BSc Geosciences at University of Münster

Single-subject Bachelor of Science in Geosciences, run jointly by the institutes of Geology and Palaeontology, Mineralogy and Planetology. It combines the contents of the classical Geology-Palaeontology and Mineralogy degrees; about 50-60 students study with around 30 teaching staff. Main languages of instruction are German and English.

Faculty: Fachbereich Geowissenschaften  |  Department: Institutes of Geology and Palaeontology, Mineralogy, and Planetology  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; some courses in English  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The first two semesters build on school-level mathematics, chemistry and physics together with the geoscience core subjects geology and mineralogy up to the 5th semester. From the 3rd semester students choose differentiation and specialisation modules; lectures, exercises and lab courses are combined with excursions and mapping field courses, general studies (5th semester), a Bachelor thesis and a work placement of at least four weeks.

Career pathways

Fields include analytical services, mining, exploration and production, refractory, building-material and stone-and-earth industries, engineering and hydrogeological consulting, universities, environmental and monument protection, geological surveys, materials research and testing institutes, and space research. The degree also leads to the MSc Geosciences.

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