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Master's in Geography

Bonn, Germany

The Master's in Geography at University of Bonn is a 4 semester long program for international students taught in English.

📖 Introduction

The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn or, simply, University of Bonn is an elite public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the Rhein-Universität (English: Rhine University) on 18 October 1818 by Frederick William III, as the linear successor of the Kurkölnische Akademie Bonn (English: Academy of the Prince-elector of Cologne) which was founded in 1777. Since 2019, the University of Bonn is one of only 11 German Universities of Excellence and the only German university with six Clusters of Excellence. With a strong record of disciplinary excellence and a number of Transdisciplinary Research Areas, the University of Bonn supports the achievement of excellence - since 1818.

The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn or, simply, University of Bonn is an elite public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the Rhein-Universität (English: Rhine University) on 18 October 1818 by Frederick William III, as the linear successor of the Kurkölnische Akademie Bonn (English: Academy of the Prince-elector of Cologne) which was founded in 1777. Since 2019, the University of Bonn is one of only 11 German Universities of Excellence and the only German university with six Clusters of Excellence. With a strong record of disciplinary excellence and a number of Transdisciplinary Research Areas, the University of Bonn supports the achievement of excellence - since 1818.

📚 About the Program

The interdisciplinary focus of geography, a field which lies between the natural and social sciences, is reflected in the diversity of this degree program’s range of contents. Geography describes, explains and shapes spatial structures and processes, and aids in finding strategies to solve environmentally and socially relevant problems both locally and globally. What sets Bonn’s Geography master's degree program apart is that specialization is possible but not a requirement. The focus of this degree program can be set individually, allowing for a very specialized or a more general approach when shaping one’s curriculum according to personal interests and the range of courses. Students who wish to specialize can choose one of four fields: Development and Globalization, Governance & Space, Changing Environmental Systems and Water in Global Change.

The interdisciplinary focus of geography, a field which lies between the natural and social sciences, is reflected in the diversity of this degree program’s range of contents. Geography describes, explains and shapes spatial structures and processes, and aids in finding strategies to solve environmentally and socially relevant problems both locally and globally. What sets Bonn’s Geography master's degree program apart is that specialization is possible but not a requirement. The focus of this degree program can be set individually, allowing for a very specialized or a more general approach when shaping one’s curriculum according to personal interests and the range of courses. Students who wish to specialize can choose one of four fields: Development and Globalization, Governance & Space, Changing Environmental Systems and Water in Global Change.

🏫 About the University

As one of only eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany, University of Bonn is the only of its peers with six Clusters of Excellence. Recent decades have seen the university produce more winners of the Nobel Prize and Fields Medal than any other German university. The University of Bonn has a 200-year history of combining excellent research in a range of disciplines with research-led teaching. 

Studying at the University of Bonn means learning from the very best: teaching in our over 200 degree programs is performed by internationally leading academics working at the cutting edge of their subject. The wide range of subjects taught at the University gives our students the chance to take an interdisciplinary approach to their studies. A network of partners located on five continents facilitates learning in international contexts and promotes intercultural dialog. Our students learn to develop their own questions, ideas and solutions and to defend them in academic discourse. This prepares them to respond to and shape the dynamic professional challenges posed by our modern knowledge society.

As one of the best research-led universities in Germany with an international reputation as a leading institution of research and teaching, the University of Bonn plays host to a number of prize-winning researchers spread across a range of disciplines. The university's two hundred year history of academic excellence is based on a number of simple yet effective elements: high-quality academic research, a research-led teaching curriculum, the international flair of Bonn as the German city of the United Nations and its location in the Rhineland, not only a highly-networked region of academic excellence, but also a region providing a high quality of life.

🛏️ Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to Book

Register when you arrive

It’s not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it.

Register when you arrive

It’s not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it.

💰 Fees

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Tuition Fee

$646 USD

$646 USD

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✅ Entry Requirements

The minimum age is 18 and the maximum age is 35.

English Fluent is required.

Minimum education level I have not yet graduated from high school

You need to have above average grades for the program. Exceptional - (Grade A, 70%+, GPA 3+).

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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Application Fee

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Deadline

July 15, 2025

Tuition

$646 USD per semester

$2,584 USD in total

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