BSc Angewandte Geowissenschaften (Applied Geosciences) at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Programme overview

The BSc Angewandte Geowissenschaften (Applied Geosciences) conveys basic questions and broad knowledge of the geosciences, from processes in the Earth's interior and the sustainable use of raw materials to geothermal energy.

Faculty: Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III – Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften, Geowissenschaften und Informatik | Department: Institut für Geowissenschaften und Geographie | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules (115 CP) include inorganic chemistry, digital geography, mathematics, experimental physics, mineralogy and crystallography, system Earth I and II, geochemistry, geological maps and structural geology; electives (30 CP), an internship (10 CP), key skills (10 CP) and the bachelor thesis (15 CP).

Career pathways

The degree is a first qualification for practical geoscientific work such as general geology, engineering geology, environmental geology, hydrogeology and resource geology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (usually the Abitur) or entry through a trial study period (Probestudium) or the Feststellungsprüfung for vocationally qualified applicants. Good mathematical and natural-science knowledge favours success; English is indispensable for reading the literature. Open admission (no NC). Application window: from mid-May to 30 September 2026 via www.uni-halle.de/bewerben (applicants with non-German certificates apply via uni-assist).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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