Master's Programme in Earth Science - Physical Geography

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The Master's Programme in Earth Science will enable you to learn about the interdependency of Earth Systems and gain advanced skills in specific areas within Earth Sciences. Explore climate change from the perspectives of Earth processes occurring in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Find a balance between using and preserving Earth's resources and reducing the environmental impact for a healthy sustainable future. The combination of breadth and depth is a distinguishing feature of our Master's Programme in Earth Science. The specialisation in Physical Geography has a focus on environmental change and landscape development over different scales in time and space. It further has a special emphasis on processes relevant to cold, high-latitude regions, such as glacier dynamics, glacial and periglacial geomorphology, and cold regions hydrology. The programme combines courses in glaciology, geomorphology and environmental and climate change with methodological courses such as GIS and field methods. Courses involving expertise common to all specialisations are offered in the early part of the first semester. After that, you will gradually specialise using subjects tailored to your chosen specialisation. Depending on your specialisation you can work with, for example, hydrological, geological, city planning or environmental projects at governmental agencies, NGOs and consultancy firms. The need for professional Earth scientists has increased considerably during the last few years due to growing awareness of environmental issues and the increasing demands for natural resources. The language of instruction is English.

Behörighet

_Academic requirements_ A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 90 credits in earth science. _Language requirements_ Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries. Detailed instructions on how to provide evidence of your English proficiency are available at [universityadmissions.se](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/entry-requirements/english-language-requirements/).

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• Master's Programme in Earth Science - Physical Geography

  Uppsala University

  Startdatum: 31 augusti 2026

  Slutdatum: 4 juni 2028

  Studietakt: 100 %