MSc Geographic Science Approaches to Environmental challenges (GEOSPHERES) at University of Würzburg

English-taught Master of Science on global change, its implications for nature and society and sustainable approaches to prevention and adaptation. It covers environmental degradation, climate change, resource consumption and natural hazards with laboratory methods, GIS and terrain analysis, geostatistics and remote sensing.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts (Philosophische Fakultät)  |  Department: Institute of Geography and Geology  |  Duration: 4 semesters; 120 ECTS  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Study mode: full-time; international programme  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Mandatory courses: geozones and geographical hotspots lecture (semester 1, 5 ECTS), applied physical-geographic case studies (semester 2, 5 ECTS), a seminar on environmental and geosciences (semester 3, 5 ECTS) and an applied project (semester 3, 10 ECTS). Methods: statistics with R, scientific writing and presentation, and geospatial analysis and programming. Electives: three of eight specialised modules in each of semesters 1 and 2 across geomorphology, climate, soil science and geology and georesources; work placement; Master's thesis (25 ECTS, six months) with progress report and final colloquium.

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