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Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences

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Online support for students

Dear students of the FB05,

Due to the increasing digitalization of the course offerings, there are bound to be questions in some places, for which the team of the IT room will be happy to assist you. Please send an e-mail to

studonlinesupport-05(at)hs-niederrhein.de.

We are available from Monday to Friday and will try to help you as soon as possible.

Information Bachelor

Semester 2

Degree programme Nutrition Sciences.

Preview of the 3rd semester:

  • Offer for ESK 3.10: Language course"English for Food and Nutrition B2" (as a block course from September 11-15);
    available for enrollment now via Language Center MG, vacation courses in July/September 2023.

 

Degree programme Food Sciences

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Semester 4

Degree programme Nutritional Sciences

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Degree programme Food Sciences

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Semester 6

Degree programme Nutritional Sciences:

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Degree programme Food Sciences:

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Information Master

Semester 1 to 4

Studies and examination regulations

The study and examination regulations of all degree programmes of the Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences can be found on the following page:

Link to the studies and examination regulations of the FB05

Module Manuals

The module handbooks of the Degree programmes help you to inform yourself about the content of courses and module compositions.

Link to the module handbooks of the Degree programmes of FB05

Course catalog in the online portal

The course catalog can be found exclusively in the online portal as of SS 2020.

Link to the online portal

Learning platform moodle

You will receive the enrollment keys for the respective courses from your respective lecturer:

Link to the learning platform moodle

Nutrition Sciences-Overview study progress

Bachelor's degree programme in Nutrition Sciences

1st semester:
Group allocation for internships during the introductory week at the beginning of the semester
Participation in tutorials (voluntary)

2nd semester:
In the context of the introductory project E towards the end of the semester determination of specialization
Specialization project
Participation in tutorials (voluntary)

3rd semester
1st in-depth project semester
ESK choice: 2 modules from the ESK catalog must be taken during the course of studies.

4th semester
2nd in-depth project semester
ESK choice: 2 modules from the ESK catalog must be taken in the course of the studies.
2 compulsory modules of the specialization take place.

5th semester
3rd in-depth project semester
2 compulsory modules of the in-depth direction take place
before the start of lectures: EWP choice - in the course of the studies 2 6-KP EWP modules and 3 3-KP modules must be taken.

6th semester
before the start of lectures: EWP choice - in the course of studies 2 6-KP EWP modules and 3 3-KP modules must be taken.
Semester project - contact professor (project can be done in 5th/6th/7th semester)
Optional minor study: internship semester or semester abroad if desired (change to 7-semester Degree programme).

Theses

There is also a reel on our Instagram account about this: @hsnr_oecotrophology

Food Sciences-Overview study progress

Bachelor's degree programme Food Sciences

1st semester
Group allocation for internships and introductory project during the introductory week at the beginning of the semester
Participation in tutorials (voluntary; in the 1st or 2nd semester, 1 tutorial must be attended regularly on a compulsory basis)

2nd semester
Study project L - contact professor
Participation in tutorials (voluntary; in the 1st or 2nd semester 1 tutorial must be attended obligatorily on a regular basis)
Long-term project (LZP) -choice

3rd semester
1st LZP-semester
Choice of advanced course, takes place towards the end of the semester

4th semester
2nd LZP-semester
Determination of 4 advanced modules, which are due in the 5th and 6th semester, 3 of them must be from the chosen specialization

5th semester
3rd LZP-semester
Advanced modules from the selected specialization take place
before the start of lectures: Optional module selection: 1 module from catalog "Elective module L", 1 module from general catalog must be taken in the 5th or 6th semester, respectively

6th semester
Advanced modules from chosen advanced course take place
before start of lectures: Optional modules: 1 module from catalog "Wahlmodul L", 1 module from general catalog have to be taken in 5th resp. 6th semester.
Semester project - contact professor (project should be done in 6th semester)
Optional minor studies: internship semester or semester abroad if desired (change to 7-semester Degree programme)

Theses

There is also a reel on our Instagram account about this: @hsnr_oecotrophology

Current office hours of the lecturers

Course Subject Advisory

Cornelia Rohde, Dipl.-Oecotroph.
BSc Nutrition Sciences, BSc Food Sciences, contact person for internship semester
Lara Sibum, Dipl. Oecotroph.
Research Assistant

Office of Student Affairs

Elisabeth Brucks
Secretary Student Office

Please note: In case of questions or problems concerning modules (e.g. outstanding grade entry, problems with registration, queries about sub-module examinations such as assignments, oral presentations, etc.), please always contact the module representatives first!

Current announcements on examinations

22.05.2023

Dear students,

Some general information for the examinations:

  • Room and time scheduling. You can find the exact room and time schedules for the examinations 4-5 days before the examination day on the faculty page "Examinations" under "Examination and Registration Dates".
  • Written examination registration. Without exception, it is not possible to take the examinations without registering. If you are not on the supervisor's registration list, you are not registered and will not take the written examination. Any discrepancies cannot be resolved on the day of the written examination, but later.
  • Multiple written examinations on the same half-day. With the current written examination schedule, if you have two written examinations scheduled at the same time, please contact the person listed in the respective room and time schedules for the examination days 4-5 days prior to the examination when the exact room and time schedule for the day in question is published.
  • Withdrawal. Withdrawals from an examination are possible up to 1 week before the examination via the online portal. After that, only cancellations due to illness are possible. For this, you need the completed form for examination incapacity, which you please submit via the examination office MG. In case of unexcused non-attendance, the examination will be assessed as "failed".

We wish you good health and success in the examinations!

Prof. Dr. Christof Menzel, Chair of the Examinations Board

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08.09.2020

Written examination for module L1.1 in BPOs L 2016 and L 2019,
Written examination for module EK1.4 in BPOs E 2016 and E 2020:

Until further notice, two exam versions are offered for this module under the same surname. One ("old") version contains the material of the course "Fundamentals of Marketing" (BPO L 2016, BPO E 2016), the other ("new") version contains the material of the course "Fundamentals of Logistics" (BPO L 2019, BPO E 2020, implemented already from commencement of studies 2019).

Please just register for the written examination!
Students of BPO L 2016 or BPO E 2016 maychoose between the exam versions (with marketing or with logistics).
Students of BPO L 2019 or BPO E 2020 have to write the exam version with logistics.

Gez. Prof. Dr. Andreas Heidbüchel

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09.06.2020

The following question is repeatedly addressed to us (only since Corona): "I would like to write two written examinations in one half day. Is that possible?" This scheduling of exams is not news and occurs in every exam period. Detailed exam scheduling with exact rooms, times, and seating plans can always be done after the registration period is over. In rare individual cases, it becomes necessary to make special arrangements with those concerned. Please wait to be contacted by us. It is not necessary to ask this question by e-mail at this stage.

Examination and registration dates

Examination dates summer semester 2023:

Date 2
- Exam period: 20.-22.09.2023 and 28.-29.09.2023 - Dates in: hio.hsnr.de
- Registration period: 01.09.2023 - 11.09.2023

For all queries (use stud.hn.de address!) please always state:
Name, student
matriculation number, specialisation semester, Degree programme, PO version!

List of second correctors for examination third attempts Link

 

Exact room and time schedules for the individual exam days
(4-5 days before the exam date here)

 

Recognitions and change of study program

Application for a higher specialisation semester

University transfer students who wish to be placed in the second or higher specialisation semester must submit an application to this effect to the Examinations Board of Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences 05 (Oecotrophology) in time for the application.

Before an application for recognition is submitted in writing, a counseling interview should precede the application.

During the counseling interview, the student will find out how previously acquired credits can be credited to modules of the new Degree programme.

Examination withdrawals and incapacity

Please note the relevant paragraphs of the examination regulations that apply to you!

You can withdraw from the examination without giving reasons upto one week before the examination. To do so, simply withdraw from the examination online.

You can withdraw from the examinationup to the beginning of the examination if you are unable to take the examination due to illness or another important reason.

 

In case of illness:

  • Fill out a "Withdrawal due to inability to take the exam" form. This also contains a section to be completed by a physician.
  • Submit this form immediately in writing to the Examination Office MG.
  • It is important to certify the inability to take the exam (not: inability to work).

In case of other important reasons:

  • Write an informal application outlining the reasons.
  • Provide evidence of the reasons or make them credible in some other way.
  • Submit the application in writing to the Examination Office MG without delay.

 

After taking the examination:

In case of illness:

  • Clearly communicate your withdrawal from the examination and the reason for the withdrawal to an invigilator.
  • Fill out a form "Withdrawal due to inability to take the examination". This will also include a section to be completed by the physician. The doctor must be seen on the same day (unless this was impossible).
  • Submit this form immediately in writing to the Examination Office MG.
  • It is important to certify the inability to take the exam (not: inability to work).

 

In all cases of withdrawal after the deadline for withdrawal, the Chair of the Examinations Board will decide on the application. If the application is rejected, you will be informed in writing. The letter will also explain what options you then have.

Your letter must be submitted to the Examination Office without delay .

Certificates of examination incapacity or applications obtained too late or submitted too late will not be accepted. In the interest of equal opportunity, strict standards are applied to withdrawals after the examination has begun.

If an examination has not been taken:

  • Without recognized justification: A grade of 5.0 will be given for the examination.
  • With recognized justification: No examination attempt will be credited. The examination can be re-registered at a later date.

Theses (Bachelor/ Master)

The theses are registered digitally. You can find the form for this here.

When writing theses and term papers, please refer to the"Notes on the design of scientific term papers and theses for the Bachelor'sand Master's degree programmes".

Examinations Board | Contact persons

The Examinations Board is an independent body of the faculty, consisting of professors, academic staff and students of the faculty.

The Examinations Board ensures compliance with the examination regulations during the course of studies, is responsible for the organization and proper conduct of examinations, mediates in the event of conflicts in examination procedures or decides in the event of objections to the course or results of examination procedures, advises on matters relating to the course of studies and the change of study place, and makes suggestions for the reform of examination regulations, study regulations and curricula on the basis of information and advice from contact with lecturers and students.

The Examinations Board is generally represented by its Chair.

Do you have a question? Please remember,

  • your student matriculation number
  • the Degree programme
  • and the examination regulations you are

in order to speed up the processing. Please contact Ms. Brucks first, who will usually be able to help you.

Chair of the Examinations Board
Elisabeth Brucks
Secretary Student Office and Office of the Dean

Examinations Board | E-mail address

pa-05(at)hs-niederrhein.de

Examinations Office | Contact Persons

For formal concerns, the Examinations Office serves as the contact.

The Examinations Office is responsible for:

  • Applications for withdrawal from an examination
  • Applications for extension of the Bachelor's thesis
E-mail to the Examinations Off

Examinations Office | E-mail address

pruefungsamt-05(at)hs-niederrhein.de

Intern Counseling Center at FB05

We support and advise you on all questions concerning the practical phase.

Current note: as part of the changeover to the e-student file, the procedure for admission to the internship semester is also changing. In the future, the electronic form of the Examinations Office "Application for Admission and Evaluation of the Practical Phase" must be used for registration as well as recognition. You can also find this form under Forms.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to read the instructions and help on the application and do not forget to select the faculty.

Our services for you in detail:

  • Advice on the selection of a suitable internship
  • Expenditure of the necessary forms (e.g. model contract)
  • Preparation of certificates
  • Assistance in case of problems with the internship site

We are also responsible for the admission to the internship phase.

A comprehensive database is available to help you find a suitable internship position. This database contains the contact data of all companies and institutions where students of the faculty have already completed an internship semester. Upon request, these contact data, sorted by activity focus, can be sent to you by e-mail.

Current job advertisementsof the companies that are received by the Internship Advisory Office can also be found on our homepage.

The Internship Advisory Office does notdirectly place interns.

 

Contact person for internships

Cornelia Rohde, Dipl.-Oecotroph.
BSc Nutrition Sciences, BSc Food Sciences, contact person for internship semester
  • Room: O 208
  • Phone: +49 (0)2161 186-5342
  • cornelia.rohde(at)hs-niederrhein.de
  • Rheydter Str. 277

  • 41065 Mönchengladbach
  • Consultation:

    Consultation hours

     

    Consultation hours are by appointment and are available by phone, Zoom, and in person .

    Appointments are made by e-mail.

     

     

     

     

     

Instead of the internship semester, you can also complete a study semester at a foreign university. Please contact the international coordinator of our faculty or the International Office of the Hochschule Niederrhein early.

International coordinator of the FB05

Foreign Relations Committee

Partner universities

The Hochschule Niederrhein has contacts with over 100 partner universities worldwide. These include 85 European partners with whom the exchange of students and university teachers / lecturers has been agreed as part of the ERASMUS program. The remaining partner universities are located in Russia, China, Australia and the USA, among others.

Cooperations are mostly on the level of the faculties. In the following database you can easily find the partners of your faculty as well as further information about the universities.

Our partner universities

Bachelor Catering and Hospitality Services

Meike Hamacher, Dipl. oec. troph.
Research Assistant; Student Advice and Coordination of the Bachelor's degree programme Catering and Hospitality Services as well as Student Degree Programme Counselling for all Bachelor's degree programmes at FB 05.

Nutrition Sciences

Cornelia Rohde, Dipl. Oecotroph.
Research Assistant; Presentation and Advising Department Program Advisor for Nutritional Sciences and Food Sciences Bachelors, contact person for internship semester, contract lecturer
  • Room: O 208
  • Phone: +49 (0)2161 186-5342
  • cornelia.rohde(at)hs-niederrhein.de
  • Consultation:

    Consultation hours

    Consultation hours are by appointment and are available by phone, Zoom, and in person.

    Appointments are made by e-mail.

    In the period from 24.08.23 up to and including 13.09.23, the trainee counseling office is not staffed. In urgent cases, please contact my colleague Ms. Lara Sibum (lara.sibum@hs-niederrhein.de).

     

     

     

Food Sciences

Cornelia Rohde, Dipl. Oecotroph.
Research Assistant; Presentation and Advising Department Program Advisor for Nutritional Sciences and Food Sciences Bachelors, contact person for internship semester, contract lecturer
  • Room: O 208
  • Phone: +49 (0)2161 186-5342
  • cornelia.rohde(at)hs-niederrhein.de
  • Consultation:

    Consultation hours

    Consultation hours are by appointment and are available by phone, Zoom, and in person.

    Appointments are made by e-mail.

    In the period from 24.08.23 up to and including 13.09.23, the trainee counseling office is not staffed. In urgent cases, please contact my colleague Ms. Lara Sibum (lara.sibum@hs-niederrhein.de).

     

     

     

Master's degree programmes

Lara Sibum, Dipl. Oecotroph.
Research Assistant

Individual counseling for planning the course of studies

Questions about the course of your studies are discussed in personal meetings. You will receive support for your own path through your studies.

But even if not everything in your studies goes according to plan, changes occur, the unexpected happens, obstacles suddenly arise, questions cannot be clarified...

In a confidential conversation we will certainly find possibilities for your next steps.

In addition to on-site counseling, telephone contact and online counseling are also available. Feel free to contact us by email to make an appointment or if you would like contact on the topics listed below:

Learning methods, time & self management

The topic of learning plays a very significant role in the success of studies. Therefore, the Student Degree Programme Counselling offers special advice and support here.

Easy: you will also find brief information on the topic.

Scientific work

Are you currently writing a term paper, your bachelor's or master's thesis? Since an exchange with and feedback from an independent advisor is known to be very useful in the writing process, the Student Degree Programme Counselling offers writing consultations.

Tutorials, Review & Study Groups

In almost every Degree programme there are subjects that are more challenging for many students. Therefore, Student Degree Programme Counselling offers support here in the form of tutorials and revision courses.

Are you interested in offering a tutorial?

Or would you like to participate in a tutorial or repetitorium?

Can you still remember your introductory week? Would you like to be a freshman tutor during the freshman week in the fall?

Funding opportunities & scholarships

The Hochschule Niederrhein, for example, offers the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship, for which you can apply.

On the following pages you can find information about different funding opportunities

Your contact person

Student Degree Programme Counselling for all Bachelor's degree programmes at FB 05 Research assistant

People

Are you looking for contact or detailed information about university teachers / lecturers of the Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences? The following link will take you to the overview.

Link

Boards and committees

Below you will find your contacts in committees listed.

Link

Laboratories

Would you like to find out more about the variety of our well-equipped laboratories at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences or are you looking for contact with the people responsible for the laboratories? You can get details here:

Link

Who is Who

Are you looking for contact details of faculty or university staff? The Who is Who will help you quickly by means of a keyword search.

Link

What can you expect from us?

The faculty student council 05 (FSC) , an official body of the faculty 05, consists exclusively of students who volunteer their time for the students' interests.

In essence:
We represent your interests to the professors and staff of the faculty. If you have questions, problems, criticism concerning studies, professors, etc., we will gladly help you and "interfere" on your behalf.

The FSC can often achieve more than individual students.

University IT (HIS)

IT services for The Hochschule Niederrhein

Link

Webmail

Access your emails quickly and conveniently at any time using the webmail function.

Link

Sciebo

Our cloud storage service for research, studies and teaching education.

Registration and first steps with Sciebo

Sciebo Login of the HSNR

iHN app

For more information about our university app, see the link.

Link

moodle

Moodle is the learning platform we use at our faculty.

Link

Online portal (HISinOne)

All students at The Hochschule Niederrhein can use the online portal to view various details relevant to their studies, e.g.

  • Contact details (changes are also possible here)
  • Study status
  • Invoices and payments (as part of re-registration)

Various certificates can also be printed out here.

Link

ZOOM video conferencing service

Students can use the Zoom video conferencing tool for study purposes, for example for group work.

Info from KIS about Zoom

Citavi

Students can use the program for literature management and knowledge organization free of charge .

Info of the library about Cita

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus

Students can obtain Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus for a deployment fee of 4.99 euros/year.

Info from KIS on MS Office 365

Antivirus software SOPHOS

Students are allowed to use the antivirus software of the company SOPHOS free of charge.

Info from KIS about SOPHOS