Animal Husbandry Engineering, MSc

Faculty: Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management

Academic discipline: Agricultural Science

Qualification: Animal Husbandry Engineer

Starting date: September/February

Language requirements: English language proficiency (TOEFL 547 /IELTS 6.0 /oral examination)

Academic requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Biological or Animal Science

Duration: 4 semesters

ECTS credits: 120 credits

Tuition Fee: 8,000 USD/year

One-time fees: Application fee 150 USD, entrance procedure fee 350 USD

Short description:

The MSc in Animal Husbandry Engineering is designed to build upon your undergraduate knowledge and enhance it through application and research. The field of animal science is broad, and the program reflects this diversity, with an emphasis on physiology, nutrition, genetics, gene conservation, functional food, and molecular biology, which are the key research areas of the institute.

Lecture, seminar: 68%

Practice: 32%

Internship/Practice: Students should complete a 4-week summer field practice.

Main subjects typically include (this list is indicative and may change):

Year 1: Applied Genetics, Physiology of Production Traits, Informatics and Computing, Applied Biochemistry, Microbiology, World Animal Husbandry, Aquatic Ecology and Hydrobiology, Livestock Judging, Fodder and Food Chemistry, Reproductive Biology, Biometry, Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Feed Preparation, Processing, Mixing and Trading, Ecological Management of Animals, Inland Fisheries Management, Recording and Breeding Programs.
Year 2: Management, Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding, Application of Biotechnology in Animal Breeding, Feed Analysis, Food Safety, Quality and Auditing, Scientific Writing, Meat and Milk Processing, Nutrition Therapy, Organisation of Breeding, Sectoral Economics and Planning, Management of Local Genetic Resources, Thesis.

The Curriculum of the program can be found here

Career prospects: Postgraduates may progress to a PhD or find employment in animal science research, lecturing, consultancy, or other science-based sectors of the animal science industry.

For more information about the program, please check the course Bulletin

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