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Heimtierwirtschaft

B.Sc.Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen

At a glance: 7 semesters Full-time Winter semester No tuition fees for EU students · non-EU: €1,500 per semester

Planned

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What will I learn?

Curriculum from the university’s official documents. Evaluated on 18 October 2026.

Semester plan

  1. Semester 130 ECTS requiredIntroduction to Economics · Accounting and Statistics · Genetics and Chemistry · Basics in Pet Management · Basics in Animal Science · Mathematics and Digitalization
    • Introduction to EconomicsExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Accounting and StatisticsExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Genetics and ChemistryExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Basics in Pet ManagementExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Basics in Animal ScienceExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Mathematics and DigitalizationExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
  2. Semester 230 ECTS requiredPet Training · Ethology and Reproduction · Pet Husbandry · Practice Project · Technology Pet Husbandry · Pet Care
    • Pet TrainingExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Ethology and ReproductionExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Pet HusbandryExam (in German): Studienarbeit5 ECTS
    • Practice ProjectSemesters 2–3Exam (in German): Studienarbeit10 ECTS
    • Technology Pet HusbandryExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Pet CareExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
  3. Semester 330 ECTS requiredControlling · Ethics and Animal Welfare in Pet Husbandry · Pet Health and Population Genetics · Quality Management and Quality Assurance · Animal Nutrition and Feed Science IContinues: Practice Project
    • ControllingExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Ethics and Animal Welfare in Pet HusbandryExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Pet Health and Population GeneticsExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Quality Management and Quality AssuranceExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    • Animal Nutrition and Feed Science IExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
  4. Semester 430 ECTS requiredInternship
    • InternshipSummary by OWWZ: Students apply knowledge from previous semesters in a placement organisation and extend it through practical work. Their specific activities depend on the placement provider.Exam (in German): Schriftliche / zeichnerische Arbeit (bestanden / nicht bestanden)30 ECTS
  5. Semester 522 ECTS required · 1 elective catalogueEmpirical Methods and Social Research · Corporate Finance · Marketing Management · Taxation and Law · Required elective from Wahlmodule
    • Empirical Methods and Social Research6 ECTS
    • Corporate Finance5 ECTS
    • Marketing ManagementExam (in German): Referat / Präsentation6 ECTS
    • Taxation and LawExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.5 ECTS
    Required elective from Wahlmodule8 modules · choose 18 ECTS
    • Animal-Assisted Therapy - Forms and MethodsSemesters 5–7 · summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Aquaristics and TerraristicsSemesters 5–7 · summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Lab Animal Breeding and HusbandrySemesters 5–7 · summer semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Product Development in the Pet IndustrySemesters 5–7 · winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Communication and ConsultingSemesters 5–7 · winter semester only6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Politics and MarketsSemesters 5–7 · winter semester onlyExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Health and AnalyticsSemesters 5–7 · winter semester onlyExam (in German): Mündliche Prüfung 15 Min.6 ECTSRequired elective
    • Operations Strategy and InnovationSemesters 5–76 ECTSRequired elective
  6. Semester 624 ECTS requiredPet Nutrition · Development of Personal Skills · Marketing in the Pet Industry and International Markets · Project Module
    • Pet NutritionExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTS
    • Development of Personal SkillsExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTS
    • Marketing in the Pet Industry and International Markets6 ECTS
    • Project ModuleExam (in German): Studienarbeit6 ECTS
  7. Semester 724 ECTS requiredBachelor Thesis · Oral Bachelor Exam · Human Resource Management · Corporate Management
    • Bachelor ThesisThesisExam (in German): Bachelorarbeit (4 Monate)9 ECTS
    • Oral Bachelor ExamThesisExam (in German): Referat mit Diskussion (höchstens 30 Min.)3 ECTS
    • Human Resource ManagementExam (in German): Klausur 90 Min.6 ECTS
    • Corporate Management6 ECTS

Topic profile

ECTS by topic from the curriculum’s modules; together at most the programme’s ECTS.RequiredElective

  • Statistics9 ECTS: 9 required
  • Animal science and husbandry8 ECTS: 8 required
  • Agricultural and food economics6 ECTS: 6 required
  • Biochemistry4 ECTS: 4 required
  • Management accounting and controlling3 ECTS: 3 required
  • Corporate finance and investment3 ECTS: 3 required
  • Accounting and financial reporting3 ECTS: 3 required
  • Veterinary medicine3 ECTS: 3 required

Curriculum sources

30 modules in the curriculum.

Key facts

Collected automatically from the institution’s website; the institution’s own page is authoritative.

Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Standard duration
7 semesters
ECTS credits
210 ECTS
Start of studies
Winter semester
Mode of study
Full-time
Tuition fees
No tuition fees
Tuition fees for non-EU students
€1,500 per semester
Semester contribution
€168.60 per semesterfor all students at the university
Status
Planned

Information from hfwu.de, mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de · checked on 18 October 2026

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