Courses BOKU-StartDepartment of Sustainable Agricultural SystemsCourses This page is available under these URLs: https://boku.ac.at/en/nas/courses https://short.boku.ac.at/e6zr4o Course nr Title Credits Course nr TYP ECTS Title Winter term 2024/25 930100 VO Introduction to agricultural sciences 2 930100 VO 2 Introduction to agricultural sciences 930300 SE Master's thesis seminar 2 930300 SE 2 Master's thesis seminar 930400 SE Doctoral seminar 2 930400 SE 2 Doctoral seminar 931103 VO Fundamentals of agricultural engineering 3 931103 VO 3 Fundamentals of agricultural engineering 931104 VO Farm building design and technology 3 931104 VO 3 Farm building design and technology 931105 VO Safety and health protection in agriculture and forest enterprises 3 931105 VO 3 Safety and health protection in agriculture and forest enterprises 931301 VO Mechanisation on grassland 3 931301 VO 3 Mechanisation on grassland 931302 VO Climate engineering 3 931302 VO 3 Climate engineering 931305 VO Post-harvest technology 3 931305 VO 3 Post-harvest technology 931315 VX Post-harvest technology 2 931315 VX 2 Post-harvest technology 931316 VO Biogenic solid and liquid fuels 2 931316 VO 2 Biogenic solid and liquid fuels 931317 VU Biogas technology 3 931317 VU 3 Biogas technology 931318 VU Technology manure utilisation 3 931318 VU 3 Technology manure utilisation 931319 VS Seminar on animal husbandry systems 4 931319 VS 4 Seminar on animal husbandry systems 931322 VS Technology in organic agriculture 3 931322 VS 3 Technology in organic agriculture 932011 SE Journal club animal husbandry 2 932011 SE 2 Journal club animal husbandry 932102 VO Animal breeding 4.5 932102 VO 4.5 Animal breeding 932104 VO Animal husbandry 3 932104 VO 3 Animal husbandry 932108 SE Compulsory internship seminar - animal production 3 932108 SE 3 Compulsory internship seminar - animal production 932302 VO Animal production in organic agriculture 4 932302 VO 4 Animal production in organic agriculture 932308 SE Animal production systems 6 932308 SE 6 Animal production systems 932311 VO Quantitative animal genetics 6 932311 VO 6 Quantitative animal genetics 932312 VO Genetics of diversity 3 932312 VO 3 Genetics of diversity 932315 VO Reproduction technology in livestock 3 932315 VO 3 Reproduction technology in livestock 932318 VO Animal hygiene - ruminants 3 932318 VO 3 Animal hygiene - ruminants 932326 VO Alpine farming 3 932326 VO 3 Alpine farming 932331 VO Grassland based cattle production systems 3 932331 VO 3 Grassland based cattle production systems 932334 VO Molecular animal genetics 3 932334 VO 3 Molecular animal genetics 932336 VU Advanced livestock ethology 3 932336 VU 3 Advanced livestock ethology 932337 VU Animal welfare assessment 3 932337 VU 3 Animal welfare assessment 932338 VS Animal protection in livestock husbandry 3 932338 VS 3 Animal protection in livestock husbandry 932339 VU Applied statistical methods in livestock sciences 7 932339 VU 7 Applied statistical methods in livestock sciences 932344 PJ Animal breeding and the sustainable development goals 3 932344 PJ 3 Animal breeding and the sustainable development goals 932402 SE Doctoral seminar T2S I 1.5 932402 SE 1.5 Doctoral seminar T2S I 932404 VO Theory and principles of inter- and transdisciplinary research 2 932404 VO 2 Theory and principles of inter- and transdisciplinary research 933000 SE Internship seminar organic farming 3 933000 SE 3 Internship seminar organic farming 933062 VS Organic agriculture 2 933062 VS 2 Organic agriculture 933101 VO Organic farming 3 933101 VO 3 Organic farming 933102 SE Organic farming - seminar 3 933102 SE 3 Organic farming - seminar 933103 VS Standards, certification and accreditation in organic farming 3 933103 VS 3 Standards, certification and accreditation in organic farming 933107 SE Compulsory internship seminar - organic farming 3 933107 SE 3 Compulsory internship seminar - organic farming 933111 VS Organic farming and regional development 3 933111 VS 3 Organic farming and regional development 933300 PJ Start-up module 6 933300 PJ 6 Start-up module 933302 VS Protection of natural resources by organic farming 3 933302 VS 3 Protection of natural resources by organic farming 933306 SE Ethics in organic agriculture 3 933306 SE 3 Ethics in organic agriculture 933307 VU Crop production systems in organic agriculture 3 933307 VU 3 Crop production systems in organic agriculture 933310 SE System analysis and scenario technique - methods and practises 5 933310 SE 5 System analysis and scenario technique - methods and practises 933316 PJ Organic farming and regional development 6 933316 PJ 6 Organic farming and regional development 933331 VX Procedures of plant production in organic agriculture I 1 933331 VX 1 Procedures of plant production in organic agriculture I 933341 VS Ethnopedology, ethnometeorology and ethnoclimatology: Local knowledge about soil, weather and climate change 3 933341 VS 3 Ethnopedology, ethnometeorology and ethnoclimatology: Local knowledge about soil, weather and climate change 933343 SE Local knowledge and ethnobiology in organic farming 6 933343 SE 6 Local knowledge and ethnobiology in organic farming 934100 VS Development research and practice 3 934100 VS 3 Development research and practice 934300 VS Gender, food systems and natural resources 6 934300 VS 6 Gender, food systems and natural resources 934302 VS Project design and sustainable development goals (SDGs) 3 934302 VS 3 Project design and sustainable development goals (SDGs) 934307 VS Transformative development 3 934307 VS 3 Transformative development 934309 VS Environmental change and climate security 3 934309 VS 3 Environmental change and climate security 934310 VS Political ecology of the climate crisis 6 934310 VS 6 Political ecology of the climate crisis 934316 VS Negotiating change: simulating an international conference for sustainable development 6 934316 VS 6 Negotiating change: simulating an international conference for sustainable development Summer term 2025 930100 VO Introduction to agricultural sciences 2 930100 VO 2 Introduction to agricultural sciences 930101 VX Principles of agricultural scienes 3 930101 VX 3 Principles of agricultural scienes 930300 SE Master's thesis seminar 2 930300 SE 2 Master's thesis seminar 930400 SE Doctoral seminar 2 930400 SE 2 Doctoral seminar 931007 VX Smart Farming - digitalization in crop production 3 931007 VX 3 Smart Farming - digitalization in crop production 931100 VO Agricultural engineering - plant production 3 931100 VO 3 Agricultural engineering - plant production 931101 UX Agricultural engineering - plant production - practical course 1.5 931101 UX 1.5 Agricultural engineering - plant production - practical course 931102 VO Agricultural engineering - animal husbandry 3 931102 VO 3 Agricultural engineering - animal husbandry 931106 VO Labour science in agriculture 3 931106 VO 3 Labour science in agriculture 931300 SX Agricultural engineering in plant production - seminar 4 931300 SX 4 Agricultural engineering in plant production - seminar 931314 VX GPS-based agriculture 3 931314 VX 3 GPS-based agriculture 931323 EX Production technology in grassland .5 931323 EX .5 Production technology in grassland 931362 VO Production systems and atmospheric pollution 3 931362 VO 3 Production systems and atmospheric pollution 932010 VU Dynamic modelling of livestock farming systems 2 932010 VU 2 Dynamic modelling of livestock farming systems 932013 US Management and analysis of high density genomic data 4 932013 US 4 Management and analysis of high density genomic data 932014 VO Lectures for Future 2 932014 VO 2 Lectures for Future 932015 VU The inner dimension of sustainability: the role of values, emotions and world views 3 932015 VU 3 The inner dimension of sustainability: the role of values, emotions and world views 932018 VU Nutrient balancing in livestock farming 3 932018 VU 3 Nutrient balancing in livestock farming 932106 SE Bachelor´s thesis seminar - animal production 12 932106 SE 12 Bachelor´s thesis seminar - animal production 932108 SE Compulsory internship seminar - animal production 3 932108 SE 3 Compulsory internship seminar - animal production 932109 EX Excursion animal production and farm business management 1 932109 EX 1 Excursion animal production and farm business management 932111 VS Feeding management 3 932111 VS 3 Feeding management 932112 VO Livestock ethology 3 932112 VO 3 Livestock ethology 932113 VO Anatomy and physiology of domestic animals 3 932113 VO 3 Anatomy and physiology of domestic animals 932114 VO Animal breeding - performance testing 1.5 932114 VO 1.5 Animal breeding - performance testing 932122 VO Small animal husbandry 3 932122 VO 3 Small animal husbandry 932303 VS Animal health care in organic agriculture 3 932303 VS 3 Animal health care in organic agriculture 932306 VO Advanced animal breeding 6 932306 VO 6 Advanced animal breeding 932314 VO Estimation of breeding values in cattle 3 932314 VO 3 Estimation of breeding values in cattle 932319 VO Animal hygiene - pigs 3 932319 VO 3 Animal hygiene - pigs 932322 VO Small ruminant science 3 932322 VO 3 Small ruminant science 932324 VO Animal husbandry in tropical and subtropical regions 3 932324 VO 3 Animal husbandry in tropical and subtropical regions 932328 EX Excursion animal production 2 932328 EX 2 Excursion animal production 932332 VS Advanced animal husbandry 6 932332 VS 6 Advanced animal husbandry 932333 VU Biostatistics in livestock sciences 7 932333 VU 7 Biostatistics in livestock sciences 932340 VS Research practice in animal and plant breeding and genetics 15 932340 VS 15 Research practice in animal and plant breeding and genetics 932341 VS Paper discussion animal breeding and genetics 3 932341 VS 3 Paper discussion animal breeding and genetics 932342 VS Contribution of animal breeding to global food security 3 932342 VS 3 Contribution of animal breeding to global food security 932345 VO Beekeeping 3 932345 VO 3 Beekeeping 932403 SE Journal club T2S I 1.5 932403 SE 1.5 Journal club T2S I 933000 SE Internship seminar organic farming 3 933000 SE 3 Internship seminar organic farming 933104 SE Bachelor's thesis seminar - organic farming 12 933104 SE 12 Bachelor's thesis seminar - organic farming 933105 VU Crop rotation systems and production methods in organic farming 1.5 933105 VU 1.5 Crop rotation systems and production methods in organic farming 933106 VU Analysis and planning of conversion process towards organic farming 1.5 933106 VU 1.5 Analysis and planning of conversion process towards organic farming 933107 SE Compulsory internship seminar - organic farming 3 933107 SE 3 Compulsory internship seminar - organic farming 933108 EX Organic farming - excursion 1 933108 EX 1 Organic farming - excursion 933112 VS Introduction to systemic thinking for organic farming: Theories and methods with examples from organic farming 1.5 933112 VS 1.5 Introduction to systemic thinking for organic farming: Theories and methods with examples from organic farming 933113 VX Grasslandmanagement in organic farming 3 933113 VX 3 Grasslandmanagement in organic farming 933303 VO European regulatory framework for organic production 3 933303 VO 3 European regulatory framework for organic production 933308 VU Soil fertility and soil ecology in organic agriculture 3 933308 VU 3 Soil fertility and soil ecology in organic agriculture 933312 EX Interdisciplinary excursion on organic agriculture 2 933312 EX 2 Interdisciplinary excursion on organic agriculture 933320 VS The global organic control and certification system 3 933320 VS 3 The global organic control and certification system 933329 SE Agroecology - A science, a practice and a movement 3 933329 SE 3 Agroecology - A science, a practice and a movement 933330 PJ Conversion to organic agriculture - interdisciplinary project 4 933330 PJ 4 Conversion to organic agriculture - interdisciplinary project 933332 SX Procedures of plant production in organic agriculture II 1 933332 SX 1 Procedures of plant production in organic agriculture II 933340 SX Case studies in organic grassland management 2 933340 SX 2 Case studies in organic grassland management 933342 VS Food sovereignty and critical agrarian studies 3 933342 VS 3 Food sovereignty and critical agrarian studies 933344 SE Ethnobotany - research and application 6 933344 SE 6 Ethnobotany - research and application 934003 PJ Gender and governance of natural resources in refugee-host settings (Summer School Uganda) 6 934003 PJ 6 Gender and governance of natural resources in refugee-host settings (Summer School Uganda) 934301 VS Gender, nutrition and right to food 6 934301 VS 6 Gender, nutrition and right to food 934303 VS Scientific communication and impacts 3 934303 VS 3 Scientific communication and impacts 934308 VS Climate scholar activism 6 934308 VS 6 Climate scholar activism 934311 VS Livelihood system dynamics in rural development 3 934311 VS 3 Livelihood system dynamics in rural development 934312 VS Facilitating change for sustainable development 6 934312 VS 6 Facilitating change for sustainable development 934317 SE Participatory methods in development research and practice 3 934317 SE 3 Participatory methods in development research and practice 934318 SE Systems science for participatory management of dynamic socio-ecosystems 3 934318 SE 3 Systems science for participatory management of dynamic socio-ecosystems
