- Degree
- Master of Science in Geodesy and Geoinformatics
- Course location
- Hannover
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- The programme is open to German-speaking and international students. All mandatory courses are given in English language and it is possible to complete the degree programme with knowledge of the English language only. Depending on the choice of elective courses, German might be useful.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Less than 50% online
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- Application from students from non-EU countries (VPD from uni-assist is required (https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/studienplatzbewerbung/master-application-for-prospective-students-from-outside-the-eu#c81300))
• 15 April to 31 May of the year for the winter semester
• 15 October to 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester
Application from students from Germany and the EU
• 1 June to 15 July of the year for the winter semester
• 1 December to 15 January of the year for the summer semester
Prospective students applying from outside the EU must request a Preliminary Examination Documentation (VPD) from uni-assist before applying to the Master's programme. The processing time for the VPD takes up to eight weeks. Therefore, please allow enough time before applying for the programme. More information about applying for the VPD can be found on the central application pages (https://go.lu-h.de/apply-for-vpd).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Geodesy and Geoinformatics (specialisation Geomatics) is an engineering and geoscience subject based on mathematics and physics and a close affinity to computer science, environmental science, law, and social sciences. Typical questions include engineering and geodetic monitoring of structures, capturing and use of environmental information, guidance of machines and vehicles, and remote sensing and researching of the system Earth. For geodata captured by modern measurement technology, there are many applications, for example, in regional planning, for location-dependent mobile services and navigation systems.
This wide variety of tasks requires thorough knowledge in individual disciplines that are encountered in the broad spectrum of subjects in the programme of Geodesy and Geoinformatics at Leibniz University Hannover. Building on the broad content of the Bachelor's degree, the Master's programme offers students the chance to study numerous specific fields at an advanced level and to specialise in certain disciplines. In particular, current aspects of research and their advanced applications on the basis of selected projects are at the heart of the Master's programme.
Besides the specialisation Geomatics being one optional track of the Master's programme in Geodesy and Geoinformatics, we also offer the specialisation in Navigation and Field Robotics (the teaching language is mostly English, but with mandatory German parts). It is intended to start a third specialisation, Remote Sensing and GIS, in winter semester 2025/26. Any specialisation has to be chosen at the beginning of the application process.