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Environmental Planning and Territorial Development University of Hannover

Degree
Master of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Hannover

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Landscape Planning
  • Nature Conservation Planning
  • Regional Planning

Focus

Landscape and Environmental Planning, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation, Town and Regional Planning, Animal ecology and plant ecology methods in planning, Landscape Perception, Recreation and Tourism, Planning Communication, Planning Informatics, Environmental and Administrative Law, Project studies, Key Skills

Annotation

In the major "Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning", the focus is on issues of comprehensive nature conservation and their implementation in landscape planning. In the major "Regional Planning", the focus is on planning and control instruments to integrate the environmental perspective into an overall spatial development.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Admission to the course requires a Bachelor''s degree or an equivalent degree in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning or a closely related subject. The applicants must also demonstrate particular aptitude by means of a letter of motivation. This should comprise a maximum of five pages of A4 and up to ten pages of work samples as an appendix. For further details on requirements, please refer to the admission regulations for this degree course:
www.uni-hannover.de/zugangsordnung

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2026: Break from 10.06. to 14.06.25 (excursion week).
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 30.01.2027Break from 23.12.24 to 04.01.25

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.04.2027 - 31.05.2027
    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)
    The regular application deadlines apply in the winter term. Please obtain information on any different deadlines from the respective course.

Summer semester (2026)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.10.2026 - 30.11.2026
    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Until 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
    The regular application deadlines apply for the summer semester. Please obtain information on any different deadlines from the respective course.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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