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The MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences (ICSS) combines all sciences concerned with the climate system. These include natural sciences and climate-relevant aspects of social and economic sciences. This interdisciplinary approach will enable you to understand the processes of climate variability and climate change and their consequences for societies, including how they respond to these. The curriculum focuses on environmental Earth sciences, considering natural processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. To describe the Earth system and its intricacies, you will mainly use mathematical and numerical modelling. Observation and monitoring data are used to validate the models. Another focus is on the climate-relevant aspects of social and economic sciences. These give insight into the political and social processes and conflicts which cause or arise from climate change. This approach enables you to develop an understanding of the past, current and future climate variability of the Earth system. You will learn to see and understand the Earth as an integrated system. The MSc ICSS programme gives students a strong background in natural sciences and modelling skills, and an understanding of the climate-relevant aspects of social and economic sciences. ICSS will stimulate you to look beyond your own discipline. You will become both an expert in your specific field and a driver of interdisciplinary thinking. Based on this sound scientific education, the MSc ICSS programme offers three tracks: Physics of the Climate System Biogeochemistry of the Climate System Climate-Related Economics and Social Sciences Students study all three tracks during the first semester. After the second semester, you can give your personal curriculum either an in-depth focus on one of the three tracks or an interdisciplinary approach whereby you combine various courses from the three tracks.

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A Bachelor's degree in a subject related to climate system sciences such as atmospheric science, oceanography, environmental physics, or other environmental Earth sciences is required. Applicants must demonstrate their skills in mathematics and physics equivalent to approximately 90 ECTS (1 ECTS equals 30 hours of study). Admission of applicants with less than 90 CPs is subject to individual evaluation. Please follow this link for more information on the application process: https://www.sicss.uni-hamburg.de/msc-programs/msc-integrated-climate-science/admission.html

Master of Science in Integrated Climate System Sciences (MSc ICSS)

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