At Poznań University of Life Sciences, our Bachelor’s and Engineering degree programs provide a solid foundation for students. These first-cycle studies are closely aligned with the scientific work carried out by our staff across various research units.

The curricula for these programs delve into areas where extensive scientific research is conducted. Each BSc and EngSc program includes an individual student’s  project, supervised by a staff member who acts as the promoter for the bachelor’s and engineering thesis.
Access to first-cycle studies is open to all graduates of secondary education, as well as holders of an equivalent of a high school diploma. Our BSc and EngSc graduates acquire in-depth knowledge in their respective fields, along with essential research and management skills.

BSc and EngSc degree holders have the opportunity to pursue second-cycle studies.

BSc in Economics and Finance Management in Agri-food Sector

  • Start date

    October

  • Duration

    6 semesters (full-time)

  • Tuition fee

    3 000 EUR (500 EUR per 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th semester) + enrollment fee (65 EUR for non-EU candidates and 85 PLN for EU candidates and NAWA scholarship holders)

  • Entry requirements

    • document entitling to apply for admission to university studies (e.g. High school diploma with apostille)
    • English language skills

    Please note:

    these are full-time studies and students are required to attend lectures at the University campus.

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BSc in Economics and Finance Management in Agri-food Sector

at the Faculty of Economics

Bachelor’s degree in the field of Economics and Finance Management in Agri-food Sector provides graduates with knowledge and skills in micro- and macroeconomics, economic policy, financial human and material resource management, international economic relations, economic law, market research, as well as modeling economic phenomena and processes. The educational profile of this course combines knowledge from the field of economics and finance with an understanding of specific issues related to agriculture, its environment, the agri-food industry, food trade and consumption, as well as rural development. By utilizing the latest scientific advancements and innovative teaching methods, the Economics and Finance Management in Agri-food Sector program educates professionals who possess profound knowledge and practical qualifications, meeting the needs of employers and addressing socio-economic challenges. This course is dedicated to students who want to perform a managerial role in business entities and institutions or run their businesses internationally, especially in the food economy.

Course overview

The course provides knowledge of mechanisms of the functioning of the economy, including the agri-food economy, as well as tools and instruments of economic and social policy. You will be familiar with the spatial diversification of the economy and modern economic structures worldwide, with particular emphasis on the agri-food sector, including the role of food supply chain management. We will help you understand the fundamental dilemmas of modern civilization, including the elements and basic principles of the functioning of the financial system, institutions, and financial markets. We will provide you the knowledge in the field of the principles of operation, management and financing of business activities on the domestic and international markets, with particular emphasis on entities in the agri-food sector. You will be familiar with selected methods of economic research, including methods of studying and forecasting economic phenomena and processes and experimental methods in behavioral economics. You will also be taught what legal provisions and activities related to establishing and running a business, with particular emphasis on entities in the agri-food sector. During the course, you can gain practical skills in identifying and analyzing economic policy, skills how to interpret the obtained results and the economic, social and environmental effects of economic policy, with a specific focus on the agri-food sector. After completing the course you will know how to select and use tools to identify and analyze foreign and international trade policies, interpret the obtained results and assess the economic and social impacts of these policies, with a specific focus on the agri-food sector
Faculty of Economics is known for the research in the fields of agricultural economics, regional and social policy in rural areas, international business, production and management in agribusiness companies, and consumption economics. The course teachers carry out research focused on socio-economic problems of the agri-food sector and rural areas in the EU countries, the influence of the agricultural policies measures on the development of agriculture and rural areas, international trade and in agri-food products, the competitiveness of the agri-food sector concerning regional and international markets, finance management in agribusiness companies and agricultural law, and they will be eager to share their experience with you. We invite students who are motivated to gain knowledge about economics and finance management in the agri-food sector, as well as the necessary qualifications to manage business projects, provide advisory services, and make rational decisions when operating in a (national and international) market economy environment. Our students will also receive training in running their businesses internationally, especially in the food economy.

Career options

Graduates are prepared to undertake jobs in business entities including junior-level management, especially in the agriculture and food industry, a specialist in the management of financial, human and material resources in production, services and trade enterprises. You will also be able to work in other institutions and economic organizations, such as banks or insurance companies, chambers of commerce, local and central government units, regional government units, consulting firms or international organizations related to the agri-food sector. You will also be prepared to run your own business internationally or to go on to work in research and education.
You will be able to continue your studies at the Agri-food Economics and Trade master’s degree program at our Faculty.

Main modules

  • Microeconomics
  • International economics
  • Management
  • Law
  • Economic analysis
  • Marketing management
  • Introduction to econometrics
  • Basic of accounting
  • Corporate finance management

EngSc in Land Resource Management

  • Start date

    October

  • Duration

    8 semesters (full-time)

  • Tuition fee

    7 200 EUR (900 EUR per semester) + enrollment fee (65 EUR for non-EU candidates and 85 PLN for EU candidates and NAWA scholarship holders)

  • Entry requirements

    • document entitling to apply for admission to university studies (e.g. High school diploma with apostille)
    • English language skills

    Please note:

    these are full-time studies and students are required to attend lectures at the University campus.

  • Contact

    Associate Dean for English-language studies prof. UPP dr hab. inż. Rafał Stasik

    rafal.stasik@up.poznan.pl

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EngSc in Land Resource Management

at the Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering

The growth of the world’s population entails an increasing demand for energy resulting from the intensification of industrial production and agriculture. In turn, these exploit the environment’s resources and produce large amounts of waste and pollution. Consequently, new experts and specialists who will manage the environmental resources are required for the national and international economies in the future. The role of robust management in the land resources area will be crucial. The presented educational offer is addressed to those who would like to make an effort to study in English and gain the unique knowledge, skills, and competencies of this type. Expectedly, their involvement in land resources jobs will be necessary in the future in Poland, Europe, and other world regions.

Course overview

The proposed graduation program in LRM can effectively impart the knowledge and skills necessary to address today’s socio-economic challenges by integrating theory and practice. Because of these, the designed educational path is based on groups of subjects necessary for achieving relevant learning outcomes. The applied classification is as follows:

  • General subjects including mathematics, physics, environmental chemistry, ecology, biotechnology, spatial engineering and natural resource management, geoinformation, and engineering graphics. These subjects will be presented in proper socio-economic and environmental contexts.
  • Subjects linking socio-economic and legal issues to create public awareness and effectively implement economic transformation processes. These will be presented in the context of covering a wide range of activities with special emphasis on a changing climate. They include the analysis of social, economic, and legal mechanisms of environmental impact and the development of strategies and solutions that promote sustainable development while reducing the negative effects of climate change. The discussed fields include environmental economics, natural resource economics, sustainability management, energy policy, public policy analysis, and social science, among others.
  • Environmental subjects that take into account inventory, valorization, environmental assessment, principles of air protection, climate, animate nature systems, soil and water environment, and circulation of matter and energy in the environment.
  • Technological subjects and subjects, including issues related to technical infrastructure, are crucial for solving engineering tasks in spatial management. Among others, there are ecological construction, water supply, sewage disposal, landfill, energy, and transportation systems in rural areas. These will be completed by issues of spatial engineering, water management, agricultural and forestry technologies related to soil conservation, reclamation, revitalization, and regulations governing their availability and use are applied
  • Subjects presenting techniques and tools of information technology. These are mainly aimed at areas like spatial data resources, ways of acquiring and processing data, and health and safety requirements for working with data. Surveying, cartography, urban planning, construction, and environmental engineering are also there. This group of subjects includes principles of engineering graphics, too. The above-mentioned subjects are necessary for the planning and managing of space, both in urbanized and non-urbanized areas.

Admission & Tuition fee

  1. The prerequisite for admission to English-language first-degree programs is the knowledge of English at the B2 level, which will be verified in the recruitment process.
  2. The basis for the qualification procedure for Polish citizens, is the score resulting from the summary by Senate Resolution 162/2023 of the Poznan University of Life Sciences dated June 28, 2021. on the conditions and mode of recruitment for full-time and part-time first-degree studies and uniform master’s studies for the academic year 2023/2024: the result of the matriculation exam or the matriculation exam (old matriculation) in two subjects – constituting 80% of the points, the result of the matriculation exam (from the written part) or the matriculation exam (from the written or oral part) in Polish language and a foreign language – 20% of the points.
  3. A candidate, a Polish citizen and a foreigner who graduated from high school abroad may apply for admission to the first year of first-cycle studies if the secondary school certificate or other equivalent document in his possession entitles him to apply for admission to higher education in the country where he graduated from high school.
  4. In the case of candidates from Qinghai Nationalities University in the People’s Republic of China, the basis for qualification will be the provisions of the agreement of June 2022 between the Poznan University of Life Sciences, the Polish-Chinese Foundation for Academic Cooperation and Quzhong Joaoyu Keji Youxian Gonsi, based in Beijing (PRC), regarding the 2+2 program implemented under this agreement. According to the provisions of Annex 2 to this Agreement (item 2 Rules of Recruitment), the decision on eligibility for Land Resource Management studies after submission of all necessary documents and recognition of learning outcomes is made by the Dean of the Faculty to which the candidate applies.
  5. Candidates are admitted within the limit of places in the qualification process, which includes establishing a ranking list based on the results of secondary school certificates. The prerequisites for admission are possessing a high school diploma, submitting a complete set of documents within the prescribed deadlines, and fulfilling the requirements of the qualification process applicable to a particular field of study. This includes obtaining the appropriate number of points in the enrollment process by the regulations in effect for the academic year.
  6. The direction is chargeable. The fee for studies conducted in English for foreigners and Poles who take up studies is determined by the Order No. 35/2024 of the Rector of the Poznan University of Life Sciences dated April 25, 2024, and is EUR 900 per semester + enrollment fee (65 EUR for non-EU candidates and 85 PLN for EU candidates and NAWA scholarship holders)

Career options

  • The study program enables the preparation of highly qualified managers. Its formation focuses on specialized content, including local government and spatial planning. It also includes modern methods of processing and analyzing spatial data and risk management in planning.
  • Graduates will also gain business management skills, raise funds for local development, and identify risks from industrial production, agricultural production, exploitation of environmental resources, and electricity demand.
  • Within the study program’s framework, special emphasis is placed on managing environmental resources, focusing on their rational use to ensure proper spatial and environmental management. Effective spatial management and planning knowledge includes their use, diagnosis, analysis, and monitoring.
  • The LRM degree program prepares graduates to manage the global economic landscape’s complexities effectively. Against the backdrop of global challenges, the program will enable graduates to effectively engage with issues related to urbanization, sustainable development and environmental management, and urban planning at various levels—from local to global. The proposed LRM degree can effectively impart the knowledge and skills necessary to address today’s socio-economic challenges by integrating theory and practice.

Main modules

  • no name of subject number of hours
    lectures classes
    1 Physical education   60
    2 Foreign language – Polish   100
    3 Foreign language – German   100
    4 Social knowledge  40  
    5 Physics 15 30
    6 Mathematics I 15 30
    7 Mathematics II with statistics 30 30
    8 Basic computer courses 15 30
    9 Propaedeutic of Natural Science 15 0
    10 Economics 20 10
    11 Sustainable development principles 15 30
    12 Sustainable urban management 15 10
    13 Development trends and threats to modern agriculture 25 6
    14 Sustainable forest management planning 15 30
    15 Propaedeutic of forestry 15 30
    16 Environmental biotechnology with the basics of microbiology 15 30
    17 Biotechnological methods in environmental protection 15 30
    18 Cartography with Fundamentals of GIS 30 30
    19 Environmental economics 15 15
    20 Soil science and land management 30 30
    21 Introduction to environmental management 15 30
    22 Public policy and legal protection of agricultural land 30 0
    23 Sustainable Nutrition: Discovering Modern Dietary Sources 15 30
    24 Food production of natural plant raw material 15 30
    25 Waste management versus circular economy in the agri-food sector 15 30
    26 The influence of climate on the diversity of oil and spice plants 15 30
    27 Innovation and entrepreneurship 15 15
    28 Economics of developing countries 15 15
    29 Geodesy 15 30
    30 Basics of remote sensing technology 15 30
    31 Engineering and technical drawing 30 30
    32 Sustainable energy production for land resource-saving 15 15
    33 Communication with the public and stakeholders 10 20
    34 Green chemistry in environmental analysis 15 30
    35 Environmental geochemistry 15 30
    36 Environmental surveys for microbial exploitation 15 15
    37 Environmental toxicology 15 15
    38 Organic materials – genesis, management, and protection 15 15
    39 Spatial planning and composition principles 15 30
    40 Surveying and mapping with Mobile GIS 5 10
    41 Inventorying and valorisation of nature and 15 30
    42 Climatic aspects for spatial planning 10 20
    43 Environmental data and low-altitude observation (UAV) 15 15
    44 Freshwater ecosystems and their restoration 15 15
    45 Geographic application of GIS tools in the protection and management using SDSS 15 15
    46 Application of GIS tools in the protection and management of soil resources 15 15
    47 Extreme events mapping and monitoring 15 30
    48 Mapping of environmental changes 15 30
    49 Modern techniques for measuring and monitoring engineering structures 10 20
    50 Modern techniques of visualization and inventory of technical infrastructure facilities 10 20
    51 Water resources management 30 30
    52 Town planning 15 30
    53 Real estate management 15 30
    54 Landscape management 15 30
    55 Revitalization of urban areas 15 30
    56 Reclamation of degraded land 15 30
    57 Integrated quality management in the agri-food sector 15 30
    58 Hazards and risk assessment in food production 15 30
    59 Arrangement of rural areas 30 30
    60 Technical infrastructure planning 30 30
    61 Spatial analysis and geoprocessing 30 30
    62 Pro-ecological architecture 30 30
    63 Environmental impact assessment 15 15
    64 Statistical methods and data visualization in R 15 15
    65 Biomass in energy and chemical production 15 30
    66 Renewable energy sources 15 30
    67 Animal migration ecology 15 15
    68 Urban ecosystems 15 15
    69 Irrigation designing and management 30 30
    70 Designing irrigation system considering land resources 30 30
    71 EU funds for rural development 30 0
    72 Psychosocial health and quality of life 10 10
    73 Mitigation of climate change in urban areas 15 15
    74 Designing urban green and blue infrastructure 15 15
    75 Flood hazard mapping 15 30
    76 Flood risk management 15 30
    77 Global environmental challenges 15 15
    78 Landscape’s GHG balances 15 15