Geography (PhD)

University of Göttingen

Germany, Munich

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University of Göttingen

Germany , Munich

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Göttingen

Program Language

English

German

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines10-Jan-2021

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Duration 3 year(s)

Next Intake 10-Jan-2021

Geography (PhD)

About

The PhD programme in Geography is based on the research focus "Resources and Sustainability". The research focuses on the interface of human-environment research. The general theme associates process mapping and modelling, creation of material balances (water, air, sediment, carbon, nitrogen and pollutants), the reconstruction of past environmental conditions and the analysis and modelling of the consequences of interventions in biogeochemical cycles. The social science methodology is included in the context of human ecology, political ecology, institutional analysis, and resource-use conflicts. The Departments of Human Geography and Physical Geography are integrated and associated with the CRC 990 "Ecological and socioeconomic functions of tropical lowland rainforest transformation systems in Sumatra (EFFORTS, phase 3, 2020-2023)". Furthermore, the Department of Human Geography is linked with the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) and integrated in the research unit 2432/1 "Social-ecological systems in the Indian rural-urban interface". In addition, the Department of Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing is integrated in the Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE), and the Institute of Geography is closely linked with the Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL)Â The doctoral students learn autonomous scientific work through participation in these international collaborative projects and centres. They also receive knowledge and skills that go beyond a curricular programme of study, namely, through the active participation in the academic affairs of the Faculty and Institute of Geography. For more information: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/430860.html

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Master's degree and at least 150 ECTS credits in one of the following areas: geography, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, forest sciences, biology, or social or economic sciences The confirmation of one potential supervisor from the Institute of Geography to supervise the doctoral thesis is required upon application. Please see the course website for the entire admission regulations and details about the application procedure: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/430860.html.