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Application Period

Start: March 1st

End: May 15th

Online-Application-Portal*

 

The program can only be started in the winter semester

        The application is made directly on one of the five majors (s. here)

 

 * If there are any problems with the application portal, please diretly contact cm@rz.uni-freiburg.de.

How to apply?

You submit your application in the online application portal. You will be guided step by step through the application form and asked to upload relevant documents at the appropriate points.

Important notes:

    • the final Bachelor certificate must be available at latest at the time of enrollment!

A (preliminary) transcript is sufficient for the application.

    • Language certificates must be submitted within the application deadline!

      Subsequently submitted language certificates cannot be accepted!

If you submit them after application deadline, it cannot be accepted, you application is incomplete and invalid.

    • Your Transcript of records rpresents the knowledge that you already have or will have until the start of the master.

Please upload the most current verison, even if not all grades are entered yet.

    • required proof of special knowledge for certain elective tracks

Please upload the most official proof that you have and note the corresponding explanations below

    • The Letter of motivation Letter gives you the opportunity to stand out from the field of applicants and give your application a personal touch. 

1 to maximum 2 pages are sufficient! Letters of motivation are graded. This grade can raise your procedural grade by up to 0.3 grade points.

For the letter of motivation, a declaration of independent writing is required

Icon Finger.png All uploaded documents are included in the assessment and form the basis for the selection committee's decision. The uploaded documents must therefore (largely) correspond to the original documents, as they must be presented in the original or as a certified copy* during enrolment and will be compared!

* certified copy: Information on proper oficial certification can be found here: Leaflet of the Service Center Studium.

Icon Finger.png Hint for BSc. Students of the Faculty:

To ensure timely enrollment in the master's program, it is strongly recommended that the bachelor's thesis be submitted no later than September 1st. The enrolment period usually ends on 30 September and can be extended until the start of lectures only in exceptional cases.

What are the requirements?

General requirements:

  •     Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences or forestry or related
  •     B.Sc. Graduation with a grade average of at least 2.5 (German grade)
  •     German elective track: German C1, English B2
  •     English elective track: English C1

 

Specifc requirements:

The specific admission requirements can be found directly at the buttom of the websites of the majors.

What documents do I need?

The following documents are required for a complete application:

  • signed confirmation form (you can download it at the end of the application process)
  • Motivation letter + declaration of independence
  • Bachelor certificate (if already available, must be submitted at the latest upon enrolment)
  • current Transcript of records
  • If applicable, proof of required special knwoledge (depending on the requirements of the desired major)
  • Language certificate(s)
  • If applicable, proof of completed education, practical relevant experiences, stays abroad
  • If applicable APS Certificate (Applicants from China, Vietnam und Mongolia)

Proof of required special knwoledge

Depending on the chosen major, additional special knowledge is required for admission.

  • Proof of floristic and faunistic species knowledge (Landnutzung und Naturschutz & Conservation/Wildlife and Biodiversity)
  • Population ecology (Landnutzung und Naturschutz & Conservation/Wildlife and Biodiversity)
  • Knowledge of a higher programming language (Environmental Modelling & Data Sciences)


Possible form of certificates:

  • Additional certificates
  • Confirmation of course attendance
  • Compilation of relevant modules + module description
  • Written declaration of intensive self-study including details of the literature/software used

What language certificates are accepted?

  • Native speakers are exempt from the proof requirement

-> Official language in home country = native language

  • German study profile:

German level C1 (or native language) - English level B2

  • English study profile:

English level C1 (or native language) - German not required

Icon Finger.png further explainations

!!! Language certificates must be submitted by the application deadline at the latest!!!

(Registration for a test, attendance of a language course, experience abroad or a degree programme with English teaching formats is not sufficient for a complete application).

How does the application process work?

Log in to the Application portal, you need to create an account.

Keep the access data in a safe place, as you will find the notification as a pdf in your inbox!

Further procedure:

1. Enter information and upload necessary documents

2. Print confirmation form, sign it and upload it

3. Submit application online and print control data sheet 

            (changes in the application can only be made within the deadline)

         4. After the application deadline, the applications are professionally assessed (selection committee)

         5. If you qualify, the final formal examination is carried out by the Service Center Studium (SCS)

         6. Admission letters are sent by post to the address stored in the portal + download in the portal inbox

A letter of rejection will only be made available as a download in the application portal. It will not be sent by post. Please keep your access data for the application portal!

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