Master's Degree Programme in Environmental Sciences
Welcome to study environmental sciences at the University of Turku!
The University of Turku offers a two-year Master's Degree Programme in Environmental Sciences, which started in September 2005. The programme is multidisciplinary in nature, and has strong connections to basic and applied research, environmental assessment and economic life. Tuition is free and education is given in English. The programme challenges the students to broaden their perspectives in environmental issues, while offering specialisation and profound scientific knowledge in a selected subfield of environmental sciences.
The programme covers different interdisciplinary specialisation fields that are managed by three Departments at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences: Department of Biology, Department of Geology and the Department of Geography. As a cooperation of these participating units, the programme offers specialisation studies in:
- Ecotoxicology
- Geoinformatics in Environmental Research
- Quaternary Paleoecology and Environmental Change
- Tropical Environments and Development
The lectures offered in the frames of the programme are also open to exchange students of the Universities in Turku. Please note, however, that the curriculum is subject to changes.
Applications for studies beginning in autumn 2010
The application period is 1 December 2009 - 1 February 2010 for studies starting in September 2010. Students graduating after the application deadline may apply, on the condition that the application includes a statement from the home institution stating the expected date of graduation. In this case, a certified copy of the original degree certificate (in the original language), and an English, Swedish of Finnish translation (or a Diploma Supplement), must arrive at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences by 3 August 2010 at 16:15 (local time in Finland). Applications arriving after the deadline are not considered. Postmark dates on the applications will not be taken into account; the applications must arrive at University Admissions Finland before the above deadline.
Application form and enclosures
The electronic application form is available on http://www.universityadmissions.fi/.
All applications are sent to University Admissions Finland, from where the complete applications are forwarded to the universities.
The following documents must be sent by the applicant:
- A printed version of the electronic application form, bearing the original signature of the applicant.
- Degree certificate. An officially certified copy of the original certificate (in the original language) and an English, Swedish or Finnish translation.
- Transcript of study records. An officially certified copy of the original record transcript (in the original language) and an English, Swedish or Finnish translation.
- If the Bachelor's degree will be completed after the deadline, a statement from the home University stating the expected date of graduation.
- Certificate of knowledge of English (see Language requirements).
- Certificate of knowledge of Finnish (requested only from applicants who are seeking admission on the basis of a degree from an ammattikorkeakoulu institution in Finland, see Language requirements).
During the application round, a secondary/high school certificate may be requested from the applicant, if this is necessary for determining the length of the applicant’s previous education (this concerns degrees from a minority of countries).
All copies must be officially certified and bear the official stamp and signature of an official entitled to attest documents: an authorized university official from the degree awarding institution or a notary public. Applications sent by e-mail or fax are not accepted. Application documents will not be returned to the applicant. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Contact information
Coordinator of the Programme
(Hanna Tranberg is on leave of absence from 12.2.2009 on)
Thomas Lilley
Master's Degree Programme in Environmental Sciences
Department of Biology
Laboratory of Animal Physiology
FI-20014 University of Turku
FINLAND
Tel: +358 2 333 5787
Fax: +358 2 333 6575
E-mail: envsci @ utu.fi