten Bewertungsmaßstabs vor. Dabei bewertet die Kommission die einzelnen Kriterien auf einer Skala von 1-10.

§ 6 Zulassungsverfahren (1) Über die Zulassung entscheidet die

Rektorin / der Rektor auf Vorschlag des Zulassungsausschusses.

(2) Der Antrag ist zurückzuweisen, wenn

a) die in §§ 3 bis 5 geregelten Voraussetzungen nicht erfüllt sind und / oder

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b) die antragstellende Person den

Prüfungsanspruch in einem in Anlage 2 aufgeführten Master-Studiengang verloren hat oder sich in einem laufenden Prüfungsverfahren in diesen Studiengängen befindet.

- Diplom-Studiengang Gartenbau - Diplom-Studiengang Landwirtschaft / Ag-

rarwissenschaften / Agrarwirtschaft - Diplom-Studiengang Agrarbiologie

(3) Im übrigen bleiben die allgemein für das

Zulassungsverfahren geltenden Bestimmungen in der Zulassungs- und Immatrikulationssatzung der Universität Hohenheim unberührt.

- Diplom-Studiengang Ernährungswis-senschaften

- Diplom-Studiengang Biologie - Diplom-Studiengang Lebensmitteltech-

nologie - Diplom-Studiengang Lebensmittelchemie - Diplom-Studiengang Geoökologie - Diplom-Studiengang Geographie (Physi-

sche Geographie) § 7 Zulassungsausschuss (1) Der Zulassungsausschuss besteht aus

fünf der Universität angehörenden Mitgliedern des hauptberuflichen wissenschaftlichen Personals, von denen mindestens drei Professorinnen oder Professoren sein müssen, sowie einem studentischen Mitglied mit beratender Stimme.

- Diplom-Studiengang Ökologie - Diplom-Studiengang Forstwissenschaft - Studiengang Tiermedizin/ Veterinärmedi-

zin (Staatsexamen) Bei Vorliegen eines überdurchschnittlichen Vordiploms und insgesamt nachgewiesener sechssemestriger Studiendauer in den aufge-führten Studiengängen ist ebenfalls keine Gleichwertigkeitsfeststellung erforderlich.

(2) Die oder der Vorsitzende, die oder der stellvertretende Vorsitzende und die Mitglieder des Zulassungsausschusses werden durch den Fakultätsrat der Fakultät Agrarwissenschaften bestellt. Die Amtszeit der Mitglieder beträgt zwei Jahre, für das studentische Mitglied ein Jahr. Wiederbestellung ist möglich.

Anlage 2 Studiengänge, die im Sinne von § 3 Absatz 2 Buchstabe b) und § 6 Absatz 2 Buchstabe b) als im wesentlichen gleichwertig zum Master-Studiengang in Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production an der Universität Hohenheim eingestuft werden:

§ 8 In-Kraft-Treten - Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaftliche

Master-Studiengänge an der Humboldt-Universität Berlin

(1) Diese Satzung tritt am Tage ihrer

Bekanntmachung in den amtlichen Mitteilungen der Universität Hohenheim in Kraft. Sie gilt erstmals für das Zulassungsverfahren zum WS 2004/2005.

- Master-Studiengang Agrarwissenschaften an der Georg-August Universität Göttin-gen

(2) Gleichzeitig tritt die Zulassungsordnung

der Universität Hohenheim für den Master-Studiengang Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production in der Fassung vom 19. März 2004 außer Kraft.

- Master of Science in Horticulture an der Universität Hannover

- Master of Science in Agrarwissenschaften an der Universität Hohenheim

- Master of Agribusiness an der Universität Hohenheim

- Master of Science in Agricultural Sci-ences, Food Security and Natural Re-source Management in the Tropics and Subtropics an der Universität Hohenheim

Stuttgart, den 06. August 2004 - Master-Studiengang Agrarwissenschaften

an der Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel In Vertretung Prof. Dr. Mackenstedt, Prorektorin für Leh-re

- Master-Studiengang Agrarökologie der Universität Rostock

Anlage 1 Studiengänge, für die keine Gleich-wertigkeitsfeststellung im Sinne von § 4 Absatz 1 Ziffer 2 erforderlich ist:

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- Master-Studiengang Landnutzung des Wissenschaftszentrums Weihenstephan der Technischen Universität München

The Master of Science course ENVIROFOOD – Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production

Initial Situation The world’s population increases by 80 million each year. Due to this continuous growth in population and changing living habits the demand for food increases as well. Producing these enormous amounts of food strains the world’s natural resources to their limit. An increasing use of technical means of production reinforces this effect. Food production will be further intensified with the globalization of markets speeding up this process. One of this century’s major challenges is to make this process as environmentally friendly, socially acceptable and economi-cally effective, i.e. sustainable as possible. The concept of sustainabil-ity includes recycling of waste. In view of potential damage to the envi-ronment this has to be done with utmost care. Complex problems arise on the periphery of densely populated areas where competing forms of land use (settlement, recreation, recycling) have to be balanced.

Aims ENVIROFOOD is a transdisciplinary oriented degree course. Environ-

mental systems analysis does not only have to consider scientific and technical but also socio-economic, political and administrative aspects. Our graduates will have acquired the necessary skills to analyse eco-systematic, economic, political and administrative interrelations beyond individual subject borders and develop integrative problem solutions. These skills will enable them to contribute to securing food quantity and quality by sustainably using natural resources and thus preventing damage to the environment.

Admission 40 applicants will be admitted each year. Candidates are required to

have an above average B.Sc. or equivalent degree in agricultural, envi-ronmental or nutrition sciences, food technologyy, biology or a related field following at least 3 years of study. Above average is a degree marked „good“ or better or which ranks among the top 50% of a year’s graduates. Furthermore, applicants have to provide proof of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL Test with 500 points in the paper based and 180 points in the computer based test).

Structure ENVIROFOOD is a two-year degree course with a workload of 80 SWS

(weekly hours per semester). The first 3 semesters cover a total of 60 SWS (lectures and seminars) During the final semester students work on their Master thesis. Performance is examined through continuous assessment. Exams are marked according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Concerning assessment of examination and determination of grades refer to page 76f. Students take 5 modules per semester. Each module corresponds to a workload of 4 SWS (6 credits) and may consist of different forms of teaching (e.g. seminar, lecture, practical, excursion). A total of 15 mod-ules has to be completed successfully (7 compulsory and 8 optional modules). Compulsory modules are: 1) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics, 2) Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems, 3) Environmental Microbiology, Parasitology and Microbial Ecology, 4) Environmental Policy and Legislation, 5) Environmental Management,

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6) Environmental Science Project,

7a) Agricultural Production and Residues or 7b) Food Technology and Residues The module „Environmental Science Project“ sets the frame for small groups of students (2-3) to organize themselves and work on a practi-cal problem of environmental sciences. The aim is to overcome disci-plinary boundaries. For students with an academic background in food technology or nutri-tion sciences module 7a) is compulsory. Students with an academic background in agricultural or environmental sciences are obliged to take module 7b). 8 further modules have to be selected from the catalogue of optional modules stated in the exam regulations. These options allow students to create their own study profile according to their career plans (see ill. on pages 23 and 24). Students will be advised on which modules are suitable for their individual profiles. At request, lectures / seminars of-fered in other degree courses may be selected as well provided they have a modular structure, are continuously assessed and fit into the study profile.

Language of All compulsory modules are taught in English. As the majority of Instruction optional modules is taught in English as well, it is possible to complete

the whole course in English. However, we recommend foreign students to acquire German language proficiency to follow teaching in German at least partly as well. Students may choose whether their modules are examined in English or German.

Mentoring Mentors will advise students on designing a coherent individual study

concept. In a meeting on September 23rd, 2002, the following profes-sors have been appointed as mentors for the current study profiles:

• Crop Farming & Landscape Ecology

Prof. Dr. Fangmeier, Institute of Landscape and Plant Ecology (320b)

• Soil, Air and Water Prof. Dr. Streck, Institute of Soil Science (310d)

• Policy & Economics Prof. Dr. Grosskopf, Institute of Agricultural Policy and Agricul-tural Markets (420a)

• Livestock & Public Health Prof. Dr. Böhm, Institute of Environmental and Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Medicine (460)

• Technology & Engineering Prof. Dr. Jungbluth, Institute of Agricultural Engineering (440)

Master Thesis The master thesis shall show that the candidate is able to work inde-

pendently on a problem in the field of "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" within a fixed period of time by applying scientific methods. The exam consists of a written (thesis) and an oral (defense) part. After marking the candidate has to defend the essential arguments, results and methods of the thesis in a colloquium of 30-45 minutes. The written part of the master thesis has to be completed within a period of six months. It is usually written during the fourth se-mester. Students should work on a practical problem closely cooperat-ing with companies or institutions outside the university.

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Study abroad German students are strongly advised to spend a semester abroad.

Particularly, the third semester is suitable for integrated study abroad. Students will preferably spend this time at one of the four partner uni-versities of the Euro League (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Austria; Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Denmark; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; Wagenin-gen University, Netherlands). On the basis of an agreement on quality standards the members of the Euro League have agreed to mutually recognize study achievements. Quantitative parity of study achieve-ments is based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Stu-dents may also request to spend the semester at universities other than mentioned above. Their mentors will check in advance whether the choice is coherent with the aims of the M.Sc. course ENVIROFOOD and with the established individual study profile.

Degree The M.Sc. degree qualifies for a Ph.D./doctoral programme.

Structure of the Master Course ENVIROFOOD

Semester Modules

1st

5 Compulsory Modules - Agricultural Production and Residues (or Food Technology and Residues in

2nd semester)

- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics

- Matter Cycling in Agro-Ecosystems

- Environmental Microbiology, Parasitology, and Microbial Ecology

- Environmental Management

2nd 2 Compulsory Modules - Food Technology and Resicues (or Agricultural Production and Residues in

1st semester)

- Environmental Policy and Legislation

- Environmental Science Project

3 Elective Modules

3rd 5 Elective Modules

4th

Thesis Work Literature review, fieldwork, writing up, submission, defense

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Admission regulations of the University of Hohenheim for the consecutive master’s course in Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production (06. August 2004) Please note: only the original admission regulations in German language are legally binding. Based on § 94 Section 3, § 86 Section 1 Clause 2 and § 53 a Section 3 of university law of February 1, 2000, § 6 a of university admission law of March 22, 1993, last amended December 11, 2002 in conjunction with § 1 Section 3 and § 20 of the university allocation regulation of January 13, 2003, the senate of the University of Hohenheim passed the following terms for admission on July 14, 2004. § 1 Scope The University of Hohenheim grants the study places available for the master’s course Environmental Protection and Agri-cultural Food Production by means of the following rules. § 2 Selection Quotas The study places available in accordance with § 1 are allocated as follows 1. 50 out of a hundred to

- German applicants, - citizens of other EU member states, - foreign or stateless applicants who

hold a German university entrance qualification,

- children of parents who live in the Federal Republic of Germany and are citizens of countries that have signed the Agreement on the European Economic Area but are not member states of the European Union, provided that these citizens are or have been employed in the Federal Republic of Germany, and

2. 50 out of a hundred to other foreign

applicants. For each of these two quotas a separate order of priority is established. Study places that have remained available shall be added to another quota.

§ 3 Application Deadline and Form (1) The request for admission (application)

shall be submitted to the University of Hohenheim in writing. Applications in accordance with § 2 fig. 1 must be received no later than July 15 of the year of study, applications in accordance with § 2 fig. 2 must be received no later than March 15 of the year of study for commencement of a degree course in the following winter semester at the University of Hohenheim.

(2) The following documents must be enclosed with the application, provided that they are not already at the disposal of the university:

1. proof that the admission re-

quirements mentioned in §§ 4 and 5 have been met,

2. evidence to show whether the

applicant has forfeited his/her right to sit examinations at a German University in a master’s course listed in Appendix 2 or is currently engaged in examination procedures in one of these study courses.

§ 4 Entry Requirements (1) Entry requirements are:

1. Certificate proving the university entrance qualification or a certificate regarded equivalent

and

2. an attained above-average bachelor’s degree in a degree course for which the standard period of study is at least three years from a university or a polytechnic vocational college whose qualification is deemed equivalent to a state-funded polytechnic in Agricultural Science, Environment Studies, Foodstuffs Technology, Nutrition Science, Biology or in a degree course according to Appendix 1 or in degree courses with substantially equal contents or an equivalent academic qualification

and

3. an evidence of a good command of English, generally by means of a TOEFL test with at least 500 points from the paper and pencil test or at least 180 points in the computer based test.

Number 3 does not concern people whose native language is English. (2) The evidence for above-average results

can be shown by the following criteria:

a) an average grade amounting to “good” or comparable and equally good grades,

b) grades from specific subjects that convey information on the student’s suitability for this master’s study course,

c) letters of recommendation preferablz by professors from the university which has awarded the degree relevant for admission; references in other than German or English language have to be accompanied by a true certified translation into German language;

d) evidence of the applicant’s professional classification within the university from which the relevant degree has been obtained; as a rule this evidence will be shown by means of a ranking system (generally among the best 50% of their year).

(3) The admissions committee will decide upon the equivalence of educational backgrounds and the comparability of

university degrees. The acknowledgement of foreign degrees shall be done in accordance with the recommendations of the German Conference of the Secretaries of Education as well as the agreements within the framework of university cooperation. In case of doubt, advice from the Centre of Foreign Education (ZAB) shall be taken into account. If applicants hold an above-average intermediate diploma and can prove that they have completed a total of six semesters of full-time study in one of the study courses listed in Appendix 1, the requirement for an equivalence test is waived.

§ 5 Admission requirements (1) If the number of applicants qualified

according to § 4 exceeds the number of available places for study, a ranking order shall be drawn up on the basis of the following criteria:

a) character, orientation and overall

grade of the degree, which according to § 4 is an admission requirement for this master’s study course,

b) result of the language test, which according to § 4 Section 1 Nr. 3 is an admission requirement for this master’s study course,

c) special professional qualification proved by study and examination achievements in specific subjects related to environmental and agricultural sciences,

d) vocational training, professional experience or other achievements that show the student’s suitability for this master’s study course,

e) letter of motivation which gives information about the main reasons for the student’s choice of this master’s study course; the report shall not exceed 2 pages and is requested to be written in English and to be signed by the applicant.

In case the documents listed in fig. a) to d) are written in other than English or German, a true certified translation into German language has to be submitted additionally. (2) The criteria listed in Clause 1 will be

evaluated by the admissions committee by means of a standard that has been developed in advance. The committee will rate the respective criteria on a range from 1 to 10.

§ 6 Admission Procedure (1) The rector shall decide on the admission

upon the recommendation of the admissions committee.

(2) Admission to the master course in

Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production is to be refused if,

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a) the prerequisites mentioned in §§ 3

to 5 are not met, and / or b) the applicant has forfeited his/her

right to sit exams at a German university in one of the master’s courses listed in Appendix 2 or is currently engaged in examination procedures.

(3) In other respects, the general

regulations related to the admission procedure as given in the admission and enrolment law are not affected.

§ 7 Admissions Committee (1) The admissions committee consists of

five members from the full-time academic staff of the university, at least three of whom must be professors as well as a student member with advisory vote.

(2) The chairperson, the vice-chairperson

and the members of the admissions committee shall be appointed by agreement of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. The term of office is two years for staff members and one year for the student member. Re-election is possible.

§ 8 Commencement of Admission Regulations (1) These terms of admission come into

effect on the day of their public announcement in the Official Announcements of the University of Hohenheim. It shall come into force for the first time for the admission procedure for the winter semester 2004/2005.

(2) At the same time, the admission

regulationsfo of March 19, 2003 for the master’s study course Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production expire.

Stuttgart, 06. August, 2004 p.p. Prof. Dr. Mackenstedt, Prorector for Teachings Appendix 1 Study courses for which the condition of parity is not required in terms of § 4 Section

1 Clause 2:

- diploma study course in horticulture - diploma study course in agriculture / ag-

ricultural science / agricultural econom-ics

- diploma study course in agricultural bi-ology

- diploma study course in nutrition sci-ence

- diploma study course in biology - diploma study course in food technology - diploma study course in food chemistry - diploma study course in geo-ecology - diploma study course in geography

(physical geography) - diploma study course in ecology - diploma study course in forestry - diploma study course in veterinary

medicine (state exam) If applicants hold an above average inter-mediate diploma and can prove that they have completed a total of six semesters of full-time study in one of the study courses listed in Appendix 1, the requirement for an equivalence test is waived. Appendix 2 Study courses which are deemed essentially equivalent to the master’s study course in “Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production” of Hohenheim in terms of § 3 Section 2 fig. b) and § 6 Section 2 fig. b):

- Master’s study courses in Agronomy and Horticulture at the Humboldt University Berlin.

- Master’s study course in Agronomy at the Georg-August University Göttingen

- Master of Science in Horticulture at the University of Hanover

- Master of Science in Agronomy at the University of Hohenheim

- Master of Science in Agribusiness at the University of Hohenheim

- Master of Science in Agricultural Sciences, Food Security and Natural Resource Management in the Tropics and Suptropics

- Master’s study course in Agricultural Science at the Christian-Albrechts University Kiel

- Master’s study course in Agricultural Ecology of the University of Rostock

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- Master’s study course in Land Use of the scientific centre Weihenstephan of the Technical University of Munich.

Übersicht Pflicht- und Wahlmodule – Table of compulsory and optional modules (as of January 2005) K=kind of module: L=lecture; S=seminar; F=field trip, E=exercise; P=practical training H=weekly hours per semester, LI=language of instruction: E=English; D=Deutsch/German T=time within semester: SS=summer semester; WS=winter semester; B=blocked module

Code Module Title K H T LI Responsible Lec-turer (Institute)

Compulsory Modules of the 1st Semester (Winter Semester)

M7107

M71071 M71072

M71073 M71074

Agricultural Production and Resi-dues or M7108 - Basics of Crop Production Systems - Basics of Mechanisation in Crop Production - Basics of Animal Nutrition - Livestock Production Systems

L, F 1 1 1 1

B1 E

Jungbluth (440) Sauerborn (380), Claupein (340), Köller (495), Drochner (450), Bessei (470)

M7101

M71011

M71012

M71013

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics - Methods in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics - Seminar on Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics

L L S

2 1 1

B2 E Fangmeier (320)

M7102 M71021 M71022

Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems - Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems - Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems

L E

2 2

B3 E Streck (310) Ingwersen

M7103

M71031

Environmental Microbiology, Para-sitology and Microbial Ecology Environmental Microbiology, Parasito-logy and Microbial Ecology

L

4

B4 E Böhm (460) Engesser (Uni Stutt-gart), Kandeler (310), Kuhn (250), Ma-ckenstedt (220)

M7105 M71051 M71052 M71053

Environmental Management - General Management - Environmental Management at Enterprise Level - Resource Economics

L 1 1 1

WS E Doluschitz (410) Dabbert, Lippert, Hut-ter

Compulsory Modules of the 2nd Semester (Summer Semester)

M7106

Environmental Science Project (Alternative: Global Seminar)

S, E,F

4 B7 E Streck (310)

M7104

M71041 M71042

Environmental Policy and Legisla-tion - Environmental Policy - Environmental Legislation

L 2 2

SS E n.n./Becker (420)

M7108

M71081

M71082

Food Technology and Residues or M7107 - Treatment of Water, Wastewater and

Waste in Food Technology - Production-Integrated Environmental

Protection in the Food Production Industry

L, F 2 2

SS E Kottke (150) Palzer, Gschwind; Trösch, Westrich; Wulfmeyer

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Optional Modules of the 2nd Semester (Summer Semester)

M6114

M61141 M61142 M61143

Environmental Pollution and Soil Organisms - Environmental and Geomicrobiology - Methods in Soil Biology - Methods in Soil Biology – Lab Course

L L E

2 1 1

B6 E, D

Kandeler (310)

M5102 Ecology and Agroecosystems L 4 B6 E Sauerborn (380)

M4123 Precision Farming L 4 B6 E Köller (495)

M3130 Food and Gender S 4 B6 E Kromka

M2125 Advanced Environmental Animal Hygiene – Project

E 4 B7 E D

Böhm (460)

M1416 Crop Protection in Organic Farming L 4 B7 E Zebitz (360)

M3125 Environmental and Resource Eco-nomics

L 4 B7 E Dabbert (410) Lippert

M4121 Landschaftspflege und Kommunal-technik Landscape Conservation and Munici-pal Technique

L E

4 B7 D Kleisinger (440)

M2122

Tierernährung und Umwelt - Nah-rungskette und Qualität der Produk-te Animal Nutrition and Environment – Food Chain and Quality of Products

L, E P

4 B7 D Drochner (450) Schenkel, Steingass

M5107 Postharvest Technology and Food Quality

L, F 4 B8 E Müller, J. (495)

M2135 Animal Health Management in the Tropics and Subtropics

L, S 4 B8 E Valle-Zárate (480)Gall, Otte, Mané-Bielfeldt

M3132 International Food and Agricultural Trade

L 4 B8 E Qaim (490)

M5108 Renewable Energy for Rural Areas L, F 4 B9 E Müller, J. (495)

M5129 Food Safety and Drinking Water Quality related to Zoonoses in the Tropics and Subtropics

L, S 4 B10 E Böhm (460) Mackenstedt

M7120 M71201

M71202 M71203

Spacial Data Analysis with GIS - Analysis and Management of Spatial Data - Spatial Databases and Applications - Working with Spatial Data using Geo graphic Information Systems

L L E

1 1 2

B10 E Streck (310) Stahr, Wezel, Gaiser, Ingwersen

M4124 Precision Livestock Farming L, E, F

4 B10 E Grimm (440)

M7120 M71201 M71202 M71203

Spatial Data Analysis with GIS Analysis and management of spatial data Spatial databases and applications Working with spatial data using Geo-graphical Information Systems

L 1 1 2

B10 E Streck (310) Gaiser, Ingwersen

Optional Modules of the 2nd Semester (Summer Semester)

B0022

B00221 B00222

Agrarinformatik Computer Science in Agriculture - Grundlagen der Agrarinformatik - Fachrichtungsspezifische Agrarinfor-

matik (Ringvorlesung)

L 2 2

SS D Doluschitz (410)

M1513 M15131

M15132 M15133

Standortgerechte Düngung Location Adapted Fertilisation - Verahren zur Abschätzung. des Dün-

gerbedarfes und Gesetzliche Rege-lungen der Düngung

- Umweltbelastung durch Düngung - Schadstoffmobilität, Aufnahme und Verlagerung in Pflanzen

L, S L L

2 1 1

SS D Römheld (330) Breuer, Schulz (710), Schulz, Johann (310), Breuer (310)

M6128

M61281 M61282 M61283

Bodenschutz und Bodenbewertung Soil Protection and Soil Evaluation - Bodenschutz und Bodenbewertung - Boden in der UVP - Praktikum zum Bodenschtuz

L S E

2 1 1

SS D Kuzyakov (310)

M8121

M81211 M81212

Agrarrecht Agricultural and Environmental Law - Agrarrecht - Umweltrecht

L L

2 2

SS D Escher-Weingart (550a) Wölfle (LA) , Schlar-mann (LA)

M1414

M14141

M14142 M14143

Spezielle Herbologie Special Herbology - Integrierte Verfahren der Unkrautbe-

kämpfung mit Übungen u. Exkursion - Praktikum zur molekularen Herbolo-gie

- Molekulare Herbologie

L, S L

4 SS D Gerhards (360)

M4109

M41091 M41092 M41093

Bauphysik, Stallklima und Emis-sionen Building Physics, Climate of Livestock Buildings and Emissions - Bauphysik - Stallklima - Emissionen und Emissionsminderung

L, E L, E L, E

121

SS D Jungbluth (440) Epinatjeff, Hartung, Gallmann

M4115 Umwelttechnik in der Pflanzenpro-duktion Environmental Technology in Plant Production

L 4 SS D Kleisinger (440) Kutzbach

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Optional Modules of the 3rd Semester (Winter Semester)

M2127 Genetic Resources and Animal Husbandry Systems in the Tropics and Subtropics

L S F

4 B1 E Valle Zarate (480)Gall, Kaufmann, He-rold

M7112

M71121 M71122

M71123

Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control - Air Pollutants - Laboratory Course on Selected Air

Pollutants - Seminar on Air Pollution and Air

Pollution Control

L P S

2 1 1


Optional Modules of the 3rd Semester (Winter Semester)

M5121 Rural Communication and Exten-sion

L, E 4 B1 E Hoffmann (430) Gerster

M7113

M71131

M71132

Development of Agriculture in Transition Economies - Development of Agriculture in Tran sition Economies - Country Study on Transition Econo-

mies

L F, S

2 2

B2 E Zeddies (410) Schüle, Fuchs (410)

M9110 Soil Fertility and Fertilisation in Or-ganic Farming

L 4 B2 E Müller (330)

M5103 Water and Soil as Resources L 4 B3 E Köller (495)

M7122 International Nutrition L 4 B3 E Biesalski (140)

M5111 Biodiversity, Plant and Animal Ge-netic Resources

L 4 B4 E Schultze-Kraft (380)

M7111 M71111 M71112 M71113

Global Change Issues - Introduction to Global Change - Seminar on Global Change Issues - Experiments on Global Change

L S P

2 1 1


M5131

Land Use Economics (Equivevalent to M5113 Home Eco-nomics and Rural Sociology in Devel-oping Countries)

L 4 B4 E Doppler (490) Korff (490)

M2126 Advanced Environmental and Ani-mal Hygiene – Labaratory Work

P 4 B4 E D

Böhm (460)

M5120

M51201 M51202

M51203

Quantitative Methods in Biosci-ences and Agricultural Economics - Basic Statistics - Case Studies in Biometry and Bioin-formatics - Econometrics and Modelling

L, E 2 2 2

WS E Piepho (340)

M4114 Waste Management and Waste Techniques Abfallwirtschaft und Abfalltechnik

L, F 4 WS E Thomanetz

M7121 Food Safety and Quality Chains L 4 WS E Schöne (LA) M6119

M61191

M61192

Karten und GIS Cartography and GIS - Einführung in die Karten- und Luftbildinterpretation - Einführung in GIS

L L, P

2 2

WS E D

Böcker (320) Schmieder, Streck (310)

B0302

Ökonomik einer umweltgerechten Pflanzen- und Tierproduktion Economics of Environment Compati-ble Plant and Animal Production

L 4

WS D Zeddies (410)

M8101 Ökonomik der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft Economics of the Agricultural and Food Industry

L 4 WS D Becker, T. (420)

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Selection of Further Modules and Courses (see also course catalogue of the university and §10 (4) and (6) of the examination regulations) Faculty of Natural Sciences Lebensmittel Tierischer Herkunft I

Milchtechnologie I Fleischtechnologie I

L L

22

SS D Hinrichs Fischer (150)

Lebensmittel Tierischer Herkunft II Milchtechnologie II Fleischtechnologie II

L L

22

WS D Hinrichs Fischer (150)

Getreide und Gärungstechnologie Getreidetechnologie Gärungstechnologie

L L

22

SS D Senn (150)

Note: The Faculty of Natural Sciences does not have a teaching system based on modules yet. The courses mentioned above consist of 4 weekly contact hours per semester, which normally amounts to 6 ECTS. There might be overlappings with the courses of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. For further modules eligible as electives please contact the general course catalogue of the University of Hohenheim or the course catalogues of other master programmes. Note: Only some modules from bachelor courses are eligible for the master course! Important information concerning the topic of the master thesis: According to the examination regulations the candidate may choose a topic of a subject field of compulsory or optional modules, which he/she attended. The topic cannot be chosen of a sub-ject field of an additional module.

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Block Schedule: Blocked Modules taught in English at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences University of Hohenheim Winter Term 2006/2007

Block

Compulsory M.Sc. Tropen Master

Economics M.Sc. Tro-pen Master

Natural Re-source

M.Sc. Tro-pen Master

Plant M.Sc. Tropen Master

Animal M.Sc. Tropen Master

Engineer-ing

Compulsory M.Sc. Envirofood

Elective M.Sc.

Envirofood

Compulsory M.Sc.

AgEcon

Semi-elective M.Sc.

AgEcon

Compul-sory M.Sc. OanicFood

Elective M.Sc. Or-

ganicFood

1 Oct.16-Nov. 8, 2006

M 5101 (Zeller) Poverty and Devel-opment Strategies

M 5121 (Hoffmann) Rural Com-muni-cation and Exten-sion

M 5118 (Stahr) Tropical Soils and Land Evaluation

M 2127 (Valle Zárate) Genetic Re-sources and Animal Hus-bandry Sys-tems only WS06/07

M 7107 (Jungbluth) Agri-cultural Produc-tion and Residues

M 7112 (Fangmeier) Air Pollution and Air Pol-lution Con-troll

M 3121 (Zeddies) Farm Level Modelling

M 5101 (Zeller) Poverty and Development Strategies

M 9104 (Zikeli) Organic farming Basics and Excursions

2 Nov.9-Dec. 1, 2006

M 5109 (Doppler) Farming and Rural Systems Develop-ment

M 2128 (Valle Zárate) Promotion of Livestock Hus-bandry and Breed-ing T+S

M 2133 (Becker) Intensiv Aqua-cultural Sys-tems

M 7101 (Fangmeier) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics

M 7113 (Zeddies) Develop-ment of Ag-riculture in Transition Economies

M 3122 (n.n./Becker) Agricultural and Food Policy

M 9102 (Dabbert) Socio-economics of Organic Farming

M9110 (Müller, T.) Soil Fertility and Fer-tilisation in Organic Farming from WS 07/08 on

3 Dec. 4-

Jan.9,2007

M 5103 (Müller, J.) Water and Soil as Resources

M 5110 (Zeller) Rural De-velopment Policy and Institutions

M5117 (Römheld) Plant Nutri-tion the T+S (in 06/07) M 5130 (Müller, T.) Plant Nutri-tion and Soil Chemistry in the T+S (in 07/08)

M 2131 (Valle Zárate) Livestock Breeding Pro-grams – Plan-ning Proced. and Internat. Case Studies

M 7102 (Streck) Matter Cycling in Agro Ecosystems

M7122 (Biesalski) International Nutrition

M 3124 (Qaim) Applied Economet-rics

Elective: M 3131 (Hoffmann) Organisa-tional Devel-opment

M 9103 (Koord. Zikeli) Food Process-ing of Or-ganic Food

Block

Compulsory M.Sc. Tropen Master

Economics M.Sc Tro-

pen Master

Natural Resource

M.Sc. Tropen Master



Engineer-ing

Compulsory M.Sc.

Envirofood

Elective M.Sc.

Envirofood

Compulsory M.Sc.

AgEcon

Semi-elective M.Sc.

AgEcon

Compul-sory M.Sc.

Organic Food

Elective M.Sc.

Organic Food

4 Jan.11-Feb.02,

2007

M 5104 (Cadisch) Crop Production Systems

M 5131 (Doppler)

Land Use Economics from WS 07/08 on M 3133 (Doppler) Project Evaluation Methods in 06/07

M 5111 (Schultze-Kraft) Biodiversity, Plant and Animal Ge-netic Re-sources Only in WS 06/07

M 5115 (Melchinger) Plant Breed-ing and Seed Sci-ence in the T+S

M 2126 (Böhm) Ad-vanced Envi-ron-mental and Animal Hygiene - Laboratory Work*

M 7103 (Böhm) Environm. Micro-biology, Parasi-tology and Micro-bial Ecology

M 7111 (Fangmeier) Global Change Is-sues

M 3126 (Hoffmann) Knowledge and Innova-tion Man-agement

M 9101 (Kromka) Cultural, Sociol. and Gen-eral Condi-tions of Org. Food Prod.

5 Feb. 05-

27, 2007

M 5105 (Valle Zárate) Livestock Produc-tion Systems and Development

M 5124 (Qaim) Food and Nutrition Security

M 5122 (Zikeli) Or-ganic Farm-ing in the Tropics and Subtropics

M 2134 (Becker) Physiological and Ecological Aspects of Animal Nutrition in the Tropics and Subtropics

M 7119/F 241 (Tremp) Inland Wa-ter Ecosys-tems

M 3127 (n.n./Becker) Advanced Policy Analy-sis Modelling

after B 5

in March

M 1512 (von Wirén) Exercises in Plant Nutri-tion with Excursion (English + German)

* time also by arrangement in winter term as well as in summer term

Blocked modules will usually take place Monday to Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Times and lecture rooms of all courses are dis-played in the Course Catalogue of the University, available at the beginning of each semester at the local book store or online at the university’s homepage: www.uni-hohenheim.de . Please contact the co-ordinating professor (see: www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php) up to three weeks before the respec-tive block period and register for the module chosen.

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Block Schedule: Blocked Modules taught in English at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

University of Hohenheim Summer Term 2007

Block Compul-

sory M.Sc. Tropen Master

Economics M.Sc Tropen

Master

Natural Resource M.Sc. Tropen

Master



Engineer-ing

Compul-sory

M.Sc.Envirofood

Elective M.Sc.Envirofood

Compulsory M.Sc.

AgEcon

Semi-elective M.Sc. AgEcon

Compulsory M.Sc. Or-

ganicFood

Elective M.Sc. Or-

ganicFood

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Apr.02-26,

2007

M 5102 (Sauerborn) Ecology and Agroecosys-tems

M 4123 (Köller) Precision Farming

M 6114 (Kandeler) Env. Pollut. and Soil Organisms (Engl. + German)

M 3130 (Kromka) Food and Gender

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Apr.27 - May

23, 2007

M 5128 (Dop-pler) Quantita-tive Methods in Economics

M 5106 (interim: Cadisch) Integrated Agricultural Production Systems

M 2127 (Valle Zárate) Genetic Resources and Animal Husbandry Systems from SS 07 on

M 7106 (Streck) Environ-mental Science Project

M 2125 (Böhm) Advanced Envi-ronmental and Animal Hygiene-Project*

M 3125 (Dabbert) Environ-mental and Resource Economics

M 1416 (Zebitz) Crop Protec-tion in Or-ganic Farm-ing

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May 24 – Jun

20, 2007.

M 3132 (Qaim) International Food and Ag-ricultural Trade

M 5111 (interim: Sauer-born) Biodiversity, Plant and Animal Genetic Resources

M 5107 (Müller, J.) Postharvest Tech-nology and Food Quality

M 2135 (Valle Zárate) Animal Health Man-agement in the Tropics and Subtropics

M 3132 (Qaim) Internat. Food and Agricultural Trade

M 9105 (N.N.) Markets and Marketing of Organic Food

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Jun.21 - Jul. 16,

2007

M 3133 (Doppler) Project Evaluation Methods

M 5108 (Müller, J.) Renewable Energy for Rural Areas

M 5116 (Zebitz) Plant and Post Harvest Protec-tion in the Tropics and Subtropics

M 5112 (Becker) Integration of Aquacult. in Aquacultural Farm. Systems

M 3128 (Dabbert) Advanced Re-source Manage-ment M 3133 (Doppler) Project Evaluation Meth-ods

M 9107 (Claupein) Organic Plant Pro-duction

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Jul.17-Aug. 08,

2007

M 5123 (Zeller) Participatory Re-search for Sus-tainable Rural Devel-opment

M 5129 (Böhm) Food Safety and Drink-ing water Quality re-lated to Zoonoses in the Tropics and Sub-tropics

M 4124 (Hartung) Precision Livestock Farming

M 7120 (Streck) Spatial Data Analysis with GIS

M 3129 (Doppler) Farming Systems Research

M 9106 (Valle Zárate) Organic Livestock farming (Euro-Modul)

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Unblocked Modules taught in English at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Unblocked Modules in Winter as well as in Summer Term: M 6109 (Kandeler) Project in Soil Sciences (English + German) M 6117 (Stahr) Advanced Excursion in Pedology (English + German)

Unblocked Modules in Winter Term (October - February) Compulsory for TropenMaster: M5120 (Piepho) Quantitative Methods in Bioscience and Economics (only in WS 06/07) M 5127 (Piepho) Quantitative Methods in Biosciences (from WS 07/08 on) Compulsory for Envirofood: M 7105 (Doluschitz) Environmental Management Semi-elective for AgEcon: M 3134 (Berger) Agricultural Economics Seminar Others: M 4114 (Thomanetz) Waste Management and Waste Techniques M 6113 (Kandeler) Advanced Soil Biology (English + German) M 6116 (Stahr) Soil Genesis, Classification and Geography (English + German) M 6119 (Böcker) Cartography and GIS (English + German) M 7121 (Schöne) Food Safety and Quality Chains M9109 (Zikeli) Problems and Perspectives of Organic Farming

Unblocked Modules in Summer Term (April - July) Compulsory for TropenMaster M 5126 (Müller, J.) Interdisciplinary Case Study Compulsory for Envirofood: M 7108 (Kottke) Food Technology and Residues M 7104 (n.n./Becker) Environmental Policy and Legislation Compulsory for AgEcon: M3123 (Becker) Microeconomics of the Food Chain Compulsory for Organic Food Chain Management: M 9108 (Zikeli) Organic Food Chain Project Others: M 6106 (Stahr) Interdisciplinary Advanced Soil Science Project (English + German) M 6121 (Stahr) Mapping Course: Soils and Vegetation B7 OR B8 M 6123 (Stahr) Field Course in Site Ecology (Meteorology, Soil Ecology, Vegetation Ecology) with Seminar (English + German) M7123 (Claupein) Conservation Agriculture Important Advice for the Personal Time-Table: Non-blocked modules will usually be taught in the morning. This shall enable students to combine blocked and unblocked modules. (Be-cause of the limited number of lecture rooms, this aim can unfortunately not always be kept.) While working out your personal time-table, please be aware of the following facts: the morning is assigned for the personal preparation of the blocked modules too and the block periods B5 and B10 will have a relevant overlapping with the first examination period of the unblocked modules! For the contents of all courses see: www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php

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Modulkurzbeschreibung – Brief Description of Module Content For up-to-date module descriptions please refer to the web-pages at www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt. For details on assessment of examination and determi-nation of grades please refer to §19+20 (examination regulation) of the Degree Course Scheme. Pflichtmodule / Compulsory Modules

Code Module Responsible

M7101 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics FANGMEIER

Qualification Aims:

Knowledge about the most important anthropogenic pollutants in soil, water and air; determi-nation of pollutants; ecotoxicological effects of pollutants; pollution thresholds.

Prerequisites for Participation:

"Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics" is a compulsory module of the M.Sc. study course ENVIROFOOD. Admission regulations are described in the Degree Course Scheme of the Master programme.

Applicability of Module:

The module is necessary to gain a basic understanding of the occurrence and impact of pol-lutants on targets such as organisms, ecosystems and materia, and on legislation and meas-ures to mitigate adverse effects. The module M7101 is highly recommended as a prerequisite for module M 7112 WG.

Exam: written

Workload (hours): 140-180

M71011 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics

Contents:

Emission and deposition of the most important pollutants; pollutants from livestock operations; ecotoxicology of pollutants; mechanisms of effects; pollutant effects on the different biological scales from molecular up to the ecosystem; exposure-response relationships; thresholds and methodological approaches to estimate thresholds; strategies for pollution reduction; bioindi-cation. Lecture Contents: 1. Definitions in ecotoxicology 2. Ecotoxicology of SO2 3. Nitrogen - a 'toxic' fertilizer 4. Nitrogen - ammonia 5. Acid deposition 6. Photooxidants 7. UV-B 8. Global change and CO2 enrichment 9. Heavy metals 10. Organic pollutants 11. Thresholds and legislation

Literature:

Jorgensen, Halling-Sorensen, Mahler (1997): Handbook of estimation methods in ecotoxicol-ogy and environmental chemistry. Lewis Publishing, Boca Raton. Moriarty (1999): Ecotoxicology. Academic Press, San Diego, 3rd ed.

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Newman (1998): Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. Lewis Publishing, Boca Raton. Fent (1998): Ökotoxikologie. Thieme, Stuttgart. Galler (1999): Lehrbuch Umweltschutz. Fakten, Kreisläufe, Maßnahmen. Ecomed, Weinheim.Guderian, Hrsg. (2001): Handbuch der Umweltveränderungen und Ökotoxikologie. Springer, Heidelberg. For further literature please refer to online module description at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php

Method and Teaching Aids:

Lecture with time for questions and discussions; beamer-presentations and slides; script is distributed as hardcopy at the beginning of each lecture, in addition material can be downloaded as .pdf-files from www.uni-hohenheim.de/fangmeier.

M71012 Methods in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics

Contents:

Methodological approaches to determine chemicals by means of physico-chemical and bio-logical methods; basics and recent developments in analytical procedures. Lecture Contents: 1. Analytics of pollutants 2. Environmental monitoring stations 3. Biotests for aqueous media 4. Physiological responses 5. Bioindication 6. Exposure methods 7. Ecotoxicological data

Literature, Method and Teaching Aids, Remarks: Please refer to M71011.

M71013 Seminar on Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics

Contents:

Seminar on recent tasks in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics.

Literature:

Basic and latest articles (regularly updated).


Instructions on access to scientific literature databases; management of scientific literature databases for individual use; provision of hardcopies of selected articles; assistance in trans-lation/definition/understanding of technical terms. Input from students: handout of the presen-tation summary; presentation on transparancies or as powerpoint-file.

Remarks:

Most recent information on the Seminar can be found at www.uni-hohenheim.de/fangmeier.

M7102 Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems STRECK

Qualification Aims:

Students learn to analyse and model environmental systems. Emphasis is put on matter cy-cles and the fate of environmental chemicals in agro-ecosystems.


Some basic knowledge in math will be helpful. If you do not feel comfortable with math (esp. calculus, ordinary differential equations) we recommend that you participate in the two addi-tional lessons offered by T. Streck in November. Ask the coordinator for further information (ext. 3305).




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"Matter Cycling in Agro-ecosystems" is a compulsory module of the MSc programme ENVIROFOOD. Participation is useful for students who want to gain some insight in com-puter-based analysis of environmental systems. Possible follow-up module: M7120 Spatial data analysis with GIS.

Exam: written


M71021 Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems

Contents:

Analysis of agro-ecosystems’ dynamics with emphasis on matter-cycles – Environmental systems analysis – Mathematical modelling of dynamic systems – Applications (predator-prey systems, matter cycles, plant growth, fate of environmetal

chemicals, global change, spatial modeling)

Literature:

Deaton, M.L.; J.I. Winebreake (1999): Dynamic Modelling of Environmental Systems. Sprin-ger, New York, Berlin. Müller (2000): Modelling Soil-Biosphere Interactions. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK.


Lecture, requires basic (B.Sc. level) knowledge of environmental processes and some math. See above.

M71022 Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems

Contents:

Building and analyzing mathematical models using the computer program Berkeley Madonna.

Literature:

Macey, R.; Oster, G.; Zahnley, T (2000): Berkeley Madonna User’s Guide, Version 8.0. Uni-versity of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.


Exercises take place in the computer lab. Students build models to understand and explore environmental systems. Basic skills in using computers are necessary.

Remarks:

Active participation is required.

M7103 Environmental Microbiology, Parasitology and Mi-crobial Ecology

BÖHM

Qualification Aims:

Principles of microbial morphology and physiology (bacteria, fungi, viruses), life cycles of parasites, microbiology and parasitology of vertebrates, plants, soils, water, and air; survival and inactivation of organisms; techniques for isolation and identification of organisms from soil, water and air.


Students shall require basic knowledge in the biochemistry of carbohydrates, fats and pro-teins as well as in biology and genetics. For better preparation of the students, an introductory lecture is given for those participants who are wanting to fresh up their knowledge before the module starts.


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modules, especially M21251 "Project in advanced Environmental- and Animal Hygiene", M 21261 "Laboratory Course in Advanced Environmental- and Animal Hygiene", M 21361 "Ani-mal Hygiene in the Tropics and Subtropics", M6114 "Environmental Pollution and Soil Organ-isms".

Exam: written


M71031 Environmental Microbiology, Parasitology and Microbial Ecology

Contents:

The students learn to understand the complex function of the organisms in the three environ-mental compartments water, soil and air. In addition they shall get basic knowledge about function and fate of selected microorganisms in several biotechnological processes and the environment. At the beginning of the module basic knowledge on taxonomy, morphology and physiology including life-cycles and propagation of bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites is given. This is followed by the description of microbial communities and their function in terres-trial and aquatic environments as well as in the air. Representative microbial communities and their function in biotechnological processes like composting, waste-water purification, anaero-bic digestion and in waste-air treatment are subjects in teaching the environmental aspects of applied microbiology. Finally the students will learn the mechanisms and laws of survival, in-hibition and propagation of pathogens for man, animals and plants in the environment, during thermal or chemical treatment and in microbicidal biotechnological processes. For more in-formation concerning the contents of this course please contact Prof. Böhm (Tel.: 459-2427).

Literature:

Brock: Biology of Microorganisms, Pearson Education International, Upper Saddle River, NJ07458. Hurst, Crawford, Knudsen, McInerney, Stetzenbach: Manual of Environmental Microbiology, ASM Press, Washington, DC. Bush, Fernandez, Esch, Seed: Parasitism, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. See also literature hints in the scripts.

Methods of Instruction and Inputs required from the students:

Lecturers are giving oral presentations supported by power point slides. Students are receiv-ing scripts and copies of the slides, completed by a set of questions which will help in exam- preparation. Students have to elaborate their specific knowledge by using the recommended literature, the hand out scripts and copies of the slides in direct relation to the given lectures guided by the catalogue of questions. The module finishes by a written examination. Students have to have basic knowledge in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, molecular biology and physics, those who have not, shall participate in the preparation lecture offered immediately before the module starts.

M7104 Environmental Policy and Legislation n.n./BECKER

Qualification Aims:

This module provides the basic knowledge for professional qualifications in the field of envi-ronmental policies combined with an economical comprehension. Students might apply this knowledge to further research, active environmental policy formation and realization.


Qualifications necessary for an active attendance include familiarity with basic economical terms and their functions such as taxes, subsidies, market system etc. An awareness for eco-logical and environmental issues in present time is required.


This module serves as a prerequisite for the module M71042 Environmental Legislation. It is further supportive to the module Environmental Management.

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Exam: written


M71041 Environmental Policy

Contents:

Primary objective is to present the economic and ecological principles essential for a clear understanding of the complex contemporary environmental and natural resource issues and policy considerations. The interrelationships of economic development, population, poverty and environmental degradation will be discussed in a policy context. For more information concerning the contents of this course please contact Prof. Grosskopf (phone: 459-2631, e-mail: [email protected]).

Literature:

Perman, et al. (2003): Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. 3rd Edition. Hanley, N., Shogren, J.F., White, B. (2001): Introduction to Environmental Economics.Method and Teaching Aids:

Lecture, case studies, script will be distributed.

Remarks: http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/i3ve/00000700/00230041.htm

M71042 Environmental Legislation

Contents:

Objective is to impart the basic knowledge of environmental regulation in a national and inter-national view. Fundamentals and legal instruments of environmental law, agreements, trea-ties and reglementations of clean air, toxic chemicals, oceans, wildlife, fish, agricultural biodi-versity, legislations, etc.

Methods and Teaching Aids:

Lecture, case studies.

M7105 Environmental Management DOLUSCHITZ

Qualification Aims.

Agricultural production and farm management; legal rights and forms of cooperation in agri-culture; internal business organisation; planning skills; information and communication man-agement; environmental policy; operational approaches to solving environmental problems; enterprise level environmental policy; ecological balances; environmental management sys-tems; food chain management; resource economics.


None.


This module forms the basis for the following agricultural economics courses.

Exam: written


M71051 General Management

Contents:

1.Introduction, 2. Characteristics of Agricultural Production, 3. Management functions, 4. Co-ordination and organisation, 5. Information and communication, 6. Motivation. For more information concerning the contents of this course please contact Prof. Doluschitz (Tel.: 459-2841, e-mail: [email protected]).

Literature:

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Olson, K.D. (2004): Farm management - Principles and Strategies. Iowa State Press.


Lecture; beamer-presentations; script can be downloaded as .pdf-files from the website of the responsible lecturer; in additional material is distributed as hardcopy.

M71052 Environmental Management at enterprise level

Contents:

1. Introduction Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, 2. Environmental Pro-tection in Administration, Politics and Society, 3. Environmental Management (EMAS, ISO 14.001), 4. Environmental Management and the participation of citizens, 5. Communities, Chances and Challenges for strengthening life quality and sustainable economy, 6. ECO-Controlling, 7. Life-Cycle Assessment and Environmental Performance Evaluation.

M71053 Resource Economics

Contents:

The students should gain basic knowledge of Environmental and Natural Resource Econom-ics. In the light of applied economic theory current resource use problems will be discussed and analysed. 1. Basic concepts of environmental and natural resource economics, 2. Cost-benefit analysis with respect to environmental and natural resources, 3. The concept of sustainable resource use, 4. Theory of optimal resource extraction.

Literature:

Kahn, J.R. (1995): The Economic Approach to Environmental and Natural Resouces. The Dryden Press. Kula, E. (1994): Economics of Natural Resouces, the Environment and Policies. 2nd Ed., Chapman and Hall. Tietenberg, T. (1988): Environment and Natural Resource Economics. 2nd Ed., Scott, Fores-man and Company.

M7106 Environmental Science Project STRECK

Qualification Aims:

Students work out solutions of relatively complex political-scientific problems using real data ("Practical project") or a simplified case studies approach (Global seminar). Students learn to organize and to do work in variable groups and to present their results in (single and group) computer presentations and/or international video-conferences.


Participants should know how to set up a computer presentation with powerpoint, keynote, foiltex, or any other computer program. Envirofood students should have completed the core modules M7101 to M7104. Practical Project: Special requirements change from year to year, but in most cases partici-pants will benefit from knowledge of statistics (descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, re-gression analysis, corrleation analysis).


The "Environmental Science Project" is a compulsory module of the MSc programme ENVIROFOOD. Participants learn how to evaluate environmental data from the real world and how to present the results. Participation thereby strengthens rethoric and writing skills.

Exam: oral (70%) with in-course assessment (30%)


M71061 Environmental Science Proect

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Contents:

Students either participate in the Global seminar, a mutual teaching project of leading univer-sities from all over the world, or work on a practically relevant environmental problem. Both al-ternatives are project- and team-based. In the Global Seminar, organized by the Cornell University, NY, students work on three differ-ent problems (2006: BSE, Agroforestry, Biofortification), all related to the issue of sustainabil-ity. Starting from case studies they use traditional (seminar, essays) and internet techniques (data bases, chatrooms, e-mail) to gain insight into the different problem areas. Each case study ends with a worldwide video conference in which the students present the different viewpoints of the stakeholders and discuss possible solutions. In the Practical Project, the students treat an environmental problem at the consultant level (2006: Air quality in the city of Stuttgart, Germany). In the first phase of the project, after a start-up meeting, each participant prepares a presentation as well as an essay on a special aspect from the problem area. After a second meeting in which all students present the re-sults to their fellow students the group is split into several smaller groups. Each group treats a special aspect of the problem area by evaluating measured data, running models, exploring legal aspects etc. The project ends with a final meeting in which the project groups present their results. The students discuss pros and cons of possible problem solutions and give rec-ommendations. The results are compiled in a project report.


Project work. Active participation of students is extremely important.

Remarks:

Global Seminar (www.globalseminar.org )

9 Feb 06 - 7 Apr 06

Video conferences on 23 Feb 06, 16 Mar 06, 6 Apr 06

First meeting: 9 Feb 2006, 2 p.m., S10 (Center for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics) Practical Project: First meeting on 28 April 06, 1 p.m., room S10 (Center for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics).

M7107 Agricultural Production and Residues JUNGBLUTH

Qualification Aims:

Students learn about crop development, yield determination, crop rotation, soil tillage; mor-phology of main crop species; sowing, fertilising, spraying, harvesting; housing systems for dairy, cattle, pigs, and poultry; animal nutrition and their environmental aspects.


− basic knowledge of biological systems and of technical processes as well as about envi-ronmental problems of agriculture is expected.

− an open attitude to enter a new sector of knowledge about agricultural feed and forage production, animal housing systems and animal nutrition with the relevant environmental aspects.


− "crash course" for those students entering the program, who do not have an agricultural study background.

− it offers the necessary basis in crop and animal production systems and for environmental protection in agriculture that the following modules require.

Exam: oral


M71071 Basics of Crop Production Systems

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Contents:

– crop development and yield determination – crop rotation and soil tillage – morphology of main species

Literature:

Sinclair, T.R. ; Gardner, F.P. (1998): Principles of Ecology in Plant Production, CAB Interna-tional, Wallingford.


The lecture is supported by additional excursions to the experimental stations and practical exercises on morphology and physiology of crops.

M71072 Basics of Mechanisation in Crop Production

Contents:

Basic knowledge in mechanization of crop production systems - soil tillage (implements and systems) - sowing - fertilizing - spraying - harvesting (grass, small grains, corn, potatoes, sugar beets)

Literature:

Stout, B. et. al. (1999): CIGR-Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Plant Production Engi-neering (Vol.3), St. Joseph/USA.


The lecture is supported by demonstrations in the lab and in the field. This course presents just a short introduction into the field of mechanization so that some fundamental knowledge of farm machinery is expected.

Remarks:

For better understanding the participation in practical demonstrations is highly recommended.

M71073 Basics of Animal Nutrition

Contents:

- Housing systems for dairy and beef cattle (freestalls; cubicle construction; ventilation, feed-ing and dung removal techniques) - Housing systems for pigs (pig houses, ventilation, feeding and dung removal techniques) - Housing systems for laying hens (free range, deep litter, aviary, cages, feeding technique) - Housing systems for broilers and turkeys (free range, deep litter open sided, deep litter win-dow-less, feeding technique) - Gaseous emissions of ammonia, greenhouse gases, dust, odour, noise - Manure management (historical developments and actual situation in Germany, Europe and abroad, treatment techniques and processes for environmentally friendly utilization or for final decomposition).

Literature:

Jeroch/Drochner/Simon: Ernährung Landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere, Verlag Ulmer, Stuttgart. Flachowski, G. (1992): Nährstoffökonomische, energetische und ökologische Aspekte bei der Erzeugung von essbarem Protein tierischer Herkunft. Arch. Geflügelk. 56: 233-240.


The lecture is supported by short field trips to the experimental stations of the University and farms.

M71074 Livestock Production Systems

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Contents:

– housing systems for dairy and cattle (free stalls, ventilation, feeding technique) – housing systems for pigs (technology, ventilation, feeding technique) – housing systems for laying hens (free range, deep litter, aviary, cages, feeding technique) – housing systems for broilers and turkeys (free range, deep litter open sided, deep litter

window-less, feeding technique) – gas emissions of ammonia, greenhouse gases, dust, odour, noise – manure management and treatment (historical developments and actual situation in Ger-

many, Europe and abroad, treatment techniques and processes for environmenttally friendly utilisation or for final decomposition).

Literature:

Burton et al. (2003): Manure management in Europe, Silsoe Research Institute, Bedford, GB Eichhorn, H. (1999): Landtechnik, Ulmer, Stuttgart. Groot Koerkamp, P.W.G., et al. (1998): Concentration and emissions of ammonia in livestock buildings in Northern Europe. J.,Agric. Eng. Res. 70: 79-95. Takai, H. et al. (1998): Concentration and emissions of airborne dust in livestock buildings in Northern Europe. J. Agric. Engin. Res., 70: 59-77 Appleby et al., (1992): Poultry Production Systems. CAB International, Wallingford, U.K. For further literature please refer to the online module description at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php

Method and Teaching Aids: Please refer to M71073.

Remarks: www.ktbl.de,

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M7108 Food Technology and Residues KOTTKE

Qualification Aims:

Introduction to the most important methods and processes for the treatment of waste gas and air, waste water and waste as needed in the food technology. Knowledge of the basic aspects of food production with a minimum of environmental pollution, based on optimised conditions for food production.


Basic course for students of food technology as well as agricultural background.


Basic course for students about environmental problems in food technology.

Exam: oral


M71081 Treatment of Water, Wastewater and Waste in Food Technology

Contents:

Waste gas and air cleaning; drinking water purification; waste water treatment; waste man-agement; atmospheric water cycle; surface water and waste water.


Lecture with time for questions and discussions; beamer- and overhead presentations; script is distributed as hardcopy at the beginning of each lecture.

Remarks:

The material of most lectures can be downloaded as pdf-files from the website of responsible lecturers.



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M71082 Production-Integrated Environmental Protection in the Food Production Industry

Contents:

The lecture is about the protection of the process environment are based on three basic as-pects: 1. Protection of nature by a minimum of air pollution, water pollution, waste and rework gen-eration, energy consumption. 2. Food safety for the consumer with microbiological status/toxins, foreign bodies, allergens and genetic modified organisms (GMO). 3. Labour including process safety, noise protection, air pollution (direct process environ-ment), harmful cleaning and process aid. These topics are presented at the example of three different food products: convenience food, soluble coffee, milk based powders.


Lecture with time for questions and discussions and with an excursion to Nestlé in Singen. Beamer-presentation. Script is distributed as hard-copy at the beginning of each lecture.

Optional Modules taught in English / Wahlmodule in englischer Sprache


M1416 Crop Protection in Organic Farming ZEBITZ

Qualification Aims:

The students realize the different crop protection approaches and their efficiency limits in or-ganic / ecological farming. They are capable to recognize and define key problems in organic / ecological protection in various crops and design appropriate approaches to solve these problems.


Basic knowledge in crop protection, particularly biological control are required (B0105VG or equivalent); knowledge of biology of pests, diseases, weeds and beneficial organisms are helpful; basic knowledge in organic / ecological crop production are helpful.


The module content is obligatory component of ecological / organic crop production and form a sound basis for farm managers, extension and control services.

Exam: written (70%) plus seminar (30%)


Contents:

Problems and needs in crop protection in organic crop production; non-chemical control strategies with emphasis on biocontrol; natural compounds as control agents, particularly bo-tanical insecticides; registration and legalisation of bio-pesticides; limits of crop protection in organic farming; prospective use in biocontrol; participatory approaches in research and de-velopment of crop protection in organic farming.

Literature:

McFadyen, R.E.C. (1998): Biological control of weeds, Annual Review of Entomology 43,

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369-393. Van Driesche, R.; Bellows, T. (1996): Biological Control, Chapman & Hall, New York. 544 pp., (Signatur UB Hohenheim: Pp 630.25 (1). Helyer, N., Brown, K., Cattlin, N. D. (2004): A Colour Handbook of Biological Control in Plant Protection. Mansion Publ., 126 pp., (Signatur UB Hohenheim: ZC 28400 H 486) Handouts.


Lecture, short oral contributions by the participants; excursions and project work/case studies.

M2125 Advanced Environmental and Animal Hygiene – Project Work Spezielle Umwelt- und Tierhygiene - Projektarbeit

BÖHM

Qualification Aims:

This module provides special knowledge in selected fields related to preventive health care and environmental protection. It enables the student to analyse complex problems in the cov-ered field and to summarize the related facts in a scientific expertise including the proposal for a solution and giving arguments to support the elaborated recommendations.


For projects in environmental hygiene students shall have basic knowledge of environmental microbiology and strategies of environmental protection. In projects related to animal hygiene students have to have basic knowledge in bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology as well as of infectious diseases of farm animals.


This module is deemed to train students to find solutions for actual problems of Environmental and Animal Hygiene by analysis of actual and relevant literature and legislation. This is a good training for administrative and scientific work in related professions.

Exam: oral (70%) and essay (30%)


Contents:

Written project dealing with an actual problem of Environmental- or Animal Hygiene and bio-logic safety in English or German language, depending on the course the student belongs to. The course also determines the subject to be dealt with.In environmental hygiene the projects are related to hygienic problems related to the utilization and processing of animal by-product and organic wastes or residuals of industrial, municipal or agricultural origin.They may be for example an analysis of the legal situation and the resulting problems or the elaboration of so-lutions for selected problems in processing or in application of related products.Selected prob-lems related to drinking water concerning microbial standards, techniques and strategies for supervision as well as techniques for treatment are annother field covered in such pro-jects.From the large field of Animal Hygiene projects are mainly related to preventive health care and herd management for cattle, goats and sheep , pigs, poultry and rabbits. This may also cover specific questions related to agents of new infective diseases in order to summa-rize actual knowledge in a written report.

Literature:

To each of the projects a selection of literature is given to the student including hints where further information can be collected from the internet or libraries.


For every group of students a supervisor is named who is a partner in discussion about the problems and the relevance of collected information. The literature map given to the students includes a rough compilation which questions have to be answered and how the structure of the report shall be. In some projects student have the possibility to collect information and to

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discuss the problems with members of the states veterinary health care service or relevant departments of the responsible administration in Baden-Württemberg.

M2126 Advanced Environmental and Animal Hygiene – Laboratory Work Spezielle Umwelt- und Tierhygiene – Laborarbeit

BÖHM

Qualification Aims:

This module provides specialized methodical knowledge to the participants. They learn to write a scientific report and to categorize data from field experiments according to the related techniques and cicumstances. This module completes the theoretical background of the Module M2125 by practical experience.

Prerequisites for Participation: Participants shall have first passed the module M 2125.


This module is deemed to train students in advanced techniques applied in research in the fields of Environmental- and Animal Hygiene as well as in the field of biosafety. Participants can directly apply their gained knowledge in relevant professions or in their Master Thesis.

Exam: oral (70%), essay (30%)

Workload: 140-180

M21261 Laboratory practice dealing with actual problems and related laboratory- techniques in Environmental- and Animal Hygiene as well as in the field of Biologic Safety Contents:

Laboratory practice dealing with actual problems and related laboratory- techniques in Envi-ronmental- and Animal Hygiene as well as in the field of Biologic Safety in English or German language, depending on the course the student belongs to. The background of the student (Biology, Agricultural Biology, Envirofood etc.) determines the subject of the laboratory pro-ject. This may be a project in genetic engineering, aerobiology, applied bacteriology, virology or mycology, in validation of techniques or measures applied for hygienic safe treatment of different organic materials deemed to be recycled to agriculture or testing of disinfectants. If possible students take part in an actual research project in order to collect real practical ex-perience.

Literature:

A selection of relevant literature is given to the students by the responsible supervisor.


For every group of students a supervisor is named who personally traines the student in the techniques to be applied and involves them in the own investigations. He also provides the literature necessary to understand the background of the project. Students mainly learn by doing after having got their safety instructions. They have to write a scientific report on their experiments including literature, own investigations and discussion.

M2127 Genetic Resources and Animal Husbandry Sys-tems in the Tropics and Subtropics

VALLE-ZÁRATE

Qualification Aims:

The students acquire knowledge on livestock husbandry and breeding in the tropics and sub-tropics. They know about production aspects of different livestock production systems and are thus able to comprehend differences between tropical and European husbandry systems. The students learn about available genetic resources, their utilisation, and production potential.


Principals of animal science, such as anatomy, physiology, animal husbandry and breeding,

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are prerequisites for this module.


Applied module for everybody interested in livestock production.

Exam: written


Contents:

Importance and limitations of livestock production in developing countries: regionalisation, adaptation to production conditions (climatic, socio-economic and cultural conditions); charac-terisation of different tropical husbandry systems: availability of resources, efficiency of re-source utilisation; animal genetic resources, performance and adaptation, potential and limita-tions of production. Use of different husbandry and breeding strategies to improve efficiency of resource utilisation (possibilities, limitations and strategies).

Literature:

Pagot, J. (1992): Animal production in the Tropics, Macmillan Education, London.

Payne, W.J.A. ; Wilson, R.T. (1999): An Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the Tropics. Longman, New York.

Wiener, G. (1994): Animal Breeding. Macmillan, London.

The learning material which will be handed out at the beginning of the module includes sev-eral compulsory articles.


Lecture (79%), Seminar (14%), Excursions (7%). Scheduled lectures, seminars on specific topics (prepared by students under supervision, interdisciplinary discussions) .The learning process is reinforced through a combination of preparatory reading of the script and selected literature with enhanced discussions during lectures. Interaction with the lecturers from the in-stitute during the whole module period. Excursion for demonstration of unconventional live-stock.

Remark

This module is also suitable for third year BSc students.

M2135 Animal Health Management in the Tropics and Subtropics

VALLE-ZÁRATE

Qualification Aims:

The students understand the interrelationships between animal husbandry, animal breeding and animal nutrition on one side with health and disease of animals on the other side. They get an overview of socio-cultural differences in perceiving health and disease as well as of the importance of local knowledge on diseases and treatment possibilities. They obtain epidemi-ological knowledge on distribution of different diseases and learn about different approaches in disease control including their economic quantification. The students are able to compare different methods in animal health management using technical and economic criteria on the level of herds and populations, and on a regional, national and international scale.


None


Applied module for everybody interested in livestock production.

Exam: written


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Contents:

Importance of animal health in different livestock production systems in the tropics and sub-tropics, effects of animal diseases on animals and on human beings; interrelationships be-tween production conditions, adaptation, performance and animal health; influence of animal nutrition and animal breeding on animal health; socio-cultural differences in perception of health and diseases, local knowledge on animal diseases and treatment possibilities. Classifi-cation of animal diseases based on pathogens as well as identification and control possibili-ties. Introduction into epidemiology, different disease types and their prevalence, different ap-proaches for disease control; diagnosis of diseases and epidemiological methods (study types including modelling), quantification of frequency of diseases and effect of diseases, economic evaluation of animal diseases and possibilities of disease control. Logistic and eco-nomic aspects of animal health and disease control programmes at a regional, national and international level.

Literature:

Toma, B. (1999): Applied veterinary epidemiology and the control of disease in populations. AEEMA, Maisons-Alfort, France. Giesecke, J. (1994): Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Edward Arnold Publ., London. Hunter, A. (1996): Animal Health. Vol 1: General Principles. The Tropical Agriculturalist, Macmillan, London. Hunter, A. (1996): Animal Health. Vol 2: Specific Diseases. The Tropical Agriculturalist, Mac-millan, London.

The learning material which will be handed out at the beginning of the module includes sev-eral compulsory articles.


Scheduled lectures, tutorials on epidemiology and modelling, seminars on specific topics (prepared by students under supervision, interdisciplinary discussions) .The learning process is reinforced through a combination of preparatory study of the script and selected literature with enhanced discussions during lectures. Interaction with the lecturers from the institute dur-ing the whole module period.

Remarks:

Participation in module M2127WG is recommended.

M3125 Environmental and Resource Economics DABBERT

Qualification Aims:

Applying the relevant microeconomic theory students should be enabled to analyse current problems of resource use and agricultural production.


Knowledge of basic concepts from economic theory (e.g. demand function and its determi-nants).


Necessary for an economically well-founded decision making in the field of resource man-agement; prerequisite for module M3128WG.

Exam: written


Contents:

Fundamental concepts of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; In the light of ap-plied microeconomic theory current problems of resource use and agricultural production will be analysed; special attention is given to combined economic and ecological models.

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Literature:

Dabbert, S., Dubgaard, A., Slangen, L. und M. Whitby (Eds.) (1998): The Economics of Land-scape and Wildlife Conservation, CAB International, Wallingford.

Perman, R., Yue, M., McGilvray, J. and M. Common (2003): Natural Resource and Environ-mental Economics; Third Edition; Munich, Pearson.

Tietenberg, T. (2003): Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Sixth Edition; Lon-don, Addison Wesley.

Varian, H. (2003): Intermediate Microeconomics A Modern Approach; Sixth Edition; New York, Norton and Company.

Hanley, Nick and Clive L. Spash (1994): Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment. Edward Elgar Publishing.


Seminar and accompanying computer exercises; short contributions by the students; lecture notes will be available at the beginning of the lessons.

M3132 International Food and Agricultural Trade QAIM

Qualification Aims:

Students understand the economic theory of international trade and are able to use this framework for addressing policy-oriented questions in the agricultural and food sector. They comprehend the details of current trade negotiations, incl. new topics on the trade agenda, and are familiar with the analytical tools to assess the wider implications for different groups of countries and population segments.


This module is particularly important for students who see their career in national and interna-tional organizations dealing with issues of agricultural trade.

Exam: written


Contents:

This module is about globalization. Students learn to understand economic theories of inter-national trade and trade policy and to apply these theories to the agricultural and food sector. Trends in world markets for food commodities are analyzed, and details of bilateral and multi-lateral trade agreements are elaborated. Furthermore, different trade modeling approaches are presented within case studies. Effects of trade liberalization are analyzed with a particular emphasis on developing countries. Finally, new topics on the trade agenda √ such as envi-ronmental and health standards, labeling requirements and intellectual property rights √ are discussed.

Literature:

van Marrewijk, C. (2002). International Trade and the World Economy. Oxford University Press, New York. Ingco, M.D., and J.D. Nash (2004). Agriculture and the WTO: Creating a Trading System for Development. Word Bank, Washington, D.C. McCulloch, N., L.A. Winters and X. Cirera (2001). Trade Liberalization and Poverty: A Hand-book. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London.

Method and Teaching Aids: Lectures in classroom, case studies, discussion sessions, short voluntary student presentations

Remarks: Lecture notes can be downloaded under (only after the module has started): www.uni-hohenheim.de/i490b

http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/i490b

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M3133 Project Evaluation Methods (Formely Farm and Project Management Evaluation)

DOPPLER (490)

Important note:

This Module will be held in Period 4 from January 11 to February 2 in 2007 for students in the Master Tropical Agriculture who are in the second year For students of the Tropical Master following the new curricula as well as Master in Agricul-tural Economics and EnviroFood the Module will be held in period 9, from June 21 to July 13, 2007

Qualification Aims:

The objective of this module is to familiarize students with the methodologies in planning and evaluating development projects with a focus on the target groups and their needs, the project strategies for development, the organisation and management of a project and finally the overall assessment of the project with special reference to the Cost-Benefit-Analysis. This module intents to train students in how to assess a development project and how such pro-jects are managed so as to prepare academic personnal for organisations and institutions such as ministries or as lecturer of universities which may introduce fields like project evalua-tion into their curricula as well as being selected as members of national or international teams for project evaluation missions. Furthermore, it is expected that the knowledge about project evaluation may allow and con-vince to contribute to the discussion on the needs for including target groups and participarory concepts in the project work and to influence the discussion on the criteria used to measure the success of a project towards the needs of the people in the target groups. Finally, the dis-cussion of case studies in the module will help to better understand some conditions in differ-ent types of projects such as irrigation, soil conservation or environmental projects to contrib-ute to the discussion of priorities in the countries where the students may have a job after their M.Sc. studies.


All persons who will be involved in any kind of managing, coordinating, evaluating or joining as staff members in a project will learn basic principles in the management and evaluation of development projects and will be trained in the application of the methodology as well as in the interpretation of project assessment. This module can be considered as basic for econo-mists but is also very important for non-economists who may come into contact with devel-opment projects in their professional life. The content is organized in a way that most sections - if not all - can also be interesting and valuable for livestock and crop specialists. Hence, other disciplines than economics can join this module and prepare themselves for a job re-lated to development projects. The international and job-related relevance of this module is also given by the fact, that many agencies and institutions including government institution often ask the students when they apply for a job for a special supporting letter from the lecturers of this module. This is espe-cially relevant for those who selected a major in livestock or crop production.

Exam: written


Contents:

The Module is devided into two parts. Part one deals with the target groups, their participa-tion, the assessment of the impact of the project on the living standard of the families of the target groups, the organisation and management of the project and the respective method-ologies. Part II focusses on the cost benefit analysis and all related macro-economic aspects of project evaluation. The content of Part one is as follows:

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1. Principles and concepts 1.1 Principles of timing: project cycle and dynamics 1.2 Principles of impact measuring 1.3 Evaluation approaches 2. Objectives and information 2.1 Problems and objectives 2.1.1 Analyses and priorities of problems 2.1.2 Relevance and selection of project objectives 2.1.3 Criteria of project evaluation 2.2 Information and knowledge 2.2.1 Information and knowledge systems 2.2.2 Sources and types of general information 2.2.3 Participatory and expert approaches 2.2.4 Monitoring and Evaluation (M+E) systems 3. Micro level evaluation (impact on target groups) 3.1 Target group analysis 3.2 Impact assessment methods 3.3 Ex-post analysis 3.4 Ex-ante: project strategies, impact on target groups 4. Project management 4.1 Basic concepts of project design and management 4.1.1 Management strategies 4.1.2 Management operations 4.1.3 Project organisation and management 4.2 Evaluation and controlling of management decisions 4.2.1 Project management and plan of operation 4.2.2 Project staff evaluation and planning 4.2.3 Project equipment and resources 4.2.4 Project budget and finance 4.3 Reporting and controlling 5. Overall project evaluation Part two familiarizes students with the method of Cost Benefit Analysis and its potential for application under different conditions.

Literature:

Mann, S.P. (1995): Statistics for business and economics. John Wiley & Sons. Inc. New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Torornto and Singapore. Doppler, W. (1996): Quantifying costs and benefits, Techniques of cost benefit analysis, To-wards an economic, social and environmental evaluation. In: UPTON, M. (edit.) Planning and appraising agricultural programmes and projects. NECTAR/NATURA publication. Montpellier. Doppler, K.; Lauterburg, C. (1999): Change-Management. 8 th Edition, Campus-Verlag, Frankfurt. GITTINGER, P. (1982): Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects. IBRD, Washington. Sec-ond Edition.


L(79%), Lab(21%) a) Lectures and discussions use of PowerPoint presentations and handouts; handouts are identical with the presentations; case studies are used to make the concepts and methods discussed better understandable; b) Workshops Between the lectures several workshops should familiarize students with the real situation of project evaluation. For that reason short exercises are included and more comprehensive group work is expected. Students are provided with real evaluation studies and will discuss the conditions and potential for a realistic evaluation of development project.

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Remarks:

The modules offered by the Professors Hoffmann, Heidhues, Qaim and Doppler will comple-ment this module and provide a wider understanding of the sectors of participation, evaluation and management in and of a development project.

M4114 Waste Management and Waste Techniques THOMANETZ

Qualification Aims:

The students get a general overview over the topic "waste" in the municipal, commercial and industrial sectors. The actual situation of waste management in Germany and abroad is pre-sented by the historical development of industry and society. The evolution of waste tech-niques is illustrated by the legal framework.The main topics are the techniques for waste treatment and their environmental impacts. The opportunities and limitations of waste preven-tion and waste utilisation are presented by examples. The lecture is illustrated by field trips to e.g. waste treatment plants with composting, sorting, incineration, waste water treatment processes.


Basic knowledge in natural sciences is helpful to understand the lectures.


This module is a good basis for the environmental part of the M.Sc. ENVIROFOOD program and for the module M 4108 "Technische Verfahren in der Nutztierhaltung" (Technical proc-esses in farm animal husbandry) and M 4109 "Bauphysik, Stallklima und Emissionen” (Build-ing Physics, Clinate of Livestock Buildings and Emissions).

Exam: oral

Workload (hours): 140-180 Contents:

Characterisation of hazarduous compounds in wastes. The problematic of contaminated sites as a key to understand the goals of modern waste management. The legislative power as ini-tiator for progessive waste management and waste technologies. Techniques to collect and transport wastes. Waste techniques: on ground and underground landfills, waste incineration, pyrolysis, gasification, composting, anaerobic treatment, treatment of municipal and industrial slurries, special treatment processes, waste reduction and waste prevention, opportunities and limitations with examples. Waste utilisation, opportunities and limitations, waste sampling and analytics.


Lectures with discussions, excursion; use of overheads, slides, and script.

M4123 Precision Farming KÖLLER

Qualification Aims:

The objective of this course/block is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of precision farm-ing technology and management. Students will acquire a detailed knowledge about the fun-damentals such as: - background, potentials and perspectives of Precision Farming - data base management and decision support systems - function and application of different technical devices


Basic knowledge in English, basic knowledge in process engineering in plant production or practical experience in this field is required.

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This module improves the career prospects in the field of agricultural engineering.

Exam: written


Contents:

The objective of the course is to provide comprehensive knowledge of precision farming tech-nology and management. The course will cover fundamental precision farming procedures such as data base construction, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Variable Rate Technology (VRT) for tillage, sowing, fertilising, weed con-trol, plant protection and harvest. Seconded by practical exercises, the students shall be en-abled to apply and appraise the technology of precision farming equipment as well as to opti-mise plant production by understanding and applying sophisticated crop models and software.

Literature:

Morgan, M. (1997).: The precision-farming guide for agriculturists. John Deere Publishing, Moline, Illinois, USA. Auerhammer, H. (1989): Elektronik in Traktoren und Maschinen. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, München. Ludowicy, C., Schwaiberger, R., Leithold, P. (2002): Precision Farming. Handbuch für die Praxis, Frankfurt/Main.


Lecture with LCD-projection, foils and slides, incorporated practical exercise.

Remarks:

This module is presented in cooperation with teaching staff from other departments as well as from international scientists and different companies. Handouts are available printed and electronically.

M4124 Precision Livestock Farming HARTUNG

Qualification Aims:

The objective of this course/block is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of precision live-stock farming (PLF) technology and management. Students will acquire a detailed knowledge about the fundamentals such as: - background, potentials and perspectives of PLF, - function and application of identification devices, - data base management and decision support systems.

Prerequsites for Participation:

Basic knowledge in English is required as well as basics in process engineering in livestock systems. Practical experience in livestock farming is helpful and welcome.

Applicabiltiy of Module:

The module enables to select and implement new technical solutions for a precise control of livestock operations, to utilise the input resources as good as possible and to produce the de-sired product quality under traceable conditions.

Exam: oral


Contents:

The module will cover the function, application and requirements of PLF procedures in dairy, cattle, pig and poultry production (solutions for intensive and alternative production systems). With student teamwork, practical experience and an excursion, the students shall be enabled

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to apply PLF technology and equipment to optimise, control and manage animal production systems by understanding and applying state of the art modules and software.

Literature:

A list of relevant publications will be distributed at the beginning of the module additional arti-cles and working materials will be provided during the module.

KTBL- Working Paper 205. KTBL- Working Paper 258.

Method and Teaching Aids: Lectures with discussion and the use of scripts, overheads, slides/beamers, PC; student teamwork, practical experience, excursion.

Remarks: Cooperation with teaching staff from other departments (e.g. animal sciences, eco-nomics, etc.) as well as from international scientists and involved companies.

Link: www.ktbl.de

M5102 Ecology and Agroecosystems SAUERBORN

Qualification Aims:

It is the objective of this course to introduce the principles of regulation within natural and ag-ricultural ecosystems and to demonstrate the complex interconnections between natural land-scape and agricultural production. Further, to explain how applying ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of agro-ecosystems improves long-term reliability in agricultural production.


Basic knowledge of farming and/or closely related topics. This module is designed to accom-modate a range of experience and knowledge levels in both ecology and agriculture. Students with only basic knowledge in ecology and biology should have little difficulties.


This module will link-up knowledge from different subject areas in order to enable students to interpret reactions within agroecosystems coherently.

Exam: written


Contents:

Introduction to the climatically caused diversity of tropical and subtropical ecozones. The agroecosystems concept. Plants and environmental factors. Introduction to basic ecosystem functions with regard to organisation of biocoenosis and metabolism. Elaboration of possibili-ties and constraints to manage and utilise agroecosystems. Presentation of agroecosystems in the tropics and subtropics. Description of relationships and dependencies between different ecosystems in view of land use.

Literature:

Altieri, M. (1995): Agroecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Gliessmann, S.R. (2000): Agroecology: Ecological processes in sustainable agriculture. CRC Press LLC, USA. Gliessmann, S.R. (2000): Field and laboratory investigations in Agroecology. CRC Press LLC, USA. Krebs, Ch.J. (2001): Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance, Ben-jamin Cummings, San Francisco. Ricklefs, R.E. & Miller, G.L. (2000): Ecology. W.H. Freemann and Company, New York, USA.

Method and Teaching Aids: Lecture (70%), Seminar (15%), Exercise (15%), Project Study.

http://www.ktbl.de/

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M5103 Water and Soil as Resources MÜLLER, J.

Qualification Aims:

The students know what the limitations and sensitivities of water and soil resources are. They are acquainted with methods for protecting these resources. Apart from fundamental knowl-edge about water and soil, the diverse interactions in the soil-water-plant system are imparted and the economical and ecological aspects discussed. The students learn various methods of soil and water conservation. They are able to choose the most appropriate method among dif-ferent solutions and to employ it efficiently, taking the social context into account.


Basic knowledge in soil science, soil tillage and irrigation.


Prerequisite for other elective modules like "Tropical Soils and Land Evaluation" and "Plant Nutrition in the Tropics and Subtropics".

Exam: oral


Contents:

Multilateral conflicts of water access; competition for water (agriculture, industry, municipal use); environmental, economic and social impacts. Soil functions and potentials, soil classifi-cation, soils of rain forest ecosystems, soil fertility constraints in rain forest soils, soils of the Savannah zone, problems of soil erosion, physical problems of Savannah soils. Soil conser-vation methods, conservation tillage systems, zero-tillage systems. Utilisation problems in arid lands, desertification, salinisation. Pore system and water retention, water potential concept; the basics of a soil water model; the Darcy Law; solute and water transport in soils, basic principles of hydraulics, water lifting devices, water conveyance and measurement. Irrigation scheduling; design and operation of irrigation systems; design and maintenance of drainage systems; salinity control; field performance evaluation; sensor controlled irrigation; surface and subsurface micro irrigation; evaporation reducing technique. Water pricing, economy of water use, water rights and ownership, and water policy.

Literature:

Lal, R. (1998): Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability, Ann Arbor Press, Michigan. Hurni, H., Tato, K.(1992): Erosion, Conservation and Small-Scale Farming, Geographica. Bernensia, Hurni, H., Tato, K. (1992): Soil Conservation for Survival. Soil and Water Conser-vation Society (SWCS). Edwards, C.A. (ed.) (1990): Sustainable Agricultural Systems.: Soil and Water Conservation Soc., Ankeny, Iowa. Wieneke, F., Friedrich, T. (1989): Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics, Cen-taurus-Verlagsgesellschaft, Pfaffenweiler, 1989. (also available in German) Burt, Charles M. and Styles, Stuart W., Drip and Microirrigation for Trees, Vines and Row Crops, San Luis Obispo : Irrigation Training and Research Center, 1994. Kay, M. (1998): Practical Hydraulics, London: Spon. Kay, M. (1989): Surface Irrigation, Systems and Practice. Cranfield Jensen, M. E. (1983): Design and Operation of Farm Irrigation Systems, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph.

For further literature please refer to the online module description at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php.


Lecture (77%), Seminar (8%), Practical Work (15%). Lecture accompanied by foils, slides, in-tersection models and practical demonstrations.

Remarks: CD with the contents of the lecture available.



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M5107 Postharvest Technology and Food Quality MÜLLER, J.

Qualification Aims:

After studying the module, the students

- know about causes and effects of post harvest losses

- are able to assess quality of tropical staple foods and cash crops

- understand thermodynamic and physiological processes during drying and storage

- are able to evaluate and select post-harvest technologies


Basic knowledge in natural sciences (bachelor degree).


The module mediates methodological fundamentals for a MSc-Thesis in Post-harvest Tech-nology.

Exam: written


Contents:

Definition and importance of post-harvest technology. Analysis and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative post-harvest losses. Analysis of the effects of post-harvest losses on food supply and quality. Influence of material properties of tropical products on treatment and processing technology, as well as product quality. Fundamentals of mechanical, thermal, chemical, and biochemical post-harvest treatments (cleaning, sorting, separating, crushing, fermenting, drying, cooling, storing). Evaluation and selection of technologies in terms of per-formance and product quality. Quality assessment, monitoring and marketing of tropical and subtropical products.

Literature:

EnglishMulton, J.L. (1988): Preservation and Storage of Grains, Seeds and their By-products. Cereals, Oilseeds, Pulses and Animal Feed, Lavoisier Publishing Inc., New York.

Shewfelt, R.L., Prussia, S.E. (ed.) (1992): Postharvest Handling: a System Approach, Aca-demic Press, San Diego.

Chakraverty, A. (2001): Handbook of Postharvest Technology, Marcel Dekker, New York.


Lecture (70%), Excursions (27%), Practical Training (3%). Mediation of fundamentals in lec-tures. Evaluation of selected technologies during excursions and exercises. Demonstration of technologies. PowerPoint presentation and lecture manuscript.

M5108 Renewable Energy for Rural Areas MÜLLER

Qualification Aims:

After studying the module, the students

- understand the interrelations between energy consumption and environmental impact

- are aware of potential and limitations of renewable energy

- know the fundamentals of energy conversion, transmission and storage

- are able to evaluate renewable energies in terms economy and ecology

- are able to select and size renewable energy systems


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Basic knowledge in natural sciences (bachelor degree).


The module mediates methodological fundamentals for a MSc-Thesis in Renewable Energy.

Exam: written


Contents:

Principle of energy transformation and energy storage. An overview of energy supply and en-ergy resources in industrial and developing countries. Efficient energy employment. Evalua-tion of fossil and regenerative sources of energy in technical, economical, and ecological terms. Connection between energy employment in agriculture, work productivity, and yield. Principle of transforming solar radiation, biomass, wind, and water power into mechanical, thermal, and electric energy. Introduction and evaluation of selected technologies from the field of regenerative energy sources (air and water collectors, solar drying plants, solar cook-ers, solar pumps, PV-systems, wind and water power plants, bio fuels, biomass combustion plants, bio gas plants). Methodological foundations for the economic evaluation of the utilisa-tion and acceptance of regenerative energy sources. Political and sociological effects of intro-ducing regenerative energy sources in rural regions of developing countries.

Literature:

Twidell, J.; Weir, T. (1986): Renewable Energy Resources. E. & F.N. Spon, London. Zweibel,K.(1990): Harnessing Solar Power: The Photovoltaics Challenge, Plenum Press, New York and London, ISBN 0-306-43564-0.

Kitani.O., Jungbluth, Th., Peart, R.P., Ramadani,A.(1999): Energy and Biomass Engineering; CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, ASAE.


Lectures (66%), Excursions (23%), Practical Training (11%). Imparting of theoretical princi-pals and methodological approaches in lectures. Exercises as designing installations. Presen-tation of selected technologies by demonstrations and excursions. Lecture manuscript, slides, and overhead transparencies.

M5111 Biodiversity, Plant and Animal Genetic Resources SCHULTZE-KRAFT

Qualification Aims:

Students are familiar with the complexity and importance of biodiversity not only related to natural, but also to agricultural ecosystems, i.e. ecosystems affected by human activities. Emphasis is laid on the principles of genetics, methological knowledge about the description of plant and animal genetic diversity, the conservation of genetic resources, and the utilisation practiced by farmers and breeding programs.

Furthermore, students are familiar with the problems of genetic erosion, the potential of un-derexploited and neglected crops and animals, and the issue of property rights of genetic re-sources.


Knowledge of basic principles of plant and animal production (including fundamentals in ge-netics).


Development of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity protection strategies.

Exam: written


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Contents:

As an interdisciplinary effort, this module gives an overview of fundamental aspects of biodi-versity in natural and agricultural ecosystems in the tropics (incl. definitions, concepts). The lectures deal with: general aspects of diversity (genetic structure of populations, parameters for genetic diversity within and between populations, molecular markers as tools for assess-ment of genetic diversity; and economic value of biodiversity), plant genetic resources - PGR (underexploited/neglected PGR, exploration and collection, ex situ and in situ conservation, seed physiology aspects, farmers’ knowledge on plant diversity, diversity of crop species, utilisation of PGR in plant breeding) and animal genetic resources - AGR (status and docu-mentation, characterization, conservation of AGR and utilization in breeding; economic valua-tion of farm AGR). Further themes are the economic evaluation of agrobiodiversity, wildlife utilization and management, as well as genetic resources of rhizosphere microorganisms.

Literature:

Bewley, J.D. and Black, M. 1994. Seeds, physiology of development and germination. Ple-num Press, London, UK. Gaston, K.J. and Spicer, J.I. 1998. Biodiversity: An Introduction. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. Guarino, L., Ramanatha Rao, V., and Reid, R. (eds) 1995. Collecting plant genetic diversity: Technical guidelines. CAB International, Wallingford and International Plant Genetic Re-sources Institute (IPGRI), Rome, Italy. Hedrick, P.W. 1985: Genetics of populations. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, USA. Karp A., Isaac, P.G., and Ingram D.S. (eds.) 1998. Molecular tools for screening biodiversity – plants and animals. Chapman & Hall, London, UK. Payne, W.J.A. and Wilson, R.T. (1999). An introduction to animal husbandry in the tropics. Longman, New York, USA. Scherf, B.D. (ed.) 1995. World watch list for domestic animal diversity. 2nd Ed. FAO-UEP, Rome, Italy. Ten Kate, K. and Laird, S.A. 1999. The commercial use of biodiversity: Access to genetic re-sources and benefit-sharing. Earthscan Publications Ltd, London, UK.

For further literature and relevant websites please refer to the online module description at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php.

Relevant websites (as of 07/2005): Website of the Convention on Biological Diversity: http://www.biodiv.org/ Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO): Conservation & Management of Plant Genetic Resources: http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGP/AGPS/PGR/default.htm International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) - Genetic Resources: http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/system/page.asp?theme=1


Lectures (75%), Seminar (9%), Excursions (13%), Lab (3%). Lectures and discussions, semi-nars and/or posters prepared by students under supervision, excursions; Powerpoint presen-tations, overhead transparencies, videos, slides; handouts.

Remarks:

written exam 70%; seminar/poster presentation 30%

Institute´s homepage: http:// www.uni-hohenheim.de/i3v/00000700/00154041.htm

Handouts of the lectures: http:// www.uni-hohenheim.de/~www380/biodiv/lectures_in_english/Notes/Lecture_notes.htm


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M5120 Quantitative Methods in Biosciences and Economics

PIEPHO

Qualification Aims:

The participants have a profound knowledge of basic statistical methods and concepts. They are familiar with advanced quantitative methods as used in either the biosciences or in econ-omy. They are able to make informed use of up-to-date computing tools.


A first course in statistics.


The methods covered by this module enable you to make an informed choice among different statistical methods, when it comes to the design and analysis of your own survey or experi-ment.

Exam: written


M51201 Basic Statistics

Contents:

Descriptive statistics, survey sampling, simple tests, Type I and Type II errors, confidence in-tervals, linear regression and correlation, residuals, analysis of variance, c2-tests, factorial analysis of variance, multiple linear regression, polynomial regression, nonlinear regression.

Literature:

Lecture notes.

Mead, R., Curnow, R. N., Hasted. A. M. (1993): Statistical methods in agriculture and experi-mental biology, 2nd edition, Chapman & Hall, London. Rees, D.G. (1985): Essential statistics. Chapman and Hall, London.


Lectuers (50%), Practical Training (50%). Lecture. Lab work will be done using a pocket cal-culator and the SAS statistical package.

Remarks:

This basic course precedes two alternative courses, one with focus on the biosciences (M51202), the other emphasising applications in economy (M51203). After the basis course M51201, the group will be split into two subgroups (M51202, M51203), depending on the par-ticipants interests.

http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/bioinformatik/lehre/module/module.html

M51202 Case Studies in Biometry and Bioinformatics

Contents:

Blocking, important experimental designs (lattice-designs, split-plots and split-blocks), lack-of-fit tests, polynomial regression, analysis of covariance, nonlinear regression, handling of un-balanced data, repeated measurements, time series data, mixed modelling.

Literature:

Lecture notes.

Mead, R.; Curnow, R. N.; Hasted. A. M. (1993): Statistical methods in agriculture and experi-mental biology, 2nd edition, Chapman and Hall, London.

Digby PGN, Kempton RA (1987): Multivariate analysis of ecological communities. Chapman and Hall, London.


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Dean, A.; Voss, D. T. (1998): Design and Analysis of Experiments. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.


Lecture (50%). Lab work (50%) will be done using a pocket calculator and the SAS statistical package.

Remarks:

This course is one of two alternative choices (M 51202 or M51203) the participant needs to make in the second half of Module M 5120 WG.


M51203 Econometrics and Modelling

Contents:

The course follows an example of farming systems analysis and planning from the first steps of preparing data collection up to different planning approaches for prognosis of future devel-opments. Special emphasis is given to mathematical and statistical methods for representa-tive sampling about systems, handling of data problems, classifying systems, analysing ho-mogeneity and heterogeneity of system classes and discriminant analyses. In addition, stu-dents will learn basic steps in programming (static, recursive and dynamic linear program-ming, MOTAD, stochastic programming) and methods on how to consider empirical distribu-tions in system class models. All steps are dealt with first by lecturing and second by own computer application of the methods to exemplary data. Therefore, the course provides simul-tanously an introduction to the required procedures, commands and routines in the selected software.

Literature:

Doppler, W. (1994): The role of quantitative methods in integrating farming, village and re-gional systems approach. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on System-Oriented Research in Agriculture and Rural Development. Montpellier/Frankreich. Dent, J. B., S. R. Harrison. and K. B. Woodford. (1986): Farm Planning with Linear Program-ming: Concept and Practice. Butterworths. Ramanathan, R. (1992): Introductory to Econometrics with Applications. Orlando Studenmund. (1992): Using Econometrics, 2nd Edition. New York Wolff, H.-P. (1997: Improving quality of data from representative farming systems surveys in retrospect. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 36, No. 2, April-June 1997, pp. 127-140 Wu, N. and R. Coppins. (1981). Linear Programming and Extensions. New York For further literature plese refer to the online module description at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php.


Lecture (50%), Practical Work (50%). Lecture with simultaneous computer exercises (EXCEL, SPSS).

Remarks:

This course is one of two alternative choices (M51202 or M51203) the participant needs to make in the second half of Module M5120 WG.

M5121 Rural Communication and Extension HOFFMANN

Qualification Aims:

The objective of this module is to introduce students to basic knowledge and skills for com-munication and extension. Students should know selected concepts, as well as appropriate communication methods and media for extension work and understand the importance of cli-ent-oriented extension for methods and organisation of extension.




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None.

Applicability of Module.

Good completion will be Knowledge and Information Management (M5126) and/or Organisa-tional Development (M3131).

Exam: written


Contents:

The module starts with a discussion of the importance of communication and extension in ru-ral development, esp. in food and nutrition security and natural resource management. Next, terminologies, such as extension, problems-solving and communication, and the importance of concepts for advisory work are clarified. Then, an overview on different concepts of exten-sion is given, followed by the complex issue of situation analyses, role for extension/advisory work. Lectures tackle communication methods and media for literate and illiterate clients un-der the angle of intercultural communication; exercises on individual and group extension emphasise on attitudes and skills of advisors. This is followed by deeper discussions about extension approaches and a comparison of different assumptions and implications. The im-portance of agricultural research especially in developing and evaluating innovations calls for a discussion on the potentials of various methods in extension work. The module ends with specific aspects of monitoring and evaluation of extension programmes, as well as require-ments of various approaches for the organisation of extension.

Literature:

English script for the course.

Albrecht et al. (1989/1990): Agricultural Extension. Volume 1 (1989) - Basic Methods and Concepts; Volume 2 (1990) - Examples and Background Materials. Rural Development Se-ries BMZ/GTZ, TZ Verlag Roßdorf. Hoffmann, V. (2000): Picture supported communication. Margraf, Weikersheim.

Van den Ban, A.; Hawkins, H.S. (1996): Agricultural Extension. Blackwell.


Lecture (76%), Seminar (7%), Practical Work (17%). Handouts, pinboard, transparencies, posters, inputs and lectures, interactive exercises, demonstrations, group work; role plays.

Remarks:

Open to external participants. The reader is available at the ASTA or can be downloaded un-der www.uni-hohenheim.de/i430a/lehre/veranst/rce.html.

M5129 Food Safety and Drinking water Quality related to Zoonoses in the Tropics and Subtropics

BÖHM

Details are not available yet.

Please check www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/

M5130 Plant Nutrition and Soil Chemistry in the Tropics and Subtropics

MÜLLER

Starting in WS 07/08

Details are not available yet.

Please check www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/

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M5131 Land Use Economics (Previously 3133) DOPPLER

Starting in WS 07/08

Qualification Aims:

The objective of this module is to familiarize students with the methodologies in planning and evaluating development projects with a focus on the target groups and their needs, the project strategies for development, the organisation and management of a project and finally the overall assessment of the project with special reference to the Cost-Benefit-Analysis. This module intents to train students in how to assess a development project and how such pro-jects are managed so as to prepare academic personnal for organisations and institutions such as ministries or as lecturer of universities which may introduce fields like project evalua-tion into their curricula as well as being selected as members of national or international teams for project evaluation missions. Furthermore, it is expected that the knowledge about project evaluation may allow and con-vince to contribute to the discussion on the needs for including target groups and participarory concepts in the project work and to influence the discussion on the criteria used to measure the success of a project towards the needs of the people in the target groups. Finally, the dis-cussion of case studies in the module will help to better understand some conditions in differ-ent types of projects such as irrigation, soil conservation or environmental projects to contrib-ute to the discussion of priorities in the countries where the students may have a job after their M.Sc. studies.


Finished compulsory modules from any of the international Master Programmes at the Uni-versity of Hohenheim External students (e.g. Erasmus and similar exchange programmes) should either have a Master degree or the B.Sc should have substantial lectures in economics

Applicability of Module.

All persons who will be involved in any kind of managing, coordinating, evaluating or joining as staff members in a project will learn basic principles in the management and evaluation of development projects and will be trained in the application of the methodology as well as in the interpretation of project assessment. This module can be considered as basic for econo-mists but is also very important for non-economists who may come into contact with devel-opment projects in their professional life. The content is organized in a way that most sections - if not all - can also be interesting and valuable for livestock and crop specialists. Hence, other disciplines than economics can join this module and prepare themselves for a job re-lated to development projects. The international and job-related relevance of this module is also given by the fact, that many agencies and institutions including government institution often ask the students when they apply for a job for a special supporting letter from the lecturers of this module. This is espe-cially relevant for those who selected a major in livestock or crop production.

Exam: written


Contents:

The Module is devided into two parts. Part one deals with the target groups, their participa-tion, the assessment of the impact of the project on the living standard of the families of the target groups, the organisation and management of the project and the respective method-ologies. Part II focusses on the cost benefit analysis and all related macro-economic aspects of project evaluation. The content of Part one is as follows: 1. Principles and concepts 1.1 Principles of timing: project cycle and dynamics

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1.2 Principles of impact measuring 1.3 Evaluation approaches 2. Objectives and information 2.1 Problems and objectives 2.1.1 Analyses and priorities of problems 2.1.2 Relevance and selection of project objectives 2.1.3 Criteria of project evaluation 2.2 Information and knowledge 2.2.1 Information and knowledge systems 2.2.2 Sources and types of general information 2.2.3 Participatory and expert approaches 2.2.4 Monitoring and Evaluation (M+E) systems 3. Micro level evaluation (impact on target groups) 3.1 Target group analysis 3.2 Impact assessment methods 3.3 Ex-post analysis 3.4 Ex-ante: project strategies’ impact on target groups 4. Project management 4.1 Basic concepts of project design and management 4.1.1 Management strategies 4.1.2 Management operations 4.1.3 Project organisation and management 4.2 Evaluation and controlling of management decisions 4.2.1 Project management and plan of operation 4.2.2 Project staff evaluation and planning 4.2.3 Project equipment and resources 4.2.4 Project budget and finance 4.3 Reporting and controlling 5. Overall project evaluation Part two familiarizes students with the method of Cost Benefit Analysis and its potential for application under different conditions.

Literature:

Mann, S.P. (1995): Statistics for business and economics. John Wiley & Sons. Inc. New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Torornto and Singapore. Doppler, W. (1996): Quantifying costs and benefits, Techniques of cost benefit analysis, To-wards an economic, social and environmental evaluation. In: UPTON, M. (edit.) Planning and appraising agricultural programmes and projects. NECTAR/NATURA publication. Montpellier. Doppler, K.; Lauterburg, C. (1999): Change-Management. 8 th Edition, Campus-Verlag, Frankfurt. GITTINGER, P. (1982): Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects. IBRD, Washington. Sec-ond Edition.


L(79%), Lab(21%) a) Lectures and discussions use of PowerPoint presentations and handouts; handouts are identical with the presentations; case studies are used to make the concepts and methods discussed better understandable; b) Workshops Between the lectures several workshops should familiarize students with the real situation of project evaluation. For that reason short exercises are included and more comprehensive group work is expected. Students are provided with real evaluation studies and will discuss the conditions and potential for a realistic evaluation of development project.

Remarks: The modules offered by the Professors Hoffmann, Heidhues, Qaim and Doppler will complement this module and provide a wider understanding of the sectors of participation, evaluation and management in and of a development project.

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M6114 Environmental Pollution and Soil Organisms KANDELER

Important news

The next courses will take place from the 3th/4th to the 26th of April 2006. Please contact Prof. Kandeler ([email protected]) for registration.

Qualification Aims:

The main aim of the module is to understand interactions between soil pollutions and soil or-ganisms and to practice several methods in soil biology that are important bioindicators for soil pollution. Soil contaminations should be judged on the basis of soil biological properties.


Basic knowledge in soil biology, microbiology and ecology are necessary. You can get this knowlegde from module B0603VG (Bodenbiologie, Kandeler).


Students interested in environmental science, soil science and microbial ecology can used this module to deepen their knowledge. This module is recommended also for students inter-ested in module M6113WG (Advanced Soil Biology, Kandeler).

Exam: oral, in-course-assessment


M61141 Environmental Geomicrobiology

Contents:

Principles in environmental microbiology, carbon cycling and climate change, decay of or-ganic pollutants, bioremediation of contaminated soils, composting and organic waste man-agement, heavy metals and microbial mediated transformation of heavy metals.

Literature:

Maier R.M.; Pepper I.L.; Gerba C.P. (2000): Environmental Microbiology. Academic Press, San Diego.


Oral presentation and discussion with students; excursion to a field experiment.

M61142 Methods in Soil Biology

Contents:

Design of the experiment (field and model experiments), soil sampling, description of methods in soil microbiology and soil zoology, critisism and limitations of methods, selection of meth-ods in soil biology for different aims (soil management, soil pollution, soil reclamation), statis-tical analyses and classification of the pollution level on the basis of soil biological properties.

Literature:

Schinner, F.; Öhlinger, R.; Kandeler, E.; Margesin, R. (1993): Bodenbiologische Arbeitsme-thoden. Springer, Berlin. Maier RM, Pepper IL, Gerba CP (2000) Environmental Microbiology. Academic Press.


Oral presentation and discussion with students, reading of papers by students.

M61143 Methods in Soil Biology - Lab Course

Contents:

Soil sampling of polluted and unpolluted soil samples (e.g. soil samples of a field trial includ-ing different amounts of polluted sludges), soil biological analyses, discussion and classifica-tion of the results, presentation of the results (oral presemtation, poster or short communica-

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tion).

Literature:

Schinner, F.; Öhlinger, R.; Kandeler, E.; Margesin, R. (1993): Bodenbiologische Arbeitsme-thoden. Springer, Berlin.


Soil sampling, soil analyses in the lab, calculation and interpretation of the results.

M6119 Cartography and GIS Kartographie und GIS (English and German)

BÖCKER

Qualification Aims:

Aquisition and interpretation of ecological data from topographical maps, theme maps, aerial photos and digital image data.

Requirements for Participaction:

None.


This module forms a methodical basis for the following modules: Landschaftsökologie (F163), Grundlagen der Landespflege (F221), Praktikum zur Landschaftsplanung A,B,C (F223, F224, F225), Vegetationskunde (M6118), Landschaftsplanung (M6120) und Bodenund Vegetations-kartierung (M6121, Ecology and Agroecosystems (M5102).

Exam: oral


M61191 Einführung in die Karten- und Luftbildinterpretation

Contents:

By demonstrations and practical exercises the students develop an idea of ecological interre-lations and factors of a landscape unit. They obtain insights in the alternatives of data sources of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). They derive basic skills in recent techniques of landscape ecology from practical exercises with GIS, photrogrammetry, and processing of air-borne multispectral and satellite data.

Literature:

Hüttermann, A. (2001): Karteninterpretation in Stichworten. 4. Aufl., Gebr. Bornträger Ver-lagsbuchhandlung Berlin Stuttgart.Hagel, J. (1998): Geographische Interpretation topographischer Karten. B.G. Teubner Stutt-gart Leipzig.Albertz, J. (2001): Einführung in die Fernerkundung. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt.


Lectures and exercises. Practical homework: Interpretation of a topographical map.

M61192 Einführung in GIS

Contents:

Grundlegende Konzepte von Geographischen Informationssystemen (GIS) werden vermittelt: Erfassung, Management, Abfrage, Transformation und Prozessierung von Daten. Datenver-arbeitungsmodelle, Geovisualisierung. Praktische Übungen mit GIS-Software und Projektmanagement. Learning basic concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Data aquisition, data mi-ning, data management, data integration, data action models, geovisualisation. Derive practical skills in GIS software and project management.

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Literature:

Bill, R. & D. Fritsch (1991): Grundlagen der Geoinformationssysteme, Bd.1: Hardware, Soft-ware und Daten. Wichmann. Bill, R. (1991): Grundlagen der Geoinformationssysteme, Bd.2: Analysen, Anwendungen und neue Entwicklungen. Wichmann. Chrisman, N. (1997): Exploring Geographic Information Systems. John Wiley & Sons. Heywood, I., S. Cornelius, S. Carver, (1998). An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems. Longman. Longley, P.A., M.F. Goodchild, D.J. Maguire, D.W. Rhind, (2001): Geographic Information Systems and Science. John Wiley & Sons.


Vorlesungen, Übungen, Praktikum. Lectures, exercises, practicals.

M7111 Global Change Issues FANGMEIER

Qualification Aims:

Comprehensive background information on the most important aspects of global change such as demographic development, urbanisation, energy use, global climate change, greenhouse gas emission, national, European and global policy, potential effects of global climate change on agricultural and natural ecosystems.


Ability to think in an interdisciplinary way, basic background knowledge both in natural and social sciences, readiness for active contribution of knowledge from the students home coun-tries.


The module provides a broad generalistic view of current global change problems. It enables students to view particular problems in the framework of a holistic general picture.

Exam: oral


M71111 Introduction to Global Change

Contents:

Global change is under way. The objective of this module is to provide students with compre-hensive background information on the most important aspects of global change. Lecture contents are: 1. Human population (demographic development and predictions at national and global scale; urbanisation now and in the future; consumer behaviour); 2. Land use change; 3. Greenhouse gas emissions; 4. The concept of radiative forcing; 5. Global warming?!; 6. Sea level rise; 7. Global water cycling and future projections; 8. Effects on ecosystems; 9. Effects on agriculture; 10. Health impacts; 11. Mitigation options; 12. International legislation; 13. Energy use and potential of different energy sources for a growing population; 14. Global climate change: long term records and models, short term modelling and predic-tions; 15. Greenhouse gas emission and trends;

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16. Radiative forcing concept; 17. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emission; 18. National, European and global policy; 19. Post-Kyoto strategies; 20. Stratospheric ozone depletion; 21. Potential effects of global climate change on agricultural and natural ecosystems; 22. Land use and land resources.

Literature:

Houghton, J.T. et al. (eds.) (2001): Climate Change 2001: The scientific Basis. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521014956.

McCarthy, J.J. et al. (eds.) (2001): Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulner-ability. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521015006.

Betz, B. et al. (eds.) (2001): Climate Change 2001: Mitigation. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521015022.

Watson, R.T. et al. (eds.) (2001): Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report. Cambridge Uni-versity Press, ISBN: 0521015073.

Methods of instruction and inputs required from the students:

Lecture with time for questions and discussions; beamer-presentations and slides; script is distributed as hardcopy at the beginning of each lecture, in addition material can be downloaded as pdf-files from the website of the responsible lecturer.

M71112 Seminar on Global Change

Contents:

Seminar on recent tasks in Global Change Issues.

Literature:


Methods of instruction and inputs required from the students:


M71113 Experiments on Global Change

Contents:

Experimental work on selected aspects of global change effects. The work focusses on the effects of environmental change (atmospheric CO2 enrichment, changes in precipitation, in-crease in temperature) on vegetation. Experiments will be performed on model ecosystems by means of growth chambers with climate and CO2 control.

Literature:

As in M 71111 (Lecture "Introduction to Global Change") plus selected articles on the particu-lar tasks dealt with during the course.

Methods of Instruction and Inputs required from Students:

Experimental work in climate chambers to mimic future environmental conditions; explana-tions and training of assessment methods; a detailled protocol is required from the students at the end of the course.

General Remark:

The most information and material for the course is made available during the course at www.uni-hohenheim.de/fangmeier.


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M7112 Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control FANGMEIER

Qualification Aims:

Knowledge about air pollutants, their sources, emission, atmospheric transport and chemistry, their deposition and environmental impact, air quality guidelines; air pollution and air quality legislation.


Successful participation in module M7101 "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Analytics", basic understanding in anorganic and organic chemistry, micrometeorology and biology.


The module provides knowledge necessary for decision making in the field of air pollution. It also provides the skills to perform own research in this field.

Exam: oral


M71121 Air Pollutants

Contents:

Emission, atmospheric fate and deposition of air pollutants; formation of secondary pollutants; photochemistry; aerosols and their chemistry; air pollutant monitoring; standardization of monitoring methodology; effects of air pollutants on biotic and abiotic targets; options for miti-gation; air quality guidelines; air pollution and air quality legislation. Lecture contents: 1. The basics of air pollutants 2. 'Classical' pollutants: SO2 and HF 3. How to get rid of SO2 4. Heavy metals 5. Nitrogeneous air pollution: oxidised nitrogen 6. Nitrogeneous air pollution: reduced nitrogen 7. Nitrogeneous air pollution: mitigation options 8. Organic pollutants 9. Particals and aerosols 10. Photooxidants

Literature:

Boubel, Fox, Turner & Stern (1994): Fundamentals of Air Pollution. Academic Press, 3rd ed., ISBN: 0121189309. Stevens, Cleland & Alley (1998): Air Quality Control Handbook. McGraw-Hill Companies. ISBN: 0070014116. Cheremisinoff (2002): Handbook of Air Pollution Prevention and Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 0750674997 Bell & Treshow (2002): Air Pollution and Plant Life. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471490911. Brimblecombe (1995):Air Composition and Chemistry. Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed., ISBN: 0521459729. Galler (1999): Lehrbuch Umweltschutz. Fakten, Kreisläufe, Maßnahmen. Ecomed, Weinheim.Guderian, Hrsg. (2001): Handbuch der Umweltveränderungen und Ökotoxikologie. Springer, Heidelberg.

For further literature plese refer to the online module description (http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php).


Lecture with time for questions and discussions; beamer-presentations and slides; script is distributed as hardcopy at the beginning of each lecture, in addition material can be downloaded as pdf-files from the website of the responsible lecturer.

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M71122 Laboratory Course on selected Air Pollutants

Contents:

Experiments on the effects of selected air pollutants on biotic targets, mode of action of se-lected air pollutants, estimation of thresholds. Furthermore, the students will learn how to es-timate air pollutant concentrations by means of passive samplers and how to compile air pol-lution indices from air pollution data.

Literature:

As in M71121 (Lecture "Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control") plus selected articles on the particular tasks dealt with during the course.


Field and laboratory work; explanations and training of assessment methods; a detailed pro-tocol is required from the students at the end of the course.

M71123 Seminar on Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control

Contents:

Seminar on recent tasks in Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control.

Literature:




General Remark:

The most recent lectures and material for the course is made available during the course at www.uni-hohenheim.de/fangmeier .

M7113 Development of Agriculture in Transition Econo-mies

ZEDDIES

Qualification Aims:

The students understand the political and social history and special problems of the agricul-tural sector due to the changes in the transition countries. They recognise the different levels of development and stages of the transition process in various countries. The students are able to address political and managerial measures to influence the development under certain restrictions.


Basic knowledge in agricultural economics, content of modules B0301 and B0302.


Understanding the development of the agricultural sector in the period of transition form a centrally planned to a market oriented economy.

Exam: written (70%), presentation (30%)


M71131 Development of Agriculture in Transition Countries (Lecture)

Contents:

Theoretical aspects of economies in transition: privatisation, liberalisation and restructuring. Introduction to the general economic development and the changes in the agricultural sectors


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in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). Analysis of the frame conditions and the present situation including an outlook for the agricultural sector, the related up- and downstream industry and the rural areas in CEECs. Particularities of the development in the former GDR. Process of EU-enlargement, impacts on the candidate countries and on the EU-15 member states. Dynamic modelling of adjustment strategies to typical transition problems on farm level.

Literature:

Swinnen, J. (1997): Political economy of agrarian reform in Central/Eastern Europe, Ashgate. Tillack, P.; Pirscher, F. (2000): Competitiveness of Agricultural Enterprises and Farm Activi-ties in Transition Countries, Kiel.

OECD (1998): The Competitiveness of Transition Economies, Paris.

Additional literature, handouts and case studies will be provided.

Methode and Teaching Aids:

Lecture, case studies, computer based exercises, script is distributed as hardcopy.

M71132 Country study on Transition Economies

Contents:

During a one week excursion agricultural enterprises as well as enterprises of the up- and downstream sector and institutions in a selected transition country will be visited. On the basis of available literature and data gathered during the excursion the students work on selected aspects of the transition process and prepare a written essay which will be pre-sented and discussed in the seminar.


One week excursion, discussions, group work, written essay, oral presentation, F (60%), S (40%)

Remarks: Limited number of participants.

M7121 Food Safety and Quality Chains SCHÖNE

Qualification Aims:

Objectives of the course are to give knowledge of risks in primary production and in further links of the chain (processing, food market) to the consumer, the legislation and institutions regarding the food safety and quality in the EU, in Germany and in the world trade, of raw ma-terials – agricultural products as a source for many processing options and markets, of stan-dard product qualities and the possibilities to make better products by sensory or nutritional optimization and to create and improve the communication of the responsible persons in agri-culture and food industry with people who are active in food surveillance (private and gov-ernmental sector), with journalists and with consumers.


Basis is an academic qualification in the fields of agriculture or food technology or nutrition. The completing of modules 7a or 7b is the prerequisite for the ENVIROFOOD students; for the further students the completing of one of these modules is recommended.


Improved chances for job positions in the enterprises of the agricultural-food-supply chain and the respective institutions.

Exam: oral with in-course assessment


Contents:

I. Dimensions of food safety and quality

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1 Food supply in a global and historic view and current food safety and quality demand (popu-lation size and structure related to the land usage, agricultural food production, subsistence systems, urbanization, food markets, develop-ing and developed economies, rural develop-ment, globalization, chances of the region) 2 Food safety, i.e. health protection by assessment, evaluation and manage-ment of the risks in the chain from primary production to the consumer 2.1. Chemical, microbiological and technological risks in raw material and food and their analysis 2.1.1 Natural toxins - endogenous toxins of plant origin, microbiological toxins, e. g. from bac-teria or mould 2.1.2 Antinutritives (antiproteins, antiminerals, antivitamins) 2.1.3 Contaminants - heavy metals, nitrate, dioxin, residues of pesticides, antibi-otics and “hormones”, pyrolysis products, e.g. acrylamid, and further proc-essing risks 2.1.4 Food additives and too much of certain nutrients (e.g. hypervitaminoses) 2.1.5 Allergies and intolerances against certain food components 2.1.6 Genetically modified organisms (GMO) as a risk in some markets 2.2 Food safety network 2.2.1 Standards, rules and regulations by WTO, WHO, FAO, FDA, EU, Germany 2.2.2 Institutions of risk analysis and the included reference groups and laborato-ries and their main tasks, institutions of risk management 2.2.3 Tasks and responsibilities of primary producers/food processors/food retail-ers and insti-tutions of food safety control (by government and in the private sector) 3 Assessment and evaluation of food quality (besides the non-negotiable qual-ity in terms of the safety) 3.1 Sensory quality – appearance, structure-consistency, aroma (smell + taste) 3.2 Nutritional quality – macronutrients, digestion, energy of exemplary foods, nutrition related diseases, micronutrients with regard to dietary allowances 4 Food qualities on the market 4.1 Quality in the chain – economic position of the operators and responsibili-ties, product li-ability, traceability 4.2 Consumer perception of food quality dimensions and consumer advice 4.3 Standard quality which is conformable to (minimum) requirements of legisla-tion; food la-belling 4.4 Special qualities (beyond the law level) 4.4.1 Products from quality programmes 4.4.2 Traditional products which are geographically protected or possess the status “protected origin” 4.5 Functional Food II Production and safety/quality-chains of food, feed and selected non-food material

5 Grain and grain products 5.1 Grain species and production 5.2 Strategies against fusarioses and mycotoxins 5.3 Grading systems 5.4 Bakery products and their quality assessment 5.5 Alcohol from grain also in the non-food sector (“Bioethanol”) 5.6 Legume seeds in human nutrition 6 Oilseeds and oilseed products 6.1 Species and production 6.2 Vegetable oils – quality assessment 6.3 Oil in the non-food sector (“Biodiesel”)

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6.4 Oil meals and protein concentrates for food and feed 7 Roots and tubers – species, production and usage(s) 8 Milk and milk products 8.1 Milk in the nutrition 8.2 Milk qualities on farm level and in the dairy 8.3 Milk products - cheese and butter 8.4 Milk products with added value by modifying the milk fat and using further milk species (goat and sheep milk) 9 Meat and meat products 9.1 Meat in the nutrition 9.2 Carcass qualities of farm animals and poultry for market-conformable meat and meat products 9.3 Standard and premium qualities of fresh meat – beef, pork, lamb and poultry 9.4 Meat products, mainly sausages of standard quality and of premium quality (specialities of regions, fat-optimized products) 10 Eggs 10.1 Eggs in the nutrition 10.2 Standard egg qualities on the market and special egg qualities (“Designer Eggs”)

Literature:

Biesalski, H.K., P. Grimm (2002): Taschenatlas der Ernährung. Georg Thieme Ver-lag, Stutt-gart, New York, 2. Aufl., 349 pp. Diamond, Jared: Guns, germs and steel. The fates of human societies. W.W. Norton and Company New York 1997, 550 pp. DeVries, J. (1997): Food Safety and Toxicology, CRC Press Boca Raton, New York, London, Tokyo, 349 pp. Jensen, R.G. (1995): Handbook of Milk Composition. Academic Press Santiago; New York; Boston, 919 pp. Jongen, W.M.F. and M.T.G. Meulenberg (ed.): Innovation of food production systems. Prod-uct Quality and Consumer Acceptance. Wageningen Pers, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 182 pp. Klinger, R.W. (1995): Grundlagen der Getreidetechnologie. Behr´s Verlag Hamburg, 293 pp. Ledward, D.A., D.E. Johnston and M.K. Knight (1992): The Chemistry of Muscle-Based Foods. Redwood Press Ltd., Melksham, Wiltshire, 330 pp. Malcolm, B., P. Sale, A. Egan (1996): Agiculture in Australia. An Introduction. Oxford Univer-sity Press, Oxford, Auckland, New York 472 pp. Mann, J., A.S. Truswell (eds) (2002): Essentials of Human Nutrition. Oxford Univer-sity Press, 2nd edition, Oxford, 662 pp. Souci – Fachmann – Kraut / Food Composition and Nutrition Tables. Compiled by Scherz, H. and F. Senser, Med Pharm Scientific Publishers Stuttgart 2000, 1182 pp. Warner, K. and N.A. M. Eskin (1995): Methods to Assess Quality and Stability of Oils and Fat-Containing Foods. AOCS press, Champaign, IL, USA, 220 pp. For further literature plese refer to the online module description at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/lehrkartei/inhalt/lehr.php. Law texts: CD- ROM: EU Food Law, Behr`s Verlag Hamburg with quarterly update (in German) EU legislation: http:// europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/index_eu.htm WHO/FAO standards: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/session26_adopted.stm


1) lectures with questions and discussions 2) beamer presentations with ppt files, the files are available for the students 3) review questions as preparation for examination



http://www.codexalimentarius.net/session26_adopted.stm

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M7122 International Nutrition BIESALSKI

Qualification Aims:

Students will become familiar with the complexity of the interrelationship between nutrition and health. A special emphasis will be given to vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, children and elderly. In addition, the specific health and nutritional situation in emergency situations will be analysed and general recommendations to avoid fur-ther nutritional crisis will be elaborated.


Students should be familiar with the basics in nutritional science.


This module will be of particular interest for students who intend to choose the “Food and Nu-trition Security” Module because it provides the basic knowledge in International Nutrition and important Public Health issues.

Exam: written


Contents (Structure):

Introduction, From undernutrition to obesity, Macro- and micronutrient deficiencies, Bie-salskiScherbaumScherbaum. Measurement approaches to nutritional status, Anthropometric assessment, Dietary assess-ment, Scherbaum,Strobel Introduction to biochemical investigations, Lab exercise: macronutrient analysis, Stütz / Wolter Lab exercise: micronutrient analysis, Interpretation of laboratory parameters, Wolter/Stütz Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM)Changing dietary approaches to severe malnutrition, Nutri-tion and infectious diseases, Scherbaum/Schäfer Mo, 12.12.05, 13.30-15.00 15.30-17.00, Micronutrient deficienciesIron, iodine and vitamin A deficiencies, New approaches to prevent micronutrient deficiencies, Biesalski Targeting “at risk groups”, Pregnant women, Breastfeeding mothers, Scherbaum Infants, young children, adolescence and elderly, Risk of formula feeding (case study: North-ern Iraq), Scherbaum Prevalence, treatment and prevention of HIV-Aids, HIV-Aids and infant feeding, Wein-reich/Scherbaum Comparison of nutrition and health status of vulnerable groups in urban and rural areas, Scherbaum Nutrition in relief and emergency situations, Vulnerability assessment, tasks of different or-ganisations, Planning of food rations, types of targeting, Scherbaum Targeted feeding in refugee camps (case study: Thailand), Supplementary feeding pro-grammes (case study: Afghanistan), Stütz/Scherbaum Schoolfeeding programmes (case study: Zimbabwe), Breastfeeding in emergency situations, Scherbaum

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Strategies to improve nutrition and health,Breastfeeding promotion programmes, Nutrition in-terventions at national, regional and individual level, Scherbaum Project management and evaluation, Project planning, implementation and monitoring, Evaluation approaches, Scherbaum Exam preparation Exam, Biesalski /Scherbaum

Optional Modules taught in German / Wahlmodule in deutscher Sprache


B0022 Agrarinformatik Computer Science in Agriculture DOLUSCHITZ

Qualifikationsziele:

Die Studierenden kennen die Grundlagen der Information und Kommunikation sowie deren Umsetzung in der Agrarwirtschaft und sind in der Lage, Anwendungspotentiale für EDV ab-zugrenzen und diese zu beurteilen.

Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme:

Grundkenntnisse in den Fachrichtungen der Agrarwissenschaften, insbesondere Pflanzen-produktion, Tierproduktion, Agrartechnik und Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus.

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls:

Dieses Modul lehrt Grundkenntnisse der Agrarinformatik, die in weiterführenden Studiengän-gen (z.B. Master of Agribusiness) insbesondere bei Interesse an informatischen Vertiefungen sowie in den Berufsfeldern des Agribusiness und der praktischen.

Prüfung: schriftlich

Arbeitsaufwand (Stunden): 140-180

B00221 Grundlagen der Agrarinformatik

Informations- und Datenmanagement; EDV-Einsatz zur Unterstützung des Informationsma-nagements (Hardware, Software, Rechnernetze, Datenfernübertragung, Online-Dienste); Da-ten- und Informationsbereitstellung sowie deren Verarbeitung und Nutzung auf unterschiedli-chen Einsatzebenen in der Agrarwirtschaft (Prozess, Betriebszweig, Betrieb, Regi-on/Landschaft); Stand, Entwicklung und kritische Beurteilung des Einsatzes moderner Infor-mations- und Kommunikationstechnologien.

Grundlegende Literatur:

Doluschitz, R; Spilke, J. (Hrsg.) (2001): Agrarinformatik – Eine Einführung für Studierende, Wissenschaftler und Führungskräfte der Agrarwirtschaft. (in Vorbereitung) Doluschitz, R. (1997): Unternehmensführung in der Landwirtschaft. Ulmer, Stuttgart. Doluschitz, R.; Baur, H. (1997): Erfolgsfaktor Information, Dt. Sparkassenverlag, Stuttgart.

Methode, Arbeitsform und didaktische Hilfsmittel:

Vorlesung; teilweise mit begleitenden computergestützten Anwendungen; ergänzendes Selbststudium; Skripte stehen in Form von ppt-Präsentationen im Internet auf der Fachge-bietsseite (Agrarinformatik und Unternehmensführung) zur Verfügung; ergänzende einschlä-gige Fachbeiträge werden als Kopie verteilt.

B00222 Fachrichtungsspezifische Agrarinformatik (Ringvorlesung)

Inhalt:

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Funktionelle Aspekte des Pflanzenwachstums; Populationsdynamik und Epidemiologie; Integ-rierte Datenverarbeitung im landwirtschaftlichen Versuchswesen; Daten- und Informations-verarbeitung in der Tierernährung; Quantitative Methoden und Computereinsatz in den Tro-pen; Messtechnik, Messwerterfassung; Prozesssteuerung in der Tierhaltung; Elektronik in Schleppern und Mähdreschern; Steuerung von Bewässerungsanlagen und Gewächshauskli-ma; Literaturdokumentation; Suchstrategien und Programme für den Agrarbereich; Suchen und Finden im World Wide Web.


Wird von den Beteiligten an der Ringvorlesung jeweils in aktueller Form bekannt gegeben.


Vorlesung mit Darstellung von Beispielen, Lösung gestellter Aufgaben an Beispielen, Skript, Tafel, Overhead- und Dia-Projektor, Computer, LCD-Projektor.

Anmerkungen:

Weitere Dozenten: Jungbluth / Hartung, Kutzbach, Kleisinger, Drochner / Steingass, Liebig, Zebitz, Doppler, Utz, Mitarbeiter/in der UB.

B0302

Ökonomik einer umweltgerechten Pflanzen- und Tierproduktion Economics of an Environmentally Compatible Plant and Animal Production

ZEDDIES


Die Studierenden verstehen die ökonomischen Grundlagen, Bedingungen und Entwicklungs-tendenzen der Erzeugung und Vermarktung qualitativ hochwertiger landwirtschaftlicher Pro-dukte unter besonderer Berücksichtigung umweltgerechter Produktionssysteme. Sie sind in der Lage, Produktionsverfahren ökonomisch zu analysieren, ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit unter Berücksichtigung möglicher ökologischer Auswirkungen zu bewerten und Entscheidungsprob-leme in Teilbereichen der pflanzlichen und tierischen Produktion zu lösen.


Dieses Modul setzt die Lehrinhalte des Moduls B0020 voraus.


Grundlage für die Module M3104, M3121 und M8103.

Prürung: mündlich


Inhalt:

Grundlagen und Bedingungen der pflanzlichen Produktion: Produktionsverfahren, Bewer-tungsmethoden von Hackfrucht-, Ackerfutterbau und Grünlandnutzung, optimale Aufwandhö-he des Dünger- und Pflanzenschutzmitteleinsatzes. Integration ökologischer Ziele: Boden-schutz, Gewässerschutz, landschaftsökologische Leistungen, klimarelevante Gase.

Grundlagen und Bedingungen der tierischen Produktion: Konzepte der Rentabilitätsbeurtei-lung, optimale Intensität, Faktoren der Wirtschaftlichkeit, ökonomische und ökologische Beur-teilung der Tierproduktion(Tierarzneimittel, Leistungsförderer, Vermeidungsstrategien klimare-levanter Gase); extensive Verfahren der Grünlandnutzung durch Tierhaltung.


Reisch, E.; Zeddies, J. (1983): Einführung in die landwirtschaftliche Betriebslehre, Spezieller Teil (Bd. 2). Ulmer, UTB, Stuttgart.

Methode, Arbeitsform und didaktische Hilfsmittel: Vorlesung, Skripten.

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M1414 Spezielle Herbologie Special Herbology

Gerhards


Die Absolventen dieses Moduls sollen in der Lage sein, selbständig Probleme auf dem Gebiet der molekularen Herbologie und Unkrautkontrolle zu lösen und zu bewerten. Darüber hinaus soll ein umfangreiches methodisches und biologisch/praktisches Wissen erlernt werden.


Die Studierenden sollten Interesse am integrierten Pflanzenschutz, molekularbiologischen Laborpraktiken und der Anwendung dieser Methodik in der Ökologie von Unkräutern mitbrin-gen. Aktuelle Unkrautprobleme in Kulturpflanzenbeständen sollen erkannt werden.

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls :

Das Modul kann verwendet werden, um das Potential der Molekularbiologie in der Herbologie zu erkennen. Es bietet eine fundierte laborpraktische Ausbildung auf diesem Gebiet. Weiter-hin werden die Studierenden Einblick bekommen in die Regelmechanismen zur Unterdrü-ckung der Unkrautkonkurrenz mit vorbeugenden und therapeutischen Massnahmen.



M14141 Integrierte Verfahren der Unkräuterbekämpfung mit Übungen und Exkursion

Inhalt:

In dieser Lehrveranstaltung werden die drei Grundprinzipien der integrierten Unkrautbekämp-fung erläutert und zu allen drei Prinzipien Beispiele behandelt. Anschließend werden Strate-gien zur Unkrautkontrolle in wichtigen Kulturpflanzen entwickelt. Begleitend dazu finden Ü-bungen im Labor und Freiland und Exkursionen zu verschiedenen Standorten mit Proble-munkräutern und seltenen Ackerbegleitpflanzen statt.


Wird in der Veranstaltung genannt.


Vorlesung mit Multimedia, Laborübung, Feldübung, Expertensysteme mit PC.

M14142 Praktikum zur molekularen Herbologie

Inhalt:

In diesem Praktikum werden den Studierenden die derzeit üblichen molekularbiologischen Laborpraktiken zur molekuaren Herbologie - insbesondere zur Ermittlung von genetisches Variabilität und Herbizidresistenz - vermittelt. Für weitere Informationen bezüglich der Inhalte dieser Veranstaltung wenden Sie sich bitte an Prof. Gerhards: Tel 459-2399, e-mail [email protected].


Wird den Studierenden im Praktikum vorgestellt.


Laborpraktikum, Feldpraktikum, Datenauswertung am PC.

M14143 Molekulare Herbologie

Inhalt:

In dieser Vorlesung wird dargestellt, wie mit genetischen Informationen über Unkräuter Prob-leme der Herbizidresitenz, der Einschleppung invasiver Unkrautarten, dem Auskreutzen her-bizidtoleranter Kulturpflanzen gelöst und Inforamtionen über die Ausbreitung von Unkräutern


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gewonnen werden können.


Die Literatur wird in der Lehrveranstaltung vorgestellt.

Methode, Arbeitsformen und didaktische Hilfsmittel:

Vorlesungen und Powerpoint-Folien

M1513 Standortgerechte Düngung Location Adapted Fertilisation

RÖMHELD


Die Studierenden lernen die Methoden kennen, die in den letzten Jahren in verschiedenen Ländern entwickelt wurden, um die Düngungsbemessung zu präzisieren. In der derzeitigen öffentlichen Diskussion nimmt eine potentielle Gefährdung der Umwelt durch überschüssige Nährstoffe aus der Landwirtschaft einen breiten Raum ein. Die Ursachen und mögliche Ver-meidungsstrategien von Umweltbelastungen durch Nährstoffverluste aus der Landwirtschaft werden an verschiedenen Fallbeispielen behandelt und diskutiert.

Voraussetzungen für die Teilnaheme:

Kenntnisse über organische und mineralische Düngung sowie des Mineralstoffwechsels.


Die ihnen hier vermittelte Kenntnis der einschlägigen gesetzlichen Regelungen ist eine be-sonders wichtige Vorbereitung auf die Praxis in vielen Berufsfeldern.

Prüfung: mündlich


M15131 Verfahren zur Abschätzung des Düngerbedarfs und gesetzliche Regelung der Dün-gung

Inhalt:

Bindungsformen und Pflanzenverfügbarkeit von Nährstoffen im Boden; Einfluß einzelner Standortsfaktoren; Unterschiede zwischen Pflanzenarten in der Nährstoffaneignung; direkte und indirekte Methoden zur Ermittlung des Düngerbedarfs, unter anderem visuelle Diagnose; Boden- und Pflanzenanalyse; Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS).


Baldock, J.O.; Schulte, E.E. (1996): Plant analysis with standardized scores combines dris and sufficiency range approaches for corn. Agronomy Journal 88, 448-456. Schulz, R.; Breuer, J.; Römheld, V.; Marschner, H. (1996): Influence of soil sampling tech-niques on the results of heavy metal transport into the subsoils after long-term application of sewage sludge. Agribiological Research 49, 113-119. Soltanpour, P.N.; Malakouti, M.J.; Ronaghi, A. (1995): Comparison of diagnosis and recom-mendation integrated system and nutrient sufficiency range for corn, Soil Science Society of America Journal 59, 133-139.


Vorlesung mit Demonstration und Diskussion. Skript wird ausgeteilt.

M15132 Umweltbelastung durch die Düngung

Inhalt:

Gasförmige Emissionen (NOX, NH3); NO3-Auswaschung bei landwirtschaftlicher Produktion; Bodenversauerung; Schadstoffeintrag (unter anderem Schwermetalle, radioaktive Substan-zen); Eutrophierung von Oberflächengewässern; P- und K-Auswaschung; Energieverbrauch

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durch Düngerherstellung.


Braschkat, J.; Mannheim, T.; Marschner, H. (1997): Estimation of ammonia losses after appli-cation of liquid cattle manure on grassland. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkun-de 160, 117-123. N.N., M.; Schneider, B.U.; Hantschel, R.; Horn, R. (1988): Sulfuric acid rain treatment of Pi-cea abies (Karst. L): Effects on nutrient solution, throughfall chemistry, and tree nutrition. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde 151, 123-126. Marschner, B.; Gensior, A.; Fischer, U. (1998): Response of soil solution chemistry to recent declines in atmospheric deposition in two forest ecosystems in Berlin, Germany. Geoderma 83, 83-101.


Vorlesung mit Demonstration und Diskussion. Skript wird ausgeteilt.

M15133 Schadstoffmobilität, Aufnahme und Verlagerung in Pflanzen

Länder-, Bundes- und EU-Gesetzgebung; Düngemittelgesetz, Düngeverordnung, Klär-schlammverordnung, Kompostverordnung, Bodenschutzgesetz; Wirksamkeit und Begrenzun-gen der Gesetzgebung; Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten.


Holzwarth, F.; Radtke, H.; Hilger, B. (1998): Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz: Handkommentar. Erich Schmidt, Berlin. Kluge, G.; Embert, G. (1996): Das Düngemittelrecht. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster-Hiltrup. Leschber, R.; Loll, U. (1996): ATV-Handbuch Klär-schlamm. Ernst & Sohn, Berlin.


Vorlesung mit Seminar.

M2122

Tierernährung und Umwelt – Nahurngskette und Qualität der Produkte Animal Nutrition and Environment – Food Chain and Quality of Products

DROCHNER


Vertiefung der Kenntnisse zum betrieblichen Nährstoffluß, zur Ökonomisierung der Nährstoff-aufwendungen und zur Entlastung der Umwelt durch Nährstoffüberschüsse aus der Tierhal-tung. Kenntnisse zur Bedeutung der Nahrungskette.


Keine; gewünscht: Ernährungsphysiologie und Ernährung und Leistung.


Das Modul ergänzt das Lehrangebot in Ernährungsphysiologie und Tierernährung. Es bietet ein verbessertes Verständnis für Probleme der Sicherheit und gesundheitlichen Unbedenk-lichkeit der Nahrungsmittel tierischer Herkunft und für umweltentlastende Maßnahmen in der Tierernährung. Kenntnisse sind Voraussetzung für sachgerechte Einschätzung von Risiken zur Gefährdung der Sicherheit von Lebensmitteln tierischer Herkunft, zur Vermeidung unnöti-ger Umweltbelastungen durch die Tierhaltung. Wichtig für spätere Beratungs- oder Verwal-tungstätigkeit in diesem oder verwandten Bereichen.

Prüfung: mündlich


Inhalt:

Ressourcenschonende Tierernährung, Betriebs-Nährstoffbilanz, Optimierung Nährstoffnut-

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zung, Modelle. Methoden der Nährstoffreduktion (Enzyme, hohe Verfügbarkeit, Additiva, Phasenfütterung, Optimierung der Proteinqualität, Zulagen von Aminosäuren); Interaktionen von Mengen/Spurenelementen, Phytat. Rolle schädlicher Stoffe in der Nahrungskette, Verhal-ten in der Umwelt und im Tierkörper, Anreicherung, Abreicherung, Metabolismus; Massen-nährstoffe, Schwermetalle, organ. Verbindungen, Stoffe biol. Herkunft (Bakterien- und Myko-toxine), Arzneimittelrückstände. Toxizität, Teratogenität, Embryo-Fetotoxizität, Cancerogeni-tät. Schädliche Wirkungen, der Landwirtschafts-, Industrie- und Verkehrskommission und des sonstigen Schadstoffeintrags in die Nahrungskette; radioaktiver Fall Out, ionisierende Strah-lungsstrategien, Aspekte im ökologischen Landbau. Durchführung eines Versuchs zur N- und P-Optimierung zur Exkretreduktion. Exkursion zu Betrieb und Mutterkuhhaltung, ökologischer Betrieb, Rezyklisierungsbetrieb, zu Firma mit Additiva-Produktion. Rezyklisierung (Ökobilanz der Verfütterung von Lebensmittelabfällen, Hygieneprobleme).

Methode und Hilfsmittel:

Vorlesung, Seminar, Mini-Workshop zu Tierversuchen.

M4109 Bauphysik, Stallklima und Emissionen Construction Physics, Climate of Livestock Buildings and Emissions

JUNGBLUTH


Den Studierenden wird detailliertes Wissen über die Ansprüche der Nutztiere an die Gestal-tung des Stallklimas und über die bauphysikalischen Rahmenbedingungen zur Beurteilung des thermischen und hygrischen Verhaltens von Baumaterialien und Baukonstruktionen ver-mittelt. Die Studierenden erwerben Kenntnisse über die Emissionen aus der Tierhaltung (Ge-ruch, Schadgase) und die Verfahren und Techniken der Stalllüftung. Sie kennen die relevan-ten Bestimmungen des Umweltrechts und können Umweltwirkungen beurteilen und bewerten. Sie kennen die Möglichkeiten zur Verringerung der negativen Wirkungen der Tierhaltung auf die Umwelt. Sie sind in der Lage, Lüftungs- und Abluftreinigungsverfahren zu beurteilen und entsprechende Vorplanungen durchzuführen.


Grundlagenmodule wie B 0404 "Landwirtschaftliches Bauwesen" und B0405 "Planungstech-nik in Nutztierhaltungssystemen" sind hilfreich. Verwendbarkeit des Moduls:

Der Modul hat große Bedeutung für die Erhaltung einer zukunftssicheren Nutztierhaltung. Die Vorlesungsinhalte sind Grundlagen, die bei jeder Planung, Genehmigung und beim Bau einer Anlage zur Nutztierhaltung zu berücksichtigen sind.

Prüfung: mündlich


M41091 Bauphysik

Inhalt:

Thermisches Verhalten von Bauwerken und Baumaterialien, Wärme-/Feuchtebilanz von Stallanlagen, Beurteilung von Baustoffen und Baukonstruktionen nach bauphysikalischen Kri-terien (u.a. Wärmedurchgang, Wärmespeicherung, Dampfdiffusion), statische Eigenschaften, Beleuchtung, Tageslichtnutzung, Energieeinsparung (Wärmedämmung, Heizung und Wärme-rückgewinnung, Solarenergienutzung), bauphysikalische Grundlagen der Stallüftung (natürli-che Lüftung und Zwangslüftung).


Bläsi, W. (1999): Bauphysik. Verlag Europa Lehrmittel, Haan. Lutz et al. (2002): Lehrbuch der Bauphysik, Teubner-Verlag, 5. Aufl., Stuttgart.


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Vorlesung mit Diskussionen, Skripte, Overhead, Dias und Beamerpräsentation.

M41092 Stallklima

Inhalt:

Einführung in die DIN 18910, Stalllüftung (Anforderungen der Tiere, Aufgaben, Komponenten, Einbindung in Betriebsmanagement), Stallklimatisierung, Verfahren der Zwangslüftung und der Schwerkraftlüftung, tierartspezifische Besonderheiten und Anforderungen, Planung und Auslegung von Stalllüftungs- bzw. -klimaanlagen, Darstellung und Einsatz von Bewertungs-maßstäben.


DIN 18910. Hilliger (1990): Stallgebäude, Stallluft und Lüftung. Ferdinand Enke Verlag, Stuttgart.


Vorlesung mit Übungen, Diskussionen und Referaten, Skripte, Overhead, Dias und Bea-merpräsentation.

M41093 Emissionen und Emissionsminderung

Inhalt:

Spezielles Umweltrecht (u.a. BImSchG, TA Luft, BImSchV, UVPG, GIRL, BVT) ; Emissionen von Geruch und Schadgasen (NH3, CH4, N2O) sowie Aerosolen/ Bioaerosolen aus Stallan-lagen, Einflussfaktoren und Reduktionsstrategien; tierartspezifische Besonderheiten bei der Freisetzung von Emissionen; Behandlungsverfahren für Stallabluft (Biofilter, Biowäscher, kombinierte Verfahren), Einsatz von Bewertungsmaßstäben mit kritischer Wertung.


Beck-Texte, dtv-Verlag, München. Hansmann, K. (1994): Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetz. Nomos, Baden-Baden. Entsprechende VDI-Richtlinien, Beuth, Berlin. GIRL, TA Luft, KTBL-Arbeitspapiere


Vorlesung mit Diskussionen, Exkursionen; Skripte, Overhead, Dias und Beamerpräsentation.

Anmerkungen:

www.ktbl.de

M4115 Umwelttechnik in der Pflanzenproduktion Environmental Technology in Plant Production

KLEISINGER


Die Studierenden kennen die Umweltauswirkungen aus der Pflanzenproduktion und sind mit den rechtlichen Vorgaben und den technischen Möglichkeiten zur Reduzierung oder Vermei-dung dieser Auswirkungen vertraut. Darauf aufbauend erwerben sie die Fähigkeit zur Beurtei-lung von Produktions- und Arbeitsverfahren auf ihre Umweltauswirkung.


Dieses Modul setzt die Lehrinhalte des Moduls B0402VG voraus.


Dieses Modul eignet sich besonders für ein umweltorientiertes Studienprofil.

Prüfung: mündlich


Inhalt:

http://www.ktbl.de/

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Entstehung, Ausmaß und Formen von Emissionen aus Produktionsflächen und Kultur-maßnahmen sowie der geschützten Produktion (Gewächshäuser), rechtliche Rahmenbedin-gungen; Auswirkung technischer Arbeitsverfahren auf die Bodenfruchtbarkeit (Pflanzen-schutz, Düngung, Gülleausbringung, Bodenverdichtung, Bodenerosion); Methoden zur Mes-sung von Emissionen und Strukturschäden; Technische Verfahren zur Reduzierung von E-missionen und zur Verminderung und Beseitigung von Strukturschäden (Abdriftminderung, Wirkstoffeinsparung, chemiefreie Pflanzenschutzverfahren, plazierte Düngung, konservieren-de Bodenbearbeitung, geschlossene Kultursysteme); Einsatz biologisch abbaubarer Werk-stoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen .

Literatur:

IVA Kodex (1999): Pflanzenschutz und Düngung – Gesetze und Verordnungen. Industriever-band Agrar e.V. Frankfurt. Frede, H.-G.; Dabbert, S. (Hrsg.) (1998): Handbuch zum Gewässerschutz in der Landwirt-schaft, Ecomed-Verlag, Landberg. KTBL-Arbeitspapier 150 (1991): Umweltschonender Pflanzenschutz in der Landwirtschaft. Darmstadt.


Vorlesung, teilweise mit Übungen, Umdrucke, Overheadfolien und Dias.

M4121 Landschaftspflege und Kommunaltechnik Landscape Conservation and Municipal Technique

KLEISINGER

Wichtiger Hinweis: Bitte melden Sie sich ca. 4 Wochen vor Blockbeginn im Institut 440 zu diesem Modul an!


Den Studierenden werden Kenntnisse über Arbeitsverfahren, Maschinen und Geräte, welche für Landschaftspflege, Landschaftsbau und im Kommunalbereich zum Einsatz kommen, ver-mittelt. Anhand anwendungsorientierter Einsatzbeispiele erlangen die Studierenden die Fä-higkeit, Verfahrenstechniken und Verfahrensketten zu bewerten und insbesondere Einsatzbe-reiche für Landwirte sowie für die verfügbare oder adaptierte Maschinen- und Gerätetechnik zu erkennen.


Dieses Modul setzt die Lehrinhalte des Moduls B0401VG und B0401VG voraus.


Dieses Modul passt besonders zu einem technologisch ausgerichteten Studienprofil.

Prüfung: mündlich

Inhalt:

Arbeitsverfahren, Maschinen und Geräte für: Grünland-, Biotop-, Gewässer-, Gehölz- und Wegerandpflege, Schnittgutbergung, -verwertung und -kompostierung; Waldpflege, Holzern-te, -lagerung und -transport; Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau, Rasen- und Sportplatzpflege; Kommunaler Wegebau und Wegeinstandsetzung; Lade-, Abfuhr- und Transportwesen; Stras-senunterhaltungs- und –betriebsdienst.

Literatur:

Jedicke, E.; Frey, W.; Hundsdorfer, M.; Steinbach, E. (1996): Praktische Landschaftspflege - Grundlagen und Maßnahmen. Ulmer, Stuttgart. KTBL - Arbeitspapier 154 (1991): Kommunalarbeiten und Landschaftspflege. Darmstadt. Schriftenreihe der Straßenbauverwaltung Baden-Württemberg (1991): Grün an Straßen – Ökologische Pflege der Straßenböschungen in Baden-Württemberg, Heft 3.


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Vorlesung teilweise mit Exkursionen, Umdrucke, Overhead-Folien, Dias und Kurz-Videos.

M6128 Bodenbewertung und Bodenschutz Soil Evaluation and Soil Protection KUZYAKOV


Es sollen die theoretischen und methodischen Grundlagen für die Bodenbewertungs- und Bodenschutzpraxis vermittelt werden. Dazu werden in einer zweistündigen Vorlesung metho-dische Ansätze und analytische Verfahren (DIN-, ISO-Normen, DVWK-Regeln) zur Boden-bewertung ebenso vermittelt, wie die naturwissenschaftlichen Grundlagen des Bodenschut-zes. Die rechtlichen Grundlagen des Bodenschutzes werden im Rahmen eines Seminars er-arbeitet. Die praktische Anwendung des Stoffs wird zum Abschluss des Moduls im Rahmen eines Praktikums an einem konkreten Fallbeispiel geübt.


Gute Grundkenntnisse in den Bodenwissenschaften, z.B. erworben durch Teilnahme an den Modulen B0007G und B0011G, sind Voraussetzung für eine erfolgreiche Teilnahme.


Das Modul ist ein Wahlmodul der Master-Vertiefung "Bodenwissenschaften". Die Belegung des Moduls ist für Studierende interessant, die eine Ausrichtung in den praxisorientierten Fel-dern der Bodenwissenschaften anstreben.

Prüfung: mündlich


M61281 Bodenschutz und Bodenbewertung

Inhalt:

Einfühung in die Methoden zur Bodenbewertung, Standardverfahren zur Bodenuntersuchung (DIN-, ISO-Normen, DVWK-Regeln), Grundlagen des Bodenschutzes.


Blume, H.-P. (1992): Handbuch des Bodenschutzes, ecomed-Verlag, Landsberg/Lech. DIN-, ISO-Normen, DVWK-Regeln.


Vorlesung, Dias, Folien, Skript.

M61282 Boden in der UVP

Inhalt:

Bodenschutzrelevante Gesetzgebung, Bedeutung des Bodens in UVP-Verfahren, Theoreti-sche Vorbereitung des Praktikums zum Bodenschutz.


Bundesbodenschutzgesetz, Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz, Originalliteratur von Fall-beispielen aus UVP-Verfahren.

M61283 Praktikum zum Bodenschutz

Inhalt:

Durchführung einer bodenbezogenen UVU an einem Beispiel aus der Praxis (z.B. im Zuam-menhang mit dem Genehmigungsverfahren für große Tierhaltungsanlagen).


Eckhof, W.; Grimm, E.; Hackeschmidt, A.; Nies, V. (1994): Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung für Anlagen der Tierhaltung. KTBL, Darmstadt. Bundesbodenschutzgesetz, Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz, Origi-

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nalliteratur von Fallbeispielen aus UVP-Verfahren.


Fallbeispiel, Feld- und Laborpraktikum.

M8101 Ökonomik der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft Economics of the Agricultural and Food Industry

BECKER, T.

Qualifikationsziel:

Die Studierenden sind in der Lage, strategischeund organisatorische Entscheidungen zu tref-fen.


Erfolgreicher Abschluss des Moduls "Grundlagen der Agrarpolitik und Marktlehre"(insb. der Lehrveranstaltung Grundlagen der Marktlehre).


Diess Modul gibt zukünftigen Führungskräften in Unternehmen und Verwaltung die theoreti-schen Grundlagen, um das Geschehen auf oligopolistischen Märkten zu verstehen, sowie die ökonomischen Aktivitäten sinnvoll zu organisieren.



Inhalt:

Theorie der Oligopolpreisbildung (Cournot-Nash-, Stackelberg-, Bertrand-Gleichgewichte), Theorie der Informationssuche und der Informationskaskaden, Preisbildung auf Märkten mit Suchkosten, Standort- und Variantenwettbewerb, Qualitätswettbewerb, Werbewettbewerb, Wettbewerb der Wertschöpfungsketten. Ansätze der Organisationstheorie, Theorie und Prob-leme des Transaktionskostenansatzes, Koordination und Motivation durch Märkte, Verträge und Unternehmen, Koordination und Motivation bei begrenzter Rationalität und privater In-formation (Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard, Signalling, Screening)Koordination wirtschaftli-cher Entscheidungen bei verschiedenen Mechanismen (Mechnismus Design), das Offenba-rungsprinzip (Revelation Principle).

Literatur:

Pfähler, W.; Wiese, H. (1998): Unternehmensstrategien im Wettbewerb: eine spieltheoreti-sche Analyse. Springer, Berlin. Tirole, J. (1988): The Theory of Industrial Organization. MIT Press, Massachusets. Carlton, D.; Perloff, J.M. (1994): Modern Industrial Organization, Harper Collins College Pub-lisher, New York. Milgrom, P.; Roberts. J. (1992): Economics, Organization and Management. Prentice Hall In-ternational Editions, Englewood Cliffs.


Vorlesung.

Anmerkung:

Grundkenntnisse der Mikroökonomik werden vorausgesetzt.

M8121 Agrarrecht Agricultural Law / Legislation

ESCHER-WEINGART


Die Studierenden haben einen Überblick über das Fach und gewinnen ein Bewusstsein für

die Probleme des Agrarrechts.

Voraussetungen für die Teilname:

Keine.


Dieses Modul eignet sich auch als Wahlmodul im Bachelor Agrarwissenschaften.



M81211 Agrarrecht

Inhalt:

Kurze Einführung in die Gebiete: Grundlagen des Rechts, Verfassungsrecht, Verwaltungs-recht, Zivilprozessrecht, Strafrecht und Recht der Ordnungswidrigkeiten. Besondere Kapitel des Agrarrechts: Landwirtschaftliches Eigentum, Erbrecht (mit Landw. Sondererbrecht),Gebrauchsüberlassungsverträge, Sicherung von Krediten (mit Agrarkredit), Gesellschaftsrecht (mit Kooperationsrecht in der Landwirtschaft), Landwirtschaftliches Ar-beits-, Sozial- und Steuerrecht, Recht der Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur, Rechtliche Aspek-te der Agrarproduktion, Agrarumweltrecht, Landwirtschaftliche Organisation, Agrarrecht in Eu-ropa.


Turner, G.; Werner, K. (1998): Agrarrecht, 2. Aufl. Ulmer, Stuttgart. Turner, G.; Werner, K. (1998): Materialien zum Agrarrecht. Institut für Genossenschaftswesen an der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin.

Methode, Arbeitsform und didaktische Hilfsmittel: Selbststudium der Literatur. Schwerpunktmäßige Darstellung in den Lehrveranstaltungen.

M81212 Umweltrecht

Wichtige Neuigkeiten: Die Veranstaltung "Umweltrecht" findet geblockt statt.

Für weitere Informationen bezüglich der Inhalte dieser Veranstaltung wenden Sie sich bitte an Prof. Escher-Weingart (Tel. 459-3516, e-mail [email protected]).

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Examination Regulations Examination regulations for the Master’s course of studies "Environmental Pro-tection and Agricultural Food Produc-tion" at the University of Hohenheim As of September 12, 2002 Based on § 51 Section 1 Clause 2, § 55a Section 1 and § 19 Section 1 Clause 2 of university law (UG), the senate of the University of Hohenheim passed the following study and examination regulations on May 15, 2002.

On September 12, 2002 the president consented to it in accordance with § 51 section 1, clause 2 UG.

(Only the German version is official! Includ-ing changes due to the senate´s decision on December 11, 2002) CONTENTS Part One: General Provisions § 1 Objective of examinations § 2 "Master of Science" degree § 3 Standard study period, organization

of studies, content of lectures and seminars, teaching language

§ 4 Examination board and admission board

§ 5 Examiners and co-examiners § 6 Recognition of study periods, study

and examination achievements § 7 Default, withdrawal, deception, in-

fringement of regulations Part Two: Examinations § 8 Admission to the "Master of Science"

examination § 9 Admission procedure § 10 Content and type of examinations § 11 Examination deadlines § 12 Failure to comply with examination

deadlines by students with children and in the event of illness

§ 13 Oral examinations § 14 Written examinations § 15 Partial performances and partial ex-

aminations § 16 Master thesis § 17 Handing in and assessment of the

master thesis § 18 Justifying and marking the master

thesis § 19 Assessment of examination

achievements, formation of marks § 20 Credits, credit points and the overall

mark § 21 Passing and failing the "Master of

Science" examination § 22 Repeat of "Master of Science" exami-

nation, deadlines § 23 Certificate § 24 "Master of Science" certificate Part Three: Final provisions § 25 Invalidity of examinations § 26 Inspection of the examination files § 27 Due date

Part One § 1 Objective of examinations (1) The course in "Environmental Protec-tion and Agricultural Food Production" leads to the professional certificate of “Master of Science”. (2) The examination "Master of Science" in "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" determines whether stu-dents are familiar with the overall scheme of the content of the studies and whether they are able to apply corresponding scientific methods and knowledge and whether they are well versed in the knowledge of the sub-ject which is necessary in order to work as experts in a specific occupational field. § 2 "Master of Science" degree After passing the “Master of Science’s” ex-amination, the degree “Master of Science” (abbreviated: M.Sc.) shall be awarded by the faculty. § 3 Standard study period, organiza-

tion of studies, lectures and semi-nars, teaching language

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(1) The standard study period for the Mas-ter course of studies in "Environmental Pro-tection and Agricultural Food Production" including the degree "Master of Science" is

four terms including the entire Master’s ex-amination. This also consists of the period required for writing the Master thesis. (2) The Master’s course is based on a Bachelor’s or a similar course of studies. (3) All courses consist of modules of 4 se-mester hours per week and correspond to a workload of 6 credits. This means a total workload of 90 credits. The mandatory mas-ter thesis accounts for a workload of 30 credits. The total workload of lectures and seminars required for the degree “Master of Science” in "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" is 90 credits, respectively 60 weekly hours per semester, or including the Master-Thesis 120 credits, respectively 80 weekly hours per semester. (4) The course consists of a compulsory and an optional part to be completed in three semesters. In accordance with § 10 section 1 to 4, the compulsory part com-prises seven compulsory modules or 42 credits, the optional part comprises eight optional modules or 48 credits. (5) Lectures, exercises, seminars und ex-aminations shall always be undertaken in English. The master thesis is to be written in English; the examination board may allow exceptions in accordance with §16 section 6. (6) Students must take examinations for each module within the designated exami-nation periods according to § 11.

(7) All exams for the compulsory modules must be taken for the first time by the end of the second semester at the latest. All re-quired exams of the optional modules ac-cording to § 10 section 3 and 4 shall be taken for the first time by the end of the fourth semester. § 22 sections 1 and 2 are applied to examination repeats of failed ex-ams. According to § 10 section 4, exams which are taken at a university which is not Hohenheim University must be taken by the end of the semesters spent at another uni-versity at the latest. Exams which are not taken within this period shall be considered as failed and marked as “fail” (F; 0 grade points) unless the student cannot be held responsible for the failing to comply with the deadline.

§ 4 Examination board and admission board

(1) An examination board shall be established which is responsible for the organization of the examinations and duties resulting from the examination regulations. It shall consist of five members of the full-time research staff, three of which are to be professors and one student in an advisory role. The chairman and his/her deputy shall be professors. Term of office shall be two years, for the student one year. A re-appointment is possible.

(2) The chairman and the members of the examination board shall be appointed by the faculties involved in the Master course in "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" by mutual agreement. The same applies to deputies of the chairman and assistant members.

(3) The examination board shall pay atten-tion that provisions governing the examina-tion regulations are adhered to in the proper manner. It shall make decisions in case of doubt concerning the interpretation of the examination regulations. It shall regularly in-form the faculties about the periods of ex-amination and study including the actual time needed for reading the master thesis as well as examination grades and the overall grade. The information shall be made public in an appropriate way by the university. The examination board shall make suggestions concerning reforms of class files and the examination regulations. The examination board shall be supported in carrying out its duties by the examination office. (4) The chairman is responsible for the af-fairs of the examination board, he/she shall prepare meetings, manage them and de-cide in case of parity of votes. He or she can consult the examination office. The ex-amination board can assign some of his/her duties insofar as there is no contradiction to legal regulations. The examination board shall be informed on a regular basis about the performance of duties. (5) Members of the examination board are allowed to be present at examinations.

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(6) Negative decisions made by the examination board, its chairman or the

examination office must be reported immediately in writing to the student by the examination office with explanations specifying legal grounds and with legal remedy instructions.

(7) Members of the examination board, its deputies as well as examiners and co-examiners shall undertake to keep strict confidentiality. If they are not employed as civil servants, they must be advised about confidentiality by the chairman.

(8) The examination board shall also be in charge of the duties of the admission board of the Master’s course of "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production".

§ 5 Examiners and co-examiners (1) The examination board shall appoint all examiners responsible for the examinations. If there are two or more examiners responsible for an examination, the examination board shall undertake to make sure that the main aspects of the examination subject are represented appropriately. Members of the teaching staff only who have held courses of the module subject to examination may be appointed as examiners. Persons who have passed a Master of Science examination in environment, food or nutritional science or a comparable examination may be appointed as a co-examiner only.

The names of the appointed examiners for the respective modules shall be announced by the examination board. The appointed examiners undertake to administer the examination within the designated period unless they are unable to come due to good reason which they shall have to justify to the chairman of the examination board.

§ 6 Recognition of study periods, study and examination achieve-ments

(1) Study periods, study and examination achievements of the same course of studies at another German university or an equal institute for higher education shall be accepted/recognized without checking

parity.

(2) Study periods, study and examination achievements at other university courses of studies shall be recognized insofar as parity has been determined. The master thesis is excluded from this. Parity shall be determined if study periods, study and examination achievements correspond to content, scope and requirements of the course of studies at the university of Hohenheim. The overall inspection and evaluation is crucial and not a schematic comparison. If study periods, study and examination achievements performed at another university are accepted, parity regulations agreed upon by the Federal Conference of Ministers of Education (Kultusministerkonferenz) and the Federal Conference of University Principles shall be taken into account as well as agreements according to university partnerships. The examination board shall decide about recognition.

(3) The recognition of parts of the Master’s examination may be refused if more than half of the total of 120 credits are to be recognized in accordance with § 20 section

(4) Sections 1 and 2 are applied to study periods, study and examination achieve-ments of officially recognized institutions; section 2 is also valid for study periods, study and examination achievements at other institutions of education, particularly publicly or officially recognized vocational colleges (Berufsakademie) advanced tech-nical colleges, schools of engineering, offi-cer candidate schools of the former German Democratic Republic. (5) If study and examination achievements are recognized, grades – insofar as they are comparable – shall be taken over and shall be included in the overall grade in accordance with the local examination regulations. If grades are not comparable, the note “passed” shall be certified. Recognition may be mentioned in the certificate.

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(6) There is a legal claim on recognition if prerequisites according to sections 1 to 4 exist. Recognition of study periods, study and examination achievements is made officially in case these were performed within the scope of the legislation governing higher education (Hochschulrahmen-gesetz). Students shall present the required

documents for recognition.

§ 7 Default, withdrawal, deception, in-

fringement of regulations (1) An examination shall be graded as “fail“ (F; 0 grade points) if the candidate misses an examination date without good reason or withdraws from it without good reason after the examination has started. The same ap-plies to written examinations which are not performed within the designated time. (2) Reasons given for withdrawal and default must be immediately reported in writing and made plausible to the examination board. In the event of sickness, a medical certificate must be presented. In case of doubt, a certificate by the public health officer must be presented. If the reason is accepted the candidate shall sit the examination at the earliest possible date. If examination results already exist, these shall be credited.

(3) If the candidate attempts to influence the result of his or her examination per-formance by deception or by making use of prohibited aid, the respective examination performance is to be graded "fail" (F; 0 grade points). A student who disturbs the proper procedure of the examination may be excluded from the continuation of the examination by the respective examiner or the person in charge of supervision; in this case the respective examination perform-ance shall be graded “failed” (F; 0 grade points). In the event of grave occurrences, the candidate may be excluded from sitting further examinations. (4) Within a period of two weeks the persons concerned may demand that the decisions must be verified according to section 3 clause 1 and 2 by the examination board. Incriminating decisions must be reported and explained immediately in writing to the persons concerned and legal remedy instructions must be added.

Part Two: Examinations

§ 8 Admission to the "Master of Sci-

ence" examination (1) Students may only be admitted to the "Master of Science" examination if:

1. he/she is registered for the Master’s

course in "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" at the University of Hohenheim

and 2. he/she has not lost the claim for ex-

amination in the Master’s course "Envi-ronmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production", the certificate course agro-biology or agronomy, or the Bachelor’s or Master’s course in agronomy or the Master’s course "Agri-cultural Sciences, Food Security and Natural Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics" at a German university or an equivalent institution for higher education and if he/she has not finally failed a required examination in accordance with this regulation.

(2) As from the beginning of the first semester, each student of the Master’s course “Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production” shall receive a course guidance service by his/her personal tutor. Students are obliged to take part in this course guidance service.

(3) During the second semester the candidate must have the study and examination plan for the “Master of Science” examination approved in which all chosen modules are mentioned including the definite specification of the examination semester. The examination board shall perform the approval at the suggestion of the tutor according to sections 4 to 5. The registration for examinations is considered to be definite if the study and examination plan is handed in at the examination office.

(4) The optional modules shall be arranged with the personal tutor; registration of the modules must be signed by the tutor before it is handed in to the examination office. Alterations to the study and examination plan must be approved by the chairman of the examination board and are not permitted for modules for which examinations have already been taken.

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(5) A person may only become a tutor if he/she meets the prerequisites according to § 16 section 3 and if he/she was appointed by the faculties involved in the Master’s course “Environmental Protection and

Agricultural Food Production”. Tutors shall be appointed by the professor who is responsible for the modules of the Master’s course “Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production” at the beginning of the winter semester.

(6) The examination board shall appoint a personal tutor for every student at the beginning of studies. He shall consider the specialized profile of the students and the appointed tutors.

§ 9 Admission proceedings (1) The application for admission to examinations of the compulsory modules must be presented in writing to the examination office. The following shall be enclosed to the application insofar as these are not already at the examination office,

1. proof of the prerequisites of admission

mentioned under § 8 section 1, 2. a statement whether the candidate has

not ultimately passed a certificate exam, a Bachelor or Master’s exam for the certificate course agro-biology, or in the Bachelor’s or Master’s course in agronomy or in the Master’s course „Agricultural Sciences, Food Security and Natural Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics“ at a Ger-man university or equal institution for higher education or whether he/she has lost his/her claim for examination or is in current examination proceedings.

(2) If a candidate is not able to enclose a document required according to section 1 in the stipulated way, the examination board may allow him/her to provide the proof in another way.

(3) The examination office is in charge of admission on behalf of the examination board; in case of doubt the examination board shall decide. (4) Admission shall be refused if 1. the prerequisites mentioned under § 8

section 1 are not met 2. documents are incomplete or incorrect or

3. the applicant has lost his/her claim for

examination in a Master’s course of „Environmental Protection and Agricul-tural Food Production" at a German university or an equal institution for higher education or if he/she is in a cur-rent examination proceeding. The equivalence of Mater’s courses is regu-lated in the admission regulation.

(5) Students of other Master’s courses at the University of Hohenheim who have obtained admission to examination according to the respective examination regulation and have not lost their claim for examination shall be admitted to the examination of the Master’s course "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production". The same applies to students of other German universities, equivalent institutions for higher education, other educational institutions, particularly, publicly or officially recognized vocational colleges (Berufsakademie) as well as foreign universities, insofar as these students take part in lectures, seminars and examinations within the scope of accepted German or international study exchange programs. The examination board shall take a decision in case of doubt.

§ 10 Content and type of examinations (1) The "Master of Science" examination consists of 1. A total of 15 examinations in the com-

pulsory and optional modules accord-ing to sections 2 to 4;

2. the master thesis according to § 16 in-

cluding its justification. (2) Seven compulsory modules and 42 credits respectively are stipulated as follows:

a1) Agricultural Production and Residues or a2) Food Technology and Residues b) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Ana-

lytics c) Matter Cycling in Agroecosystems d) Environmental Microbiology, Parasitol-

ogy and Microbial Ecology e) Environmental Policy and Legislation

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f) Environmental Management

g) Environmental Science Project

Students must choose "Agricultural Production and Residues" (a1) as a compulsory module if they have a specialized background in food technology or nutritional science. Students must choose "Food Technology and Residues" (a2) as a compulsory module if they have a specialized background in agronomy and environmental sciences. The examination board shall decide which of the two modules must be chosen if there are any doubts.

(3) Eight optional modules and 48 credits respectively shall be chosen from the following catalogue in order to create a profile:

a) Waste Management and Waste Tech-

niques b) Agricultural and Environmental Law c) Computer Science in Agriculture d) Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control e) Animal Hygiene in the Tropics and

Subtropics f) Biodiversity, Plant and Animal Genetic

Resources g) Soil Evaluation and Soil Protection h) Quantitative Methods in Biosciences

and Economics i) Development of Agriculture in Transi-

tion Economies j) Ecology and Agro-ecosystems k) Excretion and Metabolic Fate in the

Environment of Regulatory Active Sub-stances from farm Animals

l) Genetic Resources and Animal Hus-bandry Systems in the Tropics and Subtropics

m) Global Change Issues n) Cartography and GIS o) Landscape Conservation and Municipal

Technique p) Animal Health Management in the

Tropics and Subtropics q) Economics of the Agricultural and Food

Industry r) Economics of an Environmentally

Compativle Plant and Animal Produc-tion

s) Applied Herbology t) Crop Protection in Organic Farming u) Postharvest Technology and Food

Quality v) Precision Farming

w) Precision Livestock Farming x) Renewable Energy for Rural Areas y) Resource Economics and Production

Theory z) Home Economics and Rural Sociology

in Developing Countries aa) Hazardous Compounds and Soil Or-

ganisms bb) Advanced Environmental and Animal

Hygiene I cc) Advanced Environmental and Animal

Hygiene II dd) Animal Nutrition and Environment ee) Location adapted Fertilisation ff) Environmental Technology in Plant

Production gg) Environmental Technology in Animal

Production including Climate of Animal Housings

hh) Water and Soil as Resources (4) If the examination board agrees, study and examinations of up to 5 modules and 30 ECTS credits can be chosen from among the range of courses of other stud-ies at Hohenheim University, other German institutions of higher education and interna-tional universities. (5) Optional modules of the Master’s course "Environmental Protection and Agri-cultural Food Production" shall be offered according to available capacity. (6) Students may take exams in a maxi-mum of three further modules other than those actually stipulated. The result shall be in the examination certificate on request but shall not influence the overall grade. (7) The examination of a module may be an oral or a written exam. The examination may be divided in sections according to § 15 section 1 which can be weighted differently. At the suggestion of the candidate of the respective module, the type of examination and the weighting of the partial performances shall be regulated by mutual agreement of the faculties involved in the Master’s course "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" according to § 15 section 3 and shall be written down in the class files.

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(8) Examinations may be taken as soon as the partial achievements necessary for the admission to the respective examination according to § 15 are presented.

(9) The content of the studies is based on the course content file.

§ 11 Examination deadlines

(1) The claim for examination expires if an examination for the compulsory module has not been passed by the end of the fourth semester at the latest and for an optional module by the end of the sixth semester at the latest. The claim for examination does not expire if the candidate cannot be held responsible for the failure to comply with the deadline. As far as the compliance with deadlines for the first examination application is concerned and the examination repeats, reasons for missing examinations and the compliance with processing time of examination papers, the sickness of the candidate is equal to the sickness of a child which the candidate looks after mainly on his/her own. The examination board shall make the decision on this subject on request of the candidate. If the student cannot be held responsible for the failure to comply with the deadline the missing examinations must be taken immediately after the reasons for failing to comply with the examination deadline have lapsed. The examination board shall fix a date.

(2) The professors who are responsible for lectures and seminars shall suggest examination dates and examiners when the program of lectures is published by the winter term.

(3) Examination deadlines given in the program of lectures shall be determined bindingly by the examination office. The examination deadlines for examination repeats shall be determined by the examination office at the suggestion of the professor who is responsible for the respective lecture.

(4) The students themselves are responsible for complying with the examination deadlines given in this regulation.

§ 12 Failure to comply with examination

deadlines by students with chil-dren and in the event of illness

(1) Candidates, who have to care for a child under three years of age and live with

him/her in the same household and are re-sponsible for looking after it mainly by themselves, are allowed to take individual examinations after the expiry of the desig-nated periods. Examination dates for ex-amination repeats may only be extended up to approximately two semesters. This right expires at the end of the semester in which the prerequisites mentioned under clause 1 has lapsed. This right expires at the end of the semester in which the child has com-pleted his/her third year at the latest. The candidate is obliged to present the respec-tive proof; she is obliged to report changes to the prerequisites immediately. (2) A person who is not able to go to lec-tures regularly and to meet the expected study achievement - without being unable to study - on account of ongoing sickness or a permanent physical handicap, is allowed to undertake examinations after the periods which are regulated in the examination regulations have expired. Examination peri-ods for examination repeats may only be extended up to approximately two semes-ters. The period of prolongation is three years at the most. The candidate must pre-sent the respective proof, in particular, medical certificates; in case of doubt, the examination board can demand a medical certificate issued by a physician or a public health officer determined by the examina-tion board. The candidate is obliged to re-port any changes to the prerequisites im-mediately. (3) Section 1 applies to persons who make use of the term of retention of § 3 section 2 and § 6 section 1 legal protection for moth-ers. § 13 Oral examinations (1) In an oral examination the candidate shall show that he/she is familiar with the overall subject matter and detect specific matters. Moreover, the examination shall determine whether the candidate has a broad basic knowledge.

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(2) Oral examinations shall be held in front of several (committee examination) or one examiner and one co-examiner as a group exam or an individual examination. A com-mittee examination shall be held if a module comprises several sections (according to the course content file) which are repre-

sented by more than one examiner accord-ing to § 5 clause 1. In this case the grade shall be determined on account of a mutual final consultation. The examiner shall con-sider the assessment of other examiners and co-examiners respectively before the grade is determined. (3) The oral examination shall be 20 minutes at least and 30 minutes at the most per candidate and module.

(4) The essential subject matter and results of the examination of the respective modules shall be taken down in the minutes. The result shall be announced to the candidate after the respective oral exam.

(5) A seminar paper on a specific problem of the special field which can be assigned to a module can also be accepted as an oral exam. A seminar paper may only be assigned as part of an examination as defined under § 15. In case of group work, the individual performances must be clearly identifiable and assessable. Clauses 2 and 4 are applied accordingly.

(6) Students who wish to take the exam at a later examination date, shall be admitted as audience if space allows this unless the candidate refuses. The admission shall not include the consultations and the announcement of the grades.

§ 14 Written examinations (1) The written examination shall show that students are able to detect a problem and find ways to solve it with the usual methods of the subject in a limited period of time and with limited aids.

(2) Normally, written examinations shall be assessed by two examiners. The grade shall result from the arithmetic average of the two assessments. The assessment procedure shall not exceed a period of four weeks.

(3) The overall grade of a test where the overall assessment is determined by the average of several individually graded tests (not partial performance as defined by § 15) shall be determined with the weighed average of partial test performances. This is the case, in particular, if several lecturers

are involved in the teaching of the respective module and the final test consists of several parts which are separately examined and assessed by the respective lecturer. The priority of a partial performance shall be determined by the respective amount of time which is designated for the respective field.

(4) Normally, the period of time for a test shall be two hours and for a written paper three weeks at the most.

(5) § 13 clause 5 sentences 1 to 3 are ap-plied to papers accordingly. § 15 Partial performances and partial examinations (1) Partial performances are seminar papers as defined by § 13 clause 5, written papers as defined § 14 clause 5 which are assessed according to § 19 and recognized as partial examinations.

(2) As far as the compulsory modules are concerned, the sum of partial examinations according to clause 1 must not exceed three.

(3) The amount of partial performance in the result of the examination of a module is 30 % at the most.

§ 16 Master thesis (1) The master thesis shall show that the candidate is able to work independently on a problem in the field of "Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production" with the help of scientific methods and within a fixed period of time. The thesis consists of a written part (paper) and an oral part (justification).

(2) A student shall register for the master thesis at the beginning of the fourth semes-ter at the latest; otherwise it is graded "fail" (F; 0 grade points) unless the candidate cannot be held responsible for the failure to comply with the deadline. If this is the case, registration must be done immediately after the reasons for the failure to comply with the deadline lapse and at a date which the examination board shall fix.

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(3) The master thesis can be issued and

supervised by professors, university lecturers, outside lecturers, academic assistants and assistants with authority to hold examinations. If a student wishes to write his/her master thesis outside the University of Hohenheim, the chairman of the examination board must agree beforehand.

(4) The candidate has to choose a topic of a subject field of compulsory or optional modules, which he/she attended, only. The candidate shall have the opportunity to suggest a topic. The chairman of the examination board shall be responsible that the candidate receives a topic within a month upon application.

(5) The topic shall be determined in a way, which allows the candidate to write the thesis within a period of six months after the issue date of the topic. Students may refuse the topic once and within the first two months only. In exceptional and justified circumstances, the period of time may be extended by three months at most if the supervising person agrees.

(6) The candidate shall apply for the issuing of the thesis at the examination office. The supervising person at the examination office shall record topic and issue date. The Master thesis shall be written in English. Following a justified application, the examination board may allow the writing of the thesis in another language if the examiners agrees in writing beforehand.

§ 17 Handing in and assessment of the

master thesis (1) Two bound copies of the master thesis shall be handed in to the examination office within the agreed time limit. The candidate shall include a statement confirming that the he/she wrote the thesis on his/her own without the use of sources and aids other than mentioned in the thesis. All parts of the thesis, which are cited literally or in a rough summary from publication or other secondary material, must be recognizable. Moreover, the candidate shall confirm that the thesis was not written for another course as part of an examination.

(2) The thesis shall be assessed by two examiners. One of the examiners shall be the person who issued the topic. The other

examiner shall be appointed by the examination board at the suggestion of the first examiner. § 16 clause 3 sentence 1 is applied accordingly and one examiner must be a professor. If the Master thesis is written outside the University of Hohenheim, the first examiner must be a member of the University of Hohenheim.

(3) The assessment procedure shall not exceed four weeks. The examination board shall inform the candidate of the result.

(4) The grade shall be the arithmetic aver-age of the two assessments. In case there is a difference of more than one grade point, the examination board shall appoint a third examiner who shall determine the grade with the help of the suggestions of first and second examiner. (5) If the candidate fails to hand in the the-sis within the agreed time limit the thesis shall be graded "fail" (F, 0 grade points). (6) If the written part of the master thesis is graded “failed“, it may be repeated with a new topic. Issuing of the topic must be ap-plied for within one month after the an-nouncement of the result at the examination office at the latest. If the student fails to comply with this deadline the claim for ex-amination expires unless the candidate cannot be held responsible for the failure to comply with the deadline. The candidate may refuse the topic within the period men-tioned in § 16 clause 5 if he/she has not done so when writing the first thesis. § 18 Justification and grading of the

master thesis (1) If the thesis was graded with at least "pass" (1.0 grade points), the student shall justify the essential arguments, results and methods of the thesis in a colloquium with the examiners (§ 17 clause 2) within three weeks after receiving the results at the lat-est.

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(2) The colloquium shall last 30 minutes at least and approx. 45 minutes at most. The examination board shall fix the date with the agreement of the examiners. The examiners shall determine the grade mutually. § 19 clause 4 is applied accordingly.

(3) The overall grade of the master thesis is determined by the average of the grades of the thesis and the colloquium. The grade of the written thesis is worth three times the amount and the grade of the colloquium one time the amount. The master thesis shall be considered as passed if both the written thesis and the justification are graded "pass" (D; 1.0 grade points) at least. (4) The justification may be repeated once according to § 22 clause 2 if it was graded “failed“. § 19 Assessment of examinations, de-

termination of grades (1) The assessment of examinations shall be in grades und grade-points. The respec-tive examiner shall determine the grades. (2) The following grades shall be used: A (very good)

= excellent performance;

B (good)

= Results that are significantly above average requirements;

C (medium)

= Results that satisfy average requirements;

D (pass)

= Results that still satisfy the requirements despite poor performance;

F (fail)

= Results that fail to satisfy the requirements due to consid-erably poor performance.

For a more detailed grade the following grades are allowed: A- very good, B+, B- good, C+, C- medium, D+ pass. (3) The grades are assigned to the follow-ing grade-points: A = 4.0 A- = 3.7 B+ = 3.3 B = 3.0

B- = 2.7 C+ = 2.3 C = 2.0 C- = 1.7 D+ = 1.3 D = 1.0 F = 0 (4) An examination is passed if it is graded "pass" (D; 1.) at least. If an exami-nation consists of several partial examina-tions according to §15 grade points of the module are determined from the average of the weighed grade points according to § 10 clause 7. The result shall be rounded up to the next grade point according to clause 3. § 20 Credits, credit points and overall

grade (1) On account of the workloads there can be six credits for every module and 30 cred-its for the master thesis. Credits shall be multiplied with the respective grade points in order to determine credit-points. All credit-points obtained in the modules and the master thesis are summed up in order to determine the overall result of the "Mas-ter of Science" examination. A passed “Master of Science” examination is graded with 120 credits at least and 480 credit-points at the most. (2) In order to determine the overall grade the grade average point shall be deter-mined. The grade point average shall be determined with the average of the grade points obtained in the examinations of the modules and the master thesis according to § 10 clause 1 figures 1 and 2. The first decimal point shall be considered only when determining the grade point average. All other decimal points shall be deleted without rounding up. (3) The total grade of grade point average of a passed "Master of Science" examina-tion is:

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between 4.0 und 3.5 = Very good

between 3.4 und 2.5 = Good

between 2.4 und 1.5 = Medium

between 1.4 und 1.0 = Pass

§ 21 Passing and failing the "Master of

Science" examination (1) The "Master of Science" examination is considered as passed if,

1. all exams of all compulsory and op-tional modules and the master thesis are at least graded “pass" (D; 1.0 grade-points);

2. the grade point average determined

according to § 20 clause 2 of the ex-aminations taken according to § 10 clause 1 including the master thesis is at least "pass" (D; 1.0 grade points);

3. the sum of 120 credit points is at least

obtained according to § 20 clause 1. (2) Modules, which were taken additionally, do not influence the overall grade.

(3) If the candidate did not pass a module examination or partial performance, he/she shall be informed by the examination office if and to what extent and in which period of time the examination or partial performance may be repeated. (4) If the candidate did not pass the "Mas-ter of Science" examination, he/she shall receive a written confirmation and a certifi-cate according to § 23 clause 2 at the re-quest of the student. § 22 Repeat of "Master of Science" ex-amination, deadlines (1) The "Master of Science" examination may be repeated once for the failed modules or those modules which are considered to be failed. A second repeat of an exam is possible for three modules only. If a student fails the examinations and the repeat of examinations he/she shall loose the claim for examination.

(2) A failed examination shall be repeated

within three months. A compulsory module must have been repeated by the end of the fourth semester, an elective module by the end of the sixth semester at the latest. The period of time starts with the announcement of the grades, which shall include the possibility of a repeat and the possible periods. If a candidate fails to comply with the deadlines the claim for examination shall expire unless the candidate cannot be held responsible for the failure of compliance with the deadline. The examination board shall decide this matter at the request of the student. If the student cannot be held responsible for the failure to comply with the deadline the examination shall have to be repeated after the reasons of the exceeding lapse. The examination board shall fix a date.

(3) § 17 clause 6 and § 12 clauses 1 to 3 shall be applied for repeating the written part of the master thesis. § 18 clause 4 shall be applied for repeating the justification of the master thesis.

§ 23 Report (1) A report of the passed "Master of Sci-ence" examination shall be issued immedi-ately. The report shall contain the names of the modules and the topic of the master thesis including the obtained grades, grade points and credit points as well as the grade point average, total grade und credit points that were obtained in total. Any additional examined modules shall also be included in the grades mentioned in clause 2 as an ex-amination but shall not affect the overall grade according to § 20 section 1 and 2. The report is to be signed by the chairman of the examination board. It shall be issued in English and if requested in German.

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(2) If the “Master of Science" examination has not been passed or is considered to be failed the examination office shall inform the candidate about it in writing including legal remedy instructions. At the request and upon presentation of the respective proof and the leaving certificate the candidate shall be provided with a confirmation in writ-ing of the examination performances ob-tained including grade points und grades as well as the examinations which have to be done in order to complete the "Master of Science" examination. It shall be evident on

the certificate that the "Master of Science" examination has not been passed. (3) The report carries the date of the day of the last examination.

§ 24 "Master of Science" certificate (1) After the passing of the "Master of Science" examination the candidate shall receive a bilingual (German and English) “Master of Science” certificate with the date of the report. The awarding of the Master of Science grade shall be certified with it.

(2) The "Master of Science" certificate shall be signed by the dean of the agronomy faculty and the chairman of the examination board and shall also have the seal of Hohenheim University.

Part Three:

Final provisions § 25 Invalidity of examinations (1) If the candidate attempted to deceive the result of an examination and if the ex-amination board becomes aware of this fact after the issuing of the certificate, it is al-lowed to correct the examinations which were obtained by deception and may also declare the examination or parts of the ex-amination as failed. (2) If a candidate did not meet the prerequisites of the admission to an examination without the intention of deception and if the examination board becomes aware of this fact after the issue of the certificate, this defect shall be released with the passing of the examination. If admission was achieved incorrectly on purpose, the examination board may declare the examination as failed.

(3) The candidate must have the opportunity to explain the matter before a decision is made.

(4) The incorrect examination result shall be withdrawn and a new report shall be issued if necessary. The “Master of Science” certificate must also be withdrawn if the examination was declared failed (F; 0

grade points) on account of deception. A decision according to clause 1 and clause 2 sentence 2 is impossible after a period of five years following the issue date of the certificate. § 26 Inspection of examination files

After the examination procedure is over the candidate may inspect the written examination papers, the assessments made by the examiners and the respective examination minutes. The chairman of the examination board shall determine place and time of inspection.

§ 27 Due date This examination regulation shall be valid with effect from October 1, 2002. Stuttgart, September 12, 2002 Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Macharzina

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Blockzeiten im Studienjahr 2005 / 2006 Block Schedule 2006 / 2007

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Lectures in the winter semester will start in the 42rd week of the year Lectures in the summer semester will start in the 14th week of the year Contact: Alexander Schenk Coordinator of the M.Sc. programme ENVIROFOOD Centre for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics (790) University of Hohenheim 70593 Stuttgart, Germany Phone: +49 711 459 3305 Fax: +49 711 459 3315 e-mail: [email protected]

http://www.troz.uni-hohenheim.de/teaching Published by the Centre for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics

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