Master in Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations

Master in Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations is one of 12 English-taught Sustainable Development programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 9 institutions. 10 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 7 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

The Master's programme in Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations at the University of Vienna is taught in German and English. It combines thematic specialisations with a regional focus and promotes systemic thinking. You can specialise in migration and population dynamics, spatial planning, socioeconomic transformations or urban studies. The programme integrates approaches such as scenario building, living labs, citizen science and evidence-based policy advice. You acquire methodological and technical skills to analyse the dynamics of global change in a scale-dependent, relational and participatory manner and to help shape current spatio-temporal processes.

Admission, language and next steps

There is no entrance examination for this programme. The teaching language is German and English, so the programme is partly taught in English; check with the University of Vienna which parts are in which language. Applications go directly to the University of Vienna, not through a central portal. The university's own page gives the application period and the documents you need. The degree is a Master of Science (MSc) with 120 ECTS, taken over two years (four semesters). As a public university, the University of Vienna does not charge tuition to EU/EEA and Swiss students within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester. Confirm the current rules on the university's website.

The programme combines thematic specialisations with a regional focus and promotes systemic thinking. It integrates approaches such as scenario building, living labs, citizen science and evidence-based policy advice.

Students specialise in the areas of migration and population dynamics, spatiaplanning, socioeconomic transformations or urban studies. They acquire methodological and technical skills to analyse the dynamics of global change in a scale-dependent, relational and participatory manner and to help shape current spatio-temporal processes.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Vienna. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.