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Master’s · Sport Science

Sustainable Health Promotion in Sports Science M.Sc.

Leibniz University Hannover · Hannover · Official programme page

20 facts from 7 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English and German
Source
“Language of Instruction German, English”
“International application: English B2 and German B2” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

LUH calls this a multilingual programme: English B2 and German B2 are both compulsory for an international application, and teaching is in German and English.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“International Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

LUH flags its two distance-learning master's programmes as "Fernstudium" in the course type and charges additional fees for them; this programme is neither, and the page presents a stay abroad as the exception, so teaching takes place at the university in Hannover. No LUH page uses the words "on campus".

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard Course Duration 4 semesters”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Course Start Winter semester, Summer semester only when there are vacant capacities”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

Winter is the regular intake; a summer start happens only if capacity is left (it was not possible for summer semester 2026).

Non-EU deadline
30 Nov 2026 (summer 2027)Early deadline for applicants from non-EU countries; the application window opened on 15 October 2026.31 May 2027 (winter 2027)Early deadline for applicants from non-EU countries; the application window opens on 15 April 2027.
Source
“First-year students from non-EU countries ( VPD from uni-assist is required ) 15 April - 31 May of the year for the winter semester 15 October - 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester (Please note: unfortunately, it is not possible to apply for the summer semester 2026 due to capacity reasons.)”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from non-EU countries have an earlier deadline than everyone else: six weeks before the regular one. The uni-assist VPD must be applied for at least eight weeks before that, so a winter 2027/28 application means starting at uni-assist by the beginning of April 2027 at the latest (and the APS certificate, for Indian applicants, before that). A summer intake only exists if places are left: LUH states that applications for the summer semester 2026 were not possible for capacity reasons.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“Although tuition fees are no longer charged in Lower Saxony, it goes without saying that costs are incurred at university, such as the semester fee, accommodation and living costs, and costs for learning materials.”
“Long-term tuition fees of €500 are due as soon as students exceed the standard period of study plus six "tolerance semesters".” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/finanzierung-foerderung/studienfinanzierung · checked 14 November 2026

No tuition fee, whatever the nationality; students pay the semester fee of 453.16 EUR (winter semester 2026/27). Long-term study fees of 500 EUR per semester start only after the study credit is used up - for master's students whose bachelor's degree was earned abroad, at a private or at a non-state-funded institution that is usually after 8 semesters.

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first VPD application in a semester; 30 EUR for each further application in the same semester.
Source
“Pay the processing fee (€75 for the first application, €30 for each additional application in the same semester).”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/vorpruefungsdokumentation · checked 14 November 2026

LUH itself charges nothing for the application in its own portal, but applicants from non-EU countries cannot apply without the uni-assist VPD, so the uni-assist fee is unavoidable. One VPD can be used for several master's applications in the same semester.

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission Restricted admission”
“For master's degree programmes with restricted admission , places shall be allocated according to the university's own selection procedure, if there are more applicants fulfilling the admission requirements than there are places available.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

Places are limited; applicants who meet the requirements are ranked in LUH's own selection procedure.

Places for non-EU applicants
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The admission regulations set no quota or separate ranking for applicants from non-EU countries. LUH states a 5% non-EU quota only in the section of its central page that explains the selection procedure for restricted-admission bachelor's programmes (NC), which it says applies to applicants from Germany and the EU only.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“entweder an einer deutschen Hoch- schule oder an einer Hochschule, die einem der Bologna-Signatarstaaten angehört, einen Bachelorab- schluss ode”
“(2) Abweichend von Absatz 1 sind Bewerberinnen und Bewerber vorläufig zugangsberechtigt, deren Ba- chelorabschluss oder ein diesem gleichwertiger Abschluss zum Bewerbungszeitpunkt noch nicht vor- liegt, wenn mindestens 150 Leistungspunkte im Falle eines Studiengangs mit Gesamtleistungspunkt- zahl 180 bzw. mindestens 180 Leistungspunkte im Falle eines Studiengangs mit Gesamtleistungspunkt- zahl 210 erbracht wurden” page

www.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/luh/studium/ordnungen/zugang/master/zo_m_nachhaltige_gesundheitsfoerderung_durch_sport.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The regulations set no minimum length for the first degree and describe both 180-credit and 210-credit bachelor's programmes, so a three-year 180-credit degree fits the pattern; equivalence of a foreign degree follows the ZAB/anabin assessments and the responsible body decides, with conditions possible for two semesters.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a suitable previous programme under appendix 1 of the admission regulations - sport as a subject in the interdisciplinary bachelor's degree or in the teacher-training bachelor's degree (the latter only with a written bachelor's thesis in sport). The responsible body decides on suitability and may require missing modules within two semesters.
Source
“An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as Sports as subject in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor's Degree Programme (Bachelor of Arts) Sports as subject in the Bachelor's Teacher Training Course for Technical Education (Bachelor of Science) Note: Sports as subject in the Bachelor's Teacher Training Course for Technical Education (Bachelor of Science), only with a written bachelor thesis in sports.”
“entweder an einer deutschen Hoch- schule oder an einer Hochschule, die einem der Bologna-Signatarstaaten angehört, einen Bachelorab- schluss ode” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

How your grade is converted
Foreign grades are converted into the German grading system by uni-assist in the Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD); LUH's selection then uses that converted grade. LUH publishes no conversion table or formula of its own.
Source
“For applicants from non-EU countries , grades will be converted by uni-assist and listed in the VPD.”
“In addition, your grades are converted into the German grading system.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/zulassungsarten · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from Germany and the EU have their grades converted by LUH's own admissions team instead. The converted grade is what the ranking list is built on.

English
Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · TOEFL band 4 · Home Edition accepted · PTE 59. Cambridge: B2 First (previously FCE). telc English B2/C1 University and UNIcert II are also accepted. TOEFL, IELTS and PTE certificates are valid for two years; telc, Cambridge and UNIcert certificates have no expiry date.
Source
“Test of English as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL® iBT or Home Edition ) with a result of 4.0 or 4.5 (previously at least 72 points) International English Language Testing System ( IELTS Academic, paper-based, digital or online) with a result of 5.5 B2 First (previously FCE ) Pearson Test of English ( PTE Academic, paper-based or digital) with a result of at least 59 points telc English B2⋅C1 University UNIcert ® II”
“(4) Die Bewerberinnen und Bewerber müssen darüber hinaus über Fremdsprachenkenntnisse in Englisch auf dem Sprachniveau B2 GER verfügen.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/sprachnachweise · checked 14 November 2026

English B2 is required of every applicant, in addition to German B2 for applicants with foreign certificates. The minimum is the CEFR level in the admission regulations; the accepted certificates and scores come from LUH's central list of language certificates (edition 02/2026). TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted and the TOEFL minimum is given on both scales (old 0-120 score and the 1-6 band scale of January 2026). The Duolingo English Test appears on no LUH page, so it is not among the accepted certificates, but LUH does not say it is refused either; the central page warns "The information provided here is not exhaustive." TOEFL scores can be sent electronically, for which the web page gives DI code 7122 and the PDF list DI code 7211 - ask the Admissions Office which is current.

German
When applying: German B2 (for applicants without a German school certificate or a German bachelor's degree)
Source
“(3) Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, die weder eine deutsche Hochschulzugangsberechtigung aufweisen noch ihren Bachelorabschluss an einer deutschen Hochschule erworben haben, müssen darüber hin- aus über für das Studium ausreichende Kenntnisse der deutschen Sprache auf dem Sprachniveau B2 GER verfügen.”

www.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/luh/studium/ordnungen/zugang/master/zo_m_nachhaltige_gesundheitsfoerderung_durch_sport.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

German B2 is compulsory and cannot be replaced by English: the programme is taught in German and English.

Selection
Admission follows LUH's own selection procedure for restricted master's programmes when applications exceed the places; the admission regulations of 25 March 2025 are published in German only.
Source
“For master's degree programmes with restricted admission , places shall be allocated according to the university's own selection procedure, if there are more applicants fulfilling the admission requirements than there are places available.”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/sustainable-health-promotion-in-sports-science · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page notes that a bachelor's degree in sport from the teacher-training programme only counts with a written bachelor's thesis in sport.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a school-leaving certificate from an English-medium school or with enough English at school, or with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“Von der Nachweispflicht ausgenom- men sind Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, deren Erstsprache Englisch ist (ggf. auf Nachfrage nachzuwei- sen) bzw. die eine Hochschulzugangsberechtigung mit englischer Unterrichtssprache aufweisen, Be- werberinnen und Bewerber, die ihren ersten akademischen Abschluss in einem englischsprachigen Studiengang erworben haben oder die über ihre Hochschulzugangsberechtigung Englischkenntnisse auf diesem Niveau nachweisen können.”

www.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/luh/studium/ordnungen/zugang/master/zo_m_nachhaltige_gesundheitsfoerderung_durch_sport.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Four exemptions, three of which fit applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan: a school-leaving certificate taught in English, a first degree from an English-taught programme, or English at B2 level evidenced by the school-leaving certificate itself. The exemption covers English only - German B2 is still required.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants with Indian school or university transcripts must submit an individual APS certificate with their application, and need it before they can apply for the uni-assist VPD; group APS certificates are not accepted.
    Source
    “Applicants with school or university transcripts from Vietnam, India, and China (excluding Macao and Hong Kong) must submit an individual APS certificate or an APS certificate with their application. This is required in order to apply for the VPD .”

    www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/aps-bescheinigung · checked 14 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same rule. LUH exempts applicants from India who already live in Germany without a visa procedure, who earned their highest relevant university degree outside India, who passed a Studienkolleg assessment test, or who hold a German or EU scholarship. No rule on LUH's pages names Nigeria or Pakistan.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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