Earth Sciences offers three specialisations:
Geology and Geochemistry (G&G)
G&G is likely to be phased out. As a result, we cannot guarantee with certainty that this specialisation will proceed as it has in the past, for prospective students. Read more.
Earth and Climate (E&C)
We are planning to make some changes to the E&C track. E&C focuses on the Earth's surface and climate records, applying field work with laboratory research to understand and reconstruct land-surface processes, ocean and climate dynamics, biogeochemical cycles, (paleo-)ecology, and the role of humanity.
Global Environmental Change and Policy (GECP)
If you want to help create sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest societal and scientific challenges through sound interdisciplinary research, GECP gives you the knowledge and skills to tackle the complex problems our planet faces today.
Hbo diploma
You can register for the Master Earth Sciences with a Dutch hbo diploma, often without a pre-master. Want to find out how that works? Please send an email to any of the Earth Sciences specialisations:
- Global Environmental Change and Policy: gecp.ivm@vu.nl
- Earth and Climate: MSc.EC@vu.nl
- Geology and Geochemistry: MSc.GG@vu.nl
