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Requirements

Admission requirements Sustainable Transition (M.Sc.)

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.

 Language requirements

As the entire degree course is taught in English, applicants must provide proof of sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Accepted proofs of language proficiency:

  1. either: TOEFL test, IELTS test, Cambridge English Language Assessment, Pearson PTE Academic, TOEIC, telc, UNIcert, IGSCE;
  2. or: Proof of having obtained the local higher education entrance qualification in one of the following countries: Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, South Africa;
  3. or: Proof of having completed an English-taught Bachelor’s degree program in one of the following countries: Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, South Africa.

 Technical requirements

As students have to work with learning management systems, elaborate knowledge and submit several different written tasks, we expect the following technical requirements:

  1. Reliable internet connection,
  2. Computer with sufficient screen size (about 15 inches), camera and headset, whereas several different devices and combinations are possible, for instance: laptop with integrated camera or webcam plus headset and possibly an additional screen. Be careful about your choice of a tablet, as statistic programmes, for instance, do not run on every device. We therefore recommend to use a laptop or a classic workstation computer.

Please refrain from studying with only a smartphone, as you need to work with literature, complex statistic programmes, and have to write term papers.