Ecology and Environmental Protection Bachelor's degree program

• General or subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification/entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or relevant master craftsman examination or passed entrance examination
• Applicants with a qualification as a technician, business administrator, master craftsman or similar Completion of advanced vocational training in accordance with §17(3) of the SächsHSFG must take part in a counseling interview for general university admission.
• for international applicants, proof of successful completion of the German language proficiency test (DSH) 

The course is aimed at all students who are interested in dealing with current and future issues relating to the environment, nature and landscape and who would like to contribute to improving the current environmental situation. Varied modules await you not only in the lecture hall, but also in the field, in the laboratory and in the companies.

We would like to offer our students on the Bachelor's degree course in Ecology and Environmental Protection an interdisciplinary education through a broad range of courses. This enables compact problems to be grasped from a wide range of scientific perspectives and transformed into environmentally friendly solutions. Our students are taught the latest scientific findings in the fields of ecology, environmental law, environmental and quality management, operational and technical environmental protection as well as nature and species conservation and landscape and spatial planning. This is supplemented by numerous internships, excursions and a practical semester. In addition, there have been very lively international collaborations for many years, making it possible to study abroad (partly with financial support).

Ultimately, our goal is to align our knowledge and practice-oriented degree program in such a way that it meets the high demands of the job market and makes it easier for our graduates to enter the professional world through a wide range of employment opportunities.

Fields of study

• Environmental and climate protection in organizations
• Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning
   

Focus of content

• Scientific basics in: Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, geosciences
• Business management/engineering fundamentals in: Environmental law, business administration, environmental management, process engineering, geoinformation systems
• in-depth modules depending on the field of study: vegetation science, animal systematics/species protection, landscape planning or production-integrated environmental protection, risk management, contaminated sites/sampling/environmental engineering or mechanical process engineering
• Analysis of data from different fields of knowledge
• Evaluation of the effects of consumption, production and service processes on the environment
• Development of solutions for environmental problems
• Energy transition: technical, social and economic solutions for realization

• 1st - 3rd semester: basic studies with many joint modules in the "Life Sciences" joint degree course (with the "Molecular Biotechnology" and "Applied Natural Sciences" degree courses)

• 4th - 7th semester: additional specialization modules from one of the two fields of study

• 6th semester: practical semester (with final activity report)

• 7th semester: semester-accompanying preparation of the Bachelor's thesis with defense (from the results of the practical semester)

As a graduate of the Bachelor's degree program "Ecology and Environmental Protection", you have a wide range of employment opportunities. For example in:

• Industrial companies,
• Engineering and planning offices,
• Research institutes, universities and colleges,
• Federal, state and local authorities and public administrations as well as associations, clubs and foundations,
• Service companies in business, trade or education,
• insurance companies and expert practices,
• Technical inspection associations,
• management consultancies.
   

The career prospects of our graduates are good to very good throughout Germany and internationally.

Want to continue studying?

If you would like to gain further academic qualifications after successfully completing your Bachelor's degree, you will also find suitable Master's degree programs at our university:

• Biotechnology and Applied Ecology
• Integrated Management Systems
• Integrated Management