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| Application Deadline: | January 31 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - | ||
| Location: | Helsinki / Finland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August, September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Helsinki
The syllabus of the International Master’s Degree Programme in Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies (ABS) has its roots in high-quality research. The co-operating institutes are housing several national and international centres of excellence in research.
As an ABS graduate, you achieve a solid foundation for working with environmental issues and you will be competent in various areas of society. You will gain the ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems in the field of environmental sciences – its main challenge being climate change. At the University of Helsinki, your major subject will be either physics or meteorology. The ABS Master’s degree offers excellent opportunities for continuing your career in PhD studies and research.
ABS is a joint programme offered by ten Nordic and Baltic universities:
- University of Helsinki, Finland (Co-ordinating university)
- Estonian University of Life Sciences
- Technical University of Denmark
- University of Aarhus, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- University of Kuopio, Finland
- University of Lund, Sweden
- University of Stockholm, Sweden
- University of Tartu, Estonia
As a multidisciplinary programme, ABS offers versatile studies in atmospheric sciences, covering physical phenomena, atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, physical geography, and ecology. Part of the syllabus is related to the interactions between ecosystems and the atmosphere.
Contents
Students admitted to the Master's degree programme in atmospheric sciences and biogeochemical cycles at the Faculty of Science pursue a Master of Science degree which consists of 120 ECTS-compatible credits. The target schedule for completing this degree is two years. The language of the degree programme is English.
A maximum of 10 students will be admitted annually to the Master's degree programme in atmospheric sciences and biogeochemical cycles in the University of Helsinki
Two study lines are offered; General atmospheric science line of study and Biochemical cycles line of study. Each line includes introductiory courses (20 ECTS), specialized studies (60 ECTS), and master's thesis (40 ECTS).
The courses offered within the programme will, depending on the students' needs and course syllabus, be organized as
- web courses and e-learning
- field and intensive courses
- conventional lectures, exercises and laboratory work
The programme students should spend one term during their master studies in another university participating in the ABS network. There exist grants reserved for the exchange.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Students who hold a qualifying Bachelor's degree or equivalent educational qualifications completed in Finland or abroad and who are also proficient in English can apply for the Master's degree programme in Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies.
Applicants for the Master’s degree programmes are required to have sufficient English language proficiency.
English language tests
- English language skills must be proved by CAE/CPE, IELTS, TOEFL, the test offered by the University of Helsinki Language Centre’s Language Services, or the test for the National Certificate of Language Proficiency arranged by the Finnish National Board of Education.
- Please note that the University of Helsinki does not accept any other English language tests.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
Accreditation
Finnish Universities are accredited by the law. Universities are responsible for the quality and continuous development of their education and other operations. Legislation also requires them to regularly perform external evaluations of their operations and quality systems and to publish the results of such evaluations. Finnish HEIs decide on their own quality systems, and the comprehensiveness, functioning and effectiveness of the systems are evaluated in the audits, which are valid for six years.
Funding details
This year, the University of Helsinki is giving over 50 start-up grants to qualified students who have been accepted to study in an International Master's Degree Programme (IMDP). The application for the grant was sent to all admitted IMDP students with the letter of acceptance. The amount of each grant being 1500 euro, they are not meant to cover all your living expenses, but we hope that the little extra money will help you to settle in Helsinki.
The Vice-Rector of the University of Helsinki announces the grantees in a ceremony in late September while the money will be transferred to the grantees in early November.
The International Student Grant is available for students who are admitted into the programmes below:
- Algorithms and Machine Learning
- Art Theory, Criticism and Management
- Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies
- Bayesian Statistics and Decision Analysis
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Democracy and Global Transformations
- Economics
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity and Integration
- European Studies
- Food Sciences
- Forest Sciences and Business
- Forestry and Environmental Engineering
- Information and Communications Technology
- Intercultural Encounters
- Media and Global Communication
- Networking and Services
- Neuroscience
- International Business Law and Public International Law
- Plant Production Science
- Practical Philosophy
- Religious Roots of Europe
- Social Sciences
- Space Sciences
- Theological Work in Church and Society
- Translational Medicine
Criteria You are eligible as soon as you have accepted placement and registered for studies at the University of Helsinki. In addition, you have to make your personal study plan (HOPS)
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