Soil, Water, Atmosphere

Properly managing soils, water resources, and the atmosphere is essential for human survival. Nowadays, we hear almost daily news about natural disasters like mudslides in Bangladesh or poor air quality in big cities due to climate change and anthropogenic disturbances. The Soil, Water and Atmosphere bachelor’s programme is more relevant than ever. 

What will you study during this Bachelor’s?

How does climate change affect the soil, water, and air? What can we do to manage and use our environment in a more sustainable way? If you are fascinated by the world around you and have an interest in physics, maths, chemistry, and geography, you will fit right in.

You learn to look at every process on earth through a scientific lens: from the soil beneath your feet to the atmosphere above. You will soon be able to recognise different soils and learn how we can use them in a sustainable way. Use hydrology to calculate how rain and drinking water extraction affect the groundwater level. By learning about meteorology, discover the relationship between different cloud types and weather patterns. This English-taught programme literally brings you down to earth.

Thanks to your knowledge of the relationship between soil, water, and atmosphere, you will soon be contributing to a sustainable and healthy world!

Why this programme?

• This study focuses on climate change, flooding, drought, and erosion from a natural science perspective. 
• Approach problems from multiple angles. This natural science study is unique in its combination of fields like hydrology, meteorology, and soil science.  
• You learn to combine theory with practice right away through fieldwork, practicals, and excursions. If you want an example of what we do, why not come, and take a look at the World Soil Museum located on our campus?

More information about Soil, Water, Atmosphere

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