Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Geography with a 25% weighting is an undergraduate program that focuses on the study of differentiated natural, economic, and social processes particular to given localities. Students consider the diverse interrelationships between such processes and their local effects.

Facts and Formalities

• Degree: Bachelor of Science
• Type of programme: Undergraduate
• Start of programme: Winter semester only
• Standard period of study: 6 semesters
• Language(s) of instruction: German and English
• Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester
• Application procedure: Subjects with no admission restrictions
• Application deadlines: Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program.
• Part-time option: Yes

Course Content

Graduates of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Geography with a 25% weighting possess fundamental knowledge of the terms, theories, and concepts of Physical Geography and/or Human Geography, as well as Geoinformatics. Where students have a specialisation, they acquire initial practical experience in various methods of data collection and interpretation. These include:

• Site observation
• Cartography
• Aerial and satellite imaging
• Laboratory methods
• Statistical analyses
• Working with geographical information systems (GIS)
• Archive research
• Interview and survey techniques
• Literary evaluations
• Text and media analyses Graduates are able to apply these working methods to solve simple, scientific questions.

Course Structure

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Geography (25%) can be studied in one of two variations:

• Where students select a specialisation, they complete modules in Human Geography or Physical Geography only.
• In addition to this, students may visit lectures, seminars, or courses on geographical methods (cartography, geographical information systems, statistics), or applied geography.
• Where students complete the Bachelor’s degree programme in Geography (25%) without a specialisation, they complete basic modules with equal weightings in both Physical Geography and Human Geography.

Additional Degrees

• Bachelor 50%
• Bachelor 100%
• Master, consecutive
• Master of Education (M.Ed.)
• Master of Education Extension Subject