Geodesy and Geoinformation Science, M.Sc.
Geodesy and geoinformation engineering is a diversified, highly mathematical and scientific engineering discipline. Her area of responsibility deals with the acquisition, modeling and processing of spatial data. Analysis, structuring and visualization of this geodata forms the foundation for the interpretation and design of habitats.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.05 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €379.06 per semester |
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Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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Programme selection →About the programme
Geodesy lays the foundations for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The development and application of methods and techniques of terrestrial surveying, satellite positioning and compensation calculation form the basis u.a. for navigation, routing and location based services. Geoinformation technology is concerned with consistent, consistent management and the efficient use and analysis of geospatial data stored in spatial databases. Neighboring disciplines such as photogrammetry and remote sensing provide additional sources of information that feed into spatial analysis. Combined with statistical data, all these disciplines provide the tools for detailed 3D / 4D modeling of our real world.
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The breadth of current geodetic research offers graduates a broad range of topics, ranging from microscopic medical applications, to vehicle navigation and environmental monitoring contributions, to space mission planning for exploration and mapping of alien planets.
The two-year English-language master's program 'Geodesy and Geoinformation Science' at TU Berlin is based on these scientific questions. Based on in-depth theoretical knowledge, students will learn how to develop and apply surveying and satellite geodesy, planetary and Earth system research and computer vision techniques, and how to model and analyze our environment using geographic information systems (GIS).
What you study
The Master's program Geodesy and Geoinformation Science is characterised by linking geodesy to areas of research and content of teaching in the field of geoinformation science. Geoinformation science is based on geodetic reference systems, which are prerequisites for data acquisition, processing, updating, and analysis of spatial databases. These requirements are also important in modelling and visualisation, as well as for navigation and guidance techniques or location based services. Geodetic methods encompass the techniques of terrestrial surveying, photogrammetry, and remote sensing technology. Object modelling goes along with statistics and error estimation. The general emphasis is on data generation that is coordinated to both well-defined reference systems withwell-known accuracy. The science of Geodesy forms the basis which allows for the organisation and utilisation of geoinformation systems that make up the basic discipline of geoinformation science. The Master's program Geodesy and Geoinformation Science takes four semesters and comprises a total of 120 creditpoints.
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Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €379.06 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Applicants must have at least a Bachelor's degree. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.05 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.05uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
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If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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The deadline is 15.05.2027 (213 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.