ETH - IACETH

The Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC) is part of the department for Environmental Sciences. As such it offers a «Major in Atmosphere and Climate» within the Environmental Sciences programme. In parallel it offers a specialised Master's programme. The main differences are listed below.

	MSc in Atmospheric and Climate Science	MSc in Environmental Sciences / Major in Atmosphere and Climate
Programme's length	3 terms (90 ECTS) 2 terms of course work Master's thesis	4 terms (120 ECTS) 2 terms of course work Master's thesis internship (Work experience outside the university, e.g. in an environmental engineering firm, municipal environmental office, etc...)
Title	MSc in Atmospheric and Climate Science (title implies specialization, good for career in this field)	MSc in Environmental Sciences (title implies a broad scientific background)
Requirements	Admission is attractive to career changers (details on prescribed ECTS)	Admission requires broadness in Bachelor's degree (details on prescribed ECTS)
Students	About 15-20 students per year in specialised MSc in Atmospheric and Climate Science	About 15 in the Major Atmosphere and Climate (while all Majors of Environmental Sciences comprise a total of approximately 150 students per year)
Department	Administered by Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW)	Administered by Department of Environmental Sciences (D-UWIS)

If you enroll for the environmental sciences programme, please study both the website of the department of Environmental Sciences for general information, and in particular concerning the admission conditions and the internship. See link above.

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Side-by-side comparison of MSc programmes

MSc in Atmospheric and Climate Science

MSc in Environmental Sciences / Major in Atmosphere and Climate

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