Geography - Bachelor of Science
On the Bachelor's degree course in Geography, students can concentrate entirely on the subject of geography. At the interface between the natural and social sciences, they are familiarized with all aspects of the society-environment debate and prepared individually and flexibly for both specialist Master's degree courses and career entry. In addition to subject-specific and methodological modules, the course also includes research-oriented projects.
Graduates of the B.Sc. in Geography not only have a broad specialist knowledge of environmentally relevant interface topics, but are also able to place their specialist knowledge in a broader context and question it critically. The degree program is characterized by the following features in particular, which set it apart from comparable degree programs in this combination:
- the use of natural science and social science perspectives to deal with current and future challenges in the relationship between society and the environment in a problem- and solution-oriented manner,
- the strong methodological orientation, in which students not only learn about qualitative and quantitative methods, but also put them into practice,
- the project and research orientation in the higher semesters with subject-specific and methodological consolidation, particularly in project-oriented teaching research.
The overarching qualification objective of the degree program is to prepare students both for their academic career and for their professional career in terms of subject matter and methodology. In addition to academic and methodological courses, this is ensured primarily through research-, project- and practice-oriented courses.
The Bachelor's degree course thus qualifies students for admission to a Master's degree course (in particular the Osnabrück degree course “Geography: Society - Environment - Future”), as well as for professional activities in public administration, in consulting firms (both corporate and municipal consultancies), in the energy industry, in urban, regional and environmental planning, in tourism, in non-governmental organizations and in various service and production companies (e.g. expansion, corporate social responsibility, sustainability management, etc.).
| Sem. | ||||||
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| 1 | Introduction to Geography (GEO-EINF) 12 CP Introduction to Studies and Scientific Work VL Introduction to Human Geography VL Introduction to Physical Geography | Fundamentals of IAG I
| Fundamentals of Methods (GEO-METH-I) 7 CP VL Statistics and Exercise | Professional skills development (GEO-PROF) 6 CP Offer KoPro and/or University | ||
| 2 | Fundamentals of Human Geography I (GEO-HG-I) 8 CP VL and basic seminar | Fundamentals of Physical Geogr. I (GEO-HG-I) 8 CP VL and basic seminar | Geodata I (GEO-DAT-I) 7 CP VL and exercise | Compulsory elective area of related disciplines (minor subject) | ||
| 3 | Fundamentals of Human Geography II (GEO-HG-II) 7 CP Lecture and tutorial | Fundamentals of Physical Geogr. II (GEO-HG-II) 8 CP VL Exercise | Fundamentals of IAG II (GEO-IAG-II) 5 CP Society-Environment 2 excursion days | Geodata II (GEO-DAT-II) 8 CP VL and seminar | Internship (GEO-PRAX-I) | |
| 4 | Specializationin Geography I (GEO-V-I) 10 CP 2 Specialization seminars | Specialization IAG (GEO-IAG-III) 9 CP Institute Colloquium 2 Applied Seminars | Advanced Methods (GEO-METH-IV) 5 CP Methods Seminar | |||
| 5 | Specialization in Geography II (GEO-V-II) 10 CP 2 specialization seminars | Geographical teaching research (GEO-PR) 12 CP Methods seminar and study project | Internship (GEO-PRAX-II) | |||
| 6 | Bachelor's seminar (GEO-BA-BSc) 4 CP Bachelor's seminar | Bachelor thesis (GEO-BA) 12 CP Bachelor thesis | ||||
Color codes:
| Fundamentals of Human Geography | Fundamentals of Physical Geography | Fundamentals of Human Geography and Physical Geography | Integrative and applied geography | Methods | Thesis |
General information about university admissions may be accessed at Admission Requirements. The German Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur) entitles students to commence a first degree qualification at Osnabrück University. The term “first degree qualification” refers to a period of study that culminates in a student’s first professionally-relevant university degree (Bachelor’s degree or First Legal State Examination). Information about the conditions that apply for people seeking to embark on an undergraduate degree without the higher education entrance qualification may be found at Studying without an Abitur.
Applicants in possession of international certification must demonstrate sufficient levels of German Language Proficiency.
This program is not subject to admission restrictions.
All applicants must demonstrate a good command of German and English. Further information on the admission requirements can be found in the Admission Regulations.
All information pertaining to the application process may be found at Application, Admission and Enrollment.
German and international applicants with German certification can enroll directly for this subject that does not have admission restrictions. You can find all information on enrollment and the enrollment deadline for the desired semester under Bachelor's degree programs (one subject) - open admission.
Please note: different application conditions and deadlines may apply for Applicants with Non-German Certification!
The examination regulations do not prescribe an obligatory period of study abroad. However, a number of Options for Studying Abroad are available to you within a range of exchange programs. The International Office and the Office for Study Abroad of Faculty 1 will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
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The student advisory service answers specific questions about the course content.
If you are interested in a Master's degree course at Osnabrück University, please take note of its regulations on access, in which the respective admission requirements are regulated.
In addition to the consecutive degree programs listed below, it may be worth considering other Master's degree programs and checking whether you can be admitted. You will usually receive appropriate advice from the departmental study counseling service or the course coordinators.