The master’s degree program UMSB (Environmental Management and Urban Planning in Metropolitan Areas) is unique in the German university landscape. It provides students with a professional and scientifically sound foundation, empowering them to solve the design challenges posed by settlement change, particularly in urban areas. The program is interdisciplinary: students combine environmental science and planning know-how from the areas of landscape architecture, civil engineering, urban development/urban planning and science, with knowledge and skills from the administrative sciences and management fields.