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Geographie / Geography (major subject in a combined bachelor’s degree)

Program: Geographie / Geography
Degree: depends on the major chosen
Program option: major subject in a combined bachelor's degree
Study model: combined bachelor's degree
Program length: 6/8 semesters / 3/4 years (180/ 210 ECTS points) (depending on the combination)
Start: Winter semester 

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As well as teaching you basic geographical methods in the first three semesters, the major subject "Geography” in a combined bachelor’s degree will teach you specialist skills from all the sub-areas of geography and will enable you to focus on human geography, physical geography or relations between man and the environment. From geoinformatics, cartography, statistics and geographical field and laboratory methods, you can acquire skills that are used for job-related problem solving in advanced modules, e.g. in the context of urban planning or location analysis. A field course and an extramural vocational internship will build a bridge to the real world.

Prospects

When combined with one or two minor subjects, the major subject Geography will qualify you both for a profession and for further academic work. You will have the option of either entering a variety of professional fields or being admitted to a Master of Arts/Master of Science programme in the field of geography.

The abilities and skills acquired can be used in the following professional fields in particular:

• spatial planning in the broadest sense,
• environment, nature, landscape,
• development cooperation,
• information and documentation,
• geospatial information technology

The choice of your major subject will decisively shape your professional qualifications profile. In conjunction with one or two minor subjects, your relevant work experience (e.g. internships, part-time jobs, voluntary work) and your personal skills, it will enable you to refine your profile and carve out your own individual array of career options.

• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Admission requirements

  Education certificate: 
  General higher education entrance qualification, subject-related higher education entrance qualification, technical college entrance qualification or master’s certificate and comparable certificates from advanced professional training or professional qualifications 
  
  Certifications of program-specific knowledge and skills to be submitted prior to admission:
  German skills: DSH 2
  
  Restricted admission: 
  For application or enrolment, it is necessary to select one major and depending on the combination one minor subjects in the online application
  
  Cannot be combined with:
  Geography (minor subject in a combined bachelor's degree)

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  Technical questions about your application

  Uni-assist
  
  

  Content-related questions about the program

  Dr. Dietrich Göttlicher 
  Department of Geography
  Deutschhausstraße 10
  Room: +1/0160
  35032 Marburg
  
  Tel.: +49 6421 28-24260
  Email: dietrich.goettlicher@geo.uni-marburg.de
  Office hours

  Formal questions about your application

  Ellen Huth
  Tel.: +49 6421/28 22222
  Email: application@uni-marburg.de
  
  Office hours: Mondays - Fridays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Central European Time)

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  Applying with foreign university entrance qualification

  Application deadlines

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