Climate, Earth, Water, Sustainability University of Potsdam

Overview

Climate, Earth, Water, Sustainability (CLEWS) is a research-oriented degree program at the University of Potsdam with close ties to research projects at the university and at extramural institutions in Potsdam.

Key features

A majority of the master’s theses will be completed within the framework of such research projects. Module content is also closely linked to research activities of the partners, integrating the latest research topics, research results, and research methods into the courses.

The modules and examinations are designed to be competence-oriented. Subject-specific knowledge is just as much of a focus as the acquisition of methodological, social, and personal skills and abilities. The contents of courses, learning objectives, and examinations will be adjusted to one another.

Advantages

Students will develop a deeper understanding of the climate system, other subsystems of the Earth system, and their transformations. From this, knowledge-based analyses and sustainable strategies are derived to solve fundamental challenges of our time affecting earth and environmental systems, e.g. climate change, limitation of water and geo-resources, or risks of natural phenomena.

Students will become familiar with the water cycle, biosphere, and climate physics, and gain a general understanding of water resource utilization and management, energy production, and other geo-resources.