Geographyfull time

Degree
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Mainz
Deadlines
January 2027 (Germans and inhabitants)
January 2027 (EU)
January 2027 (Non-EU)
Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Geography
  • Geography (Teaching Degree)

Focus

Lehramt, Physical Geography, Human Geography, Geography

Annotation

1. The teaching qualification subject Geography can also be studied in combination with the obligatory subject French as a German-French Degree course with bi-national degree (start of studies at WiSe recommended, see https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/internationale-masterstudiengaenge/) 2. The University Mainz offers the Bachelor's degree course starting in the fifth study semester or the Master of Education exclusively for Teaching Qualification (Grammar Schools).
3. It is possible to obtain an additional qualification for bilingual teaching in English and French (see https://bilingualer-unterricht.uni-mainz.de) 4. Prospective students can familiarise themselves with the subject during a taster day (www.studium.uni-mainz.de/schnuppertage).

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 19.10.2026 - 13.02.2027
    End of lectures in Medicine and Dentistry: 06.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 10.07.2027
    Lectures in Medicine and Dentistry end on 18.07.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung/). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects. Participation in the lottery procedure for undergraduate subjects (winter semester 01.09.-30.09; summer semester 01.03.-31.03.) https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/meine-bewerbung/bewerbungsverfahren/losverfahren/

Summer semester (2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    16.11.2026 - 15.01.2027

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    16.11.2026 - 15.01.2027

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)

    Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects. Participation in the lottery procedure for Master's degree programmes (winter semester 01.08.-30.09; summer semester 01.03.-31.03.): https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/losverfahren

Languages of instruction

Main language

German