Environment, Climate Change and Неalth
- Starting
- Winter semester
- Mode of admission:
- local admission restriction
- Application:
- directly at the University (incl. VPD from uni-assist): students from Non-EU/EEA Countries (minus Switzerland)
- Study mode:
- On campus
University of Bayreuth – the Gamechanger Campus
University of Bayreuth
Five Reasons to choose this Master's Program
Course Description
Centered on the transdisciplinary framework of planetary health, the master's program Environment, Climate Change, and Health takes aim at the challenges posed by global climate and environment issues in the 21st century. It places a strong emphasis on addressing health threats associated with environmental and climate change, while also developing strategies to manage and prevent illnesses, preserving overall well-being. The program further focuses on implementing transformative interventions that are both mitigative and adaptive in nature. Additionally, it highlights the interdependent responsibilities shared by policy, industry, and the general public. Lastly, it explores various possibilities and strategies for fostering a climate- and environment-friendly lifestyle that promotes good health for all individuals.
Special Program Features
A master with a pioneering spirit and lived transdisciplinarity.
The Environment, Climate Change, and Health degree program is optimally networked on the campus of the University of Bayreuth. The Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences is located right next to the Faculty of Law, Business & Economics, which promotes close transdisciplinary cooperation. The Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition & Health in Kulmbach covers another important part of the degree program. Students can study sustainable food production, for example, or analyze the connections between nutrition and health, or social and cultural influences and their interactions.
Complete your degree in an international environment
Small classes and close personal contact with lecturers and Study Service create ideal study conditions for international students.
Study in one of the most successful young universities in Germany
The University of Bayreuth is ranked 45th out of the world's top 475 universities younger than 50 in the 'Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Ranking'. Interdisciplinary research and teaching is the main feature of their more than 160-degree programs offered at seven faculties in the natural sciences, food sciences, engineering, law, and economics, as well as language, literature, and cultural studies. In other words, is a unique place for anyone looking to develop themselves academically,, professionally, and personally!
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Accreditations
HRK Internationalization Audit
HRK Internationalization Audit
The "Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions" audit is part of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) EXPERTISE Internationalisation project. Since 2009, it has been supporting HRK member universities in strategically aligning their internationalization and anchoring it permanently within the institution.
Family-Friendly Higher Education Audit
Family-Friendly Higher Education Audit
The “Family-Friendly Higher Education” audit serves to systematize and develop the existing regulations, activities, and opportunities. It aims to create a reliable framework offering a scope of individual arrangements. Employees and students must be able to achieve a healthy balance between their studies/work and their family commitments, including childcare and care duties.
System Accreditation
System Accreditation
System accreditation is the internal quality assurance system of a state or state-recognized higher education institution in Germany. With system accreditation, a higher education institution receives the right to award the seal of the Accreditation Council for its self-assessed study programs.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
The application requirements for the study program in “Environment, Climate Change and Неalth” are:
Previous bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in:
- Economics
- Social, natural, or health science
- Health Economics
- Nursing
- Philosophy and Economics
- Medicine
- Public Health
The bachelor's degree should reflect at least lectures comprising 30 ECTS points within health and/or natural science, preferably (human-) biology, (bio) chemistry, and geosciences.
Minimum ECTS points requirеd:
- 180
A final german grade of 2.5 or better must be earned by the time of applicatiοn.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognised as proof of your language proficience.
EnglishSpecification: Applicants can submit it by the end of the second semester at the latest.
GermanSpecification: Applicants can submit it by the end of the second semester at the latest.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
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Application Procedure & Selection
For the application via Uni-Assist: € 75 for the first application, € 30 for each additional
Application Documents
The application process is done via the website CAMPUSonline.
As support, the university has developed a handbook for the application via CAMPUSonline.
After registration, the required documents can be uploaded to CAMPUSonline via the link Bewerbung / Applicatiοn.
The admission requirement is a bachelor's degree in economics, social, natural or health science, health economics, nursing, philosophy & economics, medicine, or public health with a final german grade of 2.5 or better. The bachelor's degree should reflect at least lectures comprising 30 ECTS points within health and natural science, preferably (human-) biology, (bio-)chemistry, and geosciencеs.
A written presentation of course-specific competencies stating the skills and expertise that qualify you for the study program (maximum of 2 pagеs).
Can be obtained during the first year of the prοgram.
Only for non-European candidates: Applicants from outside the EU who have obtained their degree abroad have to upload the application documents also via uni-assist and undergo a fee-based special procedure. Please apply for your VPD (preliminary review documentation) as early as possible (at least 6-8 weeks before the application deadline).
Must include subjects and grades (in original language and a certified translation in German or Εnglish).
The certificate of general university entrance qualification means a document that allows you to enroll in a university, usually a high school diploma (equivalent to the German Abitur, containing subjects and grades) and/or a university entrance tеst.
Depending on the country in which you acquired your previous education certificates, you may have to submit additional documents. You can find an overview of country-specific additional documents here.
For example, students from India, Vietnam, and mainland China are required to apply for the APS certificatе.
Testimonials
There is an urgent need to understand how human and animal health is interlinked with the environment and how global change drivers such as climate change, biodiversity loss and land-use change influence this nexus. I am convinced that transdisciplinary education will play a key role in a solution-oriented future. The ECCH degree program, located at the interfaces of medicine, environmental sciences, and social science, offers such a great opportunity beyond the boundaries of disciplines.
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Your Personal Contact
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. med. habil. Dr. phil. Dr. theol. h. c. Eckard Nagel
Program Coordinator
Contact Details:
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