705 Natural Sciences Master's degrees in Europe
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- Europe
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- Austria6
- Belgium28
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Bulgaria3
- Croatia3
- Czech Republic16
- Denmark17
- Estonia2
- Finland31
- France47
705 Natural Sciences Master's degrees in Europe
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University of Southampton
Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience (MSc)
- Southampton, United Kingdom
MSc
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Gain knowledge of coastal, ocean, and seafloor behaviour relevant to the design of coastal and offshore infrastructure on this master's course. You'll develop valuable skills in applied geoscience to deal with hazards such as erosion, flooding, and habitat degradation to marine environments.
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INSA Toulouse
MSc Biotechnology for Building Bio-based Economy
- Toulouse, France
MSc
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The international master’s program focuses on Industrial Biotechnology and Processes for Bioeconomy and encompasses integrated learning in life sciences, chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, sustainability, environmental regulations and economics, and bioethical issues. The attractiveness of this educational program lies in producing graduate students with cross-disciplinary skills and expertise suitable for international careers in the emerging field of a sustainable bio-based economy. This program is provided by INSA Toulouse and Toulouse INP.
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University of Turku
Master's Degree Programme in Exact Sciences: Mathematics and Statistics
- Turku, Finland
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
In the Mathematics and Statistics track it is possible to graduate with mathematics or statistics as the major subject with a broad range of special courses from these fields. Within mathematics, you can even further specialize your studies in mathematics or applied mathematics.
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University of Gibraltar
MSc in Marine Science and Climate Change
- Gibraltar, Gibraltar
MSc
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Designed and delivered by expert academics and scientists, this full-time interdisciplinary programme blends theoretical study with practical, field-based work. You will cover specialist subject areas and gain the skills required to tackle the complex issues associated with the sustainable development of marine ecosystems.
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University of Twente
Master's in Spatial Engineering
- Enschede, Netherlands
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Tackle large-scale, complex, societal challenges with the use of spatial data. Natural disasters, poverty, food shortage, epidemics, and climate change; are the greatest challenges society is facing today and are characterized by enormous complexity. These so-called wicked problems are impossible to solve in a way that is simple or final.
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Åbo Akademi University
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Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging
- Turku, Finland
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
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In the Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging, students will gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical processes of a wide range of biomedical imaging technologies, with a heavy focus on the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The mandatory courses in the biomedical imaging programme cover a range of subjects from microscopic applications to cell biology, anatomy and physiology, nanomedicine or biophysics.
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Technical University of Kaiserslautern Landau
Master of Science in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology)
- Landau, Germany
MSc
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
An increasing number of chemicals is used by society today, which are also released into the environment. Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) is concerned with their potential impacts on the ecosystem. It aims to investigate and discover the effects of chemicals on biological systems in order to develop methods for risk management, as well as to predict ecological consequences.
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University Centre of the Westfjords
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Master in Coastal and Marine Management
- Ísafjörður, Iceland
Master
Full time, Part time
18 months
On-Campus
English
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Master in Coastal and Marine Management is a cross-disciplinary resource management program that focuses on coastal and marine issues and mainly draws...
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Nord University
Masters in Sustainable Production and Utilisation of Marine Bioresources
- Bodø, Norway
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
MAR-BIO is a research-based Master's program combining competence from different Nordic countries to educate next-generation professionals within the area of blue growth and marine circular economy. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the students gain insight into the interaction between Fisheries, Aquaculture, Environment, Law, Management, Production and Utilisation of Marine Bio-resources.
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University of Groningen
MSc in Nanoscience
- Groningen, Netherlands
MSc
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
In the MSc in Nanoscience, you will work together with world-class scientists: top researchers from the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials provide education in the courses. Top researchers also provide supervision in four individual projects, in different research groups. Also, our program is the home of the 2016 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Ben Feringa, and the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Frits Zernike; Spinoza Prize Winner Bart van Wees teaches in several of the given core courses. The MSc in Nanoscience is built upon the research cycle: ranging from design to synthesis, and device building, characterization, and research, to the theoretical foundation and improved design. It is a selective Master's degree: that assures you are studying as a cohort in a small but very motivated and talented group of (international) students. Our program is a 2-year full of partial scholarships for all admitted students. Also, we are among the top-3 of all Master's degree programs in the Netherlands 5 years in a row (Dutch Higher Education Guide 2019).
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Masters in Plant Biology for Sustainable Production
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Alnarp, Sweden
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
A unique Master’s programme covering essential knowledge about how plants work, their genetics and interaction with the environment.
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Manchester Metropolitan University
MSc in Global Conservation Biology
- Manchester, United Kingdom
MSc
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
In MSc Global Conservation Biology, the world’s habitats are undergoing rapid transformation. The impacts of climate change are causing species extinction at an unprecedented rate. Conservation biology as a discipline looks at the science behind these changes – including the identification of ecosystems at risk, ways of conserving biodiversity, and the role of genetics and demography.
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University of Helsinki
Master in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology
- Helsinki, Finland
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English, Finnish, Swedish
In the Master's Programme in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (MMB), you find answers to these and many other important questions. You learn about the global significance of microbes as processors of life and the environment. You will gain the potential and the tools for the development of innovations in microbial biotechnological applications.
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Chalmers University of Technology
MSc in Engineering Mathematics and Computational Science
- Gothenburg, Sweden
MSc
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Nowadays, there is mathematics in virtually everything, from mobile phones to passenger cars and oil tankers. The internet is built on mathematics. Google is based on probability theory, and cryptology and secure data transfer are based on classical number theory. Modern physics, chemistry, climate science, bioinformatics — the list is long.
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Ca' Foscari University of Venice
MA in Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials
- Mestre, Italy
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
This Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials master’s degree at Ca' Foscari University of Venice provides you with the multi-disciplinary training in material science, chemistry and biology that will allow you to become an expert in the design and synthesis of new bio- and nanomaterials.
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In a natural sciences academic program, many branches of the field might be explored in depth with the goal of observing and learning about nature. Some of these branches may include astronomy, biology, physics, ecology and chemistry.
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the western most point of Eurasia, Europe is usually divided from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas.
Master-level studies involve specialized study in a field of research or an area of professional practice. Earning a master’s degree demonstrates a higher level of mastery of the subject.
Earning a master’s degree can take anywhere from a year to three or four years. Before you can graduate, you usually must write and defend a thesis, a long paper that is the culmination of your specialized research.