Environmental Sciences Programs

View course details → Updated August 28, 2026

This English‑taught Master of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development program is jointly built by Tongji University and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is specially oriented toward international students, government officials and research practitioners who focus on global environmental governance, pollution treatment and sustainable‑development goals. Core courses include global environmental governance, water‑resource management, climate‑change adaptation and mitigation, ecological‑risk assessment, urban sustainable‑development practice, environmental‑policy formulation and disaster‑risk reduction. Teaching resources integrate university professors, UN senior experts and international environmental‑research scholars. Apart from classroom lectures, students can take part in field investigation projects across China, international environmental‑policy seminars and cooperative research tasks with UN‑affiliated institutions. Applicants shall be non‑Chinese citizens holding valid passports and hold a recognized bachelor’s degree; relevant working experience in environment‑related fields is preferred. Two academic recommendation letters, curriculum vitae and English‑written study plan are required for application. Admitted students need to finish credit requirements and pass English master thesis defense to obtain the master degree. Graduates can take up working positions in United Nations environmental agencies, international environmental‑protection organizations, governmental environmental‑management departments, ecological‑research institutes and global sustainable‑development consulting agencies. 

Tsinghua University

China

International Master's Program in Green Environmental Infrastructure

Tuition €15,796 Annual tuition; application fee RMB 800; medical insurance and accommodation not included; subject to university adjustment

Duration Full-time | 24 Months

Located in Shenzhen, the hub of southern China’s environmental technology innovation, this program focuses on green infrastructure construction, sponge city technology, low-carbon urban infrastructure, environmental engineering and sustainable urban construction. The curriculum combines environmental engineering technology, urban infrastructure planning, carbon neutrality technology and green project management. Relying on the industrial advantages of the Greater Bay Area, the program carries out practical cooperation with environmental enterprises, and students participate in green infrastructure project research and practice. Graduates engage in green infrastructure design, environmental project management and low-carbon urban construction in international environmental engineering enterprises, urban construction departments and global environmental consulting institutions.

Beijing Normal University

China

Master of Ecological Environment Protection and Management

Tuition €7,643 Total tuition for the whole 2‑year master program; original official total tuition RMB 60000 (converted to EUR for reference only, exchange rate fluctuates). Application fee RMB 500; medical insurance and accommodation expenses are not included; fees subject to annual revision.

Duration Full‑time | 24 Months (2 academic years)

Master of Ecological Environment Protection and Management is a full‑time English‑instructed postgraduate program run by the School of Environment at Beijing Normal University. Oriented toward global ecological‑environment‑governance demands, this program integrates environmental‑science theory, ecological‑protection technology, environmental‑policy‑making, environmental‑risk‑management and sustainable‑development‑practice research. Main course contents include environmental‑ecology principle, global‑climate‑change research, environmental‑policy‑and‑law, ecological‑restoration technology, environmental‑impact‑assessment and sustainable‑development‑management theory. International students can make use of environment‑related laboratories, field‑investigation practice platforms and abundant environmental‑research‑document resources within the school. Under supervisor guidance, students will participate in environmental‑research projects, attend international‑academic‑exchange seminars and finish systematic coursework training. Applicants are recommended to hold bachelor‑degree background in environmental‑science, ecology, resource‑management or related disciplines. Students need to complete all stipulated course credits and accomplish original master‑degree thesis research as well as defence for graduation qualification. Graduates of this program are competent for technical‑research, environmental‑policy‑consulting and ecological‑project‑management positions within environmental‑protection research institutes, international environmental‑organizations and ecological‑engineering enterprises worldwide.

China Agricultural University

China

Master of Resource & Environmental Science and Plant Protection (English‑taught)

Tuition €3,380 EUR 3380 per academic year (Equivalent to RMB 26000 per academic year) • Fee description: Tuition fee for master degree program; non‑refundable application fee RMB 400; medical insurance fee extra; fees subject to annual university revision; accommodation cost is not included in tuition fee

Duration Full‑time |36 Months

View course details → Updated August 27, 2026

This interdisciplinary master program combines soil science, plant nutrition, agricultural environmental protection and plant protection knowledge. Core contents include soil resource utilization, farmland pollution remediation, nutrient cycling, ecological risk assessment and sustainable agricultural development. Teaching adopts mixed mode of classroom lectures, laboratory analysis and field demonstration observation. Non‑Chinese applicants with valid passport and equivalent bachelor degree under age 35 can apply. Students need to complete course credits and pass thesis defense to obtain master degree. Graduates can engage in environmental governance, agricultural resource management and technical consulting work in research institutes, government agencies and international environmental‑agriculture organizations. 

Tsinghua University

China

Master's Program in Environmental Science and New Energy Technology

Tuition €8,408 Annual tuition; application fee RMB 800; insurance and accommodation extra; fees may be adjusted yearly

Duration Full-time | 24 Months

This program integrates environmental science and new energy technology, covering renewable energy development, environmental pollution control, carbon capture technology, new energy materials and global energy governance. It relies on Shenzhen’s new energy industrial advantages, combining theoretical research with industrial application. Core courses include solar energy technology, wind energy engineering, environmental carbon reduction technology, energy system optimization and international energy policy. Students participate in new energy research projects and industrial demonstration projects, and are competent for technology R&D, energy project management and environmental policy analysis in global new energy enterprises, international energy organizations and environmental research institutes.

Tsinghua University

China

Master’s Program in Environmental Engineering and Management

Tuition €9,936 Annual tuition; application fee RMB 800; insurance and accommodation separate; subject to university annual adjustment

Duration Full-time | 24 Months

This English-taught program focuses on environmental engineering technology, environmental management, pollution control, carbon neutrality and global environmental governance. It relies on Tsinghua’s leading environmental science discipline, covering water pollution control, air pollution treatment, solid waste disposal, environmental policy and climate change governance. The program combines laboratory research, environmental engineering practice, field investigation of ecological projects and international environmental policy analysis. Students master advanced environmental engineering technology and global environmental governance concepts, suitable for work in international environmental organizations, environmental consulting firms, multinational corporate environmental departments and ecological protection research institutes.