Curriculum

Soft Skill Courses

The soft skill courses consist of BIGS-LF organized courses. The content of these courses is essential for every early career scientist and are a prerequisite for all doctoral students of the BIGS-LF to obtain their final degree. Depending on the number of participants and demand these courses can also be organized multiple times per year.

BIGS-LF PhD-Day
Date: 1st Week October 2026
Location:to be announced
For registration send an email to aei-graduateschool@uni-bonn.de

Good Scientific Practise
Date: November 2025 to March 2026
Lecturer: Online Lecture Series: "Better Save than Sorry"
You need to register for each online lecture individually through https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/events-and-opportunities/better-safe-than-sorry

Scientific Communication
Date: to be announced
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Wagner, Redelandschaften
For registration send an email to aei-graduateschool@uni-bonn.de

Resilience: Self-Empowerment & Motivation
Date: June 9^th, 2026 - 09:00 to 13:00
Lecturer: PhD Positive
For registration send an email to aei-graduateschool@uni-bonn.de

Scientific courses

Scientific courses are mainly offered by the participating institutes of the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences and in the context of interdisciplinary research projects. Additionally, scientific course content is offered by collaborating partner institutions. The course program is organized by the lecturer, that needs to be contacted prior to the attendance (The list is not final).

Master courses offered by the faculty can also be visited. Please contact the BIGS-LF if you want to attend a master.

IEL

IES

IGG

ILR

ILT

INRES

ITW

General

DETECT

IEL - Institute for Nutritional and Food Science

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS

For further modules: Module manual Ernährungswissenschaften & Molekulare Lebensmitteltechnologie

IES - Institute for Entrepreneurship

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS
Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Venturing	Prof. Dr. Denise Fischer-Kreer	fischerk@uni-bonn.de	English	WS / SS	6 CP

For further Modules: see homepage & module manual AFECO & ARTS

IGG - Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS
Mass Transport Modellig and Monitoring	Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Kusche	kusche@geod.uni-bonn.de	English	SS	2 CP
Spatial Decision Support Systems	Prof. Dr.-Ing. J.-H. Haunert	haunert@igg.uni-bonn.de	English	SS	3 CP
Location-Based Services	Prof. Dr.-Ing. J.-H. Haunert	haunert@igg.uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP

For further modules: Module manual Geodetic Engineering & Mobile Robotics

ILR - Institute for Food and Resource Economics

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS
Advanced multi-regional CGE modelling	PD Dr. Wolfgang Britz & PD Dr. Yaghoob Jafari	https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html	English	WS	3 CP
Probabilistic Programming for Agricultural Economics	Dr. Hugo Storm & Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei	https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html	English	WS	3 CP
Satellite Data in Agricultural and Environmental Economics: Theory and Practice	Prof. Dr. David Wüpper	https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html	English	SS	3 CP
Machine learning in applied economic analysis	Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei, Prof. Dr. Kathy Baylis, Dr. Hugo Storm	https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html	English	SS	3 CP

For further modules: Module manual Promotionskolleg Agrarökonomik, AFECO & ARTS

ILT - Institute of Agricultural Engineering

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS

For further modules: Module manual Mobile Robotics

INRES - Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS
Crop and Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling	Dr. Thomas Gaiser	tgaiser@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Crop Functional Genomics	Dr. Michaela Matthes	mmatthes@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Plant Biochemistry	Prof. Dr. Peter Dörmann	doermann@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Concepts in Genetics and Genomics	Dr. Caroline Marcon	marcon@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Soil microbiology	Prof. Dr. Claudia Knief	knief@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Advances in Plant Breeding Methodology	Dr. Mariana Báez	mbaez@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Applied Bioinformatics	Prof. Dr. Heiko Schoof	jthe@uni-bonn.de	English	WS	6 CP

For further modules: Module manual Crop Sciences & ARTS & Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology

ITW - Institute of Animal Sciences

Course Title

Instructor(s)

Registration

Language

Semester

ETCS

Animal Science Seminar Series

Prof. Dr. Amelia Camarinha Silva

https://tinyurl.com/animalseminar

(Zoom-Link)

English

1 CP

For modules: Module manual Tierwissenschaften & ARTS

GENERAL

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS
Advanced scientific writing and communication	Prof. Dr. Gabriel Schaaf	gabriel.schaaf@uni-bonn.de	English	WS / SS	6 CP
Python for Applied Machine Learning	Dr. Oliver Schmittmann	o.schmittmann@uni-bonn.de	English	SS	6 CP
Mass spectrometry (3-day workshop)	Dr. Marc Sylvester	msylvest@uni-bonn.de	English	WS	2 CP
Research Data Management (RDM) in practice	Prof. Dr. Juliane Fluck	vedder@zbmed.de	English	WS	3 CP
Lecture Series on Future Competent Agricultural and Food Systems	Dr. Thorsten Kraska	kraska@uni-bonn.de	English	WS	2 CP

DETECT / CESOC Lecture Series

Course Title	Instructor(s)	Registration	Language	Semester	ETCS
DETECT Lecture Series & Seminar Series	Dr. Frank Siegismund	siegismund@geod.uni-bonn.de	English
CESOC Seminar Series	Hana Altom A. Mohammed	hmohamme@uni-bonn.de	English

Miscellaneous

Multiple institutions of the University of Bonn offer a variety of courses dedicated to personal development including transferable/soft skill courses, german classes, entrepreneurship etc. Information on the course content and on how to sign up can be found on the respective homepages. Admission to the Doctorate plusBIGS program is organized by the BIGS-Coordinator.