Environmental Ethics University of Augsburg
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Augsburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Sociology, Social Science
- Ecology
- Ethics
Focus
Environmental Ethics, Environmental Law, Environmental Economics, Resource Strategy, Environmental Education, Theology, Social Sciences, Geography, Philosophy
Target group
Interested applicants from all subject areas with a first university degree (Bachelor or similar).
Annotation
Application deadline for the summer semester is 1st of March\; for the winter semester 15th of September.
Admission requirements
A first professionally qualifying university degree with an overall grade of 2.5 or better. Up to a grade of 2.9 there are opportunities to improve grades. See art. 4 of the examination regulations of the Master’s degree in Environmental Ethics at https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public/97/f7/97f74f32-b1ec-4f48-8949-69f0f5f67f83/m-620-1-2-003.pdf. Adequate knowledge of the German language in accordance with the enrolment statute and the DSH examination regulations of the University of Augsburg in the currently valid version is required.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 24.12.2026 the 06.01.2027 (Christmas break)
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 01.05.2026 (Labour Day) 14.05.2026 (Ascension Day) 25 May 2026 (Whit Monday) 26.05.2026 (Tuesday after Whitsun) 4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi)
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Please refer to the programme pages for application deadlines for continuing degree programmes.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Please refer to the programme pages for application deadlines for continuing degree programmes.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Please refer to the programme pages for application deadlines for continuing degree programmes.
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Degree course-specific deadlines and dates can be found on the Internet pages of the degree course.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Degree course-specific deadlines and dates can be found on the Internet pages of the degree course.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Degree course-specific deadlines and dates can be found on the Internet pages of the degree course.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Degree course-specific deadlines and dates can be found on the Internet pages of the degree course.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German