Bachelor Environmental Engineering

Career profile

Environmental engineers produce well-founded technical solutions drawn from the engineering sciences in the following fields:
– hydrology and water resources management, groundwater
– environmental microfluidics
– urban water management
– river and hydraulic engineering
– ecological systems design
– earth observation for environmental applications
– industrial ecology, air quality control.

They collaborate closely with civil, geomatic and process engineers, economists and social scientists. They work mainly in the fields of water resources management, prevention of water pollution, water supply and waste water treatment, recycling and waste disposal engineering, soil protection, and air and noise pollution control. They work in planning and consulting offices, companies, public administration and research institutes; in the field of risk management in insurance companies and banks; and in development collaboration projects.

Bachelor's degree programme (180 credits)

The Bachelor’s degree programme provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of mathematics and the natural and engineering sciences. A project in the second semester gives a first insight into practical problem solving. Laboratory work also familiarises students with the necessary analytical and experimental methods. Additional knowledge is acquired in an elective module (see below). The pro-gramme concludes with an independent Bachelor’s thesis.

General basic courses:
Mathematics, Mechanics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, etc.
Subject-specific fundamentals:
Hydrology, Hydraulics, Urban Water Management, Ecological Systems Design, Water Resources Management, Air Quality Control, Waste Technology, Earth Observation, etc.
Social science subjects:
Law, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, Project Management
One elective module chosen from:
Soil Protection, Environmental Planning, Civil Engineering, Energy
In addition: laboratory course, Bachelor’s thesis

For detailed information go to the pages in German Umweltingenieurwissenschaften

Master's degree programme (120 credits)

Building on the basic knowledge acquired in the Bachelor’s degree programme, the Master’s programme expands students’ subject- specific knowledge in a course made up of modules from the fields of water resources management, urban water management, environmental technologies, resource management, and river and hydraulic engineering (see box). This course is supplemented by a broad range of electives. A one-year experimental and computer laboratory provides experience with practical measurement, lab work, collection and analysis of data. Project work and a six-month Master’s thesis provide the opportunity for students to approach a specific topic in an applied or research-oriented manner.

Choice of one module from:
– Urban Water Management
– Environmental Technologies
– Resource Management
– Water Resources Management
– River and Hydraulic Engineering
Electives, laboratory course, project work
Master’s thesis (6 months)