Business Engineering – Energy and Natural Resources

Degree programme

Climate change, renewable energies, sustainable production: just three major challenges currently facing society. This interdisciplinary Master’s degree programme Business Engineering – Energy and Natural Resources is aimed at students seeking to work towards the solution of these pressing problems. This requires combining a theoretical and practical understanding of Economics and Engineering issues into a single degree course in order to address ques- tions pertaining to development and production, conception, consulting and strategy development – in company, public authority, commercial association and freelance contexts.

The degree programme is run in cooperation with the Berliner Hochschule für Technik and delivers a high-level Engineering and Economics-based qualification with a specialist focus on Energy and Environmental Resources. Guided by the central principle of Sustainable Development, the programme places a particular emphasis on both specialist and interdisciplinary skills. Graduates will learn to combine the approaches of Economics and Engineering to work in the most resource-conserving and environmentally-sound fashion possible, thereby ensuring a socially-responsible future. The two universities seek to combine their core areas of expertise to provide their students with the best-possible training, thereby preparing them for the diverse range of challenges they will face.

Professional field

The Master’s degree programme follows on from the Bachelor’s degree programme Business Engineering in Environmental Science taught at the HWR Berlin and the Berliner Hochschule für Technik. Holders of a different first degree can also apply for a place on this course. Applicants without the requisite qualification can be admitted to the programme under the condition that they perform further tasks. Graduates of this internationally-recognized degree programme are qualified for the higher levels of German public administration. The degree programme prepares its students for a range of roles and management tasks e.g. in state and non-governmental organizations and internationally-orientated companies.

Degree structure

The first and second semesters (seminars, practice-related and laboratory-based teaching and project work) seeks to impart a foundation level of knowledge and skills. The project module of the second semester can be chosen from an Economics or an Engineering context. The third semester is intended for the Master’s thesis and the final oral examination.