Environmental Engineering

专业详情

Sustainable Resource Management

Water, soil and air are becoming increasingly valuable re-​sources as population increases. The goal of environmental engineers is to manage these vital resources in a sustainable manner and to restore them wherever necessary.

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