Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations

This study programme is only available in German. --> The programme combines thematic specialisations with a regional focus and promotes systemic thinking. It integrates approaches such as scenario building, living labs, citizen science and evidence-based policy advice. Students specialise in the areas of migration and population dynamics, spatiaplanning, socioeconomic transformations or urban studies. They acquire methodological and technical skills to analyse the dynamics of global change in a scale-dependent, relational and participatory manner and to help shape current spatio-temporal processes.

Living costs€1,590 a month in Wien, rent included

€19,080

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD)

Typical requirements in Austria for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

• A completed qualification that gives access to Master's Degree study.
• Academic transcripts and any programme-specific assessment the institution asks for.
• Your advisor checks the final requirements for your education system and intake.

Confirm the accepted English-language evidence with the institution for the selected intake.

A typical checklist for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

The central catalogue records this programme as accredited.