MEd Geography (teaching) at Ruhr University Bochum

Geography at Ruhr University Bochum is a Master of Education for the teaching profession programme of 4 semesters (2 years), taught in German. What sets it apart: it offers the opportunity of looking into current geographic and geoscience phenomena and processes on a technical and a didactic level, e.g. into globalisation, climate change, natural hazards, as well as demographic development, migration, disparities, resource conflicts. In order to comply with the standard period of study, it is strongly recommended to start the M.Ed. in the winter semester.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Specialisation areas: Physical Geography; Human Geography; Geomatics; Didactics of Geography.

Career pathways

Graduates frequently work in teaching positions at comprehensive schools (Gesamtschule) and grammar schools (Gymnasium); in research, academia and further education; as postdoc researchers in Didactics of Geography.

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