MSc Verfahrenstechnik und Chemieingenieurwesen at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Process engineering and chemical engineering ("VTC" for short) deal with all processes in which substances are changed in terms of composition, type or properties. They use mechanical, thermal, chemical or biological processes.

Faculty: Faculty of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering (Faculty 4)  |  Duration: 3 semesters (1.5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

In the three-semester Master's degree programme in VTC, you have to earn a total of 90 credit points (CPs). 30 CPs are allocated to the Master's thesis and 28 CPs to the five compulsory modules (Environmental Process Engineering, Technology Assessment, Process Chain Simulation, Apparatus Engineering and Plant Design and Chemical Processes). You can choose from two categories for the remaining 32 CPs.

Career pathways

Career fields: Management and logistics; Engineering offices; Teaching and research: e.g. university, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Institutes; Public sectore.g. university, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Institutes; Public service: e.g. authorities, TÜV, local authorities, utilities and waste disposal companies, municipal utilities; Business and professional associations, consultancy.

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