Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies, B.Sc.
Do you want to acquire key skills with which you can contribute to more sustainable development on an international level? Then you are making the right choice with the new Bachelor Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies. The English-language bachelor's program is aimed at visionary change agents who want to study in an international environment. Become part of the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, which is one of the pioneers of environmental and sustainability sciences and has been committed to research and teaching sustainable development for over 30 years.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €352.89 per semester |
| Campus | Leuphana Campus |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The major Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies is embedded in the interdisciplinary Leuphana Bachelor with Leuphana semester, minor and complementary studies.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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At Leuphana College, you will acquire not only specialist knowledge but also interdisciplinary skills through the interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences.
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After completing your studies, you will be able to independently develop and convincingly present solution strategies in a national and international work environment.
Even during your studies, you can get to know relevant environmental science fields of employment and find out which field of activity you are enthusiastic about through qualified internships and your own research and practical projects.
AREAS OF ACTIVITY
The following overview shows you possible areas of work for graduates of environmental sciences. Additional qualifications may be required.
- Environmental protection/ research
- (Renewable) energies
- Consultation/assessor
- Public Relations/ Foundations & institutes
- Education/ adult education
- Testimonials
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Lower Saxony), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €352.89 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | The university carries out its own admissions and selection process to allocate study places. |
|---|---|
| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.