M.I.N.C. – Master of International Nature Conservation (MSc)

Integrated bi-national MSc in International Nature Conservation offered jointly by Göttingen and Lincoln University, combining one semester in Göttingen, one semester in New Zealand, an internship semester, and a master's thesis.

Academic requirements

personal motivation; previous special experience and expertise in international nature conservation; publications or referee's reports or other documents which highlight the applicant's expertise in the field of international nature conservation

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

Accepted proof includes UNIcert III, NULTE level C1, Cambridge English Scale 180, IELTS Academic 7.0, TOEFL iBT 100 or 95 with at least 25 in speaking, TELC English C1, PTE Academic 76, KMK Foreign Language Certificate at C1, at least two years of study or work in an anglophone country within the last three years, or successful graduation from an anglophone bachelor's programme.

German requirements

Applicants do not have to submit a German language certificate.

Accepted bachelor fields

Six-semester bachelor's degree in Biology, Biodiversity, Ecology, Forest Sciences, Geography, or an equivalent field, with at least 150 of 180 credits already completed. At least 60 credits must be in Agricultural Sciences, Biodiversity, Biology, Ecology, Forest Sciences, Geography, Nature Conservation, Wildlife Management, or similar, and at least 10 credits must be in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and or Informatics.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

No tuition at Göttingen; the compulsory Lincoln University study semester costs about NZD 9,800 in tuition plus about NZD 1,000 in administration fees.

Semester contribution

EUR 466.40 for the Göttingen study semester in Summer Semester 2026. For semesters spent abroad, German M.I.N.C. students pay EUR 75 administration fee to Göttingen and international M.I.N.C. students are exempt from Göttingen fees for that semester.

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: No tuition at Göttingen; the compulsory Lincoln University study semester costs about NZD 9,800 in tuition plus about NZD 1,000 in administration fees. Semester contribution: EUR 466.40 for the Göttingen study semester in Summer Semester 2026. For semesters spent abroad, German M.I.N.C. students pay EUR 75 administration fee to Göttingen and international M.I.N.C. students are exempt from Göttingen fees for that semester.

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