Overview

Key features

Challenges like climate change, food security and the provision of water require in depth knowledge of these processes. With the Earth System Sciences programme from Wageningen University and Research you will learn about the interactions between the different spheres.

But you will also specialise in either Hydrology and Water Resources; Meteorology and Air Quality; Biology and Chemistry of Soil and Water or Soil Geography and Earth Surface Dynamics.

Why this programme?

Possibilities to broaden and deepen your knowledge

Internationally oriented programme

An in-depth understanding of natural processes that is needed for innovative solutions that deal with issues like climate change, water resources, loss of biodiversity and soil degradation.

Future career

After graduation, students from Earth System Sciences enter a diverse job market that offers lots of opportunities to further develop yourself. Most students will stay in research or will become a consultant at (multinational) consultancy firms dealing with environmental issues.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Hydrology and Water Resources

Meteorology and Air Quality

Biology and Chemistry of Soil and Water

Soil Geography and Earth Surface Dynamics

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wageningen, Netherlands

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences View 26 other Masters in Environmental Sciences in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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62

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The admission requirements for the master's programme Earth System Sciences are defined in such a way that the students should be able to successfully complete the programme nominally in two years. In order to comply, the student needs to have sufficient knowledge in the field of terrestrial and atmospheric processes and their influence on different systems, like the pedosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.
Moreover, the student must be able to relate physical, chemical, biological and spatial concepts to (near) the earth’s surface.

The norm for this equivalence is an assessment of the students' expertise in the following topics:

Earth sciences (soil sciences, hydrology and/or atmospheric sciences)

Natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology)

Computer sciences (programming skills and/or geo-information science)

Mathematics (linear algebra, calculus)

Basics in statistics

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

21200 EUR / year

≈ 21200 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 EUR / year

Living costs

Wageningen

Netherlands

700 - 800 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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