Course content – Sustainability Science: Entrepreneurship, Agency and Leadership

On this page you can inform yourself about the curriculum of the Masters programme Sustainability Science: Entrepreneurship, Agency and Leadership. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the contact points listed under "Contact and Counselling" and make use of the counselling services offered by the Graduate School.

Course structure

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Overview of Modules Master Sustainability Science: Entrepreneurship, Agency and Leadership (M.A.)

Elective modules

2nd Semester

  • Applications from Research Methods in Psychology: Conducting Multi­variate Analyses
  • Sustainability Psychology: Research & Application
  • Current Topics of Sustain­ability Science I
  • Sustainable Corporate Governance & Audit
  • Selected Topics in Psychology
  • Management & Change

3rd Semester

  • (Non) Financial Reporting
  • Applications from Communication Psychology: The Dissemination of Scientific Insights
  • Insights from Evolutionary and Develop­mental Psychology: Reflecting the Origins of Sustain­able Behavior and Actions
  • Current Topics of Sustain­ability Science II
  • Introduction to Bio­diversity and Eco­system Functions
  • Resources and Sustain­able Chemistry
  • Digitalization & Manage­ment
  • Contemporary Issues in Manage­ment & Entrepreneur­ship
  • Selected Topics in Sustain­ability Psychology II

Subject-specific area

Sustainability Science Integration Area

In this area (25 CP), students from all specialisations in sustainability science come together and are introduced to the field and methods of sustainability science. This area also includes an inter- and transdisciplinary student research project in which students work on sustainability-related problems in teams together with scientists and practitioners.

Profile Modules

In the compulsory profile modules (35CP), the in-depth study of the specialisation Entrepreneurship, Agency and Leadership takes place. The profile area starts in the first semester with two introductory modules in the research area, which is deepened in the following two semesters.

Elective Modules

The electives (15 CP) offer a wide range of opportunities to develop an individual specialisation with modules in the natural sciences, sustainability and social sciences of your choice. The electives ensure that the Master's programmes are linked to sustainability science and provide additional width to the range of courses on offer.

Master's thesis/master's forum

At the end of the Master's programme, students write their Master's thesis (25 CP). This process is accompanied by the compulsory Master's forum (5 CP) and the exchange with academic staff and fellow students.

Complementary studies

The Complementary Studies are an essential part of the special teaching model of Leuphana. It supplements and expands students' subject-specific learning with the following three modules (5 CP each) with critical academic and practical perspectives from all faculties:

  1. Engaging with Know­ledge and Sciences (in the 1st Semester)
  2. Reflecting on Research Methods (in the 2nd Semester)
  3. Connecting Science, Responsibility and Society (in the 3rd Semester)

Masters thesis

Generally, the Master's thesis is written at the end of the degree programme after you have assured yourself of your interests in terms of content and methodology in the previous semesters.

All the information about the Master's thesis and how to organise your Master's thesis in five steps has been compiled for you on the website Master's thesis.

In addition, helpful courses for writing the Master's thesis are regularly offered as part of the GradSkills.

Study regulations/subject-specific schedule

The following link provides access to documents which set out the general conditions for examinations, an overview of the curriculum, as well as detailed and legally binding regulations.

General Assessment Regulations and the Subject-Specific Schedules

Course catalogue

In the course catalogue you can get an overview of the courses currently offered and their specific contents.

Contact and Counselling

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