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The core elective modules can be selected from the following modules (a total of at least 30 ECTS). It is possible to obtain a Master's degree in General Geography or with an emphasis on one of the four Thematic Subject Areas. The conditions for the choice of core elective modules depends on the chosen Master's program. For further details, check the Guidelines Master in Geography and the Course Catalogue of UZH.
| Module ID | Title | Language | ECTS | Term |
| GEO 411 | Field studies on high mountain processes | English | 6 | Spring |
| GEO 417 | Environmental archives and age determination | English | 6 | Spring / Fall |
| GEO 463 | Soil Science I | English | 6 | Fall |
| GEO 471 | Hydrological field measurements and calculations | English | 6 | Spring |
| GEO 475 | Hydrological Modelling and Programming | English | 6 | Fall |
| GEO 815 |
Quantification and modelling of the Cryosphere: dynamic processes |
German / English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 820 |
Stable isotopes in ecology and soil science |
English | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 851 |
Glacier Mass Balance Measurements and Analysis – from local observations to global assessments |
English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 856 |
The high-mountain cryosphere: processes and risks |
German / English | 3 |
Spring |
| GEO 857 |
Snow and Avalanches: Processes and Risk Management |
German / English | 3 | Spring |
| ESS 841 | Analyzing the plant-soil system - Lecture | English | 3 | Fall |
| ESS 842 | Analyzing the plant-soil system - Practice | English | 6 | Spring |
| Module ID | Title | Language | ECTS | Term |
| GEO 421 | Development Studies | English | 6 | Fall |
| GEO 422 | Qualitative Methodologies and Methods in Human Geography | English | 6 | Spring |
| GEO 423 | Political Geography | English | 6 |
Fall |
| GEO 425 | Political Ecology | English | 6 | Spring |
| GEO 432 | Gender, Work and Space | English | 6 | Fall |
| GEO 433 | Global Economic Geographies of Agriculture and Food Systems | English | 6 | Spring |
| GEO 835 | Geography of Sustainability Transitions | English | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 837 | Regional Environmental Governance | German / English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 838 | Self-organised Seminar | German / English | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 846 | Spatial Theory Lab | German | 6 | Fall/Spring |
| GEO 887 | Agroecology and Food Systems | German / English | 6 | Fall |
| Module ID | Title | Language | ECTS | Term |
| GEO 454 | Geovisualisation | English | 6 | Spring |
| GEO 871 | Retrieving Geographic Information | English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 872 | Advanced Spatial Analysis I | English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 873 | Cognitive Issues in GIScience | English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 874 | Introduction to Databases | English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 875 | Spatial Databases | English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 876 | Introduction to Programming for Spatial Problems | English | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 877 | Spatial Algorithms | English | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 879 | Societal Issues in GIScience | English | 3 | Fall |
| GEO 880 | Computational Movement Analysis | English | 3 |
Spring |
| GEO 885 | GIScience Project | English | 3 | Spring |
| GEO 888 | GIS for Environmental Monitoring | English | 3 | Spring |
