Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's degree program in Management and Technology of Water and Wastewater (MTW³) is an English-taught program that focuses on providing students with extensive interdisciplinary expertise in water management. The program is designed to equip engineers with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the complex issues in water management and to protect the aquatic environment for future generations.

Profile

• Place of study: Campus Duisburg
• Start date: Winter semester and summer semester
• Duration: 2 years of study
• Degree: Master of Science in Management Technology of Water and Waste Water (M.Sc. MTW³)
• Admission: Admission-free, with possible access requirements

Study Information

• The program builds on the student's Bachelor's degree, enhancing their specialist knowledge and skills in their chosen area.
• The program provides students with an additional qualification that significantly enhances their career prospects.
• The Master's degree demonstrates that the student has gained enhanced specialist knowledge, skills, and methods required in a professional environment.
• The program allows students to pursue an academic career and complete a doctorate.

Description

The need to provide water resources of defined quality and quantity while protecting the aquatic environment for future generations is an essential global task. The program focuses on the transfer of engineering knowledge and networked thinking, with courses held in roughly equal parts in German and English. The program promotes ethnic diversity and social interaction, with students from over 30 different nations.

Course of Study

• The program consists of 120 credits, with 90 credits for compulsory and elective subjects and 30 credits for the Master's thesis.
• All exams must be taken during the course, with the option to repeat exams twice and the Master's thesis once.
• The Master's thesis has a processing time of 6 months.

Admission to Study Programme

• Requirements for the Master Program include:
  • Completion of a Bachelor's degree program in the ISE study program with an overall grade of 3.0 or better.
  • Completion of a course of study lasting at least three years in engineering, natural sciences, or computer science in the Federal Republic of Germany with an average grade of 3.0 or better.
  • A comparable degree with an average grade of at least 3.0.
• The examination board is responsible for recognizing the degree.
• If the admission requirements are not met, the examination board may make admission to the Master's degree program subject to the condition that certain knowledge be demonstrated by the time of registration for the Master's thesis.

Language Requirements

• Applicants who did not obtain their university entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution must provide evidence of German language skills corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• In addition, knowledge of English corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages must be demonstrated.

Study Abroad Period

• For students who obtained their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution, a stay abroad of three to six months is mandatory.
• For students who have already completed this stay abroad as part of their ISE Bachelor's program, a further stay abroad is optional.

Network and Careers

• The Master's degree program in the ISE study program leads to a second professionally qualifying degree within the framework of the consecutively designed ISE study program.
• The Master's degree significantly expands career prospects compared to the Bachelor's degree.
• The Master's examination determines whether students have acquired the advanced knowledge, skills, and methods necessary for the transition to professional practice.
• Typical jobs for graduates can be found in areas such as:
  • Engineering offices
  • Water boards and similar organizations in other countries
  • Governmental organizations, ministries, and authorities
  • NGOs
  • Research institutes and universities

General Course Guidance

• The program offers a variety of consulting formats for prospective and current students.
• The Support Center for (International) Engineering Students (SCIES) provides advisory services for students.

Faculty and Advisory Service

• The program is offered by the Faculty of Engineering (Campus Duisburg).
• The Department/Institute responsible for the program is Mechanical Process Engineering / Water Technology.
• The advisory service of the faculty is provided by the Support Center for (International) Engineering Students (SCIES).