M.Sc. GEOPSPHERES

The GEOSPHERES programme provides a broad spectrum of research and teaching on global change, its impacts on nature and society, and sustainable approaches to prevention and adaptation. It consolidates knowledge about the causes, characteristics and consequences of global change in the form of environmental degradation, climate change, resource consumption and natural hazards for nature and society within a broad disciplinary and methodological framework. The range of disciplines and expertise available at the Department of Geography and Geology enables global change and its various facets to be placed in a geographical and scientific context. This includes the study of human-environment relationships in the past, present and future, climate change and climate impacts, natural hazards and landscape formation processes, soil and water resources, and the future availability of mineral resources. In addition, the Institute has extensive experience in methodology and studies in almost all of the world's ecozones. Modern laboratory methods, GIS and terrain analysis, digital data processing and modelling, geostatistics and remote sensing are used and taught in teaching and research. This provides students with important qualifications with regard to big data applications, various laboratory methods including soil and sediment analyses, programming skills and GIS methods.

The research-related participation of students in ongoing, often interdisciplinary research projects and the resulting lively dialogue with other subjects promotes intercultural competence. The teaching concept offers an ideal opportunity to build bridges between research disciplines within and outside geography and the development of the geosciences degree programme concept. Students learn strategies for analogue and digital knowledge generation, which are highly relevant for overcoming current and future challenges in global change.

The subject-specific provisions (FSB) specify the general academic and examination regulations (ASPO) regarding this degree programme and inform about its aims, skills and learning achievements, beginning and structure of the study programme, standard length, application and admission to the programme, and calculation of both the degree subject grade and the overall grade.

The list of modules is the most important and central document for students and prospective students. It provides information about the individual units and subsections, their ECTS credits, associated modules and module components as well as their assessments. The list of modules can be located in the annex to the subject-specific provisions at the end of the paragraphs.

Study plans are exemplary recommendations for the concrete course of study. They are created based on the list of modules!