Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (GEM) – (M.Sc.)

Requirements

General entry requirements:
Who can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship?

Erasmus Mundus scholarships are for graduate students and scholars. There are two different scholarship schemes for graduate student and scholars under Erasmus Mundus:

· one for third-country nationals (Action2)

. one for European nationals (Action 3)

Scholarships for third-country students and scholars coming to Europe (Action 2)

A limited number of scholarships are available for third-country nationals with excellent academic records.

Eligible students/scholars:

§ are graduates who have successfully obtained a first degree awarded by a recognised higher education institution anywhere in the world or are high quality academics and/or professionals of outstanding experience who can carry out teaching, research or scholarly work

§ are nationals of any country around the world other than the 27 EU Member States, the EEA/EFTA States and the candidate countries for accession to the EU.

§ are selected to attend an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course by the consortium offering the Course in question

§ are not a resident of any of the Member States or the participating countries

§ have not carried out their main activities (studies, work etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years (reference date: 28 February) in any of the above mentioned countries (27 EU Member States, EEA/EFTA States and candidate countries).

Scholarships for European students and scholars going to third countries (Action 3)

A limited number of scholarships are available for European nationals (students/scholars) with strong academic records so that they can spend a short period of study or work (normally three months) at a third-country university with which the Erasmus Mundus consortium has established a Partnership (under Action 3 of the programme).

Eligible students/scholars must be:

§ nationals of the 27 EU Member States, and the EEA/EFTA States (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)

§ enrolled in or working for an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course

§ third country nationals who had been legal residents in the EU for at least three years (and for purpose other than study) before the start of the scholarship

For more information see webpage of the European Commission:
Admission requirements
The admission requirements for this course are as follows:
§ Applicants should have a first or upper second class (2.1) BSc honours degree, or equivalent, from a recognised university in a discipline related to the course, preferably combined with work experience in a relevant field.

§ Proficiency in the English language is a prerequisite.

- Applicants whose first language is not English are required to achieve an acceptable standard in an approved English language test.

- Test scores more than three years old are not normally acceptable. Furthermore, the University of Southampton requires the original certificate.

- Original IELTS documents contain some colour printing. Original TOEFL documents can be obtained only by instructing TOEFL to send your result to the University of Southampton (code 9162).

- The qualifications given below are normally acceptable.

Paper-based TOEFL = 580

Computer-based TOEFL = 237

Internet-based TOEFL = 92

British Council/IELTS = 6.5

Cambridge Proficiency in English or Cambridge Advanced = Grade C or above

University Entrance Test for Speakers of Other Languages (NEAB) = A minimum of two C grades and three higher grades

GCSE English Language or Use of English = Grade C or above

Nationals of certain countries are generally given exemption from having to take a formal English language test. Please refer to our list of countries with exemptions. Nationals of countries who arenot on this list are required to do an English test without exceptions