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MSc Physische Geographie: Umweltwandel und Naturgefahren (Physical Geography: Environmental Change and Natural Hazards) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Application- and research-oriented master's programme giving entry to practical and scientific fields, covering human-environment dynamics of climate and environmental change and natural hazards. Taught in German with some English.

Faculty: Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Geographie  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly English  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Practice- and research-related methodological competence and in-depth subject knowledge.

Career pathways

Fields include resource protection and management, environmental and nature conservation, biogeography and integrative human-environment research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First professional degree in geography or a programme with predominantly geographic content; prior knowledge in remote sensing and in a scripting language or higher programming language (e.g. Python or R), usually shown by completed courses or certificates (or proof they will be reached before the master's starts). Locally restricted admission (numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 31.05.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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