BA Geography: Cultural Geography at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

In the study of geography, the focus is on understanding social developments and natural processes in their spatial dimensions. Students can look forward to a wide range of subject areas that use a number of different methods: cartography, observations, interviews, GIS. Alongside cultural geography, students can choose from a wide range of electives, such as economics, sociology, political science or a language (students must decide to take one of these electives).

Faculty: Faculty of Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The study of cultural geography is divided into three phases. In the first phase of study (first year), students acquire basic knowledge of spatial issues concerning the human-environment relationship as well as basic knowledge of important subfields of geography and in a first elective subject. In the second study phase, which is completed from the third to the fourth semester, students expand their specialized knowledge and, in particular, gain methodological skills (such as GIS, empirical social research, statistics).

Career pathways

Geography is at the interface of science, the humanities and social sciences. As you will develop strong methodological skills during the degree program and also study related subjects, there are a wide range of possible careers.

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