Course content – Sustainability Science: Resources, Materials & Chemistry

1st Semester

• Introduction to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions
• Introduction I: Organisational Sustainability Transformation Management & Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to Sustainability Governance

2nd Semester

• Practices of Sustainable Entrepreneurship
• Current Topics of Sustainability Science I
• Introduction to Law and Sustainability Transformation

3rd Semester

• Communication of Scientific Results
• Sustainable Energies
• Consumers as Agents for Sustainable Development
• Market Oriented Sustainability Management and Market Transformation
• Current Topics of Sustainability Science II

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.

In the compulsory profile modules (30 CP), the in-depth study of the specialisation Resources, Materials and Chemistry takes place. The profile area starts in the first semester with an introductory module in the research area, which is deepened in the following two semesters.

The electives (20 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.

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.

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)

Generally, the master's thesis is written at the end of the degree programme. 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.

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

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