Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Sustainability, Transformation, Sustainable Economics, Ideas & Cultural History, Plural Economics, Political Ecology, Social Movements, Feminist Economics, Environment & Climate Policy, Political Consulting

Target group

The consecutive degree course is designed for graduates of Economics courses, but also for other subjects, such as Political and Cultural Studies or Sociology. The studies are arranged in blocked lessons. As a result, students do not have to live and work near the course location.

Annotation

Enough of calculating abstract models? Not to be taken seriously with your own ideas and ideals? Literally not seeing the forest for economic growth? Ready to transform the economy and society in a sustainable way? With us you study business sustainably, as a visionary and responsibly! To this end, we offer you a plural, critical, history-conscious and inter- and transdisciplinary degree course that encompasses the entire spectrum of new economic thinking. In addition, your degree course here includes practical modules in which you will work on social-ecological transformation processes for business and society together with numerous actors from science and practice. A selectable focus – either "System Change" or "Mindset Change" – rounds off your study programme.

Admission modus

open admission

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

The University for Social Design selects its students in personal selection interviews. What is decisive is interest in the subject and in interdisciplinary and critical thinking, the enthusiasm for your own questions and social commitment. The formal requirements for admission are a relevant Bachelor's degree with at least 180 ECTS (or a comparable degree) and knowledge of Economics (preferably at least 30 ECTS). Our Student Advice Office is happy to advise students from other subject areas in order to check the admission requirements or discuss ways to achieve them.

Fees

400.00 EUR / Month

Fees (Link)

The Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung (University for the Design of Society) is committed to ensuring that all accepted applicants can study at the university, regardless of their financial background. Therefore, the university and the HfGG student community are committed to various options for financing your studies. The HfGG student community, for example, has developed its own scholarship model, which distributes the funds raised jointly.