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.

This degree program is taught in German. For further information about the program, please go to the German pages. An overview of our English language degree programs can be found here.

Facts, Deadlines & General Requirements at a Glance
Academic degree Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Standard study period 4 semesters
Start summer & winter semester
Admission requirement B.Eng. Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Architecture or similar qualification grade 2,0 or higher
Specializations Landscape Architecture, Traffic, Resources, Urban Planning, Water management & Infrastructure
Study locations Geisenheim, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt am Main
Degree program advice Prof. Dr. Ilona Leyer
Application to Hochschule RheinMain: general application deadlines are July 15 (winter semester start) and January 15 (summer semester start)
   
   
Your contact for degree program advice
Ilona Leyer
Prof. Dr. Ilona Leyer
Building 1000
Room 218
Phone +49 6722 502 463
Ilona.Leyer(at)hs-gm.de Details