
Earth Sciences
Master

VU Amsterdam will help you become a geoscientist who is aware of how crucial it is to learn about the intriguing interrelations of System Earth, because that is important for everyone.
Many staff members and students involved in Earth Sciences at VU Amsterdam come from abroad, making it a truly international Master's programme. Furthermore, it is a programme in which the whole world is your field of study.
VU Amsterdam is renowned for combining all Earth Sciences specializations with other subject areas. Earth Sciences at our university are closely linked to Biology and Environmental Sciences. Why limit yourself to being just a geologist or a geographer? Become a true Earth Scientist, with far-reaching background knowledge that allows you to really make the most of your future. How exactly do ice ages, life, plate tectonics and CO2 cycles in the Earth's crust and oceans interact? What is the relationship between landscape and fault movements in the dating of rocks or in processes like uplift and erosion?
The programme's excellent reputation is partly due to the fact that it is small enough to facilitate personal contact between all participants but large enough to encompass the full range of specializations. In that sense, Amsterdam and the programme are much alike: impressive but small enough to make you feel right at home.
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Title
Master of Science
Duration
2 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2025/2026
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,601
Admission
Application requirements
Information not availableLanguage requirements
- 6.5
- IELTS overall band
- 6
- IELTS listening
- 6
- IELTS reading
- 6
- IELTS writing
- 6
- IELTS speaking
- 580
- TOEFL paper based
- 237
- TOEFL computer based
- 92
- TOEFL internet based
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Tuition fees | |
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€ 2,601 | |
Non-EU/EEAThe non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA. |
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InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
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Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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1 Sep '25 | 31 May '25 | 1 Apr '25 |
1 Sep '26 | 31 May '26 | 1 Apr '26 |
1 Sep '27 | 31 May '27 | 1 Apr '27 |
Scholarships
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NL Scholarship
The NL Scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
Nespar Scholarships
StuNed Scholarship Programme
StuNed Scholarships for master studies, short courses and customised training programmes are available for Indonesian professionals with at least 2 years' work experience in a development-related organisation.
Contact
Main addressDe Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
020-5985020
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