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Master Earth System Data Science and Remote Sensing

The English-language master’s course of study Earth System Data Science and Remote Sensing is primarily research and method-oriented. You will get to know technologies and methods of environment-related data science and remote sensing comprehensively and can choose from different application areas for specialisation. The course of study aims to train a new generation of earth system scientists who are prepared from the start for the challenges of a data-rich world.

enlarge the image: Visualised time series of vegetation index values from the Landsat 8 satellite from the Sacramento Valley in California (USA)
Visualised time series of vegetation index values from the Landsat 8 satellite from the Sacramento Valley in California (USA), Photo: Prof. Dr. Hannes Feilhauer, Leipzig University, with data from NASA, USGS

In our commitment to diversity, we welcome people of all backgrounds and cultures. We are particularly proud of the fact that more than 1400 students from 38 countries are currently studying in our German and international courses. For an international faculty like ours, diversity and inclusion are important resources for incorporating multifaceted approaches and ways of thinking into innovative teaching and research. We are therefore committed to cosmopolitan coexistence, where everyone is welcome regardless of origin, gender and religion.

Information on the Course of Study

Find out more about the requirements, contents and application for the course of study here:

Master Earth System Data Science and Remote Sensing

Additional Information on the Application

You obtained your first university degree in Germany and would like to apply for the master’s course of study in Earth System Data Science and Remote Sensing? In this case, please submit the following documents independently of your application via AlmaWeb:

  • Tabular CV
  • A written statement of the master's programme in which you list your study goals
  • If applicable, evidence of course-specific vocational training, voluntary internships or similar activities related to your studies
  • Proof of knowledge of the English language at the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference or equivalent)

For the summer semester 2023, please submit these documents to the dean of our faculty by 1 February 2023 by email or in writing.

The master's admissions committee uses these documents to check whether you meet the requirements for the admission to the master's course of study. You will receive a written notification about this, which you should submit to the Studierendensekretariat with the other documents for your enrolment.

Please apply via AlmaWeb by 15 September of each year for the winter semester and by 15 March of each year for the summer semester.

You obtained your first university degree abroad? In this case, please apply for the summer semester 2023 by 31 December 2022 directly via uni-assist e.V..