
Environment and Natural Resources
120 ECTS - Master's degree
The Environment and Natural Resources Master’s Programme is a unique interdisciplinary and international programme that provides academic insight into the various aspects of environmental issues and the utilisation of natural resources. It is tailored to different student needs in terms of academic background and interests.

About the programme
The Master's programme is interdisciplinary. Students choose one of six specialisations:
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Sustainable Energy and Industrial Systems
- Environmental Management, Science and Policy
- Natural Resource Management
- Marine Resource Management
- Renewable Energy - Energy Economics, Policy and Sustainability

Interdisciplinary structure
The ENR programme is organised jointly by all of the University of Iceland Schools and students graduate from different Faculties, depending on their thesis advisor's home faculty. The ENR programme consists of core courses, restrictive electives, electives, and a research thesis. Students graduate with MA or MS in Environment and Natural Resources.
- Applicants must have completed a BA/BS/B.ed. degree at the University of Iceland, or a comparable degree from another University - first class. First class refers to grade point average of at least 7.25 on a scale from 1-10. This is regardless of the subject of previous degrees.
- All international applicants, whose native language is not English, are required to provide results of the TOEFL (85) or IELTS (6.5) tests as evidence of English proficiency.
- Applicants are asked to submit a letter of motivation, 1-2 pages, where they should state the reasons they want to pursue graduate work, the issues and problems they want to address, and their future academic and/or professional goals, and a suggestion or outline for a final paper. Reasons for choosing the University of Iceland should be briefly explained.
- Confidential letters of recommendation (2-3) should be submitted. These should be from faculty members or others who are familiar with your academic work and qualified to evaluate your potential for graduate study.


Gaia & Green Days
The students association in the Environment and Natural Resources programme is called Gaia. Gaia's aims are to facilitate diverse social activities and communication, between students, as well as to protect the rights of students. Gaia is the main organiser of UI's annual Green Days, intended to increase awareness about sustainability and environmental issues.
Contact us
Bjargey Anna Guðbrandsdóttir
Programme Coordinator
Gimli, (3rd floor), Sæmundargata
102 Reykjavík, Iceland
Tel: +354 525 5457
Email: umhverfi@hi.is
