Broad foundation course and subsequent specialisation options in all sub-areas of Human Geography and Physical Geography; one of the largest Geography institutes in Germany; numerous classes with relation to practice in small groups; problem-oriented and inter-disciplinary teaching; high proportion of practical work in the field; wide range of combination subjects; varied opportunities for stays abroad and work placements; relation to practice through interlinking with industry/government bodies and other organisations in the region

Aalborg University, Dänemark; Universidad de Granada, Spanien; University of Pecs, Ungarn; University of Iceland, Island; Universiteit vam Amsterdam, Niederlande; University of Bucarest, Rumänien; Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, Polen; Stockholms Universitet, Schweden; Université Bordeaux Montaigne; Tohoku University, Japan

PC-Pool with 29 workstations; specialised software; the only geoscientific institute in Germany combining modern equipped laboratories for luminescence dating and magnetic dating under one roof; lending facilities for many devices (IPads, photo and video camera, GPS and recording devices, Maxqda licenses etc.).

Multitude of different third-party-funded research projects in Germany, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, which often have an inter-disciplinary character and which are also carried out beyond the boundaries of subject area; involvement of students in research; participation in the excellence initiative of the German federal and state governments through the Graduate School BIGSAS; broad international networking