Environmental Sciencefull time

  • Master of Science

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Gießen

    Location

  • March 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    February 2025 (EU), February 2025 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

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

Admission requirements (Link)

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
  • 14.10.2024 - 14.02.2025
  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (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

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

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

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    in accordance with the letter of acceptance

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

    01.12.2024 - 20.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

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

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

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

    01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2024 - 20.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

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

Tuition fee

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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