Sustainability Studies University of Kassel
- Degree
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Kassel
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Environmental Design
- Sustainability Sciences (Ecological)
- Sustainability Sciences (Social)
- Sustainability Sciences (Economic)
Focus
Sustainability Studies, Land Use, Nutrition, Biodiversity, Environmental Quality, Justice and Solidarity in the Context of Inequalities and Diversity, Transformations of Spaces and Mobility, Climate Change, Earth System, Energy Transition and Raw Material Use
Annotation
The interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary degree course "Sustainability Studies (Bachelor)" at the University of Kassel enables you to initiate and actively shape change processes. Be it in sustainability management, participation in sustainability-related model projects, education work or in urban and regional development. In short – wherever transformation processes with a focus on sustainability are involved.
The University of Kassel offers you a unique degree course that combines interdisciplinary learning with a combination of theory and practice from the first semester in accompanying project studies.
In addition to the natural and engineering sciences, the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences are also an integral part of the degree course, which opens up a wide range of prospects for you. Only the University of Kassel offers such a broad perspective on sustainability issues.
Admission requirements
Command of English at level B1. Without this evidence, admission to the course is not possible.
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: The lecture period refers to the course times and therefore only includes the weeks in which lectures, seminars, etc., actually take place. The winter semester always begins on 1 October and ends on 31 March. For detailed information, please see the following website https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/studium/im-studium/semester-und-lehrveranstaltungszeiten
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Please note the current (possibly shortened/extended) deadlines on the respective study programme page of the University of Kassel.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Please note the current (possibly shortened/extended) deadlines on the respective study programme page of the University of Kassel.Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Please note the current (possibly shortened/extended) deadlines on the respective study programme page of the University of Kassel.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Please note the current (possibly shortened/extended) deadlines on the respective study programme page of the University of Kassel.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English