- Degree
- Master of Science in Land Use Transformation
- Course location
- Osnabrück
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- This programme is completely taught in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- Applications for summer semester 2026:
• Applicants with foreign degree documents apply via uni-assist: 1 August 2025 to 1 October 2025.
• Applicants with German degree documents apply directly at the university: 1 September 2025 to 15 January 2026.
Applications for winter semester 2026/27:
• Applicants with foreign degree documents apply via uni-assist: 1 February to 1 April 2026.
• Applicants with German degree documents apply directly at the university: 1 March to 15 July 2026.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- This interdisciplinary Master’s programme explores present day challenges and practical solutions for the sustainable use of our land and its resources. It is designed to develop globally-minded problem solvers who can analyse complex questions and fast changing situations and make responsible decisions to help shape sustainable landscapes for tomorrow.
Project-Based Learning
Working together across disciplines, students develop their skills and gain hands-on experience in three large-scale group projects. These practical projects centre on real world problems of sustainable land use, allowing students to develop and test potential solutions and gain experience in shaping the transition towards sustainable landscapes.
Flexible Curriculum
Our curriculum offers students the freedom to chart their own course, according to their individual interests and experience. Students can develop their personal expertise by filling six elective modules with lectures and seminars from the following topic areas and intersections:
• Agriculture & Nutrition Security
• Materials & Resource Management
• Land Use Planning & Spatial Design
In addition, students have the option to spend the third semester studying or completing an independent project abroad.
Skills for Tomorrow
To solve complex global problems like the sustainable transformation of land use, our world needs experts who can effectively work together to find and implement creative solutions. That is why this programme focuses on preparing students for collaborative work at professional and disciplinary interfaces. Our programme enables students to develop specialist knowledge, as well as their skills in communicating across cultures and areas of expertise, creative problem-solving, and managing projects and communication processes.
Potential Career Paths
The knowledge, skills, and competences graduates acquire along their individual path through the curriculum qualify them for diverse career paths in research institutions, NGOs, public administration, policymaking, consulting and advisory services (climate management, water protection, biodiversity conservation, etc.), as well as in private companies in agriculture, food production or trade, and international planning offices, among others.
Starting Summer 2026
The Master’s programme Land Use Transformation has applied for accreditation and is presently undergoing the relevant procedure. It is expected to begin in Summer Semester 2026.