# Applied Geosciences (Angewandte Geowissenschaften) (MSc) at KIT

Applied geosciences master run by the AGW department covering groundwater, geoenergy and georesources, tied to KIT’s Helmholtz GeoEnergy and Storage programme. Three profiles: ERS (Sustainable Energy, Resources and Storage), HYDRO-ING (Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology) and MiG (Mineralogy and Geochemistry). Only the ERS profile can be studied entirely in English. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-msc-applied-geosciences/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English and German
- English requirement: English at B2 (TOEFL iBT 90 or equivalent) for the English-taught ERS profile; the ERS GeoEnergy and GeoResources major requests a C1 certificate.
- German requirement: CEFR C1 if studying in German. Only the ERS profile can be studied entirely in English — the other two profiles require German.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Above-average bachelor in Applied Geosciences or a substantially equivalent degree, at least 180 ECTS over at least three years
- Minimum grade: Not admission-restricted (no NC); qualitative access procedure
- Prerequisite credits: Geosciences at least 20 LP; Mathematics at least 10 LP; Chemistry and/or physics at least 10 LP; At least 30 further LP in natural, geo or environmental sciences
- Also required: A letter of motivation is requested by the AGW department. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2026-09-30. German and EU/EEA applicants. A 30 September deadline for an October start is only practical if you are already in Germany or the EU.
- Non-EU applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants.
- EU / German-degree applicants, summer semester: 2027-03-31. German and EU/EEA applicants.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official programme page: https://www.agw.kit.edu/english/9269.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.agw.kit.edu/english/9269.php)
- [DAAD International Programmes](https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7847/)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/geowissenschaften/kit-karlsruhe-9147)
- [Application portal](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu)


## Focus areas

- Sustainable Energy, Resources and Storage (ERS) — English-taught
- Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology (HYDRO-ING)
- Mineralogy and Geochemistry (MiG)

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT AGW — Applied Geosciences M.Sc. (Unterrichtssprache Deutsch oder Englisch; only the ERS profile can be studied entirely in English): https://www.agw.kit.edu/english/9269.php
- DAAD — KIT Applied Geosciences: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/7847/
- KIT — Charges and Fees (semester contribution €201.50 WS 2026/27: €80.00 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12.00 Students Union): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php
- KIT International Students Office — tuition fees for third-country students (€1,500/semester since WS 2017/18, Art. 3 LHGebG): https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/12606.php
- KIT International Students Office — application route: direct via the KIT Online-Portal, no uni-assist and no VPD: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en