MA Environmental Humanities at University of Würzburg

Interdisciplinary master's programme combining concepts, methods and theories from the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences to examine the historical, cultural, ethical and aesthetic dimensions of environmental issues such as climate change, mass extinction, pollution and resource depletion. Students study across three faculties and take part in the Environmental Humanities colloquium, workshop series and the university's sustainability lab WueLAB. It is taught in English and German.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Human Sciences and Biocenter (interfaculty programme)  |  Department: Chair of American Studies (Lehrstuhl für Amerikanistik)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years); 120 credit points  |  Intake: Winter semester (October)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Introduction to Environmental Humanities (theories, methods, concepts) and an internship. Subject electives (six of eight modules, 60 ECTS): Environmental Literatures I and II, Environmental Cultures I and II, Environmental and Sustainability Ethics, Environmental Education, Environmental Politics and Conservation Biology. Competence electives (three of seven modules, 15 ECTS) include Independent Research, Science Communication and Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Conservation. The programme ends with the Master's thesis and exam colloquium.

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