BSc Geography: Physical 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. The Physical Geography program combines scientific methods with geographical understanding and covers a wide range of topics such as climate change, geomorphology, hydrology and landscape development.

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 basic geographic education of the first two semesters is based on an interdisciplinary degree program. First, theoretical foundations of physical geography are laid in the form of lectures and a seminar with a field day on the sub-areas of geomorphology, soil science, biogeography and climatology. In parallel, the cultural geographic basics of the subareas of geographic urban and regional research, population geography, economic geography, political geography and geographic development research are taught in the same form.

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