16 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Applied Ecology program at the University of Kiel states that environmental protection is certainly the greatest current challenge to mankind as it plays a crucial role in economic and societal development throughout the world.  It is by rising to this challenge that we will be able to generate sustainable development within human societies.

The Molecular Biology and Evolution program at the University of Kiel begins every winter semester. It is an international program, taught entirely in English, and it is based on the fruitful collaboration with the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön. 

The Master’s program “Dairy Science” from University of Kiel, focuses on the interdisciplinary aspects of on-farm milk production, dairy economics, and processing of dairy food and products.

The main focus of our internationally-oriented Quantitative Economics Master’s programme from University of Kiel  is on the acquisition of academic competence in sub-branches of economics, statistics and econometrics.

The internationally oriented graduate study programme Master of Science 'Marine Geosciences' from University of Kiel, promotes the latest state of marine geosciences and technology, in particular in the areas marine costal geology, past climates, biogeochemistry and paleoecology.

Alongside an understanding of complex model mechanisms and diverse economic modelling approaches, empirical methods allowing for testing with regard to fiscal conditions are also imparted to the students on the Quantitative Finance programme from University of Kiel.

The Climate Physics program at the University of Kiel will provide students with advanced knowledge and skills using the terms and laws of physics in atmosphere, ocean and the climate system. 

Sustainability, Society and the Environment from University of Kiel has been designed to empower students to become change leaders for sustainable development. 

The masters programme in Mathematical Finance from University of Kiel leads to an MSc within two years.  Combining mathematics, financial engineering, economics and statistics, it provides all the knowledge for a successful career in finance.

Biological Oceanography from University of Kiel is an internationally leading research institute representing all major disciplines of oceanographic sciences. In addition to basic oceanographic research a major focus of the GEOMAR is investigating the role the ocean plays in a changing global climate. 

The Master’s programme in Environmental and Resource Economics from University of Kiel, aims to deepen students’ knowledge after the successful completion of a Bachelor's degree. 

The Electric Vehicle Propulsion and Control (E-PiCo) Master is offered by University of Kiel. The Master's programme Electric Vehicle Propulsion and Control (E-PiCo) is an Erasmus Mundus degree programme offered jointly by the four partner universities École Centrale de Nantes (France), Università degli Studi dell'Aquila (Italy), University Politehnica of Bucharest (Romania) and Kiel University. 

The Medical Life Sciences course at Kiel University trains students for careers in biomedical research. 

The Environmental Management program at the University of Kiel is designed to offer interdisciplinary education, which enables graduates to develop complex, efficient and sustainable management concepts to solve current and future environmental problems.

The AgriGenomics program at the University of Kiel is about the application of genomics in agriculture to improve the productivity and sustainability in crop and livestock production. Since the beginning of the century, our knowledge of genome composition and gene function has increased tremendously.

Economics from University of Kiel aims to deepen students’ knowledge after the successful completion of a Bachelor's degree. Over the course of the Economics Master of Science programme, taught in English, you will become qualified to accept responsibility for tasks in companies or in senior service, to perform a freelance profession and to conduct autonomous scientific work.