Environmental Systems and Resource Management - Master of Science

In order to contribute to overcoming urgent ecological and social challenges, environmental systems science investigates changes in environmental systems (e.g. ecosystems, agriculture, production chains/logistics), associated problems and potential sustainable solutions as well as their implementation. It is no longer possible to solve today's problems with the help of individual scientific disciplines alone. Rather, interdisciplinary approaches are needed to understand the networked interplay of influencing factors and to be able to steer future developments in a meaningful way.

The study program "Environmental Systems and Resource Management" is aimed at graduates of environmental systems science as well as graduates of more "classical" subjects (mathematics, computer science, chemistry, physics, economics, etc.) who would like to acquire an in-depth understanding of environmental systems and their analyses beyond their specialist focus.

The focus of the course is on environmental research. Here, natural and social science approaches complement each other. The course focuses on the formal analysis of environmental systems on the basis of mathematical modeling and the application of social science methods in the management of natural resources.

Graduates of the Master's degree course in Environmental Systems and Resource Management have excellent career prospects and a wide range of opportunities thanks to their training in mathematics and computer science and their experience in the analysis of complex systems. They often find employment in research in companies, for example in the field of environmental risk analysis in the chemical industry, in consulting firms in the field of environmental issues such as sustainability or in municipal administrations, state authorities and environmental agencies in the field of climate adaptation and the design of socio-ecological transformation processes.

Graduates also often find work in research, sometimes initially as doctoral candidates (e.g. dealing with climate change and biodiversity loss, sustainable development of socio-economic and socio-ecological systems, infection modeling).

Many other fields of work are possible, e.g. in the IT sector, in management consultancy, in insurance companies, in logistics companies or generally in administration and management. The specialist Master's degree qualifies graduates for management and leadership roles in the aforementioned professional fields.

The access requirement for the course is a Bachelor's examination in the Bachelor's degree program "Applied Systems Science" or in the dual-subject Bachelor's degree program with the core subject "Environmental Systems Science" or a comparable qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, earth and environmental sciences, economics, business administration, social sciences, engineering, psychology or similar). When enrolling, you must also provide proof of English language skills and - if German is not your native language - German language skills.

Further information can be found in the   admission regulations for the Master's degree program.