Geography: Cultural Geography
Geography: Cultural Geography (M.A.)
Study program close to research, project-oriented and practice-relevant! In the Master’s degree program in Cultural Geography, we explore socially produced life worlds of the present – cultural geographies
- Degree
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Duration of studies in semester
- 4
- Start of degree program
- Summer semester, Winter semester
- Study location
- Erlangen
- Number of students
- 1-50
- Subject group
- Mathematics, Natural sciences, Language and Cultural Studies
- Teaching language
- completely in German
- Admission Requirements
- Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
The MA Cultural Geography in Erlangen is research-oriented – you will be involved in ongoing research projects. We attach great importance to the fact that you study independently and in a project-oriented manner – and thus train competencies that qualify you for practice in all those professional fields in which it is important to work independently on complex bodies of knowledge and problem areas.
In the MA Cultural Geography you will deal with topics of high social relevance – for example:
- How can socio-spatial inequalities be explained and how can (spatial) justice be grasped in this context?
- How are global networks created in a globalized world and at the same time new identities and territories demarcated?
- How does digitalization change what we know about the world and how we live in the world?
- Against the backdrop of planetary environmental crises, how can societal-environmental relations be reconceptualized and reshaped?
- How can the development of cities and regions be organized as transformations towards sustainability?
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The degree program comprises eight modules and the master’s thesis.
- 1st-2nd semester: Consolidation in your field of study.
In the first two semesters, you will deepen your knowledge in your chosen field of specialization. In addition, you will take courses in your elective subject and work independently on a project in small groups. At the midpoint of the Master’s degree program, you will apply the knowledge you have acquired in your previous studies “in the field” as part of a large field seminar. - 3rd-4th semester: Methodological training
In the 3rd and 4th semesters, the focus is on methodological training and active involvement in the organization and logistics of research, knowledge generation and knowledge transfer. - 4th semester: Master thesis
In the 4th semester, you will independently complete a scientific thesis and then defend it in a presentation followed by a discussion.
- 1st-2nd semester: Consolidation in your field of study.
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The subject of geography operates at the interface of natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. Since you acquire a high level of methodological competence in the degree program Cultural Geography and also deal with neighboring disciplines, a wide range of professional activities are open to you. You can increase your professional opportunities by setting an appropriate focus in your studies.
Geographers work in urban, regional or transport planning, at energy supply companies or at market research companies. Other possible fields of work for cultural geographers are:
- Public administration
- Real estate industry
- Economic development
- Development cooperation
- Publishing/Journalism/PR
- Economic development
- numerous other occupational fields in which professional social and environmental competence is expected
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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15.07.
- Application deadline summer semester
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31.01.
- Content-related admission requirements
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Prerequisite for the Master’s degree program in Cultural Geography is a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Geography as first or second subject (at least 70 ECTS credits in Geography) or a related degree program (e.g. Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, Urban Planning/Regional Planning, Gymnasium Teacher Training in Geography, Economics). The degree must have been completed with a grade of “good” or better. However, students who do not achieve the qualification score of 2.3 (Uni-NC) have the chance to be admitted via a selection procedure.
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