MSc Earth Sciences at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Earth sciences are futures studies that enable contributions to issues of raw material and energy supply, climate change and maintaining a habitable environment as well as georisks and geohazards by fundamental research of the “Earth System”. As quantitative sciences they combine observations with a multitude of analytical methods and model calculations in order to study processes on diverse spatial and temporal scales.

Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Science  |  Department: Institute of Geosciences  |  Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

The integration of the geoscientific disciplines in one study programme allows and promotes an individual emphasis which includes novel combinations (like hydrogeology and geophysics, structural geology and petrology, rock and mineral physics). There are manifold possibilities to cooperate in current research projects during your study.

Career pathways

The study programme qualifies for a wide range of fields and there is internationally a high demand for geoscientist. Jobs can be found in basic research, and in sectors like raw material, energy, water management as well as environmental protection. Employers are for instances companies, (geo-)engineering consultants, and geological surveys.

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