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Earth and Climate

The study of System Earth and the impact of climate and man on the natural system
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System Earth

This minor focuses on the study of System Earth (land, ocean, atmosphere) and the impact of climate and man on the natural system. You will study the following aspects such as: 

  • How does System Earth work with its interactions between rocks, water, organisms and gasses 
  • What are the interactions between the biosphere and geosphere, Darwin’s theory of Evolution, the big extinctions in earth’s history 
  • Man changing the Earth: the Anthropocene as a new geologic period; are we entering a new mass extinction. What is the impact of man and climate on biogeochemical cycles on land and in oceans
Courses in period 1:
  • System Earth
  • Climate Science

Courses in period 2:

  • Introduction to Biogeosciences
  • Hydrology of the Netherlands

Course in period 3:

  • Concepts and Solutions in Sustainability Science


For specific information about each course, please visit our study guide.

Admission and registration

Admission

Undergraduate students interested in the functioning of System Earth (land, ocean, atmosphere) and the impact of climate and man on the natural system. The minor targets at students with a background in the Natural Sciences (profiel Natuur en Techniek, Natuur en Gezondheid or comparable educational tracks) that follow a major outside the domain of this minor (verbredende minor).

Similarly for students from HBO.

Registration

Please see the application procedure for more information.

Questions about the programme

If you have detailed questions about the contents of the programme, please contact Dr. Kay Beets | c.j.beets@vu.nl | +31205987357.

Samenvatting Earth and Climate

Taal

Engels

Duur

1 semester (30 EC)

StartDatum

1 september

Interessegebied

Natuurwetenschappen

Faculteit

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