Geosciences University of Potsdam
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Potsdam
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Mineralogy
Target group
Applicants with a first professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree in a Geoscience subject/degree course with a total of at least 24 credit points in Geoscience, Earth Sciences, Mineralogy, Geology, Geophysics and a total of 36 credit points from courses in the disciplines Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, whereby each of the last three disciplines must contribute at least 6 credit points;
English language proficiency of at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR);
Applicants who are not German must demonstrate sufficient German language proficiency corresponding with level A2 (CEFR).
Admission requirements
Lecture period
- 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
- 12.04.2027 - 23.07.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
For the 1st study semester, it is not possible to apply for the summer semester. https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdfDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
For the 1st study semester, it is not possible to apply for the summer semester. If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
For the 1st study semester, it is not possible to apply for the summer semester. If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
