Sustainability and Postcolonial Studies. Gender, Nature and History

Two-year, fully English-taught master's at the University of Kassel examining ideas, discourses and practices of sustainability through postcolonial perspectives, with emphasis on gender, nature and historical/(post-)colonial dimensions of global inequality.

Academic requirements

Deadline: Application deadline for international students: 15 July Please visit our website for up-to-date deadlines!

Minimum GPA

None stated.

English requirements

TOEFL iBT 95, IELTS 7.0, or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (C1). Applicants whose first degree was taught entirely in English are exempt.

Accepted bachelor fields

A first degree (at least six semesters / 180 ECTS) in sustainability studies, the social sciences, cultural studies, the humanities or an equivalent foreign degree.

APS Certificate

No

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

None for EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students. As a public university in Hesse, the University of Kassel charges no tuition fees for either group; only the semester contribution applies.

Semester contribution

409.27 EUR per semester (2026/27), including the Deutschlandsemesterticket, Studierendenwerk, AStA and administrative fees. Identical for EU and non-EU students.

Funding info

Tuition: None for EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students. As a public university in Hesse, the University of Kassel charges no tuition fees for either group; only the semester contribution applies. Semester contribution: 409.27 EUR per semester (2026/27), including the Deutschlandsemesterticket, Studierendenwerk, AStA and administrative fees. Identical for EU and non-EU students.

Opens careers in national and international organisations, research institutes, public administration and ministries, development agencies and NGOs, with expertise in critically analysing sustainability and its global, historical and (post-)colonial dimensions.