Environmental Planning and Territorial Development - Major Territorial Development
M.Sc. (Master of Science)
Subjects: Urban and Spatial Planning, Environmental Studies, Landscape Architecture and Management, Environmental Management
M.Sc.
Degree
English only
Language
Winter semester: 31 May/15 Jul
Summer semester: 30 Nov/15 Jan
Application Deadlines
2 Years (starting: Both semesters)
Duration
Free
Tuition Fees (per semester)
Starting
Both semesters
Mode of admission:
local admission restriction
Application:
students from Non-EU Countries: uni-assiststudents from All other options: directly at the University
Study mode:
On campus
Program Video
Five Reasons to choose this Master's Program
Become an expert in territorial development
This master`s program is designed to create experts in environmental planning and territorial development. Graduates are capable of understanding landscapes and regions with their natural features, as well as current uses and potential in their modern complexity and spatial development. They also learn to develop landscape designs in which they strike a balance between the different interests, taking into account provisions under nature conservation and planning law.
Amazing career opportunities
The master's degree in Environmental Planning and Territorial Development prepares students with the necessary skills to take on the professional world. Environmental planners are engaged in public authorities, national and international organizations, planning offices, and other companies from the private sector. Their main tasks include landscape and spatial planning, environmental assessment, habitat and species protection, and urban and regional development. Additional fields of work include tourism planning, environmental education, and consulting.
Take advantage of a multidisciplinary education
The Master’s degree program in Environmental and Regional Planning encompasses landscape planning in the broader sense and builds upon it with its practical components. The different forms of environmental assessment, issues related to species and habitat protection, resource conservation, landscape as space for experience, spatial planning, and regional development are all complemented by field trips and optional modules.
Expand your own intercultural skills
During this master’s program, students learn self-management, presentation techniques, and the ability to work in a team with the help of interdisciplinary cooperation and partners from the field - all of it in a profoundly intercultural environment with students from all over the world.
Study in one of the nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany
With over 28.000 students, 85 programs, 9 faculties, and more than 5000 members of staff, Leibniz University Hannover stands as one of the defining places for those seeking sustainable, peaceful, and responsible solutions to the critical issues of tomorrow. Additionally, cooperation agreements with national and international partners only strengthen their scientific expertise and consolidate their commitment to higher education.
Environmental planning and territorial development are crucial components in achieving sustainable development in today's world. With the consequences of global and regional change becoming more evident in humanity, flora and fauna, and ecological and economic systems, there is an urgent need to address significant challenges such as climate change, the development of renewable energies, changes in urban/rural relations, and the conservation of biodiversity. The "Territorial Development" major within the Master of Sciences in Environmental Planning and Territorial Development focuses on integrating environmental perspectives into comprehensive spatial development through planning and control instruments.
Curriculum
The M.Sc. in Environmental Planning and Territorial Development - Major in Territorial Development, comprises a total of 120 ECTS credit points. ECTS points are credit points acquired under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. To obtain one ECTS credit point, a student has to complete an estimated 30 hours of work. The modules are as follows:
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Requirements
Qualification Requirements
The application requirements for the study program in “Environmental Planning and Territorial Development - Major Territorial Development” are:
1
Bachelor's (Undergraduate) Degree
Previous bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in:
Landscape architecture and environmental planning
A closely related subject.
Min ECTS points required:
180. Students can still apply if the previous Bachelor's degree course has not yet been completed at the time of application. However, at least 150 credit points must be documented in the grade sheet by the application deadline.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognised as proof of your language proficience.
English
CEFR English
min B2
TOEFL iBT
min 72
TOEFL pBT
min 543
IELTS
min 5.5
Cambridge
min B2 First (FCE)
PTE Academic
min 59
Telc English B2-C1 University
min B2-C1
UNIcert
min II
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