Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources Freiburg, Germany

Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources Freiburg, Germany

Faculty of Environment and
Natural Resources
Freiburg, Germany
Mission
Research and Teaching of the Faculty
focus on the interactions between
environment and society.
Interdisciplinary approaches including
natural, social and technical sciences
are employed to research and teach the
sustainable use and conservation of
natural resources.
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Freiburg
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Freiburg
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The faculty from above
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Präsentationstitel
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Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
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Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
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Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
 Population ca.220000
 Located at the
foothills of the Black
Forest
 Few minutes away
from the French and
Swiss borders
 Known as the „Green
Capital of Germany“
 The warmest city in
Germany
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The Faculty in Freiburg: GREEN CITY
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The University
 founded in 1457
 11 faculties
 6 interdisciplinary research centres
 21 000 students
 ‘studium generale’
 diverse university sport facilities
 university cultural life (orchestra, choirs, film
club etc.)
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The centre of the faculty
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The faculty in FIGURES
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135
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1272
250
institutes
permanent staff
full professors
students (effective 2010)
PhD students
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The Research Areas
 Sustainable use of natural resources
and renewable energy
 Safeguarding of natural ressources:
soil, water, air, biodiversity
 Adaptation to Global Change
 Natural Hazards
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The faculty´s profile
Forest Science
Geo- and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Social Sciences
and Geography
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chairs
Forest Science:
Chair of:
Tree Physiology
Soil Ecology
Remote Sensing and Landscape Information
Systems
Forest Utilization
Forest Botany
Forest Process Engineering
Forest Zoology and Entomology
Site Classification and Vegetation Science
Silviculture
Forest Growth
Wildlife Ecology and Management
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chairs
Geo- and Environmental Sciences
Chair of:
General Geology
Bio-based Materials
Biometry and Environmental System Analysis
Renewable Materials
Geochemistry
Hydrology
Crystallography
Landscape Management
Meteorology and Climatology
Mineralogy and Petrology
Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology
(N.N.)
Near Surface Geophysics (N.N.)
Sedimentology (N.N.)
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chairs
Environmental Social Sciences and
Geography
Chair of:
Biogeography
Environmental Governance
Forestry Economics and Planning
Forest- and Environmental Policy
Human Geography
Cultural Geography
Ecological Energy and Material Flow Management (N.N.)
Physical Geography
Environmental Economics and Resource Management (N.N.)
Forest and Forestry History
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The faculty´s STUDY PROGRAMS
Geography
of Global
Change
Hydrology
Environmenta
l Sciences /
Umweltwisse
n-schaften
Forest
Sciences /
Forstwissenschaft
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Environmental
Governance
Renewable
Energy
Management
MasterPrograms
MasterPrograms
MasterPrograms
(German)
(German /
English)
(English)
Teacher
Forestry and
Environment
Environmenta
l Sciences
Geography
Training
BSc Secondary subjects
•International Forestry
•Wood and Bioenergy
•Landscape Development and Nature Protection
•Meteorology and Climatology
•Environmental Hydrology
Bachelor- Programs (German)
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Joint MSc and BSc Programs
MSc European Forestry (Erasmus
Mundus)
MSc Transfor M (Canada)
Bachelor Plus (Canada)
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Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
MSc Programs
 duration: 2 years
 120 ECTS
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coursework (3 sem.)
internship (7 weeks)
thesis (6 months)
ECTS
80 ECTS
10 ECTS
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 Starting date: October
 Group size: 25-30 students
 Language: English and German
taught programs
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Masters Programmes
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M.Sc. Environmental Governance (English)
M.Sc. Forest Sciences(English/German)
M.Sc. Environmental Sciences (English/German)
M.Sc. Renewable Energy Management (English)
M.Sc. European Forestry, joint program
(English)
M.Sc. Geography of Global Change (German)
M.Sc. Hydrology (German)
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Forstwissenschaften
Pflichtmodule
Forest
Sciences
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Core modules
Elective tracks
MSc Forest Sciences (English /
German)
Landnutzung und Naturschutz
Waldwirtschaft
Wildlife, Vegetation and Biodiversity
Forest Ecology and Management
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MSc Environmental Sciences
(English / German)
Environmental
Sciences
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Umweltmodellierung und GIS
Pflichtmodule
Core modules
Elective tracks
Umweltwissenschaften
Landnutzung und Naturschutz
Ökologie des Klimwandels
Wildlife, Vegetation and Biodiversity
Biomaterials and Bioenergy
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Student’s life in
Freiburg
Fernando Campos
University of Freiburg
MSc of European Forestry
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The studies…
FOREST SCIENCES
 Courses:
 Selection among study traks compulsory and
selective courses
 Modules of 3 weeks (5 ECTs)
 Selected topic
 Exam registration
 Thesis:
 Registration and deadline
 Job opportunities:
 HiWi
 Student assistant
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The life…
… housing
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Student houses and private rooms
(monthly rent: 250-350 €)
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Website search
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http://www.wg-gesucht.de/
www.WG-Zimmer.de
www.ZimmerFREI-BURG.de
www.studenten-wg.de
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The life…
… main attractions
Münster Platz
Martinstor
Münster
Dreisam River
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See Park
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The life…
… the Black Forest
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The life…
… living greener
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