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Atmospheric Sciences and Biogeochemical Cycles – (M.Sc.)
Lund University
Faculty of Science
| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 15,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lund / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 21 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Lund University
Programme overview
* Master's Programme, 2 Years, Full time
* Code: LU-18070
* 120 credits
* Lund Campus
* Study period: 03 Sep 2012 – 06 Jun 2014
The programme is multidisciplinary and offers a versatile education in atmospheric sciences, taught by leading scientists within the field. It will provide you with a deeper understanding of general atmospheric science, biogeochemical cycles, and processes in land-ecosystem-atmosphere interactions. You will gain knowledge of a broad range of topics within fields such as physical phenomena, atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, physical geography and ecology. You will also learn how to use advanced computational and laboratory-based methods and gain experience in field measurements and operations.
Career prospects
As a graduate of the MSc in Atmospheric Sciences and Biogeochemical Cycles you will be able to work within the fields of environmental management, consultancy, climate modelling and research in both a national and international context.
Contents
The programme is run in co-operation between:
* Lund University (the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis and the Physics Department)
* The University of Copenhagen (Department of Chemistry, Department of Geography, Department of Physics),
* Göteborg University (Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences),
* University of Helsinki (Department of Physical Sciences),
* University of Kuopio (Department of Physics and the Department of Environmental Science).
Courses are primarily given in the following fields of study:
* Aerosol Physics
* Atmospheric Chemistry
* Micrometeorology
* Ecosystems Analysis
* Biogeophysics
* Biogeochemistry.
Courses in Research Methodology, Advanced Statistics and Scientific Communication are also included.
The programme finishes with a degree project of at least 30 higher education credits.
Students are to choose one of two main specialisations:
* Atmospheric Science,
* Biogeochemical Cycles
Both specialisations have a joint compulsory course package of at least 15 higher education credits that includes:
* Seminar in Aerosol and Environmental Physics,
* Earth System Science from an atmospheric perspective,
* Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Physics,
* Environmental measurement techniques: fluxes and states in terrestrial ecosystems.
Students specialising in biogeochemical cycles must study courses at the second level worth at least 30 higher education credits in the areas of Ecosystems Analysis/Biogeophysics.
Students may choose between a large number of courses at the different departments that are part of the programme.
The course offers on-campus and field courses, as well as Internet-based courses.
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Requirements
A scientific first level degree in Physical Geography or Physics or the equivalent, comprising at least 180 higher education credits, is required for admission to the programme. There are specific admission requirements for individual courses on the programme.
English B (advanced) language proficiency shall be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
* IELTS score of 6.5 (with no section less than 5.5)
* TOEFL paper-based score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) in written test and a total score of 575; internet based score of 20 (scale 0-30) and a total score of 90
* Cambridge/Oxford – Advanced Certificate of Proficiency
* A Bachelor’s degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the International Handbook of Universities
* A pass on English course B (Swedish upper secondary school).
Please check the full list of English language proficiency requirements and exemptions at
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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