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Career paths after studying at the Department of Geography
With a degree at the Department of Geography at the University of Marburg, you will open up diverse career paths in a world that needs sustainable solutions more urgently than ever. Our study programs show you in different focusses how natural processes, social developments, economic dynamics and spatial structures interact and which levers there are to initiate sustainable changes. This scientifically based perspective allows you to recognise and evaluate real problems and develop solutions to global and local challenges.
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Career paths in the B. Sc. Geography (Monobachelor)
With the Monobachelor Geography you qualify for a variety of activities in areas in which the environment, society and space interact.
Typical fields of work are:
- Spatial planning, urban and regional development
- Environmental and nature conservation
- Climate change and adaptation strategies
- Environmental and resource management
- Mobility and transport planning
- Development cooperation and international cooperation
- Geographic information systems (GIS) and geodata analysis
- Research and Science Management
- Education, communication and public relations.
You can find out more here.Career paths in the B. Sc. Geography (Combination Bachelor)
With the Combination Bachelor of Geography, you combine diverse geographical and methodological skills with content that you can additionally acquire in one or two minor subjects of your choice. As a result, you are able to shed light on different spatial issues from several professional perspectives. The concrete field of work that arises in this way is very individual, as it depends on your chosen subject combination.
You can find out more here.
Career paths in the B. Sc. Sustainability in Business and Space
With a degree in B. Sc. Sustainability in Business and Space, you qualify for topics at the interface of business, economy, society and environment.
Typical fields of work are:
- Entrepreneurial sustainability management and management consulting
- Sustainable value chains and procurement
- Innovation and sustainability in product management
- Policy Counselling and Governance
- Spatial, urban and regional development
- Environmental and resource protection
- Research and innovation
- Education, communication and public relations
You can find out more here.Career paths in the minor Geology
With the minor in Geology, you lay a geoscientific foundation - combined with your major - that enables you to analyse environmental and natural hazards and make well-founded environmental decisions.
Typical fields of work are:
- Environmental and resource management
- Natural hazard analysis and risk assessment
- Spatial and environmental planning
- Climate Impact Research and Sustainability
- Materials science and industrial applications (in combination with physics or chemistry, for example)
- Education and Science Communication
- Research and Science
You can find out more here.Career paths in M. Sc. Physical Geography
With the M. Sc. Physical Geography you are qualified for challenging tasks where an in-depth understanding of environmental processes is required as well as the ability to analyse and evaluate their causes and effects in a well-founded manner.
Typical fields of work are:
- Environmental and nature conservation
- Spatial and environmental planning
- Climate Impact Research and Natural Hazard Management
- Geo-Information economy, digitalisation and data analysis
- International cooperation and development cooperation
- Research and science
- Education, communication and knowledge transfer
You can find out more here.Career paths in M. Sc. Economic Geography
With the M. Sc. in Economic Geography, you will learn the ability to capture economic and social processes from a spatial perspective, to analyse them critically and to actively shape them.
Typical fields of work are:
- Economic and regional development, municipal and regional economic development
- Municipal and regional economic development
- Private funding institutions, IHKs and AHKs
- Structure and site development, cluster and network management
- Innovation and technology promotion
- Site assessment and preparation of expert opinions (Site Assessment)
- Sustainability and transformation
- Logistics and mobility
- Tourism and location marketing
- Consulting and business development
- Insurance and risk management
- International cooperation and development
- Research and science
- Communication and media
You can find out more here.Career paths in M. Sc. Sustainable Development
The Master Sustainable Development combines sustainability-related approaches from economics as well as human and physical geography. You will thus acquire an interdisciplinary competence profile that enables you to analyse complex social and environmental issues from an economic and spatial perspective and to solve them in a practical way.
Typical fields of work are:
- Sustainability and transformation consulting in companies, NGOs or public institutions
- CSR, ESG reporting, sustainable business models
- Project management and coordination of sustainable projects
- Politics and public administration
- Energy, resources and infrastructure
- International cooperation and development
- Research and science
- Education, communication and public relations
You can find out more here.Career paths in the teacher training program in Geography at German secondary schools
With the geography teacher training program, you qualify for the transfer of geographical knowledge and sustainability skills to students. Your expertise includes physical geography's human geography as well as social, economic and ecological contexts. With this study program, you are well prepared to inspire students about geography, environmental awareness and social contexts - and at the same time to make a meaningful contribution to education and sustainability.
Typical fields of work are:
- Teaching at German secondary schools
- Subject didactics and educational development - participation in educational projects, curriculum development, curriculum and teaching material design
- Environmental and geography education, extracurricular education, environmental education centres, museums, excursions and learning programs in the field of sustainability
- Media and public relations in the field of education
- Development of educational materials, teaching media or information campaigns
- further academic career - e.g. Master's Degree or doctorate in geography, subject didactics, environmental education or education research.