Fachbereich 4: Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaft und Informatik at the Uni Hildesheim

Institut für Geographie

Uni Hildesheim

Universitätsplatz 1
31141 Hildesheim

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Basic information

Total number of students	310
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	15.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	15.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	62.1 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	6/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	7/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	37.5 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	30.8 %

Research

Publications per academic	< 3 professors
Third party funds per academic
Doctorates per professor
Research reputation	< 3 professors

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	154
Teacher qualification programmes	TQ degrees: Two-Subject-Bachelor, Master of Education
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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About studying Geography in Germany

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Balanced between practice and sound theory, practical and field exercises, supervised and quality assured; constant feedback from practice, small groups, good supervision ratio. Direct contact with lecturers, e.g. with individual course guidance. Extra-curricular studies. Regional cooperation partners (in teaching and research) with written agreements. Location advantages of a small institute: pronounced proximity to students, short distances, clear profile formation in geoecology and sustainable development.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Uni Bozen, Italien; Uni Insbruck, Österreich; Uni Klagenfurt, Österreich; Uni Poznan, Polen; Uni Salzburg, Österreich; Uni Sassari, Italien
Special features regarding the equipment
Since 2008, and since the reorganisation of the Institute, three key areas may be noted: the expansion into modern physical/geographical field equipment (soil/sediments/water/air), the establishment of a geo-ecological lab setup (soil/water analytics), and the establishment of GIS workstations. Lab equipment and usage is shared in a cost-efficient manner with Chemistry and Biology. Good central infrastructure; teaching-related IT offers (LearnWeb, forums); 181 computer workstations are available for students, 24 hours a day; multimedia rooms, video conference rooms.
Special features regarding research activities
Human influenced landscape research forms the focal point. Taking a holistic view, the focus is on landscape factors with a pronounced anthropogenic character and the interaction complex of causes, dimension and consequences of such landscape development. The methodical area of focus is the application of GIS to supplement accurate qualitative geostatistical statements with quantitative areal statements.
Support for founders
Orientation start-up week (in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week); acquisition of an additional certificate "organisational design, innovation and foundation"; relevant courses already as part of the degree programme:
Further information on research activities
www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb4/institute/geographie/forschungsprojekte/laufende-projekte/