EAGLE graduate program (M.Sc.)

Applied Remote Sensing Courses for the Environment.

An international M.Sc. study program at the University of Würzburg in collaboration with the Earth Observation Center (EOC) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR-EOC)

Applied Course Topics

EAGLE offers a wide range of courses on applied remote sensing data analysis for different environmental global challenges

Remote Sensing of the Environment

browse through the specialized courses on monitoring our environment using remote sensing data

Why apply to the EAGLE study program?

Explore!

Explore the potential of Earth Observation for different applications such as mapping and analysis of agricultural, urban, coastal or ecological areas.

Apply!

Apply remote sensing for conservation, coastal or land management and learn about its potential and challenges

Develop!

Develop new innovative ideas that are bridging disciplines and bring Earth Observation data and methods into the application in various disciplines

Transfer!

Transfer your Earth Observation courses into practice. Apply your learned skills in practice either in projects within the study program, during internships or in your MSc thesis in collaboration with NGOs, IGOs or companies.

International

international study program, all courses in english

Interdisciplinary

covering different applications of Earth Observation analysis

Applied

all Earth Observation topics are clearly focusing on applied applications

Network

EAGLE is embedded in a global network of scientific and applied organizations through their lecturer

Want to learn how to apply remote sensing?

within geography, ecology, coastal, urban or land management or conservation?

Night shifts with the black-footed cat: Jolien Grafe’s internship in Benfontein

Most remote sensing work happens in the daylight, at a desk or in a field with a drone. Jolien Grafe, one of our EAGLE M.Sc. students, spent a good part of her internship doing the opposite: sitting on a hill at dusk, listening for a beeping signal from a very small,...

[Spotlight] Lecturer Spotlight: Julian Faeth

Dr. Julian Fäth is a postdoctoral researcher at our EORC. His teaching combines remote sensing, forest ecology and geospatial data science with a strong focus on operational applications and climate adaptation. Since 2018, Julian has been actively involved in...

EAGLE MSc Defense: New Housing Development Areas: Assessing Structural Types and Environmental Effect

On September 22, 2026, Agnes Zwick will present her Master Thesis on " New Housing Development Areas: Assessing Structural Types and Environmental Effect" at 10:00 at the seminar room 3 in John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: Germany faces a persistent tension...

applied EArth Observation and Geoanalysis of the Living Environment