Many of the courses offered are attended together with students in the regular bachelor’s degree programme from semester 1 to 3. Students in the work-integrated learning/cooperative education bachelor’s programme alternate their time between university courses and their company. Additional study projects have been set up in semester 1, 2 and 5, which are completed in the company under the guidance of university staff. Semester 4 is focussed on the practical side and is spent in the company. Semesters 5 and 6 have been designed specifically for the cooperative study programme, with a high practical component. At the request of the companies, the teaching language switches to English during this period. The programme is comprised of 6 semesters, with a Bachelor of Engineering qualification awarded upon successful completion. Graduates are awarded the title of engineer.

The Bachelor's study programme Food Science (work-integrated learning, FSD) is unique in Germany's higher education landscape thanks to its mix of technological and business training in cooperation with companies.

Students choose a specialization:

Food Technology: Food technology and the product technology of foods of animal and plant origin are combined with special food areas such as sausage and meat products, meat substitute products, bread and baked goods, confectionery, fruit and vegetable products, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or fish, seafood and convenience products, both theoretically and practically. The relevant plant technology is learned, which is applied and deepened in the laboratory exercises using specific examples and in the practical phases in the companies.

Food Economics: In addition to further training in special disciplines of food technology, the focus is on business management training: food marketing and logistics are taught in the context of the food industry and put into practice in seminars using case studies and in the company.

The intensive practical phases in the Food Science (work-integrated learning, FSD) characterize the study programme. The transfer modules Industry Project I in the first semester, Industry Project II in the second semester, the practical semester in the fourth semester, and the Study Project in the fifth semester demonstrate the interlinking of studies and practical work in the companies. These transfer modules are carried out at the cooperating companies in close consultation with Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences for intensive theory-practice transfer. In addition, further practical phases take place in the lecture and examination-free periods, during which there is a close exchange between the students, the supervisors in the companies and the lecturers at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences.

Admission to the programme requires a general higher education entrance qualification, an entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences or an educational qualification recognised as equivalent. The Registration Office and the Student Advisory Service can provide information on the options for studying without a higher education entrance qualification. English language skills equivalent to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The admission requirement for foreign students is an C1 language level in German.

Application is only possible with a training or study contract from a cooperating company.

To apply for the work-integrated learning/cooperative education Food Science (work-integrated learning) bachelor’s degree programme, students first need to apply to the cooperating company. The companies regularly advertise vacancies or sign up employees to obtain a specialist qualification (see also “Studying without a higher education entrance qualification”).

The Food Science (work-integrated learning) study programme admits students in the winter and summer semester each year. The regular application deadline for the winter semester is 15 August, while the deadline for the summer semester is 15 February. Applicants who are accepted by a company need to enrol through the eCampus online application portal together with all the necessary documents and all the associated documents will be posted out to you. A prerequisite for this is a corresponding university entrance qualification.

The Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences is a member of UNI-ASSIST (Application Services for International Students). Prospective students who have gained their university entrance qualification outside the European Union (EU) can therefore submit their application directly to UNI-ASSIST. To ensure adequate processing time, the application for the winter semester should be submitted to UNI-ASSIST by 30 June. Following a successful review, this is forwarded on to the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. UNI-ASSIST charges applicants a fee to process the application.

You can find further information on the application procedure on the Registration and Examination Office’s website.

We recommend that applicants without any specialist education or training complete an internship before starting the study programme. This allows students to gain practical experience in the subsequent field of study and work early on, which provides good orientation for the Food Science (work-integrated learning) study programme.