Master in Agronomy

Agronomy at Poznań University of Life Sciences is a master's degree taught in English in Poznań, Poland, running over four semesters. The programme is aimed at international students who already hold a BSc degree in a discipline related to its content. Coursework covers agrobiotechnology, methodology of agricultural experiments, environmental management, instrumental analyses, and agrophysics, alongside a wide range of specializations chosen according to each student's interests. These include a module on biomass and bioenergy, seed grain quality, drying and storage techniques, crop irrigation, crop technologies, and forage plant cultivation on arable land; a module on weed biology and control, breeding for resistance, plant disease epidemiology, and the physiological foundations of plant resistance to pathogens and pests; a module on sustainable systems of crop fertilization, diagnostics of nutritional disorders in crop plants, and nutrient management; a module on non-fodder utilization of grasses and grass communities, grassland management, grassland phytochemistry, optimization of forage production, biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems, and forage seed production; and a module on ecology of microorganisms, plant tissue and cell culture, genetic engineering, microbiology of the natural environment, and microbiology of plant and animal products. These modules run on the condition that studies are undertaken by at least 5 candidates. Obligatory subjects make up about 35% of the programme, with the remainder selected from specialization courses. Agronomy as a discipline studies the science of producing and using plants for food, fuel, and land management, and graduates of programmes such as this one typically move into roles in crop production, agricultural research, plant breeding, and agribusiness.