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45 Master's degrees offered by the university

Biosystems Engineering
The Biosystems Engineering programme at the Wageningen University and Research focuses on the development of technology for the production, processing and storage of food and agricultural non-food, management of the rural area, renewable resources and agro-industrial production chains.

Forest and Nature Conservation
The Forest and Nature Conservation programme at Wageningen University and Research focuses on policy, sustainable management and conservation of forest and nature, i.e. understanding and predicting the effect of phenomena such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, ecotourism, timber production and animal reintroduction.

Geographical Information Management and Applications
MSc Geographical Information Management and Applications is a joint degree programme delivered by 4 universities: Wageningen University and Research, Delft University of Technology, Utrecht University, University of Twente. You will thus get the best from geo-information experts from four universities in the Netherlands.

Climate Studies
The Climate Studies programme at the Wageningen University and Research focuses on an improved understanding of climate change across the earth and its impact on ecosystems and society.

Landscape Architecture and Planning
The Landscape Architecture and Planning programme at Wageningen University and Research is a two-year MSc programme. You can specialise in Landscape Architecture and in Spatial Planning.

International Development Studies
Do you often wonder why it remains so hard to tackle global challenges such as poverty, inequality and environmental degradation? Are you intrigued by topics like migration, climate justice and social unrest? If so, join the MSc in International Development Studies from Wageningen University and Research and learn how to contribute to a more just and sustainable future.

Earth System Sciences
The Earth System Sciences programme from Wageningen University and Research teaches students about the physical, chemical and/or ecological processes in soils, water and the atmosphere from an Earth Sciences perspective at different time and spatial scales.

Consumer Studies
Why do consumers behave the way they do? What are their needs, desires and practices? How does this relate to society, where health and sustainability are seen as increasingly important? The Consumer Studies programme at the Wageningen University and Research offers a unique approach to study consumers in an ever changing society.

Environmental Sciences
Are you up to the challenge of finding innovative approaches to improve the state of the environment and sustainable solutions to the (long-term) threats it faces? The Environmental Sciences programme at Wageningen University and Research has its roots in the natural, technological and social sciences.

Food Quality Management
The Food Quality Management programme at Wageningen University and Research offers an integrated approach to the study and assessment of quality processes in the agri-food chain. The whole supply chain is studied from the primary sector to the final consumer using the unique techno-managerial approach.

Urban Environmental Management
Sustainable management of the urban environment has become one of the major challenges of the 21st century as you will learn during the Urban Environmental Management programme at the Wageningen University and Research.

Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management
Do you want to learn about innovative and sustainable solutions to preserve marine biodiversity and its ecosystem functions? Are you going to tackle these issues, using an integrative approach to marine ecosystem management? Then this Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management programme from Wageningen University and Research is the master’s for you.

Biotechnology
The Biotechnology programme at the Wageningen University and Research has become an applied area of science with a multidisciplinary approach embracing recombinant DNA technology, cellular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, as well as process design, engineering, modelling and control.

Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
The Bioinformatics and Systems Biology programme at the Wageningen University and Research was developed to cope with the output of genome sequencing initiatives, that result in an ever-increasing amount of data available about DNA (public databases currently contain over 100 Gigabases of DNA), RNA and derived proteins.

Economics of Sustainability
The Economics of Sustainability programme at Wageningen University and Research focuses on the interactions between economic actors and the natural environment. You are trained as a quantitative economist who is able to analyze real-world problems in food systems, natural resources and the living environment, and to provide economic solutions that promote transitions to a sustainable future.

Nutrition and Health
Are you interested in nutrition and health? Then this is the right place for you. Learn more about the Nutrition and Health programme at Wageningen University and Research.

Sustainable Business and Innovation
In the Sustainable Business and Innovation programme at Wageningen University and Research you will acquire knowledge, skills and competencies from both, business science and marketing, to become a manager, marketer or entrepreneur who can lead a sustainable business, contributing to a sustainable future.

Meteorology and Air Quality
The Meteorology and Air Quality programme at Wageningen University and Research educates you as an atmospheric scientist or professional and you gain state-of-the-art in-depth understanding of meteorological processes and atmospheric composition at contrasting spatiotemporal scales, relevant for societal challenges and with a skills in fieldwork, modelling and data processing.

Plant Biotechnology
Modern molecular biology has opened up a whole new range of techniques and possibilities to scientists working in the different fields of the classical plant sciences (e.g. plant physiology, plant breeding, plant pathology). The combination of these disciplines forms a challenging domain: Plant Biotechnology at Wageningen University and Research.

Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering
The Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering programme of the Wageningen University and Research is a master's with a focus on sustainable development. You learn to create innovative solutions for the challenges that metropolitan regions are facing in securing environmental change, urban sustainability and the quality of life in cities.