Career prospects

The program structure offers a great deal of freedom and flexibility in the selection of courses, enabling either a disciplinary focus on one subject area or a broad interdisciplinary education. Students can tailor their studies to their individual interests and career aspirations. The holistic view of the Earth system opens up excellent career prospects both in the field of academic research and in industry.

Most alumni continue their career in subsequent Master’s programs at the University of Hamburg:

• Atmospheric Science (MSc)
• Geophysics (MSc)
• Ocean and Climate Physics (MSc)
• Integrated Climate System Sciences (MSc)

or at other national and international universities, often continuing in a research or academic career afterwards. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s and particularly a Master’s degree in the field of Earth system physics equally qualifies for a career in the private sector. The career prospects for experts in Earth system physics are manifold, Earth system physicists can work in almost all areas of industry and commerce that place particular demands on analytical, systematic and creative skills. For example: raw materials research, renewable energies, data science, system administration, consulting, but also in science communication and public institutions.