Overview

Career Opportunities

Graduates from the Meteorology and Climate Physics MSc programme from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have a high level of employability across a wide spectrum of interesting and challenging jobs.

Among them are:

researching and finishing a PhD, focusing on an academic career or
employment in:

-public weather services such as the German Weather Service (DWD) or private weather companies-the insurance sector, evaluating risks due to weather hazards-the energy sector, providing reliable forecasts and predicting critical situations-climate services, creating information resources and platforms for decision makers to -adapt and prepare for climate change-data science, processing big data in economy and engineering

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Atmospheric and Climate Processes
Applied and Experimental Meteorology
Computer Vision and GIS
GIS and Remote Sensing
Computer Vision and Remote Sensing
GIS and Geo Data Infrastructures
Informatics for Meteorology Students

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2022-10-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2022-09-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Geography Climate Studies & Meteorology Geographical Information Systems (GIS) View 24 other Masters in Geography in Germany

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Other requirements

General requirements

a completed bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree issued by a university, university of applied sciences or a university of cooperative education based on a minimum of 180 ECTS credit points (alternatively at least 3 years program length) in meteorology or a related field (such as physics, mathematics, geosciences)
minimum requirements completed in the following fields:

1. meteorology of at least 30 credit points2. physics of at least 30 credit points3. mathematics of at least 12 credit pointsShould these prerequisites not be met, admission may be granted under the provision that certain exams are to be completed until the end of the second semester.

excellent English language skills of at least B2 level. Further details can be found in the admission regulations of the master's degree program.

Tuition Fee

To alway see correct tuition fees

International

3000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1500 EUR per semester during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per semester during 24 months.

153.69 EUR/semester (administrative contribution)

Living costs for Karlsruhe

780 - 1140 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Meteorology and Climate Physics

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

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