The program provides graduates with a first degree in environmental engineering. Natural science and engineering foundations form the basis for broad-ranging environmental engineering course offerings. Besides its engineering emphasis, the program also teaches ecological contexts, management and economics fundamentals as well as knowledge of environmental legislation.

Go to the "Modules & Courses" page to have a look at detailed course and module descriptions.

Please note: Download the invitation to the introductory seminar of winter semester 2011/12 here!

Typical Fields of Work & Career Opportunities

The program's application-oriented education, which builds on solid engineering knowledge and teaches the skills to acquire more specialized expertise in different fields, provide its graduates with very good opportunities on the job market. Environmental engineers are equipped to work in all areas where environmental problems await their solving. Typical fields of work include:

• medium-sized businesses
• large chemical and other industrial enterprises
• plant manufacturing
• engineering offices
• laboratories and research institutions
• business consultancies
• civil service

Upon successfully completing the program, graduates have the opportunity of entering the master's degree program in environmental & biological process engineering.

The environmental engineering department engages in a variety of international cooperation activities. Among other things, this provides students with great opportunities of studying abroad as part of an exchange program.

Some Examples of International Cooperation

• Japan: Cooperation with Tokushima University

• Switzerland: Research cooperation with the Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno (IRSOL)

• Spain: Scholarship for a semester abroad in Córdoba or Vitoria-Gasteiz

Since 2001, a contract with Córdoba University on exchanging students in the context of the EU Erasmus program has been in effect. Environmental engineering students have the opportunity of studying one semester in an environmental sciences program in Córdoba in the south of Spain or in Vitoria-Gasteiz in northern Spain. The respective universities offer introductory Spanish courses. For more information, contact RheinMain University of Applied Sciences' International Office or Professor Reinhard Debus.

• Turkey: Scholarship for a semester abroad at Anadolu Üniversitesi in Eskişehir

With its 706,000 inhabitants, Eskişehir is one of the largest cities in Anatolia and the capital of the province of that name. The university is home of a bachelor's and a master's program in environmental engineering. A large number of courses are held in English. For more information, contact RheinMain University of Applied Sciences' International Office or Professor Jutta Kerpen.