Environmental Sciencefull time

Degree
Master of Science
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Gießen
Deadlines
September 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
August 2025 (EU)
August 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Environmental Science

Focus

Waste Science, Soil Conservation, Soil Science, Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning

Target group

Graduates of relevant Bachelor's degree courses (Agriculture, Environmental Management) or degree courses with a specialisation profile constituting a basis for embarking on the Master's degree course. Decisions are made by the Examination Committee.

Annotation

The degree course deals with the impact of agricultural land use on our environment. The aim is to measure and evaluate the effects of agricultural land use on environmental factors and then to possibly introduce measures for correcting these effects in order to ensure sustainable food production in harmony with the environment. This involves several disciplines in the sphere of Soil Science, Environmental and Regional Planning, Applied Microbiology, Landscape Ecology, Rural Management and Waste Management.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Admission requirement is a relevant Bachelor's degree. At present, the following Bachelor's degrees are deemed to be relevant: Agricultural Sciences, Biogeosciences, Geoecology, Ecosystem Management, Environmental Geosciences, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences. The Examination Board may recognise other courses as equivalent in the context of the application and admission procedure after a case-by-case examination.

Lecture period
  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.08.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.08.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    in accordance with the letter of acceptance

Tuition fees

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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