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Geography of Environmental Transformation University of Bayreuth

Degree
Master of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Bayreuth

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Geography
  • Physical Geography

Focus

Fundamentals of Geography and Environmental Transformation, Earth, Soil, Surface, Climate, Water, Vegetation, Research in Environmental Geography, Environment and Society, Methods in Environmental Geography, Research Skills

Target group

Students of Geography, Geoecology and other Environmental Sciences

Admission modus

Selection procedure / qualifying examination

Admission requirements

The admission requirements for this degree programme are:
1) a certificate of academic degree with an examination grade of at least "good" (2.5) in the Bachelor’s degree course in Geography: Society and Environment or Geoecology – Environmental Natural Sciences – at the University of Bayreuth or an equivalent academic degree;
2) proof of English language proficiency of at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for applicants who have neither obtained their higher education entrance qualification nor the first degree granting access to the degree programme in English;
3) proof of German language proficiency of at least level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for applicants who have neither obtained their higher education entrance qualification nor the first degree granting access to the degree programme in German;
4) determination of the course-specific aptitude.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application Deadline for Aptitude Test

    Expired

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

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