Energy and environmental engineering Master's degree

The Master's degree program in Energy and Environmental Engineering qualifies you for demanding tasks at the forefront of technological development in the energy and environmental sector. You will deepen your engineering knowledge, acquire management skills and develop the ability to work independently and scientifically. You can choose between specializing in renewable energies and energy efficiency or environmental and radiation protection to specialize in future-oriented fields of technology.

Scientifically sound specialization

Depending on your chosen specialization, you will develop advanced skills in these key areas:

• Development and optimization of systems for sustainable energy generation
• Innovative storage technologies and hydrogen systems
• Energy-efficient technologies and thermal management
• Environmentally friendly application of radiation technology
• Numerical methods for the simulation of complex systems
• Scientific research methodology and project management

You will gain an in-depth understanding of energy technology structures and qualify as an innovator in the field of sustainable technologies. In the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency specialization, you will focus on sustainable energy generation, innovative storage technologies and energy efficiency. With the Environmental and Radiation Protection specialization, you will become an expert in the environmentally friendly use of modern radiation technology in industry, research and medicine. Practical projects and complex internships allow you to directly apply the knowledge you have acquired and perfect your skills.

Optional variant with KIAdirekt

What's special: This degree course is optionally available as a cooperative KIAdirekt degree course. This means you work in a company (the cooperation partner) and earn money. The KIAdirekt variant at our university is explained in more detail here.

The Master's degree program in energy and environmental engineering combines scientific depth with practical application. The three-semester course has a modular structure and offers you the opportunity to tailor your profile by choosing a specialization and various compulsory elective modules.

In the first semester, you will acquire advanced methodological foundations in areas such as project management, engineering mathematics and specific specialist modules depending on your chosen specialization. At the same time, you will begin a practical project or complex internship. The second semester deepens your specialist knowledge with modules on storage technologies, energy systems and in-depth focus-related content such as numerical fluid mechanics or plant safety. A wide range of compulsory elective modules allows you to specialize further according to your personal interests and career goals - from heating and ventilation technology and asset management to environmental and energy law. You dedicate the third semester to your Master's thesis, in which you work independently on a challenging scientific topic and demonstrate your research skills.

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Admission requirements

• Degree from an engineering Bachelor's degree program with 210 ECTS
• With a proven 180 ECTS, the Master's degree course in energy and environmental engineering can be started with a preparatory semester. The 30 ECTS still required are acquired in this semester. Students can choose individually from a wide range of subjects in order to acquire the necessary specialist knowledge.