Master in Environmental Sciences, Soil, Water and Biodiversity, ENVEURO

Master in Environmental Sciences, Soil, Water and Biodiversity, ENVEURO is one of 5 English-taught Environmental Science programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 3 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

The programme looks at how we use natural resources and what that does to the environment and to health. You study the links between the two, not one without the other. The register names soil, water and biodiversity in the title, and the content covers management and environmental technologies. The aim is to give you the knowledge and skills to build sustainable production systems, especially in areas that are heavily polluted. You also learn to develop new environmental concepts and to apply known ones systematically. Those two things, new concepts and systematic application, are described as the core skills graduates come out with.

Admission, language and next steps

The teaching language is English. To apply you need a TOEFL test with a minimum score, and the register also mentions a personal statement. The programme is a Master of Science, MSc, worth 120 ECTS and lasting two years over four semesters. It is taught at BOKU University in Vienna, a public university. There is no central application portal: you apply directly to the institution, and its own page gives the application period and the exact TOEFL score and personal statement requirements. EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition at a public university within the standard duration plus two semesters. Other students pay a fee per semester.

The aim of the degree programme is to familiarise students with the connexions between the use of natural resources and its effects on environment and health. It imparts the knowledge and skills in management and environmental technologies which enable the creation of sustainable production systems, especially in heavily polluted areas. The development of new environmental concepts and the systematic application of known concepts will be the core skills of the graduates. These qualifications allow them to work in many different areas, both in the private sector and in the public sector. The medium of instruction is English.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here BOKU University. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: For an application for this master’s programme a TOEFL test with a minimum score is required. Moreover, a personal state. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.