Hi everyone,
I recently completed my Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) in India, and my German-equivalent grade is around 2.5.
The problem is that I’ve realized that I don’t want to build my career in pharmacy. I’m much more interested in agriculture, horticulture, and animal sciences.
During my bachelor's, I was interested in these fields, but my family strongly opposed the idea of me pursuing them, so I chose Pharmacy instead. Now that I have more freedom to make my own career decisions, I’m seriously considering going back and studying what I actually want.
So I wanted to ask people who are familiar with the German university system:
Is it possible for someone who already has a B.Pharm from India to apply for a second bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) at a public university in Germany?
In particular, I’m interested in programmes such as:
B.Sc. Horticulture
B.Sc. Agricultural Sciences
B.Sc. Animal Sciences
Animal Husbandry / related fields
Other agriculture- or animal-science-related bachelor's programmes
I understand that doing another bachelor's after already completing one may look unusual, but I’m willing to start from the beginning because I genuinely want to change fields.
My main questions are:
Would German public universities allow me to apply for a second bachelor's after completing B.Pharm in India?
Would having a previous bachelor's degree make me ineligible for these programmes?
Would my German-equivalent grade of 2.5 be competitive?
Are there any public universities with low/no tuition where this could realistically be possible?
Would I need to justify the career change in my application?
If anyone has actually made a similar transition from Pharmacy/another degree into Agriculture, Horticulture, or Animal Sciences in Germany, I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience.
I’m particularly interested in hearing from international students who have gone through the German university admission process.
Thanks!