Climate Protection Management and Technology (B.Eng.) at SRH University Heidelberg
An interdisciplinary bachelor's programme combining natural sciences, engineering and business studies, psychology and law – for everyone who wants to actively shape climate protection as a Climate Change Manager.
Degree
Bachelor of Engineering — standard programme duration 7 semesters, 210 ECTS
Location & Language
Heidelberg · Instruction in German / English · Full-time study
Admission
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Interdisciplinary training to become a Climate Change Manager
In our bachelor's programme Climate Protection Management and Technology, you receive interdisciplinary training: with expertise in natural sciences, engineering and business studies, psychology and law, you become a Climate Change Manager.
Right at the start of the bachelor's programme, the focus is on the physical-climatological foundations of climate change, combined with basic competencies in engineering and business studies.
As the programme progresses, this knowledge is linked to the role of government bodies and their options for enforcing climate protection goals — and prepares you for suitability in the private sector. Governance instruments and practical courses of action are deepened in the elective compulsory modules.
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Study Format
Full-time · Regular start dates available · Practice-oriented according to the CORE principle with excursions into business, nature and politics.
What Will You Learn?
The programme combines natural sciences, engineering and business studies with practice-oriented study according to the CORE principle. Excursions into business, nature and politics provide direct practical insights. The elective compulsory area allows individual specialisation.
Climate Science
Physical-climatological fundamentals of climate change
Engineering & Business Studies
Solid technical foundations for engineering and business administration
Energy Efficiency & Climate Protection
Implementing climate protection and energy efficiency in companies
Environmental Technology & Transport
Environmental technology and sustainable transport as fields of the future
Climate Policy
Understanding governmental governance instruments & climate policy
Psychology & Law
Law and psychology in the context of climate protection, plus project development & innovation management
Overview of study content
The course of study is divided into three phases — from the fundamentals to specialisation.
Semesters 1 to 3 — Fundamentals
12 modules
- Physical-climatological fundamentals — 6 ECTS
- Engineering fundamentals — 6 ECTS
- Business studies fundamentals — 6 ECTS
- Academic work — 6 ECTS
Semesters 4 to 5 — Advanced studies
10 modules
- Climate policy & governmental governance instruments — 6 ECTS
- Energy efficiency & environmental technology — 6 ECTS
- Climate protection in companies — 6 ECTS
- Law & environmental law — 6 ECTS
Semesters 6 to 7 — Specialisation
8 modules + thesis
- Sustainable transport & mobility — 6 ECTS
- Elective compulsory modules for specialisation — 12 ECTS
- Practical project / internship — 12 ECTS
- Bachelor's thesis — 12 ECTS
Your prospects after graduation
With a bachelor's degree in Climate Protection Management and Technology, a wide range of opportunities open up at the intersection of engineering, business and climate protection. Graduates are qualified to develop and implement climate protection strategies — both in the private sector and in the public sector.
Possible fields of work & employers
- Energy manager for energy efficiency & climate protection
- Project developer for sustainability & innovation
- Corporate or policy consultant for climate protection
- Environmental technology & sustainable transport
- Facilitator at the interface of technology/business/climate protection
- Municipal planning & public relations
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