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The Master of Environmental Planning program aims to deepen and broaden the abilities of students in the field of environmental planning on advanced level. A sound knowledge of planning and/or environmental issues is a key precondition for applying. Special emphasis is given to foster the students’ capability to develop scientific-based solutions for current and future environmental challenges in different working contexts, such as academics, public administrations, environmental NGOs, think tanks or planning offices.

The outstanding expertise of our faculty with differing foci on environmental planning - landscape planning,  environmental assessment and policy, geoinformation processing, landscape economics and governance, nature conservation  – allow students to engage in the intellectual, policy, and practice aspects of environmental planning.

Through an interdisciplinary program of teaching and research, as well as varied cooperation with public and private actors, we impart the means and knowledge which qualify excellent environmental planners.

We are able to provide a unique study environment which benefits from the exceptional choice of higher education institutions, the multitude of research and development facilities in the region, and the fact that the city of Berlin is the political, cultural, and academic hub of Germany.  
The master program addresses students who have gained sufficient knowledge in at least three of the following fields during their bachelor's program:

• Environmental/ Landscape Planning
• Environmental Assessment (e.g. SEA, EIA, impact mitigation, and Habitats Regulation Assessment)
• Other Spatial Planning, such as Spatial, Urban and Regional Planning, Transport Planning, and Landscape Architecture
• Nature Conservation
• Ecology
• GIS and Remote Sensing
• Environmental Economics
• Environmental and Nature Protection Policy