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Applied Geosciences (Angewandte Geowissenschaften) (M.Sc.)

at KIT in Karlsruhe

At a glance

Language
Bilingual
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€1,500 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€201.50

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

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

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.

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
English
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
CEFR C1 if studying in German. Only the ERS profile can be studied entirely in English — the other two profiles require German.
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.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants.
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester 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 Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants.
EU / German-degree applicants Summer semester German and EU/EEA applicants.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€1,500 per semester
Semester contribution
€201.50
Semester ticket
not included

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.

Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
Official page
www.agw.kit.edu

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

3.5 /5

Four master-level reviews average 3.5 out of 5, slightly below the KIT mean. Reviewers describe a practice-oriented, field-driven master with a friendly community; content, lecturers and facilities are all rated well. The complaints are organisational friction and, because the programme is small, a narrower course choice in places.

Liked

  • Strong practical and field orientation
  • Good study content
  • Approachable lecturers and solid equipment
  • Welcoming atmosphere

Criticised

  • Some organisational friction
  • Smaller programme means narrower course choice in places

Where graduates go

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