Prospective Bachelor's degree students

The Bachelor's degree programme in Earth and Climate Sciences at ETH Zurich: explore the system Earth with us!

Find solutions for climate protection, exploration of renewable resources, sustainable energy production, or prediction of natural hazards. The Bachelor in Earth and Climate Sciences: an education with a future.

“How well can we remove CO₂ from the atmosphere using rock flour? As a geochemist, I am developing a method to quantify CO₂ removal by enhanced weathering.”

Tim Jesper Suhrhoff, SNSF Postdoc. Mobility Fellow, Yale University

Detailed information for prospective Bachelor's degree students is available on the German version of our website.

The world of Earth and Climate Sciences

An insight into the Earth and Climate Sciences studies at ETH Zurich (in German)

Melissa Schwab at work on an expedition cruise

“As a biogeochemist, I combine field data and remote sensing to monitor changes in the carbon cycle and their impact on climate change.”

Melissa Schwab, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Contact

Study Coordination

Karin Mellini

Dep. Erdwissenschaften
Sonneggstrasse 5
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

Student advisory service

Study programme flyer

Download Flyer: Erd- und Klimawissenschaften (PDF, 823 KB)

“I map, analyse, and model rockfalls and landslides in order to find economically viable and sustainable solutions for the safety of people and infrastructure.”

Tobias Schwestermann, Geologist at BTG Büro für Technische Geologie AG, Postdoc University of Geneva