14 female and 7 male students

• open admission

• open admission

For inclusion in a master's degree is the completion of studies at the Bachelor's level requirement.
The subject-specific entry requirements are set out in the current Aufnahme-/Zulassungsordnung (admission regulations).
It also includes the different deadlines for the provision of evidence.

If proof of German language skills is required: Information on German language skills.

The first Master's year is characterised by lectures, seminars and projects in the so-called core subjects. By choosing 3 or 4 out of 8 core subjects, students can develop an individual profile. Up to 4 modules complement the core subjects with field and laboratory practicals, digital computer applications and soft skills. The 2nd year geosciences project can be either a marine research project, a geomedia project or an external/international project in marine geosciences. The research seminar deals with the development and presentation of research projects and prepares the students for their master thesis. The fourth semester is dedicated to the Master's thesis.

The courses are mainly offered weekly over one academic semester (Oct. - Feb., April - July). However, excursions, laboratory courses or project work are scheduled as blocks within the semester breaks.

Detailed descriptions of the course contents can be found on the programs website under "Courses" and in the module handbook (https://www.geo.uni-bremen.de/statisch/infb_downloads/1079/modhandbMMG.sml.05.07.21.pdf).

Module

Students choose 3 or 4 from the following 8 core subjects:

• Biogeochemistry
• Climate Change
• Environmental Archives
• Marine Geobiology
• Marine Resources
• Marine Technology
• Ocean Crust Evolution
• Sedimentary Structures.

Alternatively, a core subject may also be chosen from the Master's programs Applied Geosciences or Physical Geography - Environmental History as well as courses in the CP amount of a core subject from PEP (postgraduate program Environmental Physics).

A professional internship is not compulsory, but can be a useful addition to the degree program. The geoscientific project exercise in the 3rd semester can be completed as a practical professional project.

Students can spend one or two semesters abroad, obtained credits will be recognized provided this is agreed to beforehand.

Students may choose to organize stays abroad themselves anywhere in the world. Exchange agreements have been set up with four universities overseas.

Going out in the frame of Erasmus is possible with 12 partner universities in eight nations (details on http://www.geo.uni-bremen.de/page.php?pageid=555).

The program offers lectures, seminars, exercises, internships, excursions and project exercises, which are combined into modules.

• Studienverlaufsplan MA Marine Geosciences VF [pdf] (82.5 KB)

Examinations are scheduled during the course of studies and can take place in the following forms:

• written examination (approx. 60 to 180 minutes)
• oral examination (approx. 20 to 45 minutes),
• written paper with presentation (about 20 to 45 minutes),
• completion of exercises (portfolio),
• term paper,
• exposé,
• project work and report ,
• excursion report,
• mapping report.

The program is finished with a 24-week master's thesis and an oral colloquium of about 40 - 50 minutes.

• of 23.06.2021: DigiPruefO-UB-06-21 [pdf] (68.6 KB)
• of 19.03.2024: AT-MPO-01-22_Lesefassung_berichtigt_automatVerz.pdf [pdf] (481.1 KB)

• of 15.07.2015: MPO Marine Geosciences-07-15_n.pdf [pdf] (47.0 KB)

Career prospects for marine geoscientists include the following areas:

• Scientific activities in research institutes, universities and public authorities
• Coastal management (water management, coastal protection, monitoring of sediment movements, etc.)
• Search for oil, gas and ore deposits, as well as building materials in marine and coastal regions
• Planning and expert opinions for construction projects such as harbours or offshore wind power plants
• Public relations for companies and institutes
• Science journalism, museums and study trips
• Science management at (inter)national level.

• Atmospheric, Marine, and Climate Research
• Geosciences

Subject areas involved in teaching at the Department of Geosciences and neighbouring research institutions:

• General Geology/ Marine Geology
• Biogeochemistry
• Biogeochemistry and Geology
• Geochemistry and Hydrogeology
• Geodynamics of the Polar Regions
• Geophysics - Geodynamics
• Geophysics
• Geosystem Modelling
• Geotechnics
• Isotope Geochemistry
• Crystallography
• Marine Geochemistry
• Marine Geophysics
• Marine Engineering Geology
• Marine Sedimentology
• Marine engineering/environmental research
• Micropalaeontology/Palaeoceanography
• Mineralogy
• Modelling of sedimentation processes
• Organic geochemistry
• Paleoceanography
• Petrology of the ocean crust
• Sediment geochemistry
• Sedimentology/Palaeoceanography
• Deep-sea ecology and technology

41 research groups are involved in teaching at the Department and the cooperating research institutes in the region:

• 18 professors, including 5 female professors
• 19 other professors
• 03 private lecturers
• 51 research assistants
• 16 lecturers

• Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polare and Marine Research

• MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Science

• Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology

• "Senckenberg am Meer", Marine Research Department

• Leibniz-Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)