Overview

Meet demands for yield, disease resistance, quality traits, and sustainability. Explore molecular to population-level aspects.

Gain knowledge in plant physiology, ecology, and genetics. Utilise molecular techniques for rapid gene identification and marker-assisted breeding. Register now for  Wageningen University and Research 's  Plant Breeding (Online) course.

Future career

Graduates from the Plant Breeding (Online) programme from Wageningen University and Research have excellent career prospects and most of them receive job offers before graduation. They are university trained professionals who are able to contribute to the sustainable development of plant production at various integration levels based on their knowledge of fundamental and applied plant sciences and their interdisciplinary approach.

Graduates with a research focus are employed at universities, research institutes and plant breeding or agribusiness companies. Other job opportunities are in management, policy, consultancy and communication in agribusiness and (non-) governmental organisations.