MSc Sustainable Transition at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Programme overview

First fully online degree programme at JLU. Students analyse sustainability and its trade-offs through different disciplines and understand economic, legal, political, social, agricultural and environmental areas of transition, with emphasis on sustainable agricultural and food systems. All courses and examinations are online; on-site courses are available in the summer vacations.

Faculty: Fachbereich 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management | Department: Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP | Study mode: online; English-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

Career pathways

Qualifies for work in areas closely related to sustainable transition processes in agricultural and food systems.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires a Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits with a grade of good or very good (minimum 2.6 in the German system) in a closely related field such as agricultural science, nutrition, crop biomass and bioresources, ecotrophology, environment and global change, environmental management, economics, law or social and political sciences.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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