BSc in Environmental and Resource Management at Brandenburg University of Technology

» Last updated on November 23rd, 2019 at 12:12 pm

The international study course Environmental and Resource Management offers an integrated approach to current international issues helping to improve the quality of professional environmental management for the 21st century.

Recognizing that environmental questions can no longer be solved by a single academic discipline, the course offers classes in a wide range of fields, including technical subjects as well as classes in natural sciences, sociology, and economics. Based on these three main directions, more specific classes are offered.

These deal with current environmental issues, such as techniques for resource protection, concepts in environmental planning, risk and impact assessment, as well as socio-economic implications. The acquisition of management skills and social competence is therefore valued as highly and as indispensably as technical and scientific knowledge.

The three programs can be studied either consecutively or independently. While the Bachelor’s program offers a broad approach to the subject, building a solid base, the Master’s program allows more room for individual fields of interest and adapts to the student’s academic background.

It is during this phase that one must choose a major field of study for the completion of the Master’s thesis. During the Ph.D. program, participants must become specialists, carrying out individual research for their scientific Ph.D. thesis taken from the wide field of Environmental and Resource Management. Ph.D. candidates are integrated into an international and interdisciplinary group with fellow Ph.D. students and scientists.

Possibility of finding part-time employment

There are job opportunities both in town and on campus. Nevertheless, please do not come to Germany expecting to be able to finance your entire studies by working. The study load is high, and it is not always easy to find a part-time job. Students from non-European countries are allowed to work either 120 whole days or 240 half days annually. The 120-day rule is not affected by mandatory internships or student assistance jobs at university. Students from EU member countries, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland can work without restrictions during their studies in Germany.

Accommodation

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is a university with three locations where numerous student dormitories are provided. Students can choose between different room types.

In Germany, it is also very common for students to live alone or with friends. If three or more people share an apartment together, this is called a “WG” in German (“Wohngemeinschaft”, which means a shared flat).