The courses in the Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies programme are held exclusively in English. The Leuphana Semester and the Complementary Studies can also be studied completely in English. However, the range of minor subjects in English is limited.
EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for the following winter semester with study start in October
Applications are only possible within the application period, which is mid-May to 15 July. Outside of this period, the Bachelor's degree programmes are not visible in the application portal.
CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
While studying Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies in an international setting, you will acquire the knowledge to scientifically explain and assess global climate and environmental problems. Moreover, you will learn to understand the social values, guidelines, and behavioural patterns which generate these problems, gain power of judgement, and develop new approaches for a gentler processing of natural resources.
As a student of the Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies, you will explore the current sustainability challenges from the point of view of different disciplines to achieve a holistic understanding of the problems at hand.
In this programme, you will acquire a general knowledge basis of the subject and methodological approaches of the natural and social sciences, such as mathematics, statistics, ecology, environmental chemistry, sustainability communication as well as sustainability management and sustainability governance.
Furthermore, you can establish an individual profile by selecting from a broad spectrum of electives from both the social and natural sciences. Additionally, you will work in an internationally-oriented interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary sustainability research project together with partners in the field to develop concepts for real social concerns surrounding sustainable development.
Become part of Leuphana University of Lüneburg, which is on the cutting-edge in the field of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity and has been specialising in sustainable development in research and teaching for over 30 years.
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STUDYING AT LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY LÜNEBURG
The Bachelor's degree programme at Leuphana University Lüneburg consists of four basic elements: the Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies major (90 ECTS credits), the minor (30 ECTS credits), the Leuphana Semester (30 ECTS credits), and the Complementary Studies (30 ECTS credits).
The Bachelor's degree programme in Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies begins with the Leuphana Semester, during which you learn the methodological and disciplinary foundations of your academic specialisation in environmental and sustainability studies. From the second semester, your Bachelor's programme will be divided into the Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies major, the minor of your choice (e.g. spatial sciences, economics, or philosophy), and Complementary Studies. In the Complementary Studies, you can try out new ways of working and thinking from other disciplines, allowing you to expand your interdisciplinary skills.
PDF DownloadIn the fifth and sixth semesters, you can spend a year abroad at one of six partner universities in Sweden, Hungary, Peru, Spain, or the Netherlands.
You do not have to pay tuition fees. You only have to pay a semester contribution of approx. 330 EUR per semester (subject to change). This will entitle you to receive a semester ticket, which covers public transport in Lüneburg and the surrounding area.
Approx. 900 EUR per month to cover personal expenses in Lüneburg:
Admission requirements include the following:
Find out now – click here to see if you meet the admission requirements.
The programme is particularly suitable for students coming from the European Union / EEA countries. Five percent of the study places are available for students from non-European Union / non-EEA countries.
EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for the following winter semester with study start in October
Applications are only possible within the application period, which is mid-May to 15 July. Outside of this period, the Bachelor's degree programmes are not visible in the application portal.
Apply directly to Leuphana if you have obtained one of the following:
Otherwise, apply via uni-assist: https://my.uni-assist.de/.
International students with a residence permit are allowed to undertake a limited amount of paid employment (a maximum of 120 days per year, or alternatively 240 days part-time – up to four hours a day).
Websites and relevant addresses for finding accommodation in Lüneburg are listed on the International Office website.
There are no mandatory language courses within the curriculum, but German language classes are offered throughout the semester as well as an intensive German course as part of the welcome and orientation programme.
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