Overview
You can either take the doctorate within a graduate school or as part of a doctoral degree program, or you can even take a traditional individual doctorate.
Features
- Graduate schools and doctoral Geography degree programs at University of Bern are arranged on an interdisciplinary and/or interuniversity basis in many cases. In addition to research-related training and intensive support, these also offer excellent opportunities for networking within the academic community.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- The Institute of Geography conducts diverse research on socially relevant topics of geography.
- The research is organized in eleven research units.
- Associated research groups and the «Mobiliar-Lab» complement the research of the individual groups.
- The institute has a strong relationship with the Strategic Research Centers Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), and Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED) as well as the Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (ICFG).
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
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GeographyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
For admission at doctoral level, you must
- hold a master's degree or a licentiate from a Swiss university or Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, or an equivalent university degree and
- you must also fulfill any other requirements set out by the relevant faculty or graduate school (e.g. specific average grades or a specific result in your master's degree, licentiate, diploma or state exams).
Tuition Fee
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International
400 CHF/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 200 CHF per semester -
National
400 CHF/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 200 CHF per semester
Living costs for Bern
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Geography.
Available Scholarships
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