Application Requirements and Procedure

A Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or equivalent in a natural science or a related engineering field is required, with at least a grade of “good” (2.5 in German grading system).
For an application, the following material is required:

• Official B.Sc. (or equivalent) degree certificate.
• Official transcript of B.Sc. studies with a list of courses taken and grades obtained.
• If the B.Sc. will be obtained only between the application date and the start of the M.Sc. studies, an official certificate of the classes attended and the grades obtained must be provided. The B.Sc. certificate must be presented when registering for the program.
• Demonstration that during the applicant‘s study course work in physics/geophysics (minimum of 8 credit points) and in chemistry/geochemistry (minimum of 8 credit points) has been performed.
• CV in tabulated form.
• Evidence of strong command of English, documented by a high school degree, a BSc, a thesis completed in English, or an English language certificate equivalent to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• A statement explaining your interest in studying ‘Experimental Geosciences’, not to exceed 2 pages (12pt font, in English).
• Contact information for a letter of reference by a former supervisor.
• A preliminary review documentation (VPD) by uni-assist.
• If available, an abstract or summary of the B.Sc. thesis.

In case of questions, please contact the coordinator of the program, Dr. Gerd Steinle-Neumann (g.steinle-neumann@uni-bayreuth.de). Applications are submitted through the CampusOnline system of the University of Bayreuth: We accept applications for the winter semester (starting in October) in the period 01 March - 15 June and the summer semester (starting in April) in the period 01 September - 15 December.

Contact

For further information please contact:

Dr. Gerd Steinle-Neumann
Bayerisches Geoinstitut
University of Bayreuth
95440 Bayreuth
Germany