Search result: Course units in Autumn Semester 2024
Agricultural Sciences Master  | ||||||
 Major in Animal Sciences | ||||||
| Disciplinary Competences | ||||||
| LivestockSystems | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751-6501-00L | Ruminant Science | W+ | 4 credits | 4G | M. Niu, M. Terranova, U. Witschi | |
| 751-6001-00L | Forum: Livestock in the World Food System  | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | S. Meese | |
| 751-2105-00L | Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture Number of participants limited to 25. All students wo register will be on the waiting list. A motivational application is required until 6 September: - presenting yourself and your studies - stating what topic in the field of Political Ecology that you are interested in - suggesting one paper to enrich the literature list for the course The selected students will be notified until 9 September. Questions regarding the application to johanna.jacobi@usys.ethz.ch. | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | J. Jacobi | |
| Livestock Biology | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-6113-00L | Endocrinology and Biology of Reproduction | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | S. E. Ulbrich, S. M. Bernal Ulloa | |
| 751-7310-00L | Bioactive Feed Compounds and Enriched Food Products | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | G. Foggi, M. Niu | |
| 701-0263-01L | Seminar in Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Diseases | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | R. R. Regös, S. Bonhoeffer | |
| Livestock Genetics | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-6243-00L | Breeding and Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | H. Pausch, C. Flury, H. Signer-Hasler | |
| 751-6305-00L | Livestock Breeding and Genomics This course will be offered for the last time in autumn 2024. | W | 3 credits | 3G | P. von Rohr | |
| Methodology Competences | ||||||
| Methods for Scientific Research | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-3801-00L | Experimental Design and Applied Statistics in Agroecosystem Science | W | 3 credits | 2G | A. Hund, C. Grieder, R. Kölliker | |
| 751-6003-00L | Training Course in Research Groups (Large) | W+ | 6 credits | 13P | S. M. Bernal Ulloa, S. Neuenschwander, M. Niu, H. Pausch, M. Saenz de Juano Ribes, S. E. Ulbrich | |
| 751-6003-01L | Training Course in Research Groups (Small) | W+ | 3 credits | 6P | S. M. Bernal Ulloa, S. Neuenschwander, M. Niu, H. Pausch, M. Saenz de Juano Ribes, S. E. Ulbrich | |
| Project Management for Scientific Research | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-6001-00L | Forum: Livestock in the World Food System | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | S. Meese | |
| 751-5201-10L | Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods (with Excursion) IMPORTANT: Students who enroll for this course are strongly recommended to verify with lecturers from other courses whether their absence of two weeks may affect their performance in the respective courses. | W+ | 5 credits | 10G | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik | |
| Major in Plant Sciences | ||||||
| Disciplinary Competences | ||||||
| Agronomy and Plant Breeding | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-4104-00L | Alternative Crops | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | A. Walter, K. Berger Büter | |
| 751-3603-00L | Current Challenges in Plant Breeding | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | B. Studer, A. Hund, R. Kölliker | |
| 751-4704-00L | Weed Science | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | B. Streit, U. J. Haas | |
| Crop Health | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-5121-00L | Insect Ecology | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | C. De Moraes, N. Stanczyk | |
| 751-4811-00L | Alien Organisms in Agriculture | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | J. Collatz, M. Meissle | |
| 701-0263-01L | Seminar in Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Diseases | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | R. R. Regös, S. Bonhoeffer | |
| 751-4506-00L | Plant Pathology III | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | M. Maurhofer Bringolf | |
| Agriculture and Environment | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-5101-00L | Biogeochemistry and Sustainable Management | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | I. Feigenwinter, N. Buchmann, K.‑M. Kohonen | |
| 751-3405-00L | Chemical Nature of Nutrients and their Availability to Plants: The Case of Phosphorus | W+ | 4 credits | 4G | E. Frossard | |
| 751-5125-00L | Stable Isotope Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | R. A. Werner, N. Buchmann, A. Gessler, M. Lehmann | |
| Methodology Competences | ||||||
| Seminar in Plant Sciences | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-5115-00L | Current Aspects of Nutrient Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems | W+ | 2 credits | 1S | E. Frossard, A. Oberson Dräyer | |
| 751-4003-01L | Current Topics in Grassland Sciences (autumn) | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | N. Buchmann | |
| 751-2105-00L | Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture Number of participants limited to 25. All students wo register will be on the waiting list. A motivational application is required until 6 September: - presenting yourself and your studies - stating what topic in the field of Political Ecology that you are interested in - suggesting one paper to enrich the literature list for the course The selected students will be notified until 9 September. Questions regarding the application to johanna.jacobi@usys.ethz.ch. | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | J. Jacobi | |
| Design, Analysis and Communication of Science | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-3801-00L | Experimental Design and Applied Statistics in Agroecosystem Science | O | 3 credits | 2G | A. Hund, C. Grieder, R. Kölliker | |
| 751-5201-10L | Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods (with Excursion) IMPORTANT: Students who enroll for this course are strongly recommended to verify with lecturers from other courses whether their absence of two weeks may affect their performance in the respective courses. | W+ | 5 credits | 10G | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik | |
| Major in Agriculture Economics | ||||||
| Disciplinary Competences | ||||||
| Decision Making and Management | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 363-0403-00L | Introduction to Marketing | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | F. von Wangenheim, P. Bachmann | |
| 751-2205-00L | Management for Enterprises in the Agri-Food-Chain II | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | M. Weber | |
| 363-0387-00L | Corporate Sustainability | W | 3 credits | 2G | V. Hoffmann, C. Bening-Bach, B. Girod, L. Miehé | |
| Resource Economics and Agricultural Policy | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-2903-00L | Evaluation of Agricultural Policies | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | R. Huber, R. Finger, C. Schader | |
| 701-1651-00L | Environmental Governance | W | 6 credits | 3G | E. Lieberherr, M. J. Fischer | |
| Development and International Policy | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-2103-00L | Socioeconomics of Agriculture | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | S. Mann | |
| 851-0626-01L | International Development Cooperation Does not take place this semester. | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | I. Günther | |
| 860-0023-00L | International Environmental Politics Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET, D-USYS. | W+ | 3 credits | 2V | T. Bernauer | |
| 751-2105-00L | Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture Number of participants limited to 25. All students wo register will be on the waiting list. A motivational application is required until 6 September: - presenting yourself and your studies - stating what topic in the field of Political Ecology that you are interested in - suggesting one paper to enrich the literature list for the course The selected students will be notified until 9 September. Questions regarding the application to johanna.jacobi@usys.ethz.ch. | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | J. Jacobi | |
| Methodology Competences | ||||||
| Methods in Agricultural Economics | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 363-0305-00L | Empirical Methods in Management | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | S. Tillmanns | |
| 363-0585-00L | Intermediate Econometrics | W+ | 3 credits | 2V | G. Masllorens Fuentes | |
| 751-0423-00L | Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Agriculture | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | R. Finger, J. Schmitt | |
| 751-1573-00L | Dynamic Simulation in Agricultural and Regional Economics | W+ | 3 credits | 2V | B. Kopainsky | |
| 363-0541-00L | Economic Dynamics and Complexity | W | 3 credits | 3G | F. Schweitzer, L. Verginer | |
| 401-0647-00L | Introduction to Mathematical Optimization | W | 5 credits | 2V + 1U | D. Adjiashvili | |
| 363-0565-00L | Principles of Macroeconomics | W | 3 credits | 2V | J.‑E. Sturm, E. Baselgia | |
| 363-1017-00L | Risk and Insurance Economics | W | 3 credits | 2G | H. Schernberg | |
| 363-1137-00L | Applied Econometrics in Environmental and Energy Economics Does not take place this semester. It is highly recommended to take 363-0570-00L Principles of Econometrics first. | W | 3 credits | 2V | ||
| Project Management and Communication of Science | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-5201-10L | Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods (with Excursion) IMPORTANT: Students who enroll for this course are strongly recommended to verify with lecturers from other courses whether their absence of two weeks may affect their performance in the respective courses. | W+ | 5 credits | 10G | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik | |
| Professional Internship | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-0210-00L | Professional Internship | O | 30 credits | B. Dorn | ||
| Minors | ||||||
| Agricultural Economics and Policy | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-2903-00L | Evaluation of Agricultural Policies | W | 3 credits | 2G | R. Huber, R. Finger, C. Schader | |
| 751-2205-00L | Management for Enterprises in the Agri-Food-Chain II | W | 2 credits | 2G | M. Weber | |
| 751-2103-00L | Socioeconomics of Agriculture | W | 2 credits | 2V | S. Mann | |
| 751-1573-00L | Dynamic Simulation in Agricultural and Regional Economics | W | 3 credits | 2V | B. Kopainsky | |
| 751-0423-00L | Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Agriculture | W | 3 credits | 2G | R. Finger, J. Schmitt | |
| 363-0305-00L | Empirical Methods in Management | W | 3 credits | 2G | S. Tillmanns | |
| 851-0626-01L | International Development Cooperation Does not take place this semester. | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | I. Günther | |
| Animal Sciences | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-6001-00L | Forum: Livestock in the World Food System | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | S. Meese | |
| 751-6501-00L | Ruminant Science | W+ | 4 credits | 4G | M. Niu, M. Terranova, U. Witschi | |
| 751-6243-00L | Breeding and Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | H. Pausch, C. Flury, H. Signer-Hasler | |
| Crop- and Grassland Science | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-4104-00L | Alternative Crops | W | 2 credits | 2V | A. Walter, K. Berger Büter | |
| 751-3603-00L | Current Challenges in Plant Breeding | W | 2 credits | 2G | B. Studer, A. Hund, R. Kölliker | |
| 751-4811-00L | Alien Organisms in Agriculture | W | 2 credits | 2G | J. Collatz, M. Meissle | |
| 751-5101-00L | Biogeochemistry and Sustainable Management | W | 3 credits | 2G | I. Feigenwinter, N. Buchmann, K.‑M. Kohonen | |
| 751-5115-00L | Current Aspects of Nutrient Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems | W | 2 credits | 1S | E. Frossard, A. Oberson Dräyer | |
| 751-4003-01L | Current Topics in Grassland Sciences (autumn) | W | 2 credits | 2S | N. Buchmann | |
| 751-4506-00L | Plant Pathology III | W | 2 credits | 2G | M. Maurhofer Bringolf | |
| 751-4704-00L | Weed Science | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | B. Streit, U. J. Haas | |
| Data Science and Technology for Agricultural Science | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 701-3001-00L | Environmental Systems Data Science: Data Processing | W+ | 2 credits | 1G | L. Pellissier, C. P. Albouy, M. Volpi | |
| 401-6215-00L | Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part I) | W+ | 1.5 credits | 1G | A. Hauser | |
| 401-6217-00L | Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics (Part II) | W+ | 1.5 credits | 1G | M. Mächler | |
| 751-5510-00L | Introduction to Agricultural Robotics | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | S. Mintchev | |
| 701-0951-00L | GIST - Introduction into Geoinformation Science and Technology | W+ | 5 credits | 2V + 3P | M. A. M. Niederhuber | |
| 651-4031-00L | Geographic Information Systems | W+ | 3 credits | 4G | A. Baltensweiler, M. Fraefel Kocher | |
| 701-3003-00L | Environmental Systems Data Science: Machine Learning | W+ | 3 credits | 1G | L. Pellissier, C. P. Albouy, M. Volpi | |
| Functioning of Soil Systems | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-5115-00L | Current Aspects of Nutrient Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems | W | 2 credits | 1S | E. Frossard, A. Oberson Dräyer | |
| 751-3405-00L | Chemical Nature of Nutrients and their Availability to Plants: The Case of Phosphorus | W | 4 credits | 4G | E. Frossard | |
| 751-5125-00L | Stable Isotope Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems | W | 2 credits | 2G | R. A. Werner, N. Buchmann, A. Gessler, M. Lehmann | |
| 701-0533-00L | Soil and Water Chemistry | W | 3 credits | 2G | R. Kretzschmar, D. I. Christl, L. Winkel | |
| 701-0535-00L | Environmental Soil Physics/Vadose Zone Hydrology | W | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Carminati, P. U. Lehmann Grunder | |
| 701-1343-00L | Soil-Plant Water Relations | W+ | 3 credits | 2V | A. Carminati | |
| 751-5201-10L | Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods (with Excursion) IMPORTANT: Students who enroll for this course are strongly recommended to verify with lecturers from other courses whether their absence of two weeks may affect their performance in the respective courses. | W+ | 5 credits | 10G | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik | |
| Safety and Quality in Agri-Food Chain | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 752-2122-00L | Food and Consumer Behaviour | W | 2 credits | 2V | M. Siegrist, F. Michel | |
| 752-2307-00L | Nutritional Aspects of Food Composition and Processing | W | 3 credits | 2V | B. E. Baumer, J. M. Sych | |
| 751-7310-00L | Bioactive Feed Compounds and Enriched Food Products | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | G. Foggi, M. Niu | |
| 751-4104-00L | Alternative Crops | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | A. Walter, K. Berger Büter | |
| Sustainable Agricultural Development | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-2105-00L | Political Ecology of Food and Agriculture Number of participants limited to 25. All students wo register will be on the waiting list. A motivational application is required until 6 September: - presenting yourself and your studies - stating what topic in the field of Political Ecology that you are interested in - suggesting one paper to enrich the literature list for the course The selected students will be notified until 9 September. Questions regarding the application to johanna.jacobi@usys.ethz.ch. | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | J. Jacobi | |
| 751-5003-00L | Sustainable Agroecosystems II | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | K. Benabderrazik, J. Six | |
| 851-0626-01L | International Development Cooperation Does not take place this semester. | W+ | 2 credits | 2V | I. Günther | |
| 751-6001-00L | Forum: Livestock in the World Food System | W+ | 2 credits | 2S | S. Meese | |
| 751-5201-10L | Tropical Cropping Systems, Soils and Livelihoods (with Excursion) IMPORTANT: Students who enroll for this course are strongly recommended to verify with lecturers from other courses whether their absence of two weeks may affect their performance in the respective courses. | W+ | 5 credits | 10G | J. Six, K. Benabderrazik | |
| 751-2107-00L | Agrarian and Environmental Values: Tensions, Synergies, Practices and Policies Limited to 20 students. | W+ | 5 credits | 3G | M. Chapman, J. Jacobi | |
| Electives Courses Elective courses can be chosen from the entire course programme of the ETH Zurich as well as from the course programme of the University of Zurich. | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| » Course Catalogue of ETH Zurich | ||||||
| 701-3001-00L | Environmental Systems Data Science: Data Processing | W+ | 2 credits | 1G | L. Pellissier, C. P. Albouy, M. Volpi | |
| 751-5510-00L | Introduction to Agricultural Robotics | W+ | 3 credits | 2G | S. Mintchev | |
| 751-5005-00L | Agroecology | W+ | 2 credits | 2G | N. Buchmann, S. Keller, M. Sonnevelt | |
| Master's Thesis | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-1030-00L | Master's Thesis Only students who fulfill the following criteria are allowed to begin with their master thesis: a. successful completion of the bachelor programme; b. fulfilling of any additional requirements necessary to gain admission to the master programme. | O | 30 credits | 64D | Lecturers | |
| Course Units for Additional Admission Requirements The courses below are only available for MSc students with additional admission requirements. | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
| 751-6102-AAL | Anatomy and Physiology of Humans and Animals I+II Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | S. E. Ulbrich | |
| 751-7002-AAL | Basics in Animal Nutrition Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | M. Niu | |
| 751-3401-AAL | Plant Nutrition I Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | E. Frossard | |
| 751-4107-AAL | Introduction to Crop and Forage Production Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | A. Walter, N. Buchmann | |
| 751-6301-AAL | Animal Breeding Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | E- | 2 credits | 4R | H. Pausch | |