General information
Managing water resources, river catchments and coastal zones are outstanding challenges of today and tomorrow! Global changes ask for a comprehensive scientific approach, an international multidisciplinary orientation and require a new mind-set towards water and coastal management problems. We train you to become an international expert in Coastal and Water Management, with two Master degrees one from the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and one from the Rijksuniversiteit of Groningen!
The master program Water and Coastal Management (WCM) is a double degree program in which you get two diplomas. The Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen are cooperating on this program. The first year of the master degree the students are studying in Germany, their second year they are spending in the Netherlands.
The master program offers you an innovative and versatile opportunity of advanced academic education, ready to be put into practice. Taught by outstanding experts highly conversant with environmental, socio-economic, and spatial sciences, you will be trained to manage the water and coastal resources of future societies in a sustainable way.
Program schedule
| Year 1 | Year 2 |
| Spatial Planning for Sustainable Development | EIP Interactive Workshop |
| River Development, Water Management and Conservation | Comparative Research and Planning Practice |
| Understanding Bioplanet Earth | Planning Theory |
| International Sustainability Management | Planning Methods and Evaluation or Programma Management (Dutch) or Elective |
| Cases in Coastal Zone Management | |
| Nature in Conservation Practice | Reinventing Environmental Planning |
| Selected Topics in Environmental Planning | Transitions in Water Management |
| Aquatic Systems: Marine Biogeophysics | Dilemmas in Infrastructure Planning |
| Resource and Energy Economics | Coalition Planning or Elective |
| Selected Topics in SEM | Master thesis |
| International Research Workshop | |
| Case Study |
Content
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Venue
Oldenburg, Germany
First year in Oldenburg / Second year in Groningen
Application
Click here to apply: http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/wcm/enrolment/
Cost:
<p><strong>Oldenbrug</strong><br /> The fees in Oldenburg are the same for EU and non-EU-Students. All students must pay a semester fee of 328 € for the semester ticket and administrative costs. The fees have to be paid each semester.</p> <p><strong>Groningen</strong></p> <ul> <li>EU/EEA students: 1.951 € per year</li> <li>International students: 11.000 € per year</li> </ul>
Prerequisites:
Degree Requirements
The Master program is "non-consecutive". So you don't need a special Bachelor degree, but you should be able to explain your special interests for the program. The program is open to students with a bachelor’s degree in the environmental sciences that includes more specific knowledge either in the areas of natural sciences, economics, or geography and spatial planning.
Language Requirements
English language proficiency at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
- TOEFL test with at least 83 points (internet-based), 560 points (paper-based) or 220 points (computer-based), or
- At least a 9-point average for the final 4 semesters at Secondary Level II, or
- Comparable proof of the B2 level
Application Procedure:
Where to send the application:
- If you have a German university degree or you are a student from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, you have to send your application to the Immatrikulationsamt in Oldenburg.
- If you have an international degree you have to apply through uni-assist at the International Student Office (ISO) in Oldenburg.
What is needed from all applicants:
- Bachelor Degree
- tabular listing of fitting experience
- Letter of motivation
- English Certificate
- other certificates or qualifications possible
Application Deadline
The deadline for both EU/EEA and non EU/EEA students is: July 15th
Qualification
Qualification: Master of Science
Credits:
Managing water resources, river catchments and coastal zones are outstanding challenges of today and tomorrow! Global changes ask for a comprehensive scientific approach, an international multidisciplinary orientation and require a new mind-set towards water and coastal management problems. We train you to become an international expert in Coastal and Water Management, with two Master degrees one from the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and one from the Rijksuniversiteit of Groningen!
The master program Water and Coastal Management (WCM) is a double degree program in which you get two diplomas. The Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen are cooperating on this program. The first year of the master degree the students are studying in Germany, their second year they are spending in the Netherlands.
The master program offers you an innovative and versatile opportunity of advanced academic education, ready to be put into practice. Taught by outstanding experts highly conversant with environmental, socio-economic, and spatial sciences, you will be trained to manage the water and coastal resources of future societies in a sustainable way.
Program schedule
| Year 1 | Year 2 |
| Spatial Planning for Sustainable Development | EIP Interactive Workshop |
| River Development, Water Management and Conservation | Comparative Research and Planning Practice |
| Understanding Bioplanet Earth | Planning Theory |
| International Sustainability Management | Planning Methods and Evaluation or Programma Management (Dutch) or Elective |
| Cases in Coastal Zone Management | |
| Nature in Conservation Practice | Reinventing Environmental Planning |
| Selected Topics in Environmental Planning | Transitions in Water Management |
| Aquatic Systems: Marine Biogeophysics | Dilemmas in Infrastructure Planning |
| Resource and Energy Economics | Coalition Planning or Elective |
| Selected Topics in SEM | Master thesis |
| International Research Workshop | |
| Case Study |
Where to send the application:
- If you have a German university degree or you are a student from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, you have to send your application to the Immatrikulationsamt in Oldenburg.
- If you have an international degree you have to apply through uni-assist at the International Student Office (ISO) in Oldenburg.
What is needed from all applicants:
- Bachelor Degree
- tabular listing of fitting experience
- Letter of motivation
- English Certificate
- other certificates or qualifications possible
Application Deadline
The deadline for both EU/EEA and non EU/EEA students is: July 15th
Degree Requirements
The Master program is "non-consecutive". So you don't need a special Bachelor degree, but you should be able to explain your special interests for the program. The program is open to students with a bachelor’s degree in the environmental sciences that includes more specific knowledge either in the areas of natural sciences, economics, or geography and spatial planning.
Language Requirements
English language proficiency at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
- TOEFL test with at least 83 points (internet-based), 560 points (paper-based) or 220 points (computer-based), or
- At least a 9-point average for the final 4 semesters at Secondary Level II, or
- Comparable proof of the B2 level
