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Master’s · Architecture & Urban Planning

Territorial Development (Environmental Planning and Territorial Development track) 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
Source
“Language of Instruction English Language Requirements English B2”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/environmental-planning-and-territorial-development-major-territorial-development/ · checked 14 November 2026

The English-language major of the M.Sc. Environmental Planning and Territorial Development (Umwelt- und Regionalplanung); only English (B2) is required for the application.

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

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/environmental-planning-and-territorial-development-major-territorial-development/ · 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".

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Course Start Winter semester, Summer semester”
“(1) It is possible to commence the master's degree programme Environmental Planning and Territorial Development in the winter or summer semester.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/environmental-planning-and-territorial-development-major-territorial-development/ · checked 14 November 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 Germany and the EU 1 June - 15 July of the year for the winter semester 1 December - 15 January of the year for the summer semester 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”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/environmental-planning-and-territorial-development-major-territorial-development/ · 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). The application folder (motivation letter and work samples) must be in by the same date.

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”
“Section 4 Admission Procedure (1) Selection will occur according to a ranking list, which is established based on the final or average mark and the selection process as per paragraph 2.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/environmental-planning-and-territorial-development-major-territorial-development/ · checked 14 November 2026

Places are limited; applicants are ranked by their final or average mark, improved by 0.1 for each of the five parameters the application folder fulfils.

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
“have acquired a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification at a German university or a foreign university belonging to the Bologna signatory states in the degree subject or in another relevant undergraduate degree”

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

The regulations set no minimum length or credit count for the first degree: a bachelor's degree from a Bologna signatory state counts and equivalence of other foreign degrees follows the ZAB/anabin recommendations, with the selection committee deciding. A three-year 180-credit degree is the case the rules are written around (150 credit points make an unfinished degree provisionally eligible), but acceptance remains an individual decision and conditions can be imposed for up to two semesters.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in the subject itself or another relevant undergraduate degree, such as Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (B.Sc.); the selection committee decides on suitability and may require missing modules within two semesters. An application folder with a motivation letter (max. three A4 pages) and up to ten A4 pages of work samples is part of the application, and a pre-study internship is recommended.
Source
“An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (Bachelor of Science) Please note that an application folder must be submitted for the application in addition to the regular application documents. The application folder includes a motivation letter as well as work samples (DIN A4 format).”
“have acquired a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification at a German university or a foreign university belonging to the Bologna signatory states in the degree subject or in another relevant undergraduate degree” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/environmental-planning-and-territorial-development-major-territorial-development/ · checked 14 November 2026

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No minimum grade. The final or average mark is improved by 0.1 for each parameter the application folder fulfils (the choice of major counts double) and the result sets the position on the ranking list.

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) Applicants for the major in Territorial Development who are not native speakers of English must provide proof of sufficient English language proficiency (at least level B2).” page

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

English at B2 for the Territorial Development major; the German-taught major (Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning) requires German C1 instead. 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
Not needed when applying
Source
“(3) Applicants for the major in Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning who cannot present evidence of either a German university entrance qualification or a bachelor's degree completed at a German university, must additionally provide proof of sufficient German language proficiency (level C1 CEFR).”
“Language of Instruction English Language Requirements English B2” page

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

German C1 is tied to the other major (Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning); for Territorial Development only English B2 is required, and the programme page lists English B2 as the only language requirement.

Selection
An application folder: a motivation letter of at most three A4 pages and up to ten A4 pages of work samples. The selection committee awards 0 or 1 point for each of four parameters (suitability, professional goals, research or planning ability, academic foundations) plus the choice of major, which counts double; each point improves the final or average mark by 0.1 for the ranking list, with random order for ties.
Source
“(2) The application folder must contain a letter of motivation (maximum of three A4 pages) and up to ten A4 pages of work samples (scientific texts/papers and other samples if applicable).”

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

A pre-study internship is recommended but not compulsory. Both a written application and an online application are required.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
No waiver stated for India, Nigeria or Pakistan: plan for an English test
Source
“(4) Applicants for the major in Territorial Development who are not native speakers of English must provide proof of sufficient English language proficiency (at least level B2).”

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

The only exemption is for native speakers of English, so applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan need one of the accepted test certificates - neither a bachelor's degree taught in English nor an English-medium school certificate is named as a substitute.

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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