BA/BS in Environmental Sciences

This bachelor's programme in Environmental Sciences, run by the Faculty of Technological Sciences, is a scientific course that brings together technological and social sciences. It focuses on applying biological, chemical and physical principles to studying the physical environment and solving environmental problems, including reducing or controlling pollution and degradation, the interaction between people, society and the natural environment, and the management of natural resources. Graduates have broad career options because they can work across many sectors, including construction, which the programme presents as adding to their immediate relevance to society; graduates have gone on both to further study and to practical employment. Teaching combines lectures, tutorials, practicals, instruction sessions and field visits, delivered in Dutch and English. Admission requires a VWO diploma or an equivalent qualification, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics I in the subject package. The degree runs for three years and carries 180 ECTS credits, with no fixed intake quota.