Application Information and Documents

Approximately 125 students are admitted to the bachelor's programme in architecture each year in the winter semester. The course is admission restricted. The numerus clausus (NC) is determined as a procedural grade during the admission procedure and is therefore not yet fixed at the beginning of the application procedure.

No other documents (such as proof of internships or an application folder) are required for the application apart from the regular application documents. Furthermore, no selection tests or job interviews are carried out.

In the consecutive Master's programme in Architecture and Urban Development, 75 places are awarded annually in the winter semester. The course is admission restricted. Admission is regulated by the Regulations on Admission and Admission. The selection decision is made by a selection committee on the basis of the submitted application documents.

Please note that in addition to the regular application documents, an application folder and proof of internship must be submitted. The application folder includes a letter of motivation with a maximum of 4,500 characters and up to 12 pages of work samples DIN-A3.
Deviating from the admission regulations, the folder can also be submitted in DIN-A4 with a maximum of 24 pages or in special formats (not larger than DIN-A3).

Prospective students applying from outside the EU must request a Preliminary Examination Documentation (VPD) from uni-assist before applying to the master's programme. The processing time for the VPD takes up to eight weeks. Therefore, please allow enough time before applying for the programme. More information about applying for the VPD can be found on the central application pages.

In the bachelor's degree program, a good 80 students are admitted to the program each winter semester. The course of study is admission restricted. In the course of the admission procedure, the numerus clausus (NC) is determined as a procedural grade and is therefore not fixed at the beginning of the application procedure.

This information is intended to provide you with guidance and assistance in preparing your application documents. The information consists of extracts from the admission regulations and explanations.

In the Master's programme, 20 students are admitted each year in the winter semester and 10 in the summer semester. Admission to the consecutive Master's programmes is regulated by the Regulations on Admission and Admission for the respective Master's programme.

Admission to the Master's programme in Landscape Architecture requires that the applicant

• has obtained a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in landscape architecture and environmental planning or in a closely related field of study at a German university or at a university belonging to one of the Bologna Signatory States, or
• has obtained an equivalent degree in a closely related subject at another foreign university. Equivalence is determined in accordance with the evaluation proposals of the Central Office for Foreign Education at the Permanent Secretariat of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.
• If the previous Bachelor's degree course has not yet been completed at the time of application, you can still apply. However, at least 150 credit points must be documented in your grade sheet by the application deadline.
  
  

The following documents must be attached to the application:

• Application for admission or enrolment at Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Certificates and supporting documents in certified copy
• curriculum vitae
• letter of motivation (maximum 5 pages):
  Why do you want to study at Leibniz Universität Hannover?
  What knowledge from your first degree qualifies you for this course?
  What motivation do you have for scientific and design work?
  Why will this course of study qualify you for your future professional goals?
  What are the focal points of your bachelor's degree course or perhaps not? (Please give reasons for this.)
  Which focal points do you want to set in your Master's degree course or perhaps not?

• Work samples (up to 10 pages):
  Show your specific talents and interests for the course with a selection of your previous work. Please indicate which part you have completed, if these work samples refer to group work.
• Applicants from non-German-speaking countries must enclose proof that they have passed a German language test for admission to higher education with at least DSH-2.
  
  

Application

Application is possible for the winter and summer semester. The application deadline for applicants from Germany and other European countries is 15 July and 15 January. For applicants from non-EU countries, the application period ends on 31 May or 30 November for the coming semester.

Admission requirements

This information is intended to provide you with orientation and work assistance in preparing your application documents. The information consists of extracts from the admission regulations and explanations. The legal basis for admission to the Master's programme is the Admission Regulations Master of Science Environmental and Regional Planning.

Prerequisite for admission to the Master's programme in Environmental and Regional Planning is that the applicant:

• has obtained a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in landscape architecture and environmental planning from a German university or a university belonging to one of the Bologna signatory states, or in a closely related field of study
• has obtained an equivalent degree in a closely related subject at another foreign university. Equivalence is determined in accordance with the assessment proposals of the Central Office for Foreign Education at the Permanent Secretariat of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (www.anabin.de).
• If the previous Bachelor's degree course has not yet been completed at the time of application, you can still apply. However, at least 150 credit points must be documented in your grade sheet by the application deadline.
   

The following documents must be attached to the application:

• Application for admission or enrolment at Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Certificates and supporting documents in certified copy
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of motivation (maximum 3 pages and up to 10 pages of samples of work) setting out the following:

1. on the basis of which specific talents and interests the applicant considers himself/herself particularly suitable for this course of study,
2. to what extent this course of study qualifies the applicant for his or her professional goals,
3. the extent to which she or he is capable of scientific or method-oriented, planning work
4. the extent to which he or she has a sound knowledge of the scientific fundamentals or basic knowledge from his or her first degree, and
5. whether she or he would like to study the major nature conservation and landscape planning or the major regional planning.

Applicants for the Major Regional Planning (Territorial Development) whose native language is not English must demonstrate knowledge of English at least at language level B2. For details of the proof see: http://www.fsz.uni-hannover.de/de-nachweise.html .

Notes on the approval procedure

The selection committee for the Master's programme in Environmental and Regional Planning would like to provide support for the admission procedure with the following information:

1. definition of "closely related" programmes

Anyone with a degree other than e.g. Sc. landscape architecture / landscape planning / environmental planning can in principle also apply for the Master of Environmental and Regional Planning (Major Regional Planning). The previous degree should have a certain proximity to the subject area of the Major Regional Planning. The review is carried out on a case-by-case basis, i.e. we are available for information. As a rule of thumb for the close professional relationship, it can be taken that within the course of studies there must be basic knowledge in the areas of regional development and spatial and environmental planning. Admission is open to those who can demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the fields of urban and regional planning, spatial planning, environmental planning, geography with a spatial development focus (Urban and Regional Planning, Town and Country Planning, Environmental Planning, Geography (with Spatial Development focus).

Should some of these courses not have been represented in the previous course, admission can still be granted on the condition that courses determined by the admissions committee must be made up for. These conditions are issued with the notification of admission. A maximum of 12 ECTS is required in order not to influence the course of the Master of Environmental and Regional Planning.

2. letter of motivation and samples of work

The letter of motivation and the work samples serve to present your qualifications for the study location Hannover, so take this opportunity to do so. We do not measure the letters of motivation according to quantity, but exclusively according to quality. Therefore, it is imperative that the maximum number of pages is observed. The Admission Regulations make it important that the above five points are met by the letter, so use this as a guide. For the work samples, you should enclose excerpts from your Bachelor thesis or other work from your previous studies, but here too, you should adhere to the maximum number of pages. It is recommended to include a summary of the bachelor thesis and another sample of your work. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Application

An application is possible for the winter and summer semester. The application deadline for applicants from Germany and other European countries is 15 July and 15 January. For applicants from non-EU countries, the application period ends on 31 May or 30 November for the following semester.