Resources

• FAQs on applications
• Application deadlines for Master's programs
• More information can be found on the central pages of the Admissions Office of the Freie Universität Berlin: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/index.html
• Admission Regulations for the Master's Program: Admissions Statute (in English, unofficial translation); official German version.

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Prerequisites for admission

(1)   The admission requirement for the Master's program is a German or equivalent foreign Bachelor degree in geography or in social, cultural or regional sciences.

(2)   Applicants who have not graduated from an educational institution where English is the language of instruction must provide evidence of English language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Selection Quota and Selection Criteria

Selection is based on:

1. the degree of qualification, which is determined by the examination results of the preceding university degree
2. a weighting of the subject or subjects studied in the previous degree program, which provides information on the subject-specific motivation and suitability for the master's degree program, and
3. additional qualifications acquired outside of a university degree program.

How the quota is applied, how the criterias are weighted and other useful information can be found here: in the Admission Regulations for the Master's Program Geographies of Global Inequalities of the Department of Geosciences of Freie Universität Berlin: Admissions Statute (in English, unofficial translation); official German version.

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Tuition fees

There are no tuition fees. However, there is a matriculation fee to be paid every semester which includes a public transportation ticket. More information can be found here.

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