Application: Admission requirements
Admission Requirements
In general, students can apply for this Master's programme if they hold a Bachelor's degree with a duration of at least three years (180 Credits) or a comparable degree and the grade good or very good (minimum grade of 2.6 German grading system). The Bachelor's degree must be completed in a closely related scientific field. For example:
- Agrarwissenschaften (Agricultural Science)
- Ernährungswissenschaften (Nutrition)
- Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioressourcen (Crop Biomass and Bioresources)
- Ökotrophologie (Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics)
- Umwelt und globaler Wandel (Environment and Global Change)
- Umweltmanagement (Environmental Management)
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Economics)
- Rechtswissenschaften (Law)
- Sozial- und Politikwissenschaften (Political Science)
Applications with a Bachelor’s degree in another scientific field or with a Bachelor’s degree from abroad will be examined individually as to whether the study requirements are fulfilled. For the Master’s programme Sustainable Transition sufficient knowledge in the fields of economics, law and/or social sciences must be demonstrated, at least 60 CP in one of these fields.
The application must also include a letter of motivation with 500 words (+/- 10%) outlining the candidate’s personal motivation and his or her subject-specific knowledge. The criteria for the evaluation of the motivation letter are given in the examination regulations.
A specialist commission at JLU will then finally decide on the admission. Any information on the status of acceptance without having completed the application process is not possible.