Wie ist das Umweltingenieurwesen Studium aufgebaut?

The degree course in Environmental Engineering comprises 180 ECTS credits, which students collect over the course of their studies. In the first semester, seven compulsory modules are taken in full-time study. For the winter semester 2016/2017, these are: Climatology and Computer Science; Culture and Languages 1 (English 1, Culture, Society, Language 1); Biology 1 (Botany 1, Microbiology), Use of Natural Resources (Use of Natural Resources, Flora and Fauna 1); Natural Sciences 1 (Chemistry 1, Mathematics for Environmental Engineers 1); Earth Sciences (Geology, Soil Science 1); and Nature and Society (Nature and Society 1, Project Week UNR). In the second semester, prospective environmental engineers again attend compulsory modules (Culture and Languages 2; Biology 2; Ecology - with Ecology and Environmental Analysis; Natural Sciences 2; Applied Mathematics and Statistics; Physics 1; Nature and Society 2; and Project Management. In addition, students choose a specialization and attend a foundation module in this specialization. In the third semester, the curriculum again includes basic modules for the respective specialization, as well as a large selection of modules that can be taken individually or as a minor. By attending a large number of modules in a minor, such as species knowledge, field diagnostics and analytics, life cycle assessment and label management, or education and consulting, students determine a further focus and can thus individually design their environmental engineering studies. In the third semester, "Visual Communication" is added as a compulsory module, followed by a term paper in the fourth semester and the compulsory Bachelor's thesis in the sixth semester. For a detailed module overview, please contact the individual Universities of Environmental Engineering directly.