Master Program Applied Geosciences
Application
Master Program Applied Geosciences
Application
Before applying please study the
admission regulations.Application Procedure
For the master program Applied Geosciences you need to apply
online on the application portal MOIN
until 28th of February. We accept beginners only for the winter semester.
Application is also possible if you a) have not yet completed your Bachelor`s degree, but have already acquired 100 of 180 CPs, and/or b) have not yet acquired the English language certificate. Missing language certificates and evidence of successful completion of the bachelor`s degree can still be submitted up to two weeks after the start of the lecture period.
Only after you have received an admission letter you have to submit your officially certified proofs to the admission department (SfS).
Questions regarding your application status, notice of receipts, etc. address to:
Office for Student Affairs (SfS), contact form.
Questions concerning specific requirements should be directed to:
mscmag@uni-bremen.de
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (180 ECTS CP) in a geoscientific major
- at least 30 ECTS CP in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and/or Biology
- at least 60 ECTS CP in Geosciences as well as a geological field-mapping course
- passing the specific aptitude test
- very good command of English (level B2.2)
- strong interest in geoscientific issues
- ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- in field trips: resilience and intercultural competence
Application documents
- application for admission (to be filled in online, printed and signed)
- letter of intent (1 DinA 4 page, referring to program choice and your own career perspectives)
- curriculum vitae in a tabular form
- Bachelor degree, if already completed, + other degree certificates (if any)
- current transcript of records (all modules/courses taken with grades and study points/credits) with at least 100 ECTS CP
- English proficiency proof of level B2.2 after the European Framework for Languages (s. links on the right) - not needed, if a first university degree or the university entrance qualification has been received in Englsih as the language of instruction
- result of the aptitude test
- evidence of relevant professional or non-professional skills and experience, if any.
Aptitude Test Master
Your personalized MSc aptitude test (pdf document) can be downloaded anytime from beginning of the new year from our test website. You will then have 3 days (72 h) to upload your answer sheet and immediately receive your test score certificate. To apply for a MSc degree program, you must have successfully completed the test and upload your obtained aptitude test score certificate to the University of Bremen MOIN application portal latest by 28th February. Your application will only be considered in conjunction with a positive test result. For more information about the aptitude test, please follow this
link.Enrolment
Enrollment at the University of Bremen is possible until 2 weeks after the beginning of the lecture period of your start semester. You can submit your documents directly at the SfS-I (administration building, address s. right frame) or by mail. In addition to the documents or certified copies of the documents (only study documents, language certificates, copies in English or German) that had to be uploaded in the application portal, the payment receipt of the semester fees as well as a proof of health insurance in a German or European health insurance agency must be submitted. In addition, the study place acceptance certificate signed by you must be submitted.
If you had not yet completed your bachelor`s degree when applying and/or had not yet uploaded the proof of language proficiency, you must submit these required documents by the end of the enrollment period the latest. The SfS-I requires a copy of the certificate of your Bachelor`s degree by the end of the year.
Advanced applicants must also submit a certificate of achievement showing at least 10 CP from a master study that can be recognized for the study.
Application for Advanced Students
If you have already completed Master`s level studies (at least 10 ECTS CP) and these are creditable in our Master`s program, then you can apply as an advanced student. You will have to follow the same application procedure, observe the same deadlines and fulfill all requirements as first-year students. Only the proof of creditable studies at Master`s level must still be added to the application.
Advanced students will also be admitted for the summer semester. The application deadline is January 15 of each calendar year. If the Master`s program to which you are applying is admission restricted, the proof of creditable studies must be received by the application deadline. If the Master`s program for which you are applying is admission-free, then it is sufficient to provide the proof of creditable achievements by March 31.
In any case, you should seek advice before applying.
Key data
Applied Geosciences
Program start: October
Standard period of study: 2 years
Teaching language: English, partly German
Specifics: mapping course for advanced students
Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.) Applied Geosciences
Dates
Feb. 28: application deadline
Dec. 01 - Feb. 28: opening online application portal
Dec. 01 - Feb. 24: online aptitude test portal is open
Oct. 16 2023
Oct. 30, 2023: deadline enrollment
(DE): 17.10.23, 14-17 Uhr,
Keksdose, HS 1010 und draußen
(EN): 2023-11-01, 12 - 2 pm,
lecture hall building, HS 1010 and outside
Information
Contact
University of Bremen
SfS
Bibliothekstr.1
D-28359 Bremen
Germany
Tel:+49(0)421-218 61002