Master Environmental and geo-resource management — photo: Sebastian Reuter

Environmental and geo-resource management (M.Sc.)

Overview

Degree

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Duration

4 Semester

ECTS points

120 ECTS

Language

German

Study start

Winter semester (1st October) and Summer semester (1st April)

Semester fee

The semester fee only has to be paid to FSU Jena.

Admission

Suitability procedure

Application period

to 15.01. | 01.04. to 31.08.

Apply for the degree programme!

The degree programme is offered by Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) Jena in close cooperation with University of Applied Sciences (EAH) Jena. You will be enrolled as a full-time student at FSU Jena and as a part-time student at EAH Jena for the entire duration of the programme. The programme combines scientific expertise in areas such as raw materials, material cycles and deposits in the geosciences at the FSU Jena with applied expertise in energy and environmental technology and management at the EAH Jena. Further information can be found on the FSU Jena website.

What makes this degree programme special?

Degree programme in cooperation with Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Offer of inter-university joint modules
Great practical relevance: In the third semester, a work-related and a research-related project module is planned.
Selected courses of the degree programme are offered in English

What is the structure of the programme?

In the first year of study, you will be taught specialised knowledge and skills from the fields of environmental engineering and geosciences, such as raw material geology and deposit science, assessment of material cycles, increasing the resource and energy efficiency of industrial processes, assessment and planning of recycling and disposal strategies, and methods of groundwater and soil remediation. The increasing importance of interdisciplinary and digital competences is taken into account by subjects such as environmental law, economic competence, sustainable management as well as numerical methods and simulation. In the first two semesters, the study content is divided into the competence areas of geosciences, environmental technology and interdisciplinary competences. The choice of modules and credit points per semester can be made according to the individual interest of the students, whereby at least 18 credit points must be completed in each of the three areas. A total of 60 credit points are acquired in the first year of study.

The second year of study serves the independent scientific work. The possible thematic coupling of the research-based project module and/or the work-related project module with the Master's thesis enables you to deal intensively with a scientific topic. Extensive international research and teaching cooperations offer very good opportunities to complete parts of the degree programme abroad. This international reference is also supported, among other things, by English-language compulsory elective modules and a course in intercultural competence.

What are the entry requirements?

qualifiziert abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium (Bachelor, Diplom) in einem Studiengang der Fachgebiete Biogeowissenschaften, Geowissenschaften oder Umwelttechnik, das mit der Gesamtnote „gut“ oder besser bewertet wurde
Es muss eine Zulassung der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena für diesen Studiengang vorliegen

What career prospects do I have after completing my studies?

More than 1,200 organisations and companies with approximately 800,000 employees in Germany are directly involved in environmental, energy-related and geoscientific issues in the field of environmental, energy and georesource management (EMAS Register of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, 2017). This picture is also reflected regionally around the Jena site. The authorities, research institutes and companies that shape the location include, for example, the Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation (TLUBN), the Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Thüringen mbH, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Halle/Leipzig, Jena-GEOS GmbH, ecoTech Umwelt-Messsysteme GmbH, WISMUT GmbH, WISUTEC Wismut Umwelttechnik GmbH, Ercosplan Umwelt Consulting GmbH, K+S Kali GmbH, FUGRO AG, GESO KG and numerous other regional companies such as Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, SCHOTT AG, Stadtwerke Jena, TEAG Thüringer Energie AG, Siemens AG Erfurt branch, JENOPTIK AG and Analytik Jena AG. All of these companies are already closely connected to the FSU Jena or EAH Jena through research cooperations at various interfaces.

With the introduction of the degree programme, the two Jena universities are responding to the rapid development in the fields of environmental technology and climate protection, alternative energy use and sustainable resource management. The broad education in the natural sciences coupled with a specialisation in areas of the geosciences, the teaching of environmental technology aspects as well as the promotion of interdisciplinary skills make you extremely attractive for professions with interdisciplinary issues. You can be employed in a variety of research institutes or industrial companies, but also in public authorities. There is a steadily growing demand for suitably qualified graduates in all of the above-mentioned institutions. In addition, a doctorate is open to you at home and abroad, especially in the field of geosciences, biology and chemistry.

How does the application process work?

Application period to 15.01. | 01.04. to 31.08.

1. Register

Note: Please register only once, even if you wish to apply for more than one degree program.

2. Add application and enter data electronically (also upload supporting documents)

Log in to the application platform with your access data. Use the menu item “Add application” and select the Master's program for which you would like to apply. You can submit a maximum of three applications.

3. Submit application electronically

At the end of the online application, confirm that your electronic details are correct and submit your application or applications electronically by the deadline.

4. Selection committee

If your application, including all application documents, is complete, it will be forwarded to the relevant selection committee in the respective department for review. The selection committee will check whether you meet all the requirements for admission to the desired master's program.

5. Result of the admission procedure

Once the admission procedure has been completed, we will send you the result in the form of an electronic notification.

6. Apply for digital enrollment (if you have been offered admission)

After receiving the electronic admission notification, the first thing you need to do is to accept the place offered in your desired Master's program in the application portal (menu item: Accept place at university). Then you apply for enrollment electronically (menu item: Apply for enrollment).

7. Enrollment and documents

Please sign the printed application for enrollment (PDF). Then bring it by person to the University of Applied Sciences Jena together with all the documents required for enrollment (see document checklist on the application) within the enrollment period.

8. Enrollment is complete

As soon as the enrollment documents have been received by the University of Applied Sciences Jena in person and you have been enrolled, you will receive a starter pack for your Master's program at our University from the University's Master Service.

Apply for the degree programme!