Integrated Climate System Sciences (MSc ICSS)

Interdisciplinary MSc in Integrated Climate System Sciences that teaches across the subjects involved in climate research to build a holistic understanding of climate variability, climate change, and societal responses.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

Accepted proof is either an English-medium bachelor's or master's degree confirmed by the university, TOEFL iBT minimum 90 with at least 20 in each subscore, IELTS minimum 6.5, or CEFR with each subscore at least C1.

Accepted bachelor fields

Bachelor's degree in a subject related to climate sciences such as Meteorology, Oceanography, Geophysics, Environmental Physics, or another Earth-system science. The reviewed official pages also state that another natural-science bachelor's degree may be accepted if approximately 90 ECTS in comparable subjects can be demonstrated and that applicants should have solid knowledge of physics and mathematics.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

EUR 384.00 per semester (Summer Semester 2026 standard semester contribution).

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: EUR 384.00 per semester (Summer Semester 2026 standard semester contribution).

The reviewed official SICSS pages state that more than 80% of graduates go into academia, NGOs, or consulting within less than 6 months of graduating.

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  Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

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• 2

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  Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

  Ingolstadt · Bachelor of Engineering · English

• 3

  Sustainable Energy Systems

  TU Dortmund University

  Dortmund · Master of Science · English

• 4

  Geothermal Energy Systems

  Bochum University of Applied Sciences

  Bochum · Master of Science · English

• 5

  Renewable Energy and E-Mobility (REEM)

  Stralsund University of Applied Sciences

  Stralsund · Master of Engineering · English