• Degree: Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
• Model: full-time
• Language: English
• ECTS: 210
• Info: accredited , without NC
• Duration: 7 semesters
• Location: Heidelberg

Do we have to expect more flooding or more droughts? Right at the beginning of the first semester, we focus on the physico-climatological fundamentals of climate change before we combine this knowledge with basic engineering skills with a special emphasis on renewable energies. In the second part of your study, we link your knowledge to basics in enviromental economics, law and psychology, in order to make you familiar wirh the possibilities of state bodies to enforce enforce climate protection goals. On the other hand we also equip you with various management skills, to prepare you for energy- and sustainability-related tasks in private businesses. Our holistic teaching and learning approach in small groups is accompanied by various excursions between multi-day outback experiences on climate change, and visits of sustainable city quarters or environmental technologies in enterprises. 

Our range of study programmes in Engineering, Management, Sustainability and Industrial Engineering is very diverse. Let yourself be inspired.

The first part of the study is taught in German. From the end of the second semester, classes will take place in English.

Contents of the study:

• Natural science foundations on climatology and climate change
• Energy technologies, energy efficiency and energy management
• with a special emphasis on rewnewable energies
• Environmental engineering water/wastewater, waste, air and transport
• Resource efficiency, environmental economics and environmental policy
• Building engineering, green buildings and building management
• Environmental law, municipal and commercial law
• Basics in business administration, marketing and statistics
• Project, change and innovation management
• IT and digitalisation

• Combination of natural sciences, engineering and economics
• Practical studies based on the CORE principle
• Excursions into business, nature and politics for practical insights
• Elective area for individual specialisation

• Energy managers: in and for companies with special competencies in the field of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, energy concepts and climate protection within the company itself and along the entire value chain
• Project developer: with interface function in sustainability, innovation and development, municipal planning or public relations
• Management or policy advisor: in the areas of climate protection, environmental technology, energy efficiency and sustainable city development
• Moderator at the interface between engineering technology, business and climate protection for project support energy and sustainability oriented workshops as well as for public relations

You can take on these tasks:

• Objectively evaluate data and information on an engineering basis and solve problems within integrated approaches
• Identify otentials for climate protection and pre-project them as decision bases
• Initiate and manage climate protection projects, including technology based calculations
• Initiate and accompany multi stakeholder networks on climate protection
• Apply expertise in renewable energy and carbon footprints, assess supply chains and prepare product-related eco-assessments
• Implementing activities in basic management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 15001)

At the beginning of your Bachelor's degree programme in Climate Change Management & Engineering, we will teach you the basics of climatology as well as materials science and business management. In the modules that build on this, you will expand and deepen your knowledge, with a special emphasis on energy technologies, environmental economics, environmental, business and administrative law, environmental psychology policies and digitalisation.

We include both the role of state bodies and private sector aspects in order to prepare you as broadly as possible for your career. Depending on your personal interests, you can further expand your skills at the end of the degree programme in the elective area.

Climate change is the biggest challenge of the century! In order to do even more for climate protection in the future, companies and local authorities need well-trained young professionals. The "Climate Change Management & Engineering" degree programme at our university prepares students for precisely this.

To apply for the Bachelor's degree programme in Climate Change Management & Engineering, you will need

• general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification (subject-restricted Abitur) or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences
• or at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of professional experience plus an aptitude test
• Proof of German language level C1 (for international applicants) and proof of English language level B2
• Successful completion of the selection procedure
• Curriculum vitae with current passport photo
• Copy of ID (front and back), for foreign students copy of National Identity Card

* Professionally qualified students without a university entrance qualification who have at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of professional experience are also entitled to study a specific degree programme if they pass an aptitude test. Please get in touch with us personally.

If you come from abroad, you can be admitted,

• if you can provide us with a university entrance qualification in the form of certificates from your previous education and sufficient knowledge of German (DSH or TestDaF exam)
• if you have also successfully completed our application procedure.