Environmental Engineering B.Sc. at RWTH Aachen University

The protection of resources, reduction of emissions, and dealing with the effects of climate change are global challenges, for which technical solutions must be quickly found, that are environmentally compatible and economically viable. These solutions can take the form of either an adaption, that is adaption to unavoidable changes, or mitigation, that is a reduction, for example to greenhouse gas emissions.

Faculty: Faculty of Civil Engineering , the Division of Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing, and Recycling in the Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Building Materials, Climatology and Hydrology, Ecological Balance, Energy Resources and Technology, Hydraulic Engineering, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Mineral Resources and Recycling, Process Engineering, Recycling Technology, Sustainability Assessment,Thermal Waste Treatment, Waste Management, Waste Water Disposal, Water Quality and Residential Water Management, Research-Oriented Teaching; Practical/Lab.

Career pathways

Environmental engineers develop technical solutions for efficient and sustainable resources management and for the sustainable design of living spaces for humans. The planning, implementation, and operation of the necessary facilities, particularly in the area of drinking water supply and the management of waste water and waste, are are all classic tasks.

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