Application to the M.A. Study programme Transformation Studies open until 15 June, 20252-year master programme in english starting winter semester 25/26
How can we better meet the major challenges of the present and future - such as climate change, digitalisation, social inequality, economic change? What contribution can education and research make here? The inter- and transdisciplinary Transformation Studies course deals with these questions and challenges and addresses current developments in society, politics, business and science. The internationally oriented Master Programme enables students to understand, scientifically investigate and accompany the complexity of processes of socio-cultural, socio-technical, socio-economic and institutional change of societies in their respective environments.
Research and learning at the interface of environment, society and technology
The department researches and teaches on the multiple interactions of technological and social development and their impact on the environment, as well as the influence of a changing environment on society.
Our projects are inter- and transdisciplinary: We integrate scientific knowledge from different disciplines as well as experiential knowledge from the lifeworlds and practical fields of various social actors.
In doing so, we generate three forms of knowledge:
- System knowledge - on the genesis and character of complex socio-ecological problems.
- Target knowledge - on the socially desirable as well as intrageneratinally and intergenerationally equitable development goals
- Transformation knowledge - on the approaches to solutions and transformation paths towards sustainability.
We are open to requests for project work, bachelor's and master's theses as well as PhD topics from students and young researchers!