A 3-year bachelor's programme, taught in German, in Zurich.

PriceCHF 2,190/ semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384
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LanguageGerman⁠Requires C1 level
Duration3 years⁠

✓ 7 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

88 modules published

What are all the subjects?

All 88 modules

Year 1 · 7 modules · all required · 26 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· autumn_semester6
· autumn_semester4
· autumn_semester3
· autumn_semester5
· autumn_semester2
· autumn_semester3
· autumn_semester3

Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026

Modules · 81 modules · 247 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· autumn_semesterElective5
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective5
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterRequired4
· autumn_semesterElective5
· autumn_semesterElective5
· autumn_semesterElective1.5
· autumn_semesterElective1.5
· autumn_semesterRequired5
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective4
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective10
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired4
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective6
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterRequired1
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective5
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective4
· autumn_semesterRequired1
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective4
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective4
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3

Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelCh bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Credits180 ECTS⁠
Study modeNot found on official pages
DeliveryNot found on official pages
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More society, ethics and law than 6 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeBachelor Environmental Sciences ETH Zürich88
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More maths and foundations, less thesis

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Maths and foundations
29% here
15% typical
Society, ethics and law
10% here
1% typical

Less here than typical

Specialist subjects
7% here
51% typical
Thesis
4% here
7% typical

About the same as typical: data and computing, business and management, projects and labs, research methods, internship.

What is only here?

30 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Maths and foundations

11
  • Geology and Petrography
  • Physics Experiments and their Analysis
  • Introduction to Environmental Organic Chemistry
  • Environmental Analytical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Seminar for Bachelor Students: Environmental Biology
  • Numerical Methods in Environmental Sciences
  • Soil and Water Chemistry
+3 more
  • Ecological Genetics
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Selected Topics of Physical Chemistry

Society, ethics and law

8
  • Rivers: Concepts and Methods for Sustainable Management
  • Environmental Ethics (University of Zurich)No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH as an incoming student. UZH Module Code: 07SMEEE266
  • Political Geography (University of Zurich)No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: 07SMGEO423 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/deadlines.html
  • Psychology
  • Principles of Political Science
  • Startups and Law Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET, D-MAVT.
  • Environmental Law
  • International Environmental Politics

Specialist subjects

3
  • Tackling Environmental Problems I
  • Environmental Policy
  • Environmental Policy: Term Paper

Projects and labs

3
  • The Psychology of Climate Change Communication: Theoretical Insights and Practical Applications
  • Mediation in Environmental Planning: Theory and Case Studies
  • Project Development in Renewable Energies

Business and management

2
  • Corporate Sustainability
  • Technology Entrepreneurship

Data and computing

2
  • GIS I: Basics of Geographic Information Systems
  • Environmental Systems Data Science: Data Processing
Where you'll study

Studying in Zurich

What is the campus like?
City size100,000 to 500,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 440,935 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 0.6 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingHelp finding a room, no rooms of its ownInferred
FacilitiesGymInferred, Library⁠, Music rooms⁠
FoodCafeteria (Hönggerberg campus)⁠, Cafeteria (Zentrum campus)⁠
SupportCareer service⁠, Counselling⁠, Disability support⁠, Student clubsInferred, Student union⁠

The rest of what we hold on ETH Zürich is on its page.

What it costs

At least CHF 4,530 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ CHF 4,530 first year · 2026/27 · specific applicants · our sum

Tuition 2026/27 · 2 semestersCHF 4,380
Application feeCHF 150

Not published: living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (2)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
Tuitionch, li · or residence in CH/LI when the entrance qualification was obtained; EU/EFTA wit…2026/27CHF 730 / semester
≈ €795
TuitionOther foreign · note: students who do not meet the group 1 criteria2026/27CHF 2,190 / semester
≈ €2,384
What changes the price?

3 things that move it

−CHF 12,000

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)

Grant

Giorgio Pegoraro Scholarship

Grant

Nizzola Excellence Scholarship

Is that expensive?

Among 3 similar programmes, in euros / semester

This programme €2,384

Costs more than 0 of 2 similar programmes. Too few programmes to name a typical price (we need 5).

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 3, cheapest first
This programme2026/27≈ €2,384
Bachelor Agricultural Sciences (ETH Zürich)2026/27≈ €2,384
Bachelor Earth and Climate Sciences (ETH Zürich)2026/27≈ €2,384
How to start

Apply by 31 Mar 2027

Dates that differ by citizenship are marked for your group.

When does it happen?
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Every date (6 dates)
Mar 2027
  • Application deadline
  • Language certificate
  • Application deadline
  • Language certificate
Sep 2027
  • Programme starts
Oct 2027
  • Entrance exam registration
Is my language good enough?
German requirementC1 CEFR minimum
What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyUnknown
  2. 2
    Prove your languageStage: Application · CEFR from: C1 · Language: German⁠
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseUnknown
  5. 5
    Where you applyUnknown
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    Deadline31 Mar 2027 · Application · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · Start date: 1 Dec 2026 · 2027/28⁠
    +4 more
    • 31 Mar 2027 · Language certificate · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · 2027/28⁠
    • 15 Oct 2027 · Entrance exam registration · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · Start date: 15 Sep 2027 · 2027/28⁠
    • 31 Mar 2027 · Application · Term: Autumn semester · Without entrance exam · Start date: 1 Dec 2026 · 2027/28⁠
    • 31 Mar 2027 · Language certificate · Term: Autumn semester · Without entrance exam · 2027/28⁠
  8. 8
    StartDate: 20 Sep 2027 · Term: Autumn semester · 2027/28⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

3 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, all countries

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeBachelor Environmental Sciences ETH ZürichSimilarAgricultural Sciences and Horticultural Sciences TUMSimilarBachelor Agricultural Sciences ETH Zürich
PriceCHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27€2,300 / semester · 2027/28CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27
Duration3 years6 semesters3 years
LanguageGermanGermanGerman
Next date1 Dec 202618 Oct 20271 Dec 2026

4 of 6 publish a next date.

ETH Zürich · ZurichSwitzerland

Bachelor Earth and Climate Sciences

CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384

35% maths and foundations · 7% free electives

BachelorScholarshipsGerman
Next date

FH OÖ · WelsAustria

Bio- and Environmental Technology

Bio- und Umwelttechnik

€726.72 / semester · year not stated · confirm with the source

24% free electives · 13% maths and foundations

Closed to new studentsBachelorInternshipSemester abroadGerman

FH OÖ · WelsAustria

Sustainable Solutions

€726.72 / semester · year not stated · confirm with the source

14% business and management · 6% internship

Closed to new studentsBachelorInternshipSemester abroadGerman

FH OÖ · WelsAustria

Agricultural technology and management

Agrartechnologie und -management

€726.72 / semester · year not stated · confirm with the source

12% thesis

BachelorInternshipSemester abroadGerman
Next date
Where this comes from

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Why trust this page?

189 facts from 7 official sources

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189facts with a quote
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor Environmental Sciences is a bachelor's programme in agriculture and environment at ETH Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. It takes 3 years. It carries 180 ECTS credits. Teaching is in German.

The institution publishes 88 modules, of which 68 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are free electives (33%), maths and foundations (29%) and society, ethics and law (10%).

How much does Bachelor Environmental Sciences cost?

CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w…. In euros that is ≈ €2,384.

When is the next deadline or start?

1 Dec 2026 (Apply by).

What language is it taught in?

German (Requires C1 level).

How long does it take?

3 years.

Where is it?

ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Everything we hold

All 11 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values
StartDate: 20 Sep 2027 · Term: Autumn semester · 2027/28⁠
Admission · 1 with values
Language requirementStage: Application · CEFR from: C1 · Language: German⁠
Programme · 4 with values · 2 without
Credits180 ECTS⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
Duration3 years⁠
Language of instructionGerman⁠
LevelCh bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Study modeNot found on official pages

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