Master in International Master in Soils and Global Change (IMSOGLO)

Master in International Master in Soils and Global Change (IMSOGLO) is one of 5 English-taught Agriculture & Environment programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 1 institution. 5 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 5 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

All students will start at UGent. After the first semester the students will have a basic overview of soil sciences and will be ready for one of the two specialisations that each cover the next three semesters. Depending on their chosen specialisation (A or B) the students will either move to BOKU for the 2nd semester (specialisation in “Soil biogeochemistry & global change”) or stay at UGent (specialisation in “Physical land resources & global change”). The first modules of both specialisations contain both theoretical classes and practical exercises, field trips and excursions. At BOKU the students will complete the module "Sustainable land management" in the second semester of Specialisation A. The joint summer activity is offered during the summer break between the second and the third semester. Alternatingly, field work in China and a summer school at BOKU are organised. The three ETCS credits that the students can obtain by successfully participating in the joint summer activity are part of the mandatory curriculum of the second semester.

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: No. 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.