Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Focus
Human Ecology, Physical Geography, Contextual study, Geoecology, Remote Sensing, Applied Geophysics, Geographical, Economical and Social Research
Target group
The course is aimed at graduates with a first professional degree in Degree programmes in the field of Geography or one that is equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in the amount of 180 credits and subject-related study at a university or equivalent higher education institution in Germany or abroad.
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
The requirement is proof of academic achievement in the subject of geography (min. 180 CP) and an overall grade of at least 'good' or an equivalent degree with at least 50 CP in economic/social geography or physical geography/soil science. Sufficient command of the English language. International applicants are required to provide proof of command of German at the level of a DSH test (stage 2), a TestDaF (TDN 4) or a recognised equivalent. Further information about the two majors:
Lecture period
- 07.04.2025 - 11.07.2025
- 13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Tuition fee
Fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German