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MSc Geography: Society-Environment-Future at Osnabrück University

Osnabrück University, Germany

Programme overview

GUZ prepares students both for an academic career and for entry into many other professional fields. The courses operate within a triangle of society, the environment, and the future. This means that not every course covers all three areas of the GUZ triangle, leaving space for you to develop individual profiles within the triangle.

Faculty: School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Geography  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught (partly English (successful participation in at least two English-language courses is mandatory))  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

The Institute of Geography ensures a successful preparation through subject-specific and methodological but above all project and research-oriented courses.

Career pathways

Students on previous Master's degree courses at the Institute of Geography have repeatedly praised the fact that the teaching staff are very successful in combining academic standards with high practical relevance. As a result, our students are not only excellently prepared for an academic career, but are also in demand on the job market.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: admission-free. The access requirement for enrolment in the Master's degree program "Geography: Society – Environment – Future" is a degree in an undergraduate degree program in Geography, but also in other suitable degree programs. These can be degree programs in the social sciences (especially social sciences or Business Administration and Economics), natural sciences (especially bio- or geosciences) and/or environmental/planning sciences. Good knowledge of German and English must also be demonstrated. Further information on the access requirements can be found in the Admission Regulations. Applicants in possession of international certification must demonstrate sufficient levels of German Language Proficiency. This program is not subject to admission restrictions.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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