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Admissions Requirements

Are you eligible to apply for the programme?

General application requirements

  • BSc or BA (or equivalent primary degree) well above average in  Environmental Management, Environmental  Sciences, Agricultural or Forest Sciences, Geography, Political Sciences, Sociology, Law, Economics, Ethnology, International Cooperation, Development Studies, Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Land Use Planning, Natural Resource Management, among others.

  • Your average grade / GPA from the Bachelor must be equivalent to minimum 2.5 or better, under the German Degree System (1.0 max – 4.0 pass). We use the Bayerische Formel to convert international grades .

  • English language skills on level C1 according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Tests must not be more than 2 years old. We only accept:

      TOEFL, minimum score: 100

       IELTS, minimum band 7

      Cambridge Certificates: CEA or CEP

      Pearson Academics: minimum score: 76

Due to the current situation with the Corona virus and delayed tests, language proofs can be handed in also after the deadline (15 May). Instead of the language proof please upload a letter stating when you plan to take the test. Important:the proof remains a condition for admission. At the very latest you have to submit it upon matriculation, in September 2020 - given the case that you got a place in MEG.

Note:students from India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka require a 4-year Bachelor or a 3-year Bachelor from these countries qualifies only in combination with a Master degree for a Master program in Germany.