Master of Science in Environmental Engineering

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences addresses global challenges in sustainability, energy transition, and resource conservation. Tailored for graduates in environmental engineering and related fields, the program combines research-oriented methodology and subject-specific expertise. Specializations in Energy Engineering and Process Engineering prepare graduates for careers in research, production, simulation, plant design, and environmental management.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences is a program designed to address the significant challenges of environmental and climate protection, sustainability, energy transition, and resource conservation. The program acknowledges that these challenges extend beyond environmental engineering, encompassing the transformation of entire value-added chains, from raw materials and energy supply to sustainable construction, production, and a circular economy. The program aims to equip future engineers with a broad methodological knowledge base and subject-specific expertise for environmentally conscious practices. It builds upon bachelor's programs in Environmental and Process Technology and Energy and Environmental Technology, but also offers specialization options for students from other engineering fields. The program's foundation lies in the research- and method-oriented Simulation and Experimental Engineering master's program, combining energy, environmental, and process engineering topics with cutting-edge methodology courses and aspects of digital transformation. The program offers specializations in Energy Engineering and Process Engineering.

Outline:

The program is structured across three semesters.

Semesters 1–2:

• Methodology (choose 3 out of 5):
• Experiment Design and Evaluation
• Optimisation and Simulation
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Engineering Mathematics
• Study Projects and Compulsory Elective Modules:
• Compulsory Elective Module 1
• Study Project 1 (Research & Development)
• Compulsory Elective Module 2 or Study Project 2 (Research & Development)
• SPECIALISATION (CHOOSE 1):
• Specialisation: Energy Engineering:
• Heat and Mass Transfer in Two-Phase Flows
• Electrical Power – Conversion, Storage, Distribution
• Sustainable Energy Economics
• Air Pollution Measurement Technology
• Specialisation: Process Engineering:
• Process Simulation
• Energy and Environmental Process Optimisation
• Applied Simulation in Process Technology
• Air Pollution Measurement Technology

Semester 3:

• Engineering Conferences
• Master’s Thesis

Careers:

Graduates of the program can expect to shape the future of energy and raw materials supply or sustainable and environmentally compatible production across various industries. Career paths include research and development, production engineering, simulation engineering, process plant design for power, environmental, and industrial plants, and expertise in energy and environmental management in businesses and authorities. Graduates find employment in development departments of companies from various sectors, universities and research institutes (doctoral studies are possible), producers of power, environmental, and industrial devices and plants, engineering services firms, energy suppliers, public utilities, corporate water supply and wastewater treatment operators, and in the cement, steel, chemical, and other primary industries, as well as for monitoring and regulatory authorities.

Other:

The language of instruction is mainly German.