Ecotrophology, B.Sc.
Nutrition and health are very closely related. Ecotrophology combines natural and economic sciences with medical issues in an interdisciplinary course. Identifying nutritional diseases, counteracting them preventively and evaluating them in terms of health economics reflect the wide range of nutritional sciences and economics.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €179 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
In industrial food production, ecotrophologists are e.g. involved in product development of healthy, allergen-reduced and sustainable food. They ensure food safety in the quality management of food manufacturers, in food retailing and in communal catering or through their use in authorities, food monitoring or in consumer centers. Science journalism, social and market research, marketing and PR agencies as well as working for international organizations are also important occupations for ecotrophologists.
What you study
The one-subject bachelor's program includes the study of the subject in the amount of 156 credit points, the preparation of a bachelor's thesis in the amount of 12 credit points as well as a practical course in the amount of 12 credit points.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The broad-based training gives ecotrophologists a high degree of flexibility. They are particularly suitable for coordinating tasks at the interface between natural, social and economic sciences. You will find employment primarily in the following areas:
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- Private sector: food industry, pharmaceutical industry, consumer goods and services sector with activities in product development and control, marketing, public relations, market and consumer research. In addition, large and institutional households, for example with management activities, management functions in health care facilities and old people's homes and in the media (journalism)
- Associations and organizations: in the field of nutrition, family, consumers, health, welfare and development aid. International organizations (FAO, WHO, UNESCO) are of particular importance
- Public service: career for senior administration, teaching at vocational schools, public health services
- Hospitals, health insurance companies and pension insurance institutions
- Research and teaching: doctorate and, if necessary, habilitation via graduation in the case of a certificate in universities, Federal and state research institutes and Max Planck Institutes
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Schleswig-Holstein), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €179 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Interest in scientific and economic questions Good knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics |
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| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 01.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 01.07.2027 (260 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.