The Department of Geography at the University of Bonn (GIUB) and the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) are pleased to announce the call for applications for the international joint Master of Science programme “Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security”.
The main purpose of the two-year Master of Science programme is to provide postgraduate students with detailed knowledge, critical understanding, strategies and the tools required to take an interdisciplinary approach towards environmental risks and human security. The Master’s programme addresses theoretical and methodological debates in geography to better understand the complex emergence of environmental risks and natural hazards, their implications for human-nature relations (vulnerability, resilience, adaptation), and how to deal with them in practice.
Fields of study include:
• Geographical approaches to risk, vulnerability and resilience;
• New approaches to development geography;
• Earth system science;
• Qualitative & quantitative methods, as well as GIS & remote sensing;
• Social-ecological systems, risk & technology;
• Risk management and governance, forecast & prediction;
• Disaster management, disaster risk reduction
Eligibility
Eligible candidates should fulfil the following requirements in addition to the general eligibility criteria for the Master’s programme:
- Being a candidate from an eligible developing country (check the list on DAAD website);
- Having accumulated at least two years of relevant work experience since graduation from the Bachelor’s by the time of application (e.g. with an NGO, GO, or the private sector);
- Having graduated from the last academic degree no longer than 6 years ago by the time of application;
- Having completed no other Master’s degree in a similar field of studies;
- Aiming to pursue a career as a practitioner in the field of development following graduation from
the Master’s programme (not in an academic area/not aiming to pursue a PhD); - Being ready to commit fully to the Joint Master’s degree in case accepted for the programme and a DAAD EPOS scholarship.
Scholarship Benefits
- Full tuition fee
- Accommodation
- Monthly Stipend
- Travel Costs
- Meals
- Research Grants
How to Apply
Eligible Applicants who meet the programme requirements are to apply on the official announcement page. Click the link below to apply.
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