Sustainability Science: Governance and Law (M.A.)

Sustainability Science: Governance and Law (M.A.) at Leuphana University Lüneburg is an interdisciplinary, research-oriented programme of the School of Sustainability. It lasts four semesters, carries 120 credits, is taught in English and starts on 1 October, with 25 study places. It looks at the political and legal governance needed for sustainability goals and transformation, from the local to the international level. You study governance as a process involving public, private and civil society actors, along with democratic decision-making and how laws and regulations are developed and applied. The curriculum covers governance structures in the German, European and international systems, using examples such as the energy transition, ecosystem management and traffic planning. The programme trains change agents for the public sector, think tanks and civil society, and is aimed at people with a background in social, political or legal science.