Application Master of Science (MSc) Forest Ecosystem Management and Forest Bioeconomy

Location

Göttingen

Facility

Faculty of Resource Management

Duration (Number of semesters)

Application deadline Winter semester

15.08.

ECTS

120

Admission

Yes

Precondition

First university degree

Application deadline

The degree programme is offered each winter semester.

You must complete your studies in the period from 1 June to 15 August (note extended application deadlines if applicable):

Online application
and sending the application documents by post

Succesful application and enrolment

1. Fulfil access requirements

2. Apply online

Application via the HisinOne portal

Use our HAWK application portal "HisinOne" to apply online. The portal closes at 11:59 pm on the last day of the application period.

In the HisinOne portal you enter the data required for application and enrolment.

Leaflet

You will find step-by-step instructions in the leaflet for online application (in German).

3. Submit documents by mail

At the end of the online application, the PDF file "Application for Admission" will be available in the HisinOne portal. Send this application by mail to HAWK, together with the requested application documents.

Certificates must be submitted as certified copies!

Mandatory documents for all applicants

Application for admission (application for a place at university), which is available in the HisinOne portal after the online application.
Proof of higher education entrance qualification as a certified copy
Curriculum vitae in tabular form with passport photograph
Certificate of the undergraduate degree (if applicable, provisional certificate with average grade and credit points achieved)
Exmatriculation certificate
Proof of identification
Proof of health insurance
Return-postage for possible dispatch of the letter of admission

Additional documents for international education entrance

Translation of your education entrance: If the higher education entrance qualification was not acquired in German, please submit:

a certified copy of the original certificate
and a sworn translation of the certificate in English or German

Proof of German language skills: If the higher education entrance qualification was not acquired in German, submit one of the following German certificates:

TestDaF of the TestDaF Institute Level 4
DSH level 2
Goethe Certificate C2
telc German C1 University
DSD (German Language Diploma of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the countries in the Federal Republic of Germany) 2nd level

If your German language skills do not yet suffice or you are not sure whether they do, please visit the page International Applicants.

Additional documents in individual cases

Copy of passport and residence permit (if you do not have German citizenship. The copies do not have to be certified)
Written description of your motivation to study, maximum 1 page (for second degree applicants).
Proof of other criteria that need to be considered

Application for higher semesters

Certificates of achievement for placement

4. Enrol

1. Receipt of the notification of admission

Applicants with a valid application will receive a letter of admission by mail. The admission letter contains the procedure and 2 deadlines for enrolment.

2. Apply for online enrolment

If you would like to accept the place, apply for enrolment online in the HisinOne portal after you have received the notification of admission - within the 1st deadline in the notification of admission.

3. Apply for enrolment

After completing the online enrolment, the PDF "Antrag auf Immatrikulation" (application for enrolment) is available in the portal. Sign this application and send it to HAWK by mail together with the documents listed in the application - within the 2nd deadline in the notification of admission.