• ca. 35 students

• single major subject: open admission

• single major subject: open admission

General qualification for university entrance or specific higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Einstufungsprüfung).

Applications from abroad

The Bachelor of Sciences Geosciences program is part of the undergraduate education in Natural Sciences at the University of Bremen. Established in 2000 and last re-accredited in 2020, this study program is an integral part of teaching at the Department of Geosciences. Building on a sound basic education in Natural Sciences and Geosciences in the first two semesters and a specialisation in the main subject in the 3rd semester, the modified program offers a choice of 8 different specialisations from the 4th semester onwards. Over the last three semesters students can compile their subject profile while choosing three from various geoscientific disciplines (Hydro- / Engineering Geology, Crystalline Materials, Petrology and Deposit Science, Exploration Geophysics, Geodynamics, Sedimentology, Paleontology as well as Geochemistry, the last three are assigned to the new degree program BSc Marine Geosciences), which are supplemented by project or field exercises immanent to the specialisation. In addition, students expand their practical and professional skills in three supplementary modules (General Studies). The programme ends with the completion of a Bachelor's thesis and its defence at the end of the 6th semester. Some core subjects are taught in English. Detailed descriptions of the study contents can be found on the program website under "Courses" and in the module handbook (follow: https://www.geo.uni-bremen.de/statisch/infb_downloads/1066/modhandbBGW.05.07.21.pdf).

Module

Specialisation areas:

• - Exploration Geophysics
• - Geochemistry
• - Geodynamics
• - Hydrogeology/Engineering Geology
• - Crystalline Materials
• - Paleontology
• - Petrology and Deposit Science
• - Sedimentology

In the General Studies area (18 CP), teaching units are offered for the acquisition of practical and professional competences, digital competences and important key qualifications, which are designed to provide students with skills in computer applications, programming, working with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and scientific work. The structure of result reports, the correct technical language and appropriate forms of presentation are practised and assessed. A professional internship of at least four weeks provides essential clues for later professional practice. Students choose courses for the acquisition of interdisciplinary competences from the General Studies offer of the University of Bremen up to 6 CP and/or bring in tutoring and other practical professional activities for this purpose.

A professional internship of at least four weeks is an obligatory part of the degree program in order to gain an early insight into the non-university working areas of geoscientists. Ideally, it should be completed during the lecture-free period. It is possible to divide the internship period into smaller units and to take into account a further or longer internship in the General Studies area.

Students can spend one or two semesters abroad, usually undertaken in the third year of studies. Credits obtained abroad will be recognized provided this is agreed to beforehand.

Students may choose to organize stays abroad themselves anywhere in the world. Exchange agreements have been set up with four universities overseas.

Going out in the frame of Erasmus is possible with 12 partner universities in eight nations (details on http://www.geo.uni-bremen.de/page.php?pageid=555).

The courses offered include lectures, exercises, lab practicals, project exercises, field exercises, excursions and seminars. Lectures impart the basics of a subject area. Methods are learned in exercises and practical courses. Students contribute to seminars with their own presentations, in project exercises they jointly solve concrete tasks under guidance. An essential part of the geoscientific course of study is the field training, which covers all areas of geology, geophysics, sedimentology, mineralogy and palaeontology. You have to expect a contribution of about 600 €  towards your excursion costs.

• Studienverlaufsplan Bachelor Geowissenschaften [pdf] (103.0 KB)

Examinations are scheduled during the lecture period and can take place in the following forms:

•  - exam (approx. 60 to 180 minutes)
•  - oral examination (approx. 20 to 45 minutes),
•  - written presentation with presentation (approx. 20 to 45 minutes),
•  - completion of exercises (portfolio),
•  - term paper,
•  - project work and report,
•  - internship  or lab report,
•  - excursion report,
•  - mapping report.

The course is completed with a nine-week Bachelor's thesis and an oral colloquium of about 30 - 40 minutes.

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• Applied Geosciences (Master of Science)
• Marine Geosciences (Master of Science)
• Materials Chemistry and Mineralogy (Master of Science)
• Physical Geography: Environmental History (Master of Science)

• Environmental Physics (Master of Science)
• Marine Microbiology (Master of Science)

The interdisciplinary studies dispose students for a wide range of jobs in which the theoretical, methodical and practical fundamentals of geosciences find application. Geoscientific expertise is required for the building of roads, dams, waste tips, wind power, solar or geothermal plants. Geoscientists explore and exploit groundwater, oil, gas, ore and mineral deposits, they analyze and treat contaminated soil and water, and they hold manifold tasks in product development, public administration, the media, and public relations work. Future demand for graduates of geosciences will be particularly strong in the areas of energy, water and soil.

• Materials Science and Materials Technology
• Atmospheric, Marine, and Climate Research
• Geosciences

The 19 disciplines at the Department of Geosciences represent the entire breadth of modern geosciences, consisting of the classic fields of geology, geophysics, mineralogy and palaeontology. A large laboratory and equipment park guarantees up-to-date geoscientific research. The integration into international projects and cooperation with renowned research institutions in the region (e.g. Centre for Marine Environmental Research MARUM, Alfred Wegener Institute - Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research AWI, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology MPI, Leibnitz Centre for Tropical Marine Research ZMT, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, Senkenberg am Meer - Department of Marine Research, Center for Materials and Processes MAPEX) opens up a wide range of opportunities for scientists and students.

Teaching involves 41 research groups in the department and cooperating research institutes in the region:

18 Professors (m), including 5 Professors (f)

19 associated Professorships and  3 assistant Lecturers

51 scientific Assistants and Reseachers

16 Contract-Teachers

• AWI Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polare and Marine Research

• MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Science

• MPI Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology

• Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department

• Leibniz-Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)