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17 Master's degrees offered by the university
Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management
The International Master of Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management programme from Ghent University educates a new range of resource engineer professionals by focusing on developing concepts and technology along the value chain of raw materials to make it more sustainable.
International Master of Science in Rural Development
Healthy and sustainable diets are a global challenge. While large populations face hunger and undernutrition, overweight and diet-related chronic diseases have taken on pandemic proportions. Ghent University's Nutrition and Rural Development trains a workforce that can think critically and develop programs to improve diet and nutrition of populations.
Soils and Global Change - Soil Biogeochemistry and Global Change
Soils and Global Change - Soil Biogeochemistry and Global Change programme from Ghent University aims at teaching the knowledge, tools, technologies and applications in the context of soils and global change.
Bioinformatics - Bioscience Engineering
The general objective of the Master's program of Science in Bioinformatics - Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University is gaining a better and preferentially more quantitative molecular understanding of cellular processes by integrating and modeling high throughput molecular data.
Geology
The programme of the Master of Science in Geology is offered jointly by Ghent University and KU Leuven and offers an in-depth training in general geology and a specialised training in selected disciplines of geology. The programme offers the possibility to specialise in one of the majors offered.
Physical Land Resources - Land Resources Engineering
The International Master of Science in Physical Land Resources - Land Resources Engineering at Ghent University aims at delivering experts with a broad, advanced up-to-date knowledge in the field of Physical Land Resources and soils in particular, that are capable to integrate this knowledge with the acquired techniques, skills and attitudes, and to apply them in their professional life.
Sustainable Land Management (Urban Land Engineering )
Ghent University's Sustainable Land Management (Urban Land Engineering ) is a two year, full time course. Students can choose between two main subjects: Land and Groundwater Management and Urban Land Engineering.
Sustainable Land Management (Land and Groundwater Management)
The Master of Science degree programme in Sustainable Land Management (Land and Groundwater Management) from Ghent University is a two year, full time course. Students can choose between two main subjects: Land and Groundwater Management and Urban Land Engineering.
Soils and Global Change (Physical Land Resources and Global Change)
Increased population pressure and intensive land use are causing depletion of natural resources and are limiting the performance of land with respect to its functions such as biomass production, carbon sequestration. Ghent University's Soils and Global Change (Physical Land Resources and Global Change) programmes have been developed to protect the environment and to increase ecosystem resilience.
Chemistry (Analytical and Environmental Chemistry)
The chemical impact is also omnipresent in the industrial world. Almost every branch has to do with chemistry at some level: the production process, quality control, improvement. Ghent University's Chemistry (Analytical and Environmental Chemistry) students can choose from three main subjects: Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, (Bio)organic and Polymer Chemistry, Materials and Nano Chemistry.
Soils and Global Change
The Soils and Global Change programme from Ghent University educates this next generation of soil scientists that have the knowledge and skills to characterize soils, understand soil evolution in an ecosystem context under global change based on a deep insight in the underlying processes and interactions, and develop strategies to implement climate-smart soil management policies.
Soils and Global Change (Erasmus Mundus)
The Soils and Global Change (IMSOGLO) programme from Ghent University offers you a unique international educational experience with a focused curriculum on soils and global change by bringing together the expertise of research groups at four renowned EU universities.
Agro - and Environmental Nematology
The Agro - and Environmental Nematology programme at Ghent University consists of compulsory courses focused on nematology for 60 credits during the first master year. In the second master (third semester) year students can broaden their field with many elective courses offered by Ghent University and foreign (partner) universities.
Sustainable Materials Engineering
Ghent University's Sustainable Materials Engineering aims at the study of properties, production or extraction, processing, use and recycling of a whole range of materials. Dealing with limited resource availability worldwide in a sustainable way is an important objective of the programme.
Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management
The Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management programme at Ghent University provides students a strong fundamental and applied knowledge and prepares them for an active role in the scientific research and management of marine and lacustrine systems.

Nutrition and Food Systems
The MSc Nutrition and Food Systems programme from Ghent University focusses on human nutrition and diets from a food system perspective.

Environmental Science and Technology
This Environmental Science and Technology programme at Ghent University will train a new generation of professionals to provide sustainable solutions for increasingly complex environmental problems. You will learn to create a healthier living environment for all, whilst avoiding pollution, preserving our ecosystems, and sustainably using and recovering resources