Sustainability Sciences: Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Societyinternational course, part time, full time
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Lüneburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Sustainability Sciences (Ecological)
- Sustainability Sciences (Social)
Focus
Sustainability, Socio-ecological Systems, Biodiversity, Ecology, Resilience
Target group
This Master's degree course is aimed at students with a background in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Landscape Planning or the like. A fundamental understanding of ecological concepts is required, but students with broad degrees such as Geography (but not specifically Ecology) may also be able to enrol in this Master's degree programme. Prerequisite: 60 CP in a Bachelor’s degree from the following list, whereby 30 CP should be linked directly to sustainability: - (Organismic, not Micro) Biology - Geography - Geoecology - Landscape Planning - Sustainability Science - Ecology - Spatial Science - Environmental Sciences - Equivalent content from a similar programme
Admission requirements
Detailed information about the entrance requirements under: https://www.leuphana.de/master-bewerben
Lecture period
- 06.04.2026 - 10.07.2026
- 12.10.2026 - 29.01.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Until 01.06.2026
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Until 01.05.2026
Bachelor programmes: www.leuphana.de/college-bewerbung Master's degree programmes, Master's degree programmes in Teaching Qualification: www.leuphana.de/master-bewerben Career-integrated studies: www.leuphana.de/professional-school/studieninteressierte/bewerbung-berufsbegleitendes-studium.html
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Until 01.06.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Bachelor programmes: 15.07. Master's programmes: 01.06 Master’s programmes teaching qualification: 15.08. Higher semester in the Bachelor: 15 July and 15 January Higher semester in the Master's programme: June 1 and 15 January Higher semester in the Master's teaching qualification: 15 August and 15 January part-time study programmes: individual deadlines and dates (winter semester & summer semester)
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
At the Leuphana University Lüneburg, tuition fees are only charged for the career-integrated degree courses. All other degree courses are only subject to semester contributions.
Languages of instruction
Main language
English