International Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering B. Sc.

Career prospects

As an environmental engineer, your degree will enable you to work in a wide range of industries and opens up career prospects in the following professional fields:

• Engineering firms in Germany and abroad (consulting, planning, dimensioning and construction management of environmental plants)
• Plant construction (construction and commissioning of environmental plants)
• Municipal and state authorities (civil engineering, environmental protection, water management)
• The environmental industry
• Environmental departments in industrial companies (e.g. environmental officers, emission control officers)
• Trade and professional associations

As the legal requirements concerning the environment and the generation of electrical power are on the increase, the demand for environmental engineers is high and ongoing, Experience to date shows that the majority of graduates of the programme have found jobs in the fields of plant construction, wastewater plants, energy technology and supply (especially renewable energies) as well as in public utilities.

Programme structure

In the first year of the programme, you acquire relevant foundation knowledge in the fields of natural and engineering sciences: Mathematics, Biology and Environmental Microbiology, Chemistry and Aquatic Chemistry, Solid Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics; two specialisations are also offered:

1. Process engineering: here the focus is on the conception, dimensioning and planning of environmental engineering systems for integrated and downstream environmental protection.
2. Infrastructure: Here you deal with the integration of environmental engineering facilities and structures into the infrastructure of the man-made environment.

In the second year of studies, the fundamentals of environmental law are on the programme. You also attend application-oriented courses on water treatment technologies, thermodynamics and heat transfer, recycling management and materials technology, thermal process engineering or urban water management, environmental biotechnology or barrier-free infrastructure, process and reaction engineering or water networks. In the fourth semester, you attend foundation courses in management and business administration.

The third year is taken up by a full year studying at a partner university abroad. Alternatively, you can complete the 5th semester at the Hochschule Bremen in English. The 7th semester includes a work placement of several weeks in your future professional field and the Bachelor's thesis.