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Bachelors in Earth Science

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Program Overview

During the Earth Science course at the VU you learn how to understand how our planet Earth 'works'. You immerse yourself in mountains and rocks, fossils and minerals, ice sheets, rivers and the ocean. In climate change in past, present and future. You start with the natural science aspects of the Earth, with mathematical models and physical or chemical measurements. During lectures and practicals, but especially during the many excursions and fieldwork.

Program Key Stats

€8700 (Annual cost)



Eligibility Criteria

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6.5
92

Additional Information & Requirements

A diploma equivalent to the Dutch pre-university VWO diploma, Transcript(s) of records, Curriculum Vitae, IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL internet-based test: 92, Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): grade A, B or C/ minimum score of 176, Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): grade A, B or C/ minimum score of 176, State Examination Dutch as a second language, programme II (NT2-II), VU-NT2 Department, CNaVT Certificate.

Career Options

  • Ecologist
  • Environmental analyst
  • Geochemist
  • Geodesist
  • Geologist
  • Geophysicist
  • Geoscientist
  • Hydrologist
  • Mineralogist
  • Mining engineer
  • Oceanographer
  • Paleontologist
  • Petrologist
  • Sedimentologist
  • Seismologist
  • Soils engineer
  • Technical writer
  • Volcanologist

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