Master programme

The EnvEuro Master programme is offered by the four partner universities:

 

LIFE - University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences

UHOH - University of Hohenheim

SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

BOKU - University of and Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna 

 

Each of the partner universities offers four of the following six specialisations:

• Water Resources
• Environmental Impacts
• Soil Resources and Land Use
• Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Environmental Management
• Climate Change

All specialisations feature pre-designed semester packages with compulsory and elective courses. By joining the EnvEuro Master programme you will get a strong profile in Environmental Science with the best from the participating universities.

 

The full Master programme has an extent of 120 ECTS and the programme is structured in 4 semester packages, each with a work load of 30 ECTS:

 

- Basic Semester Package (BSP) at Home university
- Start specialisation with Advanced Semester Package 1 (ASP-1) at Home university

- Continue specialisation or change to another specialisation with Advanced Semester Package 2 (ASP-2) at Host university

- Masters Thesis at Host university

 

When you apply for the EnvEuro Master programme you must choose one of the four partner unversities as your Home university. You will be enrolled and spend the first year of the Master programme at your home university.

 

The first semester features a general introduction to Environmental Science in a Basic Semester Package (BSP). All students will start the BSP with a one-week mandatory Intro Course at the University of Copenhagen and the compulsory 15 ECTS E-learning course Environmental Management in Europe.

 

At the end of the first semester you choose one of the six specialisations as well as your Host university. In the second semester you will start the specialisation at your Home university with the first Advanced Semester Package (ASP-1). In the third semester you will go to your Host university and continue the specialisation or change to a second specialisation with the second Advanced Semester Package (ASP-2).

 

Finally, you will complete the Master programme with a Masters Thesis made at your Host university, with supervisors from both universities.

 

Language:

The language of the master programme is English. Therefore, students need to demonstrate good English language skills. For more information about the requirements see the admission criteria.