Sustainable Mobilities

The mobility world is rapidly changing. Mobility will be sustainable, networked, digital and shared in the future. We will be connected better and sharing cars, bikes and rides much more than today.

Sustainable mobility concepts, services and products need highly qualified, innovative and creative experts. Sustainable mobilities need people ready to connect: ideas, transport modes, disciplines - and first and foremost: people.

You want to know how livable cities and regions work? This is the right program for you. You want to know how post-carbon, electric and sustainable mobility is possible? Work with us!

The postgraduate program Sustainable Mobilities (M.Sc.) offers you:

an internationally recognized degree qualifying you for a professional career,
learning in a collaborative and inspiring environment,
experienced and highly renowned lecturers,
the link to practice and future employers,
the road map to new businesses, better concepts, successful services and products

An example for sustainable mobilities in practice is our succesfull living lab "MobiQ - Sustainable mobility through sharing in the neighbourhood". In this three-year project, funded by Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden-Wuerttemberg, we work together with citizens in three neighbourhoods on mobility concepts, that are more sustainable in all three dimensions of sustainability.

Degree:
Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Period of Study:
4 semester incl. master thesis

Application Deadline:
Summer semester: January 15th
Winter semester: July 15th

Language of Instruction:
English

Accreditation:
internal system accreditation by the University

Location:
73312 Geislingen an der Steige, Germany, in the Metropolitan Region of Stuttgart

Semester Contribution:
All enrolled degree seeking students (EU and non-EU) are required to pay social service fees of approx. 180 € each semester

Tuition Fees:
Persons who are citizens of a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) and want to study in Baden-Württemberg must pay € 1,500.00 (plus semester contribution) each semester.

For more information and the possibilities to be exempt, please see:

HfWU: Financial Issues

Semester Terms:

Winter Semester 2024/2025:
Lectures: 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
Exam Period: 03. - 21.02.2025

Summer semester 2024:
Lectures: 24.03. - 11.07.2025
Exam Period: 14.07. - 01.08.2025

The degree program comprises 4 semesters incl. master's thesis.

Semester 1:
I.1 Sustainable mobilities – theories, concepts, approaches
I.2 Doing social scientific research - basics, concepts and skills
I.3 Research methods
I.4 Mobility solution design 1

Semester 2:
II.1 Basic knowledge for the mobility transition
II.2 Urban mobilities
II.3 Mobility solution 2
II.4 Mobility policies 1

Semester 3:
III.1 Elective Modul 1
III.2 Mobility policies 2
III.3 Problem based research project
III.4 Mobility solution design 3

Semester 4:
IV.1 Elective Modul 2
IV.2 Master's Thesis
IV.3 Master Colloquium

Sustainable Mobilities imparts skills in social scientific mobility research:

Key competences in mobility theory, concepts and approaches
Research methods & market research
Insights into technological developments (i.e. the digitalization of mobility and use of mobile technology in business and private life)
Expertise in urban planning and design
Mobility governance and mobility and transport legal conditions
Problem-based project work
Solution oriented skills in mobility design and planning for industry administration and the non-profit sector

Beyond scientific qualifications, Sustainable Mobilities fosters your skills in:

Interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration
Team work & cooperation with external partners
Presentation, moderation & rhetoric
Communication and public relations
Project & time management
Networking and bonding
IT incl. database management and multimedia
Foreign languages
International exchanges with other universities in Europe, the US and Australia

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Your professional goals

Graduates of this program take up challenging executive positions in both Germany and abroad. There is also the possibility to go for a PhD afterwards.

Leading positions in research and development (e.g. MobiQ),
Consulting or
Concept design at
- Sharing economy (car, bike, ride sharing companies)
- Public authorities
- Non-profit organizations
- Start-ups
- Car producers

How do I apply for the program?

All information regarding application is mentioned on the website of our admission office under "Application Master".

If you have a foreign Bachelor's degree, you will need an additional certificate before you apply!

If you are a foreign national: Apply early for recognition of your Bachelor's degree at the Studienkolleg Konstanz.
If you are a German citizen: Apply early for recognition of your Bachelor's degree at the Regional Council of Stuttgart.
In case of Chinese and Vietnamese citizenship: First you need the certificate of the APS. After that, you can apply for recognition in Konstanz.
Chinese: https://www.aps.org.cn/aps-standort-peking
Vietnamese : www.vietnam.diplo.de/vn-de/vertretungen/botschaft

Application is then done online at HfWU:
Register on the application and enrollment portal SELMA at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen. After completing the registration in SELMA, a user account will be available to you here.

Criteria for admission:
For an application for our program you need:

Proof of a first academic degree in either
- Business or Economics
- Social sciences (e. g. sociology, political sciences, anthropology etc.)
- Spatial sciences (e.g. geography, urban, spatial, transport or landscape planning etc.)
- Transportation engineeing or environmental management
- Architecture
  from a German institute of higher education or vocational college or a comparable degree from a foreign institute of higher education
Proof of English
- Toefl at least 500 points (paper-based), 173 (computer based), 61 (internet-based)
- IELTS 5,5
- Cambridge English: BEC Vantage First
- Cambridge English: First FCE
- Cambridge English: Advanced - CAE
- Cambridge English: Proficiency - CPE
- APIEL 4
- TOEIC 785
- Language certificate level B2 according to the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages"

Proof of English is not required if the 1st degree was taught in English or if English was the main subject. It is also not required if applicants provide a GMAT with at least 500 points of if they are native speakers.

Proof of German (A1)
Motivation Letter why you want to study our program (not mandatory but helps to improve the average grade)

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On the website of the DAAD you can find important information regarding

Study in Germany: https://www.study-in-germany.de/en/

MyGermanyUniversity: A Guide for International Students

Zeit Campus: How Germany ticks
Interesting Information about Germany, the Germans etc.

Image Film "Baden-Württemberg" of the Ministry of Baden-Württemberg

ZEIT GERMANY a magazine for international students who want to study or research in Germany

All lectures are face to face on campus.

The timetable of all lectures is in neo, our internal platform. You can login as soon as you are fully enrolled and have received your university account.

For questions on enrolment and fees please first read the information provided on our homepage before contacting the Student Administration Office:

You find all important information for our 1st semester students on our website "Your start into yur studies":

Information about entry regulations:

Auch nach dem Studium wollen wir mit unseren ehemaligen Studierenden, den Alumni, in Kontakt bleiben.
Alumni Informationen, Netzwerke und Stellenbörse