BSc Geologie/Mineralogie at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Geology is a natural science that deals with the structure and composition of the earth's body as well as the development of the earth and life on it. Mineralogy investigates the formation and properties of the minerals that make up rocks.

Faculty: Faculty of Geosciences, Geoengineering and Mining (Faculty 3)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

The degree programme teaches students the ability to recognise and assess scientific correlations and to work on relevant subject-related issues, e.g. climate change, the supply of raw materials and natural disasters. Various geoscientific collections, an in-house research and teaching mine, modern laboratories and computer pools as well as a drill core store and a lithotheque are included in the programme from the very beginning.

Career pathways

Career fields: in public administration: e.g. in environmental, water and civil engineering offices, where tasks in the field of assessing and minimising georisks can be taken on; in the raw materials industry: e.g. in the exploration and sustainable extraction of raw materials such as water, ores, building raw materials; in the construction industry: e.g. in hydrogeology or in construction supervision during the construction of roads, tunnels and dams; in the materials industry: e.g. in hydrogeology or in quality control during the construction of roads, tunnels and dams; . e.g. in hydrogeology or in construction supervision during the construction of roads, tunnels and dams; in the materials industry: e.g. in the quality control of natural minerals and the development of materials.

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