Courses in Biosphere-Atmosphere Cycles Study Track

The preliminary syllabus for the next academic year will be  published in the end of March and the final syllabus will be published in Sisu by the end of June. Please note, that some courses will not be lectured every academic year.

See recommended previous knowledge and skills for this study track in the end of the page.

Your degree will include minimum of 120 credits out of which at least 95 credits are of advanced courses. 

Compulsory courses (45-50 cr)

Atmospheric and Earth Sciences Today (5 cr)
Atmospheric science seminar for Master’s students (5 cr)
Master's thesis (30 cr)
Maturity test (0 cr)
Personal study plan (0 cr) (included in ATM301)

Select either  Climate.now (5 cr) or  Climate.now (2 cr).

Select either  Project course in atmospheric sciences (3 or 5 cr) or  Integrating art and science (5 cr) or  Solutions.now (5 cr).

Alternative advanced studies (complete at least 50 cr)

Analysis of atmosphere-surface interactions and feedbacks (5 cr)
Field Course in Micrometeorology and Hydrology (5 cr) 
Global biogeochemical cycles (5 cr) 
Eddy covarience intensive course (5 cr) 
Tree ecophysiology (5 cr) 
Forest and peatlands as modifiers of atmospheric composition (5 cr)
Basics of Biometeorology (3 or 5 cr)
Forest Ecosystem Biogeochemistry (5 cr)
Soils and climate change (5 cr)
Methods in ecophysiology (5 cr)
Climate change mitigation and adaptation in forestry (5 cr) 
Simulation of forest growth (5 cr) 
Soil hydrology (5 cr) 
Advanced soil science (5 cr)
Advanced aquatic and sediment biogeochemistry (5 cr)
Arctic climate change (5 cr)
 

Optional advanced courses for all study tracks (0-30 cr

Leadership for Sustainable Change (5 cr)
Introduction to Earth System Modelling (5 cr)
Sustainable.now (5 cr)
SystemsChange.now (5 cr)
Solutions.now (5 cr)
Living with changing climate (5 cr)
Forests and Climate Change (2 cr)
Climate University for Virtual Exchanges (CLUVEX) (1 cr)
Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (1 cr)
Environmental and Climate Regulation in the EU (5 cr)
Application of AI/ML techniques in Atmospheric Science (3 cr)
Integrating art and science (5 cr)
 
Data Science

 Statistical Tools for Climate and Atmospheric Science (5 cr)
Analysis of atmosphere-surface interactions and feedbacks (5 cr)
Time Series Analysis in Geosciences (5 cr)
Introduction to Data Science (5 cr)
Advanced Course in Machine Learning (5 cr)
Bayesian Data Analysis (5 cr)
Neural Networks and Deep Learning (5 cr)

Select at most one of the following courses:

• Introduction to Machine Learning (5 cr)
• Introduction to Machine Learning for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (5 cr)

Other studies can include study modules or courses from other programmes or courses from other study tracks. Also practical training and language studies can be included in other studies.

In order to successfully pursue Master's studies in the biosphere-atmosphere cycles study track it is recommended that you have studied some bachelor's level studies in Forestry and Chemistry. It is also useful to know basics of fluid phenomena. You can also study them in the beginning of your Master's studies.