Environmental Engineering B.Eng.

Over the last ten years, environmental awareness in industrialized countries has risen noticeably. In particular, young people today are increasingly interested in and committed to environmental issues such as climate and resource protection, conservation of natural habitats and healthy eating. This is also reflected in the "fridays for future" demonstrations that have been taking place regularly for several years. In addition, people are becoming more aware of the more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events as a result of climate change. The increasing discussions at all levels of society on the topics of climate and sustainability have prompted the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering to supplement and adapt their range of courses. The result is the new Bachelor's degree course in Environmental Engineering with two specializations: Infrastructure and Technology.

The content of the new Environmental Engineering course is made up of mathematical and scientific, methodological, process and construction engineering and environmental science modules.

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Graduates specializing in infrastructure are able to analyze the effects of the Western way of life on the environmental media "water", "soil" and "air" and develop sustainable concepts for reducing emissions. The methodological and procedural knowledge, skills and competencies they have acquired are applied here. In addition to the technical aspects, the changing demands on the mobility of people in urban areas, the increasing complexity of approval procedures, economic and social issues must also be considered.

Graduates of the Environmental Engineering degree program can develop environmental technology that contributes to reducing the burden on the biosphere and atmosphere. This includes the planning of environmental technology based on the state of the art in environmental science, process technology and the resulting design and choice of materials. For development, environmental engineers analyze relevant environmental processes, analyze load profiles and work on ecologically sensible solutions in research and development in order to implement them in technology using modern digital planning tools (e.g. CAD, CFD, GIS). Graduates have extensive expertise in the fields of natural sciences, ecology and climate and also possess project-related skills due to the interdisciplinary approach. One focus of the degree program is the responsible action of the engineer, with the aim of developing resilient societies in an intact environment. This includes in particular the topics of nature, recycling and recycling management as well as energy. Environmental engineers also monitor and assess plants and operating processes. They prepare environmental reports and work in approval procedures. Environmental engineers have knowledge in the field of measurement technology and IT-supported data analysis.