Winter term 2023/24 we are starting a new Master program

Geographies of Global Inequalities

How to explain the COVID-19 equity gap? Why is poverty persisting in many regions of the world? How do communities fight, address and live with rapid global warming and changing environments? How do border regimes produce a global inequality in access and exclusion to nation states? What does it mean to live in a society with different legal status? How to explain gender inequalities in societies worldwide? How can environmental politics be thought of beyond modern binaries of Nature and Culture? What does decolonial thinking, practice and politics entail? How is it that in crises and disasters not all people are equally likely to come to harm?

The English-language Master of Science "Geographies of Global Inequalities" is concerned with these kinds of questions. Our geographical perspective on inequalities is relational in that it focuses on the connections between global dependencies and ruptures. The regional focus of the program is both on people and places in the so-called Global South and North. It takes into account that economic and societal privilege or disadvantage in a globalized world is not captured by binary divisions, but much more complex: spatially fragmented, relational and unevenly distributed while existing in close spatial proximity. The Master’s program chooses its theoretical focus in postcolonial, feminist, political-economic and socio-ecological theories and concepts. These are complemented by different "lenses", such as intersectionality, or science and technology studies. The theoretical perspectives allow a social science-informed view of relevant topics in the subject of geography, such as health, mobility, racism, urban research, poverty and inequality, work and labor markets, multispecies relations, livelihood research, global governance, socio-ecological transformation and gender. The methodological training focuses on qualitative methods of empirical social research. Particular importance is attached to ethnographic methods. Questions of research ethics, data management and the use of software tools are integral to our methods courses.

At the core of the Master’s program is a taught empirical research module with an empirical student project, where students have the opportunity to apply the theoretical and methodological knowledge, gain crucial experience in practical research and lay a solid foundation for their Master thesis research. Climate-friendly alternatives for compulsory research trips are offered. Examination consists of essays and reports, or alternative formats such as websites or blog posts, videos and podcasts. The degree program offers family-friendly study options. The program is aimed at international BA and BSc graduates in geography, cultural and social sciences and related subjects.

Students are trained for positions in non-governmental organizations, political foundations, political and administrative organizations, in journalism or in international development cooperation. In addition, it introduces students to academia as a labor market through research-based learning. Access to the labor market is ensured through cooperation with employers in the above-mentioned fields. In addition, a compulsory internship lays an important foundation for entering the labor market. A period of study abroad is possible in the third semester of the program.

Further Information Master program Geographies of Global Inequalities

https://www.fu-berlin.de/studium/bewerbung/index.html

Weitere Auskünfte erteilt Dr. Stefan Schütte

Lehrveranstaltungen im Sommersemester 2023

B.Sc. Geographische Wissenschaften

LV-Nr.	LV-Art	Titel	Zeit / Ort	Start	Dozent
24205101	V	Geographien der Differenzen	Ort: G 202 Hörsaal Geographie (Malteserstr. 74-100 G) Zeit: Mo 14:00-16:00	Erster Termin: 17.04.2023	Beisel
24209912	PjS	Projektbezogenes Arbeiten - Alltagsmobilität und Verkehrswende in Berlin	Ort: K 078 Sitzungsraum GD (Malteserstr. 74-100 K) Zeit: Di 10:00-13:00	Erster Termin: 18.04.2023	Schütte
24209927	LFP	Projektbezogenes Arbeiten-Alltagsmobilität und Verkehrswende in Berlin	-	-	Schütte
24210951	C	Regionale Themen der Anthropogeographie	Ort: K 078 Sitzungsraum GD (Malteserstr. 74-100 K) Zeit: Di 14:00-16:00	Erster Termin: 18.04.2023	Schütte
24210911	S	Regionale Themen der Anthropogeographie	Ort: G 110 Hörsaal (Malteserstr. 74-100 G) Zeit: Di 14:00-16:00	Erster Termin: 18.04.2023	Haque

M.Sc. Geographies of Global Inequalities

LV-Nr.	LV-Art	Titel	Zeit / Ort	Start	Dozent
24216511	S	Projekt I (AB Entwicklungsforschung)	Ort: G 205 (Malteserstr. 74-100 G) Zeit: Mi 10:00-12:00	Erster Termin: 19.04.2023	Beisel
24216527	LFP	Projekt I (AB Entwicklungsforschung)	Ort: keine Angabe Zeit: Di 08:00-12:00	Erster Termin: 01.08.2023	Beisel
24216701	V	Regionale Studien: Regionale Geographie Südasiens	Ort: G 204 Luftbildraum (Malteserstr. 74-100 G) Zeit: Di 10:00-12:00	Erster Termin: 18.04.2023	Beisel
24216711	S	Regionale Studien: Regionale Geographie Südasiens	Ort: D 030 Seminarraum Paläontologie (Malteserstr. 74-100 D) Zeit: Di 14:00-16:00	Erster Termin: 18.04.2023	Beisel
24217033	Ext.P	Geograph. Arbeiten in der Berufspraxis - Berufspraktikum	-	-	Beisel
24240250	C	Forschungskolloquium Anthropogeographie	Ort: G 205 (Malteserstr. 74-100 G) Zeit: Mi 10:00-12:00	Erster Termin: 26.04.2023	Beisel
24216911	S	Geographisches Arbeiten in der Berufspraxis - Partizipative Methoden	Ort: G 110 Hörsaal (Malteserstr. 74-100 G) Zeit: Di 16:00-18:00	Erster Termin: 18.04.2023	Adelina
24218511	S	Geographisches Arbeiten in der Berufspraxis - Partizipative Methoden	Ort: C 014 großer Seminarraum (Malteserstr. 74-100 C) Zeit: Mi 14:00-16:00	Erster Termin: 19.04.2023	Adelina