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Programme in Atmospheric Sciences and Biogeochemical Cycles (ABS)
International Master's Degree Programme in Atmospheric
Sciences and Biogeochemical Cycles, or shortly ABS:
Atmosphere-Biosphere-Studies, is organised together by a Nordic
pool of
universities. It brings together acknowledged excellence in
research in a variety of disciplines related to climatic and global
change, including atmospheric aerosols and chemistry, biogeochemistry,
cloud physics, micrometeorology and natural geography.
Aims of the programme The programme is based on high quality
research in atmospheric sciences and biological cycles done in two recent Nordic
centres of excellence: BACCI and NECC. The multidisciplinary content of the
programme includes basic processes in atmospheric physics including
aerosol physics; biogeochemical cycling of
carbon and other elements; mass, energy and momentun transfer through
ecosystem-atmosphere boundary as well as advanced methodology in
computational, laboratory and field research. The programme has also
built-in structure to learn international co-operation: courses of the
programme are offered by participating universities based on combination
of lectures, intensive field courses and www-courses arranged in different
locations, and both the teachers and students are assumed
to move between the universities during the programme. The approximate
study period is two years and includes 120 ECTS of studies, which include
introductory courses (20 ECTS), specialised studies either in atmospheric
sciences or biogeochemical cycles (60 ECTS) and master's thesis (40 ECTS).
The
programme is
designed for students with a prior academic degree
(equivalent to Bachelor's degree) in an appropriate field (e.g.
physics, earth and environmental sciences, chemistry) who are interested
to deepen their knowledge in environmental issues and processes
governing the global change. Basic background in physical sciences is
commendable, as well as in chemistry or biological sciences.
Contacts: Jussi
Malila, Department of Physics, and
Hanna Silvennoinen, Department of Environmental Sciences. Last update: 2009-09-01 by Webmaster.
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