Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics, B.Sc.
Ecotrophology is a science that deals with the physiological, psychological, sociological and economic aspects of nutrition in the narrower sense and consumption in the broader sense of people in private and in public space. As an interdisciplinary course of study, ecotrophology is concerned not only with social science approaches, but also with the scientific foundations of nutrition. Both the composition of food and its analysis, the analysis and evaluation of biochemical processes in the human organism and the understanding of consumer behavior in a social and economic context play a role.
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 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €421.43 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
One focus of ecotrophology is on nutritional and health behavior. Students acquire theoretical and methodological skills to better understand human behavior and its influencing factors. The focus here is on the design, implementation and evaluation of prevention and intervention strategies using suitable means of communication.
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Another focus is the topic "Sustainability and Consumption". Long-term social megatrends to be observed, such as advancing globalization, digitization, demographic change or climate change, make the topic of sustainability more important than ever. Consumers can make a contribution to this, but also a large number of actors in food politics and industry influence the general conditions. The interaction and communication of the actors needs to be better understood in order to promote the change to more sustainable lifestyles.
What you study
Composition of degree programme
Studies are offered in the form of modules comprising 4 hours/week per semester. Modules are finished with exams. The marks achieved in the individual exams add up to the final grade. This degree programme consists of 15 core modules (compulsory), 13 specialisation modules (elective) and a Bachelor's dissertation. This structure allows students to specialise in a varied range of individual directions on the basis of sound scientific training in the fundamentals.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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This Bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science and Home Economics grants students an applicable understanding of the fundamentals as well as practice-related knowledge of the professional sphere and the methodology required to take up a career in their field. Employment at the interface of consumer and producer/society and industry is possible.
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The areas available to graduates of this programme include
- catering companies,
- care institutions and other service providers,
- jobs in community relations,
- consumer advice,
- the health and environment
- food sectors,
- quality control and the media.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €421.43 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | This interdisciplinary programme of studies requires students to be flexible and interested particularly in scientific, sociological, economic and technical issues, methods and approaches. |
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| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
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 15.07uni-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 15.07.2027 (274 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.