BA Geography (minor subject) at University of Bonn

Geography’s interdisciplinary focus, positioned between the natural and social sciences, is reflected in the diversity of this degree program’s content. Geography describes, explains and shapes spatial structures and processes, and aids in finding strategies to solve environmentally and socially relevant problems both locally and globally. Thus, for example, natural phenomena like floods, landslides, or desertification can be objects of geographic investigation.

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester)  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Geography consists of two main fields: physical geography and human geography. Physical geography includes, among others, geomorphology (the study of surface shapes), soil science, hydrogeography, climate geography and landscape ecology. Human geography is involved with population geography, settlement geography, social geography, economic geography and development geography research, among others.

Career pathways

The possible lines of work for bachelor’s degree holders with a minor in geography depend on whether their focus was on physical geography or human geography. Typical lines of work for geographers include: Development cooperation, geographic information systems (GIS), market/opinion research, consulting, natural hazard management, nature/environmental protection, public relations/media, spatial/landscape planning

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