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22University of FribourgMaster of Science in Geography: «Global Change and Sustainability»Focusing on «Global Change and Sustainability»,this Master course integrates courses in naturaland human sciences, offering a specialisation inone of the two orientations. The MSc in Geographyprovides access to various professional activitiesin research, education, environmental consultingand protection, spatial planning, documentation,and administration.When accompanied by a subsidiary subject in adiscipline figuring on higher secondary schoolcurricula, the MSc allows students to follow acomplementary didactics programme leading tothe qualification as a higher secondary schoolteacher.SPECIALISATION• Physical Sciences Module: environmentalmodelling, dendrogeomorphology, geomorphology• Socio-Economic Module: Environmental policies– background and legal issues, risk analysisand perception, global change and humanrights issues.PRACTICAL INFORMATIONOrganiser: Department of GeosciencesECTS credits: 90Duration: 3 semestersBegin: fall semesterLanguage: English, French and German arethe languages of the courses. Forexams and written work studentscan choose between the three languages.Admission: BSc in Geography of the Universityof Fribourg or another degree consideredequivalent by the Faculty ofScienceApplications close: 1st of JuneContact: Prof. Claude ColletTel. +41 (0)26 300 90 23claude.collet@unifr.chFurther information:http://www.unifr.ch/science/plans_pdf/Cur_MSc-GG.pdf1 st sem.2 nd sem.Core module (18 ECTS)Specialisation module (14 ECTS): in physical sciences or in humanities (socio-economic module)Supporting courses module (18 ECTS): the selection of the courses is guided bythe specialisation3 rd sem.Master thesis module (40 ECTS): Master thesis and seminars