Global Food, Nutrition and Неalth
- Starting
- Winter semester
- Mode of admission:
- local admission restriction
- Application:
- directly at the University (incl. VPD from uni-assist): students from Non-EU/EEA Countries (minus Switzerland)
- Study mode:
- On campus
University of Bayreuth – the Gamechanger Campus
University of Bayreuth
Five Reasons to choose this Master's Program
Course Description
The University of Bayreuth’s M.Sc. Global Food, Nutrition and Health program allows you and like-minded students to combine expertise from health and nutritional sciences with the social aspects of food security (political science, sociology, ethics, law, economics…) to tackle some of today’s most fundamental global challenges. Your education here can set the stage for work in multiple critical sectors focusing on health and sustainability, where you can make your mark on the 21st century.
The M.Sc. in Global Food, Nutrition and Health is intended for holders of a first bachelor’s degree in nutrition or health sciences, e.g. in
- Food/Health Sciences
- Nutrition Sciences
- Health Economics
- Nursing/Care
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Politics
- Medicine
- Public Health
or related fields interested in advancing their qualifications and career opportunities in the field.
Special Program Features
Benefit from close cooperations with authorities, institutes and companies of the Kulmbach Food City
The University’s Faculty of Life Sciences is located in the beautiful town of Kulmbach, home not only to several internationally operating food companies but also to the Max Rubner Institute, the Bavarian Control Authority for Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, the State Technical College for Food Technology, the Competence Centre for Nutrition, and the Kulmbach Clinical Centre. Because of this, students get involved in various research projects associated with the Faculty's teaching activities.
Study in an international environment
Small classes and close personal contact with lecturers and Study Service create ideal study conditions for international students.
Study in one of the most successful young universities in Germany
The University of Bayreuth is ranked 45th out of the world's top 475 universities younger than 50 in the 'Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Ranking'. Interdisciplinary research and teaching is the main feature of their more than 160-degree programs offered at seven faculties in the natural sciences, food sciences, engineering, law, and economics, as well as language, literature, and cultural studies. In other words, is a unique place for anyone looking to develop themselves academically,, professionally, and personally!
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Accreditations
HRK Internationalization Audit
HRK Internationalization Audit
The "Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions" audit is part of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) EXPERTISE Internationalisation project. Since 2009, it has been supporting HRK member universities in strategically aligning their internationalization and anchoring it permanently within the institution.
Family-Friendly Higher Education Audit
Family-Friendly Higher Education Audit
The “Family-Friendly Higher Education” audit serves to systematize and develop the existing regulations, activities, and opportunities. It aims to create a reliable framework offering a scope of individual arrangements. Employees and students must be able to achieve a healthy balance between their studies/work and their family commitments, including childcare and care duties.
System Accreditation
System Accreditation
System accreditation is the internal quality assurance system of a state or state-recognized higher education institution in Germany. With system accreditation, a higher education institution receives the right to award the seal of the Accreditation Council for its self-assessed study programs.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
The application requirements for the study program in “Global Food, Nutrition and Неalth” are:
Previous bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in:
- Nutrition
- Health and food sciences
- Health economics.
- Nursing/care
- Psychology
- Social science
- Politics
- Medicine
- Public Health
Minimum ECTS points required:
- <р>180
Minimum grade point average of 2.5 (according to the German grading systеm).
You must score sufficiently high on Uni Bayreuth’s Aptitude test to be considered for admission to this prοgram.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognised as proof of your language proficience.
Specification: Applicants can submit it by the end of the second semester at the latest.
Specification: Pass.
Specification: At least B.
Specification: At least A.
Specification: Applicants can submit it by the end of the second semester at the latest.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
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Application Procedure & Selection
For the application via Uni-Assist: € 75 for the first application, € 30 for each additional
Application Documents
The application process is done via the website CAMPUSonline.
As support, the university has developed a handbook for the application via CAMPUSonline.
After registration, the required documents can be uploaded to CAMPUSonline via the link Bewerbung / Applicatiοn.
Only for non-European candidates: Applicants from outside the EU who have obtained their degree abroad have to upload the application documents also via uni-assist and undergo a fee-based special procedure. Please apply for your VPD (preliminary review documentation) as early as possible (at least 6-8 weeks before the application deadline).&nbsр;
Applicants must hold an official transcript of records (including subjects and grades) showing they have completed at least 135 ECTS credits by the time of the application procеss.
A written presentation of course-specific competences stating the skills and expertise that qualify you for the study programme (maximum of 2 pagеs).
- Depending on the country in which you acquired your previous education certificates, you may have to submit additional documents. You can find an overview of country-specific additional documents here. For example, students from India, Vietnam, and mainland China are required to apply for the APS certificate.
- Informal declaration on the independent preparation of written presentation of course-specific competenсiеs.
An official certification is not necessarily needed for the application process, but has to be handed in at latest for the enrolmеnt.
Testimonials
After a Bachelor in ecotrophology (Home and Nutritional Sciences) in Fulda I was looking for a Master’s programme with a more social science and sustainability focus. I was very excited when I found the programme “M.Sc. Global Food, Nutrition and Health”, which promised an interdisciplinary approach, studying political backgrounds, researching planetary boundaries, and learning about cultural and societal influences on current issues. The flexible design of the programme allows individual specialization and enabled me to choose my semesters abroad freely so I could deepen my knowledge in local electives. The holistic point of view we get through the courses is fascinating and opens many possible working areas such as at the FAO, policy advice institutions or an NGO – which is where I definitely see myself in the future.
I studied human medicine and was specialising in pediatrics in Egypt before I decided to shift to the preventive aspect through working with mothers and infants in lactation management and early childhood nutrition. I had the dream to combine my passion for public health with nutrition and started looking for a Master's programme that fits my dream. It was not an easy task, but finally one day I found the new Global Food, Nutrition and Health Master's programme at the University of Bayreuth. I immediately prepared my application that thankfully got me here. Global Health Policy, Food Law as well as Climate Change, Nutrition and Medicine, and Research Tools are among the many other courses empowering us with extraordinary interdisciplinary tools and diversifying our career chances.
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Further Information
Your Personal Contact
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. med. habil. Dr. phil. Dr. theol. h. c. Eckard Nagel
Program Director
Contact Details:
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