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Master | Geosciences

Everything you need to know about the Master’s degree in Geosciences

Curriculum Structure of the M.Sc.

List of modules and courses (WiSe 2025/26)

Curriculum Structure of the M.Sc.

List of modules and courses (2022)

https://moodle2.uni-potsdam.de/course/view.php?id=24646

Topics for bachelor's and master's theses

Overview of possible topic suggestions for bachelor's and master's theses (Moodle)

E-Mail Distribution list for Master Students

Every student should please enroll in the email distribution list of the institute. Please contact the student council or the student advisor

Structure and study plans Master of Geosciences 2025

Starting in the 2025/26 winter semester, new study regulations will apply to new master's students. The Master's program in Geosciences 2025 will be offered at the University of Potsdam as a single-subject program with a standard period of study (full-time) of four semesters and 120 credit points. The structure, modules, and courses can be found here

Another new feature is that students can begin their master's studies in both the winter and summer semesters.

Further information will follow shortly (study regulations for the Master's program in Geoscience 2025, etc.).

 

Structure and study plans Master of Geosciences 2022

The consecutive Master's program in Geosciences is offered at the University of Potsdam as a single-subject program with a standard period of study (full-time study) of four semesters and 120 credit points. The master's program is structured as follows:

Master of Geosciences 2022 - Structure

You find below suggested study plans for persons who have a broader interest in Geosciences and for individuals who already know that there field of interest coincides more with one of the focus directions geology, geophysics or mineralogy/petrology.  Please be aware that the suggested study plans can be modified individually. They should be seen as possible concretizations of the general scheme and how the flexibility of the general scheme could be used. Many more are possible.

Study plan Master of  Geosciences (2022) General

Study plan Master of Geosciences (2022) specialization in Geology

Study plan Master of Geosciences (2022) specialization in Mineralogy/Petrology

Study plan Master of Geosciences (2022) specialization in Geophysics

Modules and courses of the M.Sc. Geoscience (2022)

Study and Admission Regulation