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Admission

Below you find the steps you need to take to apply for the MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences. Although the steps are numbered for your convenience, they are not necessarily linear, so be sure to read through all of them first before you start the application process. Please also check our application guidelines. We accept applications for the MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences between February 15 and March 31 every year.

How to apply in 5 steps:

Can I apply for the MSc in Climate System Sciences?

  • Do you have a bachelor’s degree in a subject related to climate sciences, such as atmospheric science, oceanography, environmental science, physics, or other Earth system sciences?
  • Do you have a solid background in mathematics and physics with approximately 90 ECTS points in the European Credit Transfer System?
  • Are you proficient in English? (English-language BSc or MSc, TOEFL iBT with a minimum of 90, IELTS with a minimum of 6.5, or CEFR at least C1)
  • Are you interested in an interdisciplinary approach to climate change?
  • Do you enjoy new challenges, like having to combine concepts from different disciplines?

If your answer to all those questions above is "yes,” we would be happy to consider your application for the MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences.

Check the deadlines

You can apply for the MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences between February 15 and March 31 every year.

Please note: We consider only complete and correct applications.

Apply online

Fill out the online application at Universität Hamburg. Further information to be found here. (You may apply for 1 program only!)

Required documents

Documents for a complete application

  • signed printout of the online application form (you can apply online only during the application period between Feb 15 and Mar 31)
  • letter of motivation (max. 3 pages, template online) Please note the information on how to write a motivation letter provided by DAAD)
  • curriculum vitae (max. 2, photo optional)
  • list of coures in mathematics and physics, incl. credit points and grades (template online)
  • copies of English certificate(s)
  • BSc diploma; if not available, an up-to-date transcript of records including examinations taken and grade point average grade to date (copy)
  • higher education (university) entrance qualification certificate (e.g., copy of Abitur certificate, high school diploma); more information
  • if available summary of BSc thesis in English
  • if available, BSc thesis in English (PDF) via email to sicss"AT"uni-hamburg.de

Email signed online form and supporting documents to the SICSS office.

Email the signed printout of the online registration form and the additional supporting documents as one pdf to the SICSS Office: sicss"AT"uni-hamburg.de.

Application address

School of Integrated Climate System Sciences
Universität Hamburg
Grindelberg 5
20144 Hamburg, Germany

Questions?

Contact us at +49 40 42838 7597 (Katja Grannis) or send an email to sicss"AT"uni-hamburg.de.

This video gives you a brief overview of the application process of the MSc ICSS program
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Fast facts about the MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences:

  • 2-year program
  • taught in English
  • no tuition fees
  • unique approach: students gain comprehensive understanding of the climate system, including economics, social science, and climate communication issues
  • international: 75 % students with an international background
  • small classes with a maximum of 20 students
  • excellent career prospects: more than 80 % of our graduates go into academia, NGOs, or consulting within less than 6 months of graduating
  • access to an international research environment at Germany’ climate research network





Contact

Katja Grannis

SICSS MSc Program Coordinator
katja.grannis"AT"uni-hamburg.de