Agricultural Economics (AgEcon)
The four-semester M.Sc. programme emphasises a firm foundation in economic analysis and quantitative methods to address real-world policy issues related to agriculture, food and the environment. Globalisation, sustainability, poverty, food security, food safety, agricultural policy reform and rural development are typical issues that are being analysed using innovative methodologies.
Master of Science in International Horticulture
The Master of Science in International Horticulture (abbr. “M.Sc. Inter- national Horticulture”) focuses on training young professionals in new technologies such as biotechnology, numerous subjects involving new laboratory skills, and the planning and execution of surveys in the economic specialisation, which often comprise fieldwork in developing countries.
MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD)
The MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design aims to train a new generation of urban practitioners to face the tremendous environmental, cultural and social challenges resulting from the rapid urbanization and ongoing societal transformation currently taking place in the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and elsewhere.
SPRING – Regional Development Planning and Management
In order to reduce regional disparities, governments in Africa, Asia and Latin America have initiated new regional development strategies based on national decentralisation policies. The management level of the new decentralised administrative units (districts, regions or municipalities), however, is rarely commensurate with the new requirements.
Urban Management
The focus of the course is on development situations in the South and Transition countries. The course offers training in management approaches that cross the boundaries of isolated professional know- ledge and aims to present workable solutions for city management.
M.A. Sustainable Development Managment
The master’s program in Sustainable Development Management integrates and connects the parts of economics and political science relevant to sustainable development. These are supplemented by empirical methods and modules of project management.
Master of Science Wasserwirtschaft im Globalen Wandel
Bei diesem Studiengang handelt es sich um das Nachfolgeangebot des Studienganges “Tropenwasserwirtschaft”, der von 1984-2011 erfolgreich in Suderburg durchgeführt wurde. 2010 startete der neue Studiengang zunächst mit dem Titel Klimawandel und Wasserwirtschaft und läuft nun seit dem WS 2012/2013 unter dem Titel “Wasserwirtschaft im Globalen Wandel.
Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering – MSc TropHEE
This MSc programme aims at the deepening and diversification of the knowledge, abilities, and competences in Applied Geosciences with a distinct focus on Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering, in the frame of international development cooperation.