Program Overview

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Admission Requirements - MSc Environmental Sciences

The master's programme Environmental Sciences at Wageningen University & Research has specific admission requirements. These requirements are designed to ensure that students have the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully complete the programme within two years.

Purpose and Reason for the Admission Requirements

The admission requirements are defined to ensure that students have sufficient knowledge in social, natural, and/or life sciences or engineering, and can apply this knowledge to environmental issues. Additionally, basic knowledge of statistics is required, and students should be able to perform calculations.

Required Knowledge and Skills

The criterion used for admission is a WUR BSc degree in Environmental Sciences, or equivalent. The norm for this equivalence is an assessment of the students' expertise in at least one of the following areas:

• Environmental sciences or studies (e.g., environmental quality, natural resource management, human-environment interactions, environmental policy or economics)
• (Environmental) engineering or technology
• Applied natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, biology, toxicology)
• Social sciences (e.g., policy, economics, governance)

And both the following topics:

• Mathematics (calculus)
• Basics in statistics

Not all topics mentioned need to be mastered at the same level; they will be weighed by the Admission Board per individual application.

Method of Assessment

The method of assessment whether this norm is met includes:

• Transcript of records displaying the content of previous course subjects and project work
• Curriculum vitae displaying relevant work, internship and/or project experience on an academic level in a relevant field if applicable

Scores Attributed by the Admission Board

The Admission Board may attribute the following scores:

• Admitted
• Not admitted
• Admitted under condition obtaining the BSc or MSc degree
• Not admitted with offer of pre-master

Compensation of Knowledge Gaps

The Admission Board may allow and/or suggest compensation of knowledge gaps by:

• A GPA ≥ 7.0 for the previous education for small discrepancies as new knowledge is sufficiently easily acquired
• A GPA ≥ 7.0 and an individual pre-master's programme for larger discrepancies that can be compensated in ≤ 30 ECTS and one year of study

Additional Context for Admission

A personal statement should be uploaded in the application, containing information on:

• How the required pre-knowledge was acquired and how it matches with ambitions in the programme
• How missing knowledge will be compensated
• How a slightly low GPA will be mitigated

General Requirements and Application Procedure

For general requirements, application procedure, and deadlines, please refer to the relevant university resources.