Animal Breeding and Genetics – (M.Sc.)

Why study Animal Breeding and Genetics?
o The programme provides scholarships for third-country and EU students.
o The programme supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the global image of European higher education.
o Six excellent universities which offer high quality courses.

The programme is highly relevant for students who wish to work in organizations focused in the field of sustainable animal breeding.

Some recommended courses are:

Molecular Biology, Genetic Basis of Biodiversity, Models and Algorithms in Bioinformatics, Genome Analysis - Methodology, Molecular Genomics, Animal Breeding Plans, Theory and Application of Inbreeding Management

Contents of the programme

After the introduction period in Wageningen (The Netherlands), students conduct the major part of their training at two of the participating universities of their choice. This gives them access to a broad range of subjects and experience abroad.
Students are awarded two nationally recognized Master degrees (double degree) after successful completion of the two-year programme.

Universities involved:

o Wageningen University (WU) (the Netherlands) as co-ordinator
o University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
o Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU), Kiel, Germany
o Agro ParisTech, France
o Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
o The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Aas, Norway.