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Es wird ein Tablet mit dem Logo des Faches gezeigt. Das Logo zeigt die Bedeutung von Geographie an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe, wie Raum mehrsprachig zwischen Gesellschaft und Umwelt verhandeln.

Subject: Geography

Grade 5 to 10

In the Geography department at Karlsruhe University of Education, we explore spatial issues relating to the contemporary world within both school-based and non-school-based study programmes.

How will climate change affect our (future) living environment? How can housing in urban areas be designed (in the future)? How can you make the process of teaching geographical concepts to pupils sustainable?

If you would like to gain an understanding of these or similar areas of tension in our world, then you are very welcome to join the Geography for Teacher Training programme at the Institute for Transdisciplinary Social Sciences.

Our aim is to critically examine current issues in the world we live in, guided by theory, in order to identify possible solutions and to learn how to shape current social, political and ecological learning processes with pupils.

Degree programmes

In the primary school teacher training programme, geography is included in the following degree programmes:

In the Secondary Level I Teacher Training programme, Geography is included in the following degree programmes:

In the Secondary School Teacher Training Programme (KIT), Geography is included in the following degree programmes:

Bachelor's degree programmes

Master's degree programmes

 Course content and modules for the Teacher Training Programme for Upper Secondary Schools, specialising in Geography (KIT), can be viewed depending on the semester.

Geography is included in the following extracurricular courses:

Insights

  • Das Bild zeigt die praktische Arbeit im Feld der Geographie. Zusehen ist eine Gruppe von Studierenden, die die umliegende Landschaft betrachten und einzelne Besonderheiten vom Dozenten im Feld durch Zeigen und Erklärungen erläutert bekommen.
  • Das Bild zeigt das Logo des Faches Geographie an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe. Der Schriftzug, bei dem für jeden Buchstaben des Wortes Geographie ein passendes Wort im Sinne eines Wortsalates ergänzt wurde, vermittelt die fachliche Schwerpunktsetzung in Karlsruhe: Humangeographie, Sprachenbewusstsein, Mensch-Umwelt-Fragen.
  • Das Bild zeigt ein Gemälde von der Berliner Künstlerin Ulrike Hansen. Zu sehen ist ein Strandabschnitt, auf dem 5 Strandkörbe stehen.

Geography students can find the latest information, such as dates and registration deadlines for on-campus events related to their degree programme, on our digital noticeboard on Stud.IP. We therefore strongly recommend that students in the programme join the ‘Geography Noticeboard’ group.

Head of Department

Departmental Council

also known as FaVe or the student council

The Geography Departmental Representative Committee, often referred to as the student council, is a group of geography students that represents the interests of all students studying geography at the university. It often acts as a link between students and lecturers.

Contact: fave.geografie@ph-karlsruhe.de

Instagram: geo_fave_ph_ka

Updated on 30 March 2026