Psychology & Sustainability

M.Sc. (Master of Science)

Subjects: Philosophy, Business Psychology, Sustainability, Psychology, Human Resource Management, Renewable Energy, Management & Consulting, Project Management

M.Sc.

Degree

120

ECTS

No. of places

English only

Language

Winter semester: 01 May/01 Jun

Application Deadlines

2 Years (starting: Winter semester)

Duration

€ 1105 / € 8100

Tuition Fees (per semester)

Starting: Winter semester
Mode of admission:: local admission restriction
Application:: uni-assist
Study mode:: On campus
Registration Fee & Tuition Information:: Tuition fees per year: € 2,209 EU/EEA; € 16,201 non-EU/EEA. For EU citizens, the fees at the University of Groningen is *1,084 €; and *11,066 € for non-EU citizens. *Only for the academic year 2021-2022 because of the pandemic situation.

Course Description

Do you wish to study in an interdisciplinary program that investigates how psychological processes such as cognitive, motivational, and emotional factors can influence sustainable development? This very unique combination is what students learn in the M.Sc. in Psychology & Sustainability. A joint program organized by Leuphana University Lüneburg and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands provides students with the opportunity to receive two Master’s Degrees: one in “Psychology & Sustainability” and another in “Environmental Psychology”.

Requirements

Qualification Requirements

Previous Degree

Bachelors degree (or equivalent) with 60 Credit Points in Psychology, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Sustainability Sciences or Environmental Sciences, of which at least 30 Credit Points must have been in Psychology courses. Furthermore you must have earned:

10 ECTS Statistics.
5 ECTS Psychological Research Methods.
5 ECTS Scientific Theory/ Philosophy of Science.

Please include a separate, informal list of all consecutive modules with your application. The Credit Points can be proven by means of a certified transcript of records and, if applicable, explanatory module descriptions either at a German higher education institution or at an institution of higher education belonging to one of the Bologna signatory states or have acquired a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree according to the Anabin database at another foreign university.

Note: To be able to start the second year at Groningen University, all ECTS of the first year at Leuphana University have to be completed.

Application in the case of ongoing bachelor studies is permitted if the candidate has earned at least 81 % of the required credits and will have achieved the remaining results by the end of March at the latest. The specific admission criteria must already be fulfilled based on the exam results available at the time of application.

Language Requirements

The following certificates are recognised as proof of your language proficience.

English

IELTS

min 6.5

TOEFL iBT

min 90
Specification: No section below 19 points, in the writing section not below 21 points.

TOEFL pBT

min 575
Specification: No section below 45 points, in the speaking section not below 55 points.

Cambridge

min C1 Advanced (CAE)
Specification: Grade C or better.

Cambridge

min C2 Proficiency (CPE)
Specification: Grade C or better.

Does the university recognize "other equivalent language certificates"?

yes

Additional information:

English language proficiency can also be proven with the University of Groningen Language Center Test B2 - speaking, B2 - writing. No certificate should be older than two years.