International Area Studies - Global Change Geography (Master of Science (M.Sc.) – 120 LP)

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The bilingual, consecutive master's programme in International Area Studies - Global Change Geography is unique in Germany.

It offers

• the opportunity to study global change phenomena in local contexts,
• a diverse range of courses that open up different geographical perspectives on human-environment relations/interactions,
• a specialization in Land System Science, Human Geography, Digital Geography, Social-Ecological Systems and combinations thereof,
• a portfolio of methods ranging from remote sensing and geoinformation technologies to the latest social science survey options
• a research-oriented teaching concept and the opportunity to participate in research projects within the framework of learning modules,
• interdisciplinary specialization options through a wide range of elective modules and thus an interest-driven individual profile creation with diverse career prospects.

The MSc International Areas Studies - Global Change Geography focuses on today’s major international challenges. These include, for example, opportunities and risks of globalisation, perspectives of the world economy, emergence and effects of international conflicts, land use change and its ecological impact, dealing with limited resources and climate change with its consequences. With the MSc International Area Studies – Global Change Geography you have the opportunity to study and critically analyse these and other aspects on the basis of an interdisciplinary, closely linked range of subjects, both conceptually and in the actual regional context. For this purpose, we offer you a range of courses in which you can flexibly choose your own focus and supplementary fields.

With its strong interdisciplinary orientation, the master’s programme provides you with professional skills in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary networked thinking and analysis. The MSc International Area Studies – Global Change Geography expands the specialised knowledge of geographically oriented bachelor’s programmes to include internationally occurring problems, explanatory approaches and solution options in connection with specific regional contexts in the light of global change. The study programme can be configured in such a way that orientations towards research and application are possible.

Darum Halle!

Study in Halle because ...

• you can study geography in an integrative way with a focus on global change and its local and regional facets, especially at the intersection of human-environment relations.   

• you can focus your studies on research or application and choose your own geographical track. In particular, an interdisciplinary and international orientation is more than welcome.

• you can start your professional career based on a wide methodological range from social science survey and evaluation techniques to laboratory and field analytics to digital methods (GIS and remote sensing) in depth.

• you can easily participate in research activities of the institute and the University of Halle; for example in the context of in-house projects on questions of global change or connect with the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research or the Center for Interdisciplinary Regional Studies.

• the consequences of the phase-out of coal mining and post-mining landscapes and the development of transformation regions are being researched here. Experts from various disciplines are gathered in Halle because this is not the first time that diverse economic, political, social and ecological transformation processes are taking place in this region.

Berufsperspektiven

The MSc International Area Studies - Global Change Geography opens career opportunities to professions that require an understanding of complex intersectoral and spatial relationships. It qualifies for both subject-related scientific work and the use of scientific expertise in the preparation of public and corporate decisions. Possible employers are universities and research institutions, companies, associations, state and municipal institutions as well as international organisations.

Akkreditierung

The MSc International Area Studies - Global Change Geography is accredited. For more information, please visit the website of the Accreditation Council.

Struktur des Studiums

The study programme is structured as follows:

• Compulsory modules (15 CP)
• Elective modules (75 CP)
• Master's thesis (30 CP)

Studieninhalt

Compulsory modules (55 CP)

Elective modules (65 CP) 

> PDF version of this table in German

The content, learning objectives, workload, requirements and prerequisites of specific modules are published in the module catalogue (German version) and the study and examination regulations (in German only).

English versions available upon request. Please contact the Geo Study Office: studienbuero@geo.uni-halle.de 

Zulassungsvoraussetzungen

***Note: The contents may be subject to change.***

Applicants for the MSc International Area Studies - Global Change Geography must

• hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in geographically oriented or comparable field with a minimum grade of 2.3 or better according to the German academic grading scale and

• prove good knowledge of written and spoken English.

A study programme is comparable if

• at least 10 ECTS have been obtained in geographical and spatial science methods (e.g. statistics or geographical information systems), and

• at least 60 ECTS have been obtained in at least three areas clearly related to planning sciences, environmental sciences, physical geography and human geography.

Decisions on comparability are made by the examination board on the basis of the transcript of records submitted.

Applicants must prove their English language proficiency by submitting either TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate, Unicert II, German Abitur or an equivalent internationally recognised language certificate attesting level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). However, proof of language proficiency is not required if the first degree was obtained in a study programme taught in English.

Important note: The MSc International Area Studies - Global Change Geography is a bilingual study programme (English/German). Therefore, international applicants must additionally prove their German language proficiency for studies. For more detailed information on German language requirements for university, see here.

This chapter consists of excerpts roughly translated into English. Only the study and examination regulations are legally binding.

For information in German, see here.

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