Minimum requirement includes degree of undergraduate studies in a subject that is relevant for understanding the interaction of human societies and natural resources, teaching analysis, management, use and protection. Degrees obtained in two knowledge areas qualify for the Master program: Knowledge Area 1 Natural Sciences and Methods/Technologies of Resource Utilization” including, for example, the following subjects: agricultural sciences, horticultural sciences, forest sciences, nutritional sciences, environmental sciences, ecology, biology or geography as well as geo sciences.

Knowledge in area 2 “Social sciences in a broad sense” including, for example, the following subjects: economics, agricultural economics, horticultural economics, forest economics, ecological economics, environmental economics, resource economics, social science, sociology or political sciences.

All other applicants must prove that they have received at least 30 ECTS credits in one of the two knowledge areas. Reaching this minimum amount of the ECTS credits is also possible by proving that the Competencies in the two knowledge areas taken together accumulate to at least 30 ECTS credits.

Applicants should have basic knowledge in mathematics equivalent to at least 5 ECTS( basic knowledge of differential and integral calculus (analysis)) and Methodological knowledge in natural or social sciences equivalent to at least 5 ECTS (at least one area, for example: empirical social research, policy analysis, GIS, Statistics, Econometrics, Geostatistics, and/or Biometry).

Applicants qualification in the field of agricultural or horticultural science acquired outside of higher education in the field of horticultural science amounting to 900 hours will be considered during the selection process.