Overview

Key facts

Since the program is accessible with a wide range of Bachelor degrees, the goals in the first semester are a) to equip all students with a ‘toolkit’ to successfully participate in the subsequent coursework and b) to bring all students to a common basic level in Planetary Sciences. Depending on their previous knowledge, students will have to take two out of three synchronization modules, which provide basic training in either geological foundations, computational methods, or physical and mathematical foundations. Learn more with this program in Planetary Sciences and Space Exploration from Freie Universität Berlin.

Programme Structure

Courses

Planetary exploration: space missions

Planetary exploration: methods and instrumentation

Planetary surface processes and morphology

Advanced remote sensing of the Earth

Celestial mechanics

The outer solar system

Magnetospheres

Satellite-based meteorology

Planetary evolution and habitability

Exoplanets

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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PTE Academic

58

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering Astronomy & Space Sciences View 8 other Masters in Astronomy & Space Sciences in Germany

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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PTE Academic

58

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

For admittance to the master’s program applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

Higher education degree or professional qualification from a German, or comparable non-German, institution. The degree or qualification should be in the natural or engineering sciences, for which at least 36 credit points (CP) were awarded in the areas of geosciences, biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, or computer sciences, including at least 8 CP in the area of physics and at least 10 CP in the area of mathematics and/or statistics.
Applicants who have completed their university degree at an institution where English was not the teaching language must demonstrate proficiency in English to at least the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or equivalent.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

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

Students do not pay any tuition fees, the university only charges semester fees and contributions each semester: 295,49€.

Living costs for Berlin

836 - 1340 EUR /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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