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BSc Geographie (Geography) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Gives scientific foundations on the physical make-up of the Earth's surface (soil, water, air) and how human activity shapes the geographic environment. Taught in German with some English.

Faculty: Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Geographie  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly English  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Capturing spatial, economic, socio-cultural, geoscientific and ecological structures and their interactions, and analysing development processes.

Career pathways

Fields include land, regional and urban planning, environmental protection and management, and landscape conservation and planning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Allgemeine or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife). No special language requirements at the start. Locally restricted admission (numerus clausus). Last selection NC (cut-off average grade): 1,9. Application period: 02.05. – 15.07.; portal: DoSV.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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