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Industrial Engineering Energy/Environment - Dual Programme

Bachelor , Faculty Supply Engineering , Wolfenbüttel

Become an engineer at the interface between technology and business! Our focus areas: energy, environmental and building technology, or bioeconomy.

The combined degree programme is based on our Industrial Engineering Energy/Environment (external link, opens in a new window)degree programme and combines vocational training or practical phases with studies. This provides insights into the professional environment and earning opportunities.

Would you like a career at the centre of the energy transition? Then we have the right degree programme for you! The degree programme is divided into on-campus and online parts. 40% of the programme - specifically parts of the business administration and interdisciplinary content - are offered as online courses.

Facts at a glance

Qualification
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Place of study
Wolfenbüttel
Type of study
presence, in dual study, blended learning
Admission
open admission
Start
winter semester
Scope
9 semesters, 210 ECTS
Cost

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Details of the degree programme

Typical professional fields of activity

  • (International) project management

Focus on energy technology:

  • Energy management
  • Technical purchasing, sales and controlling
  • Production and logistics

Specialisation in environmental engineering:

  • Environmental protection, environmental management
  • Authorities, insurance companies and environmental organisations
  • Production and waste disposal
  • Development of sustainable production methods
  • Certification and auditing of companies

Focus on building technology:

  • Technical building management
  • Facility management
  • Energy consulting and energy-efficient refurbishment of buildings
  • Smart building projects

Focus on bioeconomy:

  • Biotechnological production, bioprocesses
  • Bio-based raw material supply

Important study contents

Basic knowledge

  • Mathematics
  • Natural sciences
  • Scientific working methods

Business management content

  • Business management basics
  • Economic ways of thinking and working
  • Methods of corporate management and planning

Technical specialisations
(Individual specialisation in one of the following areas:)

  • Energy technology
  • Environmental technology
  • Building services engineering
  • Biotechnology

Interdisciplinary competences

  • Linking technology, business and sustainability
  • Teamwork in practical projects
  • Systemic and networked thinking

Specialisation options

  • Focus on energy technology: This involves, for example, the creation of economically and ecologically justified energy concepts, such as the ability to assess and optimise the use of state subsidy systems for the rational use of energy and the use of renewable energy sources.
  • Focus on environmental technology: This involves, for example, the restructuring of operational processes within production and waste disposal under the requirements of the circular economy and with regard to the design of logistics processes or the certification and auditing of companies in accordance with European environmental and quality standards.
  • Focus on building technology: This involves the technical infrastructure of modern buildings and their sustainable use, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, sanitary facilities, the supply of electrical energy and the integrated control and regulation of building functions.
  • Focus on bioeconomy: This involves the use of bio-based (and therefore regenerative) raw materials as a substitute for raw materials from fossil sources, both for mass applications (e.g. wood or bio-based plastics) and for special applications (e.g. enzymes, fine chemicals).

Study programme

  • 1.-2nd semester: Basic studies
  • 3.-4th semester: Company phase (possibly with final examinations part I in the training occupation)
  • 5.-6th semester: Specialised studies and company phase
  • 7.-8th semester: Specialised studies (possibly with final examinations part II in the training occupation)
  • 9. 6th semester: specialisation project, Bachelor's thesis and colloquium

Apprenticeships

a) Training-integrated variant / training occupations: Industrial clerk

b) Practice-integrated variant / without training occupations

Both variants require a contract with a practice partner.

Practice partner

Our partners in the practical phases (under construction)

Industrial clerk apprenticeship

(in progress)

Without training occupation

Possible Master's programme at the Ostfalia

Study plan

1.-5th semester

Compulsory modules basic cluster Z (1.-5. Semester) 60 ECTS Compulsory module

Z1 Mathematics 1
Z2 Chemical-biological basics
Z3 Electrical engineering 1
Z4 Project 1: Scientific project on climate change
Z5 Mathematics 2
Z6 Thermodynamics 1
Z7 Physics
Z8 Digital planning with CAD lab
Z9 Fluid mechanics
Z10 Technical project / project management
Z11 Fundamentals of numerical programming
Z12 Urban water management

Compulsory modules Specialised cluster W Business (1.-5. Semester) 15 ECTS Compulsory module

W1 ABWL
W2 Accounting
W3 Energy and Resource Management

Specialisation in Energy Technology: Compulsory modules Subject cluster E Energy (1.-5. Semester) 15 ECTS Compulsory module

E1 Materials
E2 Electrical engineering 2
E3 Thermodynamics 2

Specialisation in Environmental Engineering: Compulsory modules Specialist cluster U Environment (1.-5. Semester) 15 ECTS Compulsory module

U1 Immission control/air pollution control
U2 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
U3 Instrumental analysis

Specialisation in Building Technology: Compulsory modules Subject cluster G Buildings (1.-5. Semester) 15 ECTS Compulsory module

G1 Statics / Civil Engineering
G2 Strength of materials, pipework and apparatus engineering (FRA)
G3 Heating technology 1 (system hydraulics and heating load)

Bioeconomy specialisation: Compulsory modules in subject cluster B Bio (1.-5. Semester) 15 ECTS Compulsory module

B1 Organic and Biochemistry
B2 Molecular and cell biology
B3 Analytical Chemistry

Operational phase / practical phase (3rd + 4th semester) (1.-5. Semester) Thesis & practice

The practical phase in the company usually takes place in the 3rd and 4th semesters.

Why study Industrial Engineering and Management Energy/Environment in a practical programme?

1.

You study with the pioneers:

Pioneer for sustainable engineering education since 1973 - first German university with accredited Master's degree (2000) and early Bachelor's conversion (2005).

2.

Best job prospects:

Most of our graduates have a job within 3 months. Thanks to the practice network, you gain work experience and earn money from day one.

3.

Practical relevance guaranteed:

Modern laboratories, small groups, professors with industry experience and strong partner companies for your practical phases.

4.

Internationally networked:

Over 100 university partnerships worldwide. Lots of partner universities and exchange programmes on all continents.

The industrial engineering and management degree programme with a practical component takes place at the Wolfenbüttel campus. The Faculty of Supply Engineering is the only faculty of its kind in Lower Saxony and has been a pioneer in sustainable engineering education since 1973.

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Frequently asked questions about the degree programme

Why should I study Industrial Engineering Energy/Environment in a combined degree programme?

The energy transition needs experts like you! As an industrial engineer, you combine technical expertise with business management skills - more in demand than ever in times of climate change. The practice network also offers you professional experience and a salary from day one.

What are the focal points?

You can choose between four pioneering specialisations: Energy technology for the energy transition, environmental technology for sustainable environmental protection, building technology for smart buildings or bioeconomy for bio-based raw materials.

What career paths are possible after graduation?

Project management, energy management, technical purchasing and sales, environmental protection in public authorities, facility management, energy consulting or biotechnological production - your opportunities are many and varied!

What makes the Energy/Environmental Engineering degree programme at Ostfalia so special?

Lower Saxony's only faculty for supply engineering, over 50 years of experience, state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, personal support in small groups and the unique combination of study and professional practice in a practical context.

Study Industrial Engineering Energy/Environment and help shape the energy transition!

As Lower Saxony's only faculty for supply engineering, we offer you the best career opportunities in a future-proof professional field.

Admission-free - winter and summer semesters possible!

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