Content of studies Environment and Engineering
The right mix of theory and practice
Produce in a climate-friendly way. Using resources efficiently. Develop recyclable products in the spirit of the circular economy. Using Engineering and Technology for corporate environmental protection. All of these contribute to changing our world. If you're looking for a degree that makes sense, secures your own future and that of our planet, then you've come to the right place!
In six semesters, you'll become a sought-after environmental engineering and resource management professional. Natural science and engineering content complement each other ideally. The course contents are grouped into six modules: Natural Sciences (17%), Environmental Engineering (19%), Resource Management (19%), Environmental Information Systems (15%), Environmental Workshop (21%), and Scientific Work (9%).
The electives offered in the 5th semester are your chance to specialize in your field. Depending on your interests or career prospects, you choose an environmental project and one of the two electives with an environmental technology or environmental economics focus.
Study programme structure
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Applied mathematics | 3 | 2 |
| Mathematics for environmental engineering | 6 | 4 |
| Fundamentals of physics | 3 | 2 |
| Fundamentals of chemistry | 4 | 3 |
| Man-Technology-Environment | 5 | 4 |
| Business and Management Fundamentals | 3 | 2 |
| System and process management | 3 | 2 |
| Information Technology | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 21 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Chemistry for environmental technology | 4 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering for Environmental Technology | 3 | 2 |
| Fundamentals of thermodynamics | 3 | 2 |
| Introduction to environmental law | 2 | 1 |
| Introduction to the methods of environmental assessment | 4 | 3 |
| Linear Algebra and Operations Research | 4 | 3 |
| Programming basics | 6 | 4 |
| Communication, presentation and scientific work | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 20 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Physics for environmental engineering | 4 | 3 |
| Laboratory practical course chemistry | 4 | 3 |
| Measurement and sensor technology | 3 | 2 |
| General process engineering | 4 | 3 |
| Resource Management | 6 | 4 |
| Applied statistics | 3 | 2 |
| Database management and relational databases | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 30 | 21 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Materials science and materials engineering | 3 | 2 |
| Applied thermodynamics | 3 | 2 |
| Chemical engineering | 3 | 2 |
| Electrical systems | 4 | 3 |
| Automation technology | 3 | 2 |
| Environmental Process Engineering | 4 | 3 |
| Environmental technology for water treatment | 4 | 3 |
| Recycling and waste management | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 30 | 21 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| Life Cycle Analysis *E | 4 | 3 |
| International Aspects of Environmental Law *E | 2 | 1 |
| Corporate Environmental Information Systems *E | 4 | 3 |
| Intercultural Awareness *E | 2 | 1 |
| Project Management *E | 3 | 2 |
| Environmental Project *E | 9 | 2 |
| Elective 1 of 2 *E | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 30 | 16 |
| Course unit | ECTS | SHW |
| professional practical training | 10 | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary integration | 2 | 2 |
| Simulation Workshop Energy | 6 | 4 |
| bachelor's thesis | 10 | 0 |
| final bachelor's examination | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 6 |
*E | Courses in English
*WF | Elective 1 of 2
- Selected Environmental Technologies and an environmental engineering project work *E
- Resource and Environmental Management in the Company and an environmental economics project work *E
ECTS: Performance points according to the "European Credit Transfer System". According to international standards, 180 ECTS points must be earned over 6 semesters.
SWS: One semester hour per week (SWS) corresponds to 15 educational components of 45 minutes.
Learning content in detail
Professional practical training - your entry into the job!
During the 6th semester of your bachelor's degree, you will apply the knowledge you have acquired in a practical work environment. For at least 250 hours (10 to 15 weeks; depending on the extent of employment), you will work on a real project in a company. You will be supervised by a person from the company on site and a university lecturer during the entire internship period and will discuss the current procedure. The aim is to gain a specialisation in the relevant field of activity and to work on a complex problem as a project. While working on a joint project - which also has to be documented - you will learn to integrate yourself into a work team and to cooperate with other departments across the board.