Master Geography: Global Change and Sustainability (855 [2] - Version 2021)

Compulsory modules (20 ECTS)

Fundamentals of Global Change and Sustainability from a Geographic Perspective (5 ECTS)

Pathways to Sustainability: Knowledge, Action and Policy Landscapes (5 ECTS)

Tackling Global Change and Sustainability as a Geographer (10 ECTS)

• 290019 SE [ en ] Inter- and Transdisciplinary Approaches to Global Change and Sustainability
• 290105 UE [ en ] Understanding Global Change and Sustainability

Alternative compulsory modules: Preparatory Module (5 ECTS)

Mastering the Basics for the Specialisation in Global Change and Sustainability Research A (5 ECTS)

Mastering the Basics for the Specialisation in Global Change and Sustainability Research B (5 ECTS)

Mastering the Basics for the Specialisation in Global Change and Sustainability Research C (5 ECTS)

Mastering the Basics for the Specialisation in Global Change and Sustainability Research D (5 ECTS)

Alternative compulsory modules: Specialisation (30 ECTS)

Specialisation A: Migration and Population Dynamics (30 ECTS)

• 290063 SE [ en ] Migration and Population Dynamics in the Context of Global Change and Development I
• 290064 UE [ en ] Key Methods in Analysing Migration and Population Dynamics - In the Context of Global Change and Development I
• 290065 SE [ en ] Migration and Population Dynamics in the Context of Global Change and Development - Research Design, Implementation and Analysis

Specialisation B: Socio-Economic Transformations (30 ECTS)

• 290071 SE [ en ] Geography of Innovation and Sustainability Transformations
• 290076 SE [ en ] Globalisation and Sustainable Development
• 290077 SE [ en ] Strategic Development und Governance

Specialisation C: Earth Surface Dynamics and Management (30 ECTS)

• 290010 EX [ en ] Understanding, Analysing and Modelling Earth Surface Dynamics - Geohighlights of Southern Brazil
• 290090 VU [ en ] Earth Surface Dynamics Lab

Specialisation D: Geoecology: Applied Soil Science, Wetlands, Landscape Analysis and Evaluation (30 ECTS)

• 290012 PR [ en ] Wetland Analysis
• 290013 PR [ en ] Landscape Analysis
• 290014 VU [ en ] Soil Mapping
• 290039 VU [ en ] Wetland Biogeochemistry

Compulsory modules (35 ECTS)

Open Mind I (5 ECTS)

• 290059 SE [ en ] Open Minds for Global Change and Sustainability I

Open Mind II (5 ECTS)

• 290055 SE [ en ] Open Minds for Global Change and Sustainability II

Mobility (25 ECTS)

• 280185 VO [ en ] Welcome to the Anthropocene
• 280425 VU Academia and In/Equality
• 280537 VU [ en ] Sustainability in academia
• 290061 SE Sustainability Challenge

Supplementary exams (0-24 ECTS)

• 290024 VO Introduction to Population Geography
• 290152 VO Basics in Biogeography
• 290222 VO Introduction to Economic Geography