These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's in Agricultural Management

You can enroll in the Bachelor's distance learning course in Agricultural Management at IU International University (IU) if you provide us with your A-levels (general university entrance qualification), your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enroll without A-levels. Studying without A-levels at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced vocational training, for example, a training course to become a certified business economist.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, for example, training as an office clerk. After your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training does not match the subject of Distance Learning in Agricultural Management, you will first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

Study Content & Modules: This is the Course Schedule in the Bachelor's Agricultural Management

The Bachelor's programme at IU International University is modular. A module usually consists of 5 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as an exam or a written assignment. You complete your Bachelor's piece by piece - and even have a significant say in when you want to complete which module.

In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows, for example:

• 1st Semester: Introduction to Scientific Work, Business Administration, Scientific Principles for Agriculture, Basics of Plant Production, Plant Protection and Agroecology, Statistics, Business Mathematics
• 2nd Semester: Collaborative Work, Animal Husbandry, Animal Nutrition and Livestock Breeding Basics, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Business Administration of the Agricultural and Food Sector and Supply Chain Management, Accounting and Balance Sheet, Managerial Economics
• 3rd Semester: Intercultural and Ethical Competencies, Agricultural and Environmental Policy, Agricultural and Process Engineering, Production Economics in Agriculture, Marketing, Cost and Performance Accounting
• 4th Semester: Practical Project I - Agricultural Enterprise, Practical Project II - Agricultural Enterprise or Upstream and Downstream Industry, Organic Farming, Agricultural Markets and Agricultural Economics, Investment and Financing, Seminar: Agricultural, Administrative, Environmental, and EU Law
• 5th Semester: Precision Farming and Smart Farming, Animal Husbandry, Animal Nutrition and Livestock Breeding - Specialisation, Personnel and Business Management, Methodical Approaches in School and Professional Pedagogy, Elective Module A
• 6th Semester: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

Special feature at IU distance learning: The many opportunities to delve into interesting elective modules during your studies. In the Bachelor of Agricultural Management, you choose a total of 3 specialisation modules:

You choose from these topics for the first and second specialisation module: Agricultural Farm Management, Agribusiness, Resource Management and Material Flow Accounting, Animal Management, Renewable Resources in Agriculture.

Your third specialisation module can be chosen from these topics: Agricultural Farm Management, Agribusiness, Resource Management and Material Flow Accounting, Animal Management, Renewable Resources in Agriculture, Business Controlling, Communication and Consulting, Trade Business Administration, Legal Foundations of Agricultural Economics, Foreign Languages, Artificial Intelligence and Programming with Python, General Studies.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Study in Agricultural Management at IU works

The online study programme in Agricultural Management at IU International University can be adjusted to fit your life and daily routine as best suits you. For example, you can choose from 3 study models: In the full-time study, you need a total of 6 semesters, which is 36 months, to complete the Bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or you opt for part-time study II and take 12 semesters to complete your Bachelor's.

You will receive study materials from IU with every module enrollment as printed study booklets. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are supplemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books through the practical IU Learn app.

In many modules, virtual classes are also offered, allowing you to interactively engage with your fellow students and lecturers.

Very convenient and flexible: The option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can write an online exam 24/7, 7 days a week, at a time that suits you best after preparing optimally, for example, in Building Construction. Additionally, we operate about 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can also take your exams in the traditional way.