The Master's Degree Programme in
Environment and Natural Resources MENVI
Entry requirements
The English-language Master's Degree Programme in Environment and Natural Resources (MENVI) will admit a maximum of 16 new students who satisfy the admission criteria. The application period is now closed.
The MENVI programme includes four major subjects, two of which offer only one specialisation line. Applicants must choose the major subject for which they are applying from among the following: 1) Plant Production Biology, specialisation line in Agroecology, three students can be selected 2) Agrotechnology, specialisation line in Environmental Engineering in Agriculture, five students can be selected 3) Environmental Soil Science, three students can be selected and 4) Microbiology, five students can be selected.
The decision on student selection for the academic cycle 2012-2014 will be made by the Faculty’s Admissions Board in April 2012 at the latest. The right to pursue a degree at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry will be granted by the Admissions Board.
More information about the e-registration
Please read the following information before filling in the online application.
Eligible applicants
The Master’s Degree Programme in Environment and Natural Resources (MENVI) is open to applicants who have completed a suitable Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent degree, in fields relevant to the MENVI in Finland or abroad. See relevant fields for MENVI study lines on General description page. Also eligible are applicants who will have completed a suitable Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree, so that by the time they enrol (no later than July 31, 2012) at the University, they will be able to present their diploma.
Selection criteria
Student selection will primarily be based on previous study performance, the relevance of previously completed studies, the study plan and a motivation letter drafted by the applicant. In addition to good English skills, the applicants are required to have good performance level in their previously completed studies. Secondary consideration can be given to the applicant’s proficiency in other languages, professional experience relevant to the programme, applicant’s CV as well as letter of recommendation.
Special consideration will be given to the fact that the applicant’s previous studies must provide a solid foundation for studies in the programme. Admitted students may be required to complete a maximum of 30 credits worth of supplementary studies. These studies cannot be incorporated into the Master’s degree. If more than 30 credits of supplementary studies are considered necessary for the applicant to be able to study in the program, the applicant cannot be chosen.
Language requirements
In accordance with Rector’s Decision No. 63/2010, applicants are required to have academic level proficiency in English in order to be able to successfully complete their studies. Detailed information on language tests and other acceptable ways of indicating skills in English, see the following links:
Table of language requirements
More information about the lanuage tests
Application documents
The right to pursue a degree will be granted on the basis of application documents.
Applicants must enclose with their application form the following English-language documents:
- Diploma and transcript of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent basic university degree. The documents submitted must be officially certified photocopies of both the documents in the original language as well as their translations. The transcript must indicate the grading scale used in the assessment of the degree.
- Certificate of English language skills
- A motivation letter as part of the online applicant e-registration. The applicants should describe their academic, professional and personal competencies and write a preliminary study plan, including a plan for the topic of the Master’s thesis
- Applicant’s CV (optional)
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
The application form may contain programme-specific questions. Applicants may also be required to provide identification documents.
At its discretion, the Faculty may ask for further clarification of the documents submitted by the applicant. Applicants may be asked to provide further information.
Note! Needed country-specific documents listed here.
Results
The results of the student selection will be available in April 2012. The results will be posted to all applicants.
A student admitted into the MENVI programme may not later on apply to change his or her major subject in another Master’s programme in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.
Admitted applicants must inform the Academic Affairs Office of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry by 12 June 2012 at 16.15 (4:15 p.m. GMT +2) whether or not they accept the student place granted to them. Such applicants are entitled to submit their other enrolment documents by 31 July 2012.
Those who fail to confirm their acceptance of their student place and to submit the required documents by the deadline will lose their right to pursue studies at the Faculty.
General application information
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When you have completed filling in the application, you may print the Application Form directly from the UAF website or send to your mail box as a PDF file. Your registration data is saved on the UAF database. The printed and signed paper application form with all the required enclosures must be sent to the University Admissions Finland (UAF):
Mailing address:
University Admissions Finland (UAF)
Yliopistonkatu 2
FI-00170 Helsinki
Finland
The application with all the required enclosures must be mailed via regular (air) mail or send through an international courier service (Fed-Ex, UPS, TNT, DHL or equivalent). E-mailed or faxed applications or documents will not be accepted.