MSc Global Change Geography
Explore human-environment interactions and physical geography through an interdisciplinary Master's programme in Berlin.
Best for:Best for Bachelor's graduates in geography or environmental sciences seeking advanced training in physical geography and global change modeling.
Overview
The Master of Science in Global Change Geography at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin provides students with a deep understanding of regional and global environmental transformations during the Anthropocene. Run through the geography department, the curriculum combines physical geography, climatology, hydrology, and sustainability sciences with advanced scientific methodologies. Students learn to model human-environmental systems through lectures, seminars, research-guided projects, and fieldwork. Graduates are equipped with critical research skills, academic writing expertise, and practical knowledge to address pressing challenges of sustainable global transformation.
What you'll do
- Participate in compulsory and elective lectures, seminars, and computer-based laboratory courses during the first year
- Engage in research-guided project work, intense research seminars, and specialized field work
- Analyze primary scientific literature and synthesize scientific theories and findings
- Develop specialized scientific key skills including academic writing and presentation
- Design and execute flexible, research-oriented specialisation modules tailored to individual career interests during the second year
- Integrate scientific procedures to analyze and model complex human-environmental systems
Requirements
Degree required: Bachelor's degree with at least 150/180 ECTS completed by the time of application
Degree offered: Master of Science
Language: English; B2 level required, demonstrated via official certificate such as IELTS Academic 5.5 or UNIcert III
Instruction: English
- Minimum of 30 ECTS in physical geography coursework
- Minimum of 5 ECTS in statistics
- Minimum of 10 ECTS in geoinformation science
- Minimum of 25 ECTS in applied geoscience
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How to apply
Deadline: 2026-08-31
International applicants must submit their application documents through the uni-assist portal between 18 May and 28 June. Applicants holding a German degree apply directly through the Humboldt-Universität online portal between 1 June and 31 August. Ensure all academic transcripts and language certificates are prepared in advance.
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- BSc degree certificate and transcripts
- English language certificate
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