Study at ifgi

• you have a bachelor´s degree in Geoinformatics or a geographic information science related field (including information systems and computer science)
• you want to become part of an interdisciplinary research community at the intersection of informatics and spatial data science
• you want to receive your education at one of the leading Geoinformatics institutes world-wide
• you want to learn scientific methods in a practice-oriented way, with close links to running research projects
• you enjoy an English study program, embedded in an international learning environment of international students and teachers
• you want to live in one of the most livable cities world-wide
• you enjoy studying in a city with a university that has ~45000 students studying in a wide range of about 120 disciplines, and that offers a vivid and colorful atmosphere
• you like a learning environment that offers a lot of interactions with teachers and researchers at the institute

The duration of the study program is four semesters where the course program is completed within the first two semesters.

The entire third semester is reserved for you to  sharpen your professional profile. You can either conduct an external semester at a university abroad or gain insights and experience in prospective workplaces in industry government or research institutions (see External semester).

In the fourth semester, you will complete and defend your Master thesis.

In total, the study program comprises a choice of 8 out of 10 modules. The module titles give a first glance of what the thematic focus of each module is.

There are different examination formats depending on the type of a course. These can be tests (lectures), presentations (seminars), implementations and written reports (projects), and other…

A full semester (30 CP) is reserved for you to orient yourself within the business world and/or academia.

You can either conduct an external semester at a university abroad or gain insights and experience in prospective workplaces in industry government or research institutes .

In addition, you can complement your study program by choosing courses and workshops on employability offered by the University’s career service.

In addition to regular courses types, we provide study projects where students work in small groups on complex tasks (software development, data analysis) in the fields of Geoinformatics and/or Spatial Data Science. Study projects are embedded in the recent research activities at the institute so that the topics change every semester. Besides technical knowledge, students obtain professional qualifications such as teamwork, project management and communication skills.

Through their Master thesis, students demonstrate that they can actively participate and contribute to scientific progress in their discipline(s). They formulate and solve a specific scientific problem within a the specified time and document their work following the requirements of scientific work and writing. The module includes the written thesis and an oral defence.