Overview
The Animal Breeding and Genetics program at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna aims to offer high quality training, both in terms of scientific knowledge as well as in didactic skills in the area of animal breeding and genetics.
Key Facts
The Animal Breeding and Genetics program at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna fills a real need for the industry sector and the whole society. It is designed to answer the scientific, practical and societal challenges of animal breeding and genomics. These challenges can be summarised for both developed and low-income countries as follows:
- meet the increased demand for animal and fish products, while preserving or improving the quality of the products, the welfare of animals and minimizing the environmental impact;
- preserve natural resources, with special attention to biodiversity;
- make efficient use of novel tools and technologies to reach these goals while maintaining social acceptance of animal breeding;
- develop sustainable breeding programmes that contribute to improved health and welfare of companion animals, including populations in zoos and nature reserves.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Applied Statistical Methods in Livestock Sciences
- Genetics of Diversity
- Quantitative Animal Genetics
- Molecular Animal Genetics
- Master’s thesis seminar
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , International
- Apply before , EEA/EU
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Animal Science Genetics View 4 other Masters in Genetics in AustriaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Graduates of the bachelor’s programmes in Agricultural Sciences offered by University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and Equine Sciences offered by University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna in cooperation with University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna are eligible for admission with no further requirements.
For graduates of other bachelor’s programmes, mastery of the following learning outcomes is required for admission:
- Knowledge and skills in the basics of agricultural sciences, i.e. chemistry, physics, mathematics or statistics, zoology or anatomy and physiology of farm animals, botany, microbiology, genetics and economics.
- Knowledge and skills in the basics of animal production, i.e. animal breeding, animal nutrition, animal husbandry, crop production or pasture management.
Tuition Fee
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International
1454 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 727 EUR per semester during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
726 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 363 EUR per semester during 24 months.
Living costs for Vienna
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Scholarships Information
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