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Planetary Sciences (MSc)
University of Aberdeen - Main Campus United Kingdom , Aberdeenshire
  • Duration: 2 Semester
  • Degree Name: Planetary Sciences (MSc)
  • Discipline Life Sciences
  • Program Level: Master's Degree
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Special Admission Requirements
  • 3 Year Bachelors Degree with --Select Please--
  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Reading: 6.0 , Min Writing: 6.0 , Min Listening: 5.5 , Min Speaking: 5.5 )
Overview

This programme is designed to provide students from any academic background an informed understanding of planetary atmospheres and landforms, space environment, remote sensing, data analysis, astrobiology and space systems engineering and instrumentation, giving you a springboard for a career in the rapidly expanding space sector. The ambitious plans for the following decades include sending humans back to the moon, establishing a colony on Marrs, searching for life near Saturn, sending missions to probe the metalcore of a dead planet, and exploring the hidden ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa. These plans pose significant scientific and technological challenges that can only be overcome through an interdisciplinary approach. That is why this programme draws on the diverse expertise of the planetary sciences team at the University of Aberdeen to provide you with a detailed understanding of the pioneering research and technological developments that will guide the future development of space exploration. You will study the Earth and other objects of the solar system such as the Moon, Mars and exoplanets, to understand the critical steps of formation of these objects, including the physics of atmospheres, magnetic fields, geomorphology of the surface, isotopic differentiation and the formation of habitable environments. As you delve deeper into these topics you will also develop the key technical research skills needed for deep space exploration such as remote sensing, spectroscopy, and instrument design. Our aim is to educate and train a new generation of geologists, physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers of all disciplines. The interdisciplinary training included in this programme will provide you with the skills to tackle other problems outside of space exploration, such as instrument design, geology, microbiology and environmental sciences, planetary sciences and data analysis in remote sensing.

Financials
Description Sub Total
Avg Application Fee $0
Avg Cost of Tuition/Year $22000
Avg Yearly Cost of Living $12000
Estimated Other school expenses and fees $0
Estimated Total/Year $34000.00
Study and Work in Canada

Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate international students can work anywhere on or off campus without a work permit. The rules around the number of hours a student will be allowed to work may vary based on the country the student chooses to study in. International students are typically able to work up to 20 hours a week.

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