- The M.Sc. program is a two-year program.
- The chairperson of the teaching committee is:
Dr. Mohammed Bashouti
- Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:
| Subject | Credits |
| A. Mandatory Course: Academic Writing | 2 |
| B. Mandatory Courses | 3 |
C. Seminars & Thesis Writing | 13 |
D. Elective Courses Within the Track of Study (including General Courses such as Math, Statistics etc.) | 20 |
| E. Courses outside the track of study or Introductory Courses | 4 |
| Total | 42 |
A. Mandatory Course:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0153 | Dr. Chris Arnush and Prof. Shai Arnon | Writing a Scientific Paper | 2 |
B. Mandatory Courses:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-7004 | Prof. Yair Zarmi | Solution Methods in Mathematics (Mandatory course for students who will begin their master's studies on October 2017 and on) | 3 |
C. Seminars & Thesis Writing
Students are required to attend Departmental Seminars (one seminar per semester).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-4444 | Prof. Golan Bel (coordinator) | Departmental Seminar A (first year) | 0.25 |
| 001-2-4454 | | Departmental Seminar B (first year) | 0.25 |
| 001-2-4464 | | Departmental Seminar A (second year) | 0.25 |
| 001-2-4474 | | Departmental Seminar B (second year) | 0.25 |
In the third and fourth semester, students must register for Thesis Writing.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9991 | | Thesis Writing A | 6 |
| 002-2-9992 | | Thesis Writing B | 6 |
Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and who continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1000 | | Thesis Writing – Continuation | 0 |
D. Elective Courses within the Track of Study (*Substitute Lecturer):
Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-4010 | Prof. Georgy Burde | Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics – A | 3 |
001-2-4011 | Dr. Roiy Sayag | Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
D. Elective Courses within the Track of Study (Continuation):
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-4012 | Prof. Isaak Rubinstein | Electro-Diffusion of Ions and Membrane Desalination Processes | 3 |
| 001-2-4013 | Prof. Boris Zaltzman / Prof. Golan Bel* | Partial Differential Equations in Mathematical Physics | 3.5 |
| 001-2-4016 | Dr. Leah Orlovsky | Geography of Desertification | 2 |
| 001-2-4019 | Prof. Georgy Burde | Application of Symmetry Methods to Problems in Mathematical Physics | 3 |
| 001-2-4022 | Prof. Ehud Meron | Pattern Formation and Spatial Ecology | 3 |
| 001-2-4024 | Prof. Karnieli & Dr. Panov | Satellite Image Processing | 3 |
| 001-2-4026 | Prof. Yossi Ashkenazy | Introduction to the Physics of Atmospheres | 3 |
| 001-2-4027 | Prof. Yossi Ashkenazy / Dr. Roiy Sayag* | Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamic | 3 |
| 001-2-4028 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli | Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forestry )no prerequisites required( | 3 |
| 001-2-4029 | Prof. Yossi Ashkenazy | Introduction to Statistics and Probability | 3 |
| 001-2-4031 | Prof. Isaak Rubinstein | Topics in Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics and Electrodiffusion (A) | 2 |
| 001-2-4038 | Prof. Golan Bel / Dr. Ido Regev* | Stochastic Processes in Physics | 3 |
D. Elective Courses within the Track of Study (Continuation):
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-4040 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli | Remote Sensing in the Changing Environment | 3 |
| 001-2-4042 | Prof. Golan Bel | Statistical Analysis in Climate Research I | 2 |
| 001-2-4044 | Prof. Golan Bel | Statistical Analysis in Climate Research II | 2 |
| 001-2-4045 | Prof. Eugene Katz / Dr. Avi Niv* | Physics of Solar Cells | 3 |
| 001-2-4046 | Prof. Eugene Katz | Advanced Concepts in Photovoltaic Devices | 3 |
| 001-2-4047 | Prof. Iris Visoli-Fisher | Surface Science for the Environment | 3 |
| 001-2-4048 | Dr. Avi Niv | Physical Optics – Outline | 3 |
| 001-2-4049 | Dr. Arik Yochelis | Nonlinear Dynamical Aspects of Electrochemical Systems | 3 |
| 001-2-4050 | Prof. Iris Visoli-Fisher / Dr. Muhammad Bashouti* | Nano-Materials and Nano-Technology for Sustainable Energy | 3 |
| 001-2-4051 | Dr. Avi Niv | Physical Optics | 2 |
| 001-2-4052 | Dr. Muhammad Bashouti | Fundamentals of Semiconductors | 3 |
| 001-2-4053 | Dr. Avi Niv / Prof. Eugene Katz* | Thermodynamics of Radiating Systems and the Optics of Solar Cells | 3 |
| 001-2-4054 | Prof. Golan Bel | Statistical analysis | 3 |
| 001-2-4055 | Prof. Golan Bel | Random Walks | 3 |
| 001-2-4056 | Dr. Hezi Yizhaq | Aeolian Geomorphology | 2 |
| 001-2-4057 | Dr. Arik Yochelis | Numerical Analysis Using MATLAB | 3 |
| 001-2-5030 | Dr. Nurit Agam | Hydrometeorology | 3 |
| 001-2-7004 | Prof. Yair Zarmi | Solution Methods in Mathematics | 3 |
| 001-2-7007 | Prof. Amos Zemel | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| 001-2-7717 | Prof. Yossi Askenazy | Topics in Physical Oceanography. Intensive course at The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat-IUI | 2 |
E. Courses outside the track of study or Introductory Courses
Students are required to complete 4 credits either from other tracks of study or from the list of introductory courses below:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0009 | Dr. Avraham Be'er | Physics of Bacterial Communities | 2 |
| 001-2-0017 | Prof. Ron Kasher | Polymer Science and Polymeric Membranes | 3 |
| 001-2-1103 | Dr. Hadas Hawlena | Introduction to Dryland Ecology | 4 |
| 001-2-2038 | Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch | Soil Physics | 3 |
| 001-2-2075 | Dr. Ilya Gelfand | Terrestrial Biogeochemsitry | 3 |
| 001-2-2205 | Dr. Ido Regev | Modeling in the Earth and Plant Sciences | 3 |
| 001-2-5041 | Dr. Menachem Sklartz | Practical Bioinformatics for Environmental Studies | 3 |
| 001-2-7010 | Dr. Menachem Sklartz | Hands-on Introduction to R: Programming, Graphing and Statistical Exploration | 3 |
