Overview

Key features:

The students will be trained to assess the impact of pollutants on quality of soil, atmosphere and water resources and their specific role in environmental issues and make aware of challenges and has to fond in finding solutions.
With the pressing environmental problems that exist worldwide and the ever-increasing world population, the need for well-trained environmental soil scientists has never been greater. The graduates of the Environmental Soil Science MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya always select challenging career paths working with other professionals to solve complex environmental problems.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Soil Science
Environmental Soil Physics
Environmental Soil Chemistry
Environmental Microbiology
Techniques in Soil Plant, Water & Fertilizer Analysis
Formation and Characteristics of Tropical Soils

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-03-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

60 (coursework + research)

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Soil Science Microbiology Environmental Sciences View 5 other Masters in Soil Science in Sri Lanka

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, science or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the PGIA and Senate of the University of Peradeniya.

Tuition Fee

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International

6000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6000 USD for the full programme during 12 months.
National

350 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 350 USD for the full programme during 12 months.

National CW: LKR125,000; CW + research: LKR225,000
SAARC countries: $4,000 (CW); $5,000 (CW + research)
Other countries: $6,000 (CW); $7,000 (CW + research)

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Environmental Soil Science.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

226 countries / Need-based

Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria

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