Program Overview
The master's degree program in Geodesy and Geoinformatics at KIT offers you the opportunity to design your studies flexibly and individually - with a clear focus on research-oriented teaching and practice-oriented work. The standard period of study is 4 semesters and you will earn 120 ECTS credits.
In the master's degree program in Geodesy and Geoinformatics, the scientific skills acquired in the bachelor's degree program are deepened and individually supplemented. The program consists of a balanced mixture of lectures, exercises, seminars and other teaching-learning formats (e.g. project work).
By choosing your profiles and the modules in the supplementary subject, you can set your own focus and specialize according to your interests and goals.
There are four profiles to choose from. You choose two out of four:
Key Program Features
- • future-oriented degree course in engineering (with a mathematical and scientific focus) • interdisciplinary orientation
- especially with links to computer science and geosciences • study in small
- well-supervised groups • high practical component (as part of exercises and projects) • research-oriented teaching
- e.g. through active involvement in research and engineering projects • access to the German-French double degree (INSA Strasbourg) and opportunities for further stays abroad (e.g. semesters abroad) • integration into the Eucor university network enables participation in courses at the universities of Freiburg
- Basel
- Strasbourg
- Colmar and Mulhouse • integration of the large-scale research facility of the KIT campus North into student education • opportunity to participate in committees (e.g. student council
- study commission) and thus help shape the educational conditions • attendance at national and international student conferences (e.g. KonGeoS
- IGSM) • subject-related part-time jobs at the institute or within the university
Career Opportunities
With a master's degree in Geodesy and Geoinformatics, you can work anywhere where geodata is measured, recorded, analyzed, visualized and interpreted with the help of modern information technologies and digital media: from the automotive industry, instrument development and electronics industry, software development, construction companies, engineering offices, public administration and authorities to international aerospace organizations.
In addition to direct entry into a job, a good master's degree also offers the possibility of a doctorate, which, for example, enables a later career in research and teaching.
Program Curriculum
• Basic Subject (compulsory, 32 CP)
• elective: 2 of 4 profiles (compulsory elective, total of 28 CP):
Computer Vision - Image Analysis and Sensor Technique
Spatiotemporal Metrology and Process Monitoring
Earth System Observation - Geomonitoring & Remote Sensing
Geoinformatics - Modelling, Management and Analysis of Geodata
• Computer Vision - Image Analysis and Sensor Technique
• Spatiotemporal Metrology and Process Monitoring
• Earth System Observation - Geomonitoring & Remote Sensing
• Geoinformatics - Modelling, Management and Analysis of Geodata
• compulsory elective part of the Profiles (max. 18 CP)
• Supplementary Subject (8 CP)
• Interdisciplinary Qualifications (4 CP)
• Master's Thesis (30 CP)
Admission Requirements
The requirements for admission to the master's degree program in Geodesy and Geoinformatics are based on the current admission regulations:
• bachelor's degreea bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in Geodesy and Geoinformatics (or a degree course with essentially the same content) from a university, university of applied sciences or university of cooperative education or a foreign university. The program must have been completed within a standard period of study of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 ECTS credits.
• minimum knowledge and minimum achievementsin the field of mathematics and/or physics to the extent of at least 25 CPfrom two of the following areasgeoinformatics (fundamentals of computer science, GIS systems, data processing) of at least 20 CPgeodesy (fundamentals, applied geodesy, advanced geodesy, data analysis) worth at least 30 CPremote sensing and image processing of at least 10 CP Admission subject to conditions is possible. For further information see admission regulations.
• in the field of mathematics and/or physics to the extent of at least 25 CP
• from two of the following areasgeoinformatics (fundamentals of computer science, GIS systems, data processing) of at least 20 CPgeodesy (fundamentals, applied geodesy, advanced geodesy, data analysis) worth at least 30 CPremote sensing and image processing of at least 10 CP
• geoinformatics (fundamentals of computer science, GIS systems, data processing) of at least 20 CP
• geodesy (fundamentals, applied geodesy, advanced geodesy, data analysis) worth at least 30 CP
• remote sensing and image processing of at least 10 CP
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
No tuition fees (German public university — see fee_details)
Semester contribution ~€235 covers public transport (KVV) and student union services.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
No tuition fees at KIT (German public university). Semester contribution of approx. €235 covers public transport and student services. Funding available via DAAD, Deutschlandstipendium, Baden-Württemberg Stipendium, and KIT internal scholarships.
About Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of Germany's leading public research universities and among Europe's most prestigious institutions for science, engineering, and technology....
University Profile- Application Deadline EU/German nationals: September 30 | Non-EU nationals: September 30
- Language German
- Duration 4 semesters
- Credits 120 ECTS
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