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28 April 2026 – 27 July 2026
Study for a Bachelor's degree in Energy & Water Management
The Bachelor's degree programme in Energy and Water Management combines two vital areas of supply: technically sound, sustainable and with a view to the future. During your studies at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, you will acquire engineering, scientific and economic fundamentals as well as practical knowledge of water supply, wastewater treatment, energy supply and energy management. This is complemented by up-to-date content on climate-neutral energy systems, sustainable infrastructure planning and resource management.
The focus is on the consequences of climate change: extreme weather such as heavy rainfall and periods of drought pose new challenges for water management. At the same time, the provision of drinking water and the purification of wastewater requires more and more energy. During your studies, you will learn how sustainable concepts are developed at the interface of energy and water management in order to counter the consequences of climate change, use energy efficiently and ensure a safe water supply.
The aim of the programme is to prepare you to develop innovative technical solutions at the interface of energy and water management to ensure a safe, resource-efficient and sustainable supply. In this way, you will make an active contribution to overcoming the central challenges of our time, such as climate change, the energy transition and securing our livelihoods: a degree programme with high social relevance and good career prospects.
Contents of the Bachelor's degree programme in Energy & Water Management
The modules of the Bachelor's degree programme in Energy and Water Management combine technical, scientific and economic knowledge with a clear practical orientation. The content addresses current challenges such as climate change, the energy transition and the increasing demand for water and combines engineering solutions with ecological responsibility.
Through your degree programme, you will acquire sound and interdisciplinary skills in areas such as
- Sustainable water supply, treatment and wastewater treatment,
- dealing with heavy rainfall, dry periods, flooding and the protection of water bodies,
- urban water management and water-sensitive urban development,
- Climate-neutral energy supply, energy management and the expansion of renewable energies such as geothermal energy, hydropower and hydrogen,
- Linking sustainable energy concepts with environmental and water protection as well as sustainable infrastructure planning,
- Legal affairs in environmental, energy, water and commercial law.
A particular focus of the Bachelor's degree programme is the close connection between water and energy management, for example in the recovery of energy from wastewater, the use of oxygen from hydrogen production for wastewater treatment or the increasing energy demand for drinking water treatment.
The course content is practically orientated and is supplemented by excursions, project work and current contributions from the specialist world . In this way, you will learn right from the start how theory and practice in energy and water management can be meaningfully combined.
Programme structure of the Bachelor's degree in Energy & Water Management
The Bachelor's degree programme in Energy and Water Management is designed for seven semesters . In each of the first four semesters, you will take six modules that will provide you with a broad basic knowledge in the fields of energy, water and the environment.
The fifth semester is designed entirely as an internship semester. During this time, you will work for 20 weeks in a company or organisation of your choice and gain direct insights into the professional world of the energy and water industry. In the sixth semester, the focus is on project work and current topics from the field in the form of lectures, workshops and plant visits.
In the seventh semester, you will concentrate on the final specialisation in both subject areas and write your Bachelor's thesis. You will complete your degree programme with a well-founded specialist profile that ideally combines theory and practice.
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1st semester
Module ECTS Aquatic Ecology 5 Chemistry 5 Physical principles of technology 5 Engineering mathematics 5 Computer science 5 Scientific information sources, AI, presentation technology 5 -
2nd semester
Module ECTS Soil and Groundwater 5 Fluid mechanics 5 Energy Process Engineering 5 Construction engineering 5 Measurement and control engineering 5 Economics 5 -
3rd semester
Module ECTS Ecological aspects of infrastructure 5 Digital Construction (CAD) 5 Energy from the sun 5 Energy from Waste Materials and Biomass 5 Energy from wind 5 Required elective modules 3 Required elective modules 3 -
4th semester
Module ECTS Life Cycle Assessment 5 Landscape water balance and extreme water prevention 5 Energy-efficient water supply and wastewater treatment 5 Energy from soil and water / combined heat and power generation 5 Sector coupling, energy storage, hydrogen 5 Required elective modules 3 Required elective modules 3 -
5th semester
Module ECTS Practical time 20 Practical course I 5 Practical course II (after practical period) 5 -
6th semester
Module ECTS Current key topics from the energy and water industry 10 Project Management 5 Project studies in the field of energy or water 10 Required elective modules 3 -
7th semester
Module ECTS Specialisation in the field of energy 5 Specialisation in the subject area of water 5 Transformation Socioeconomics 5 Bachelor thesis (Thesis) 12 Preparatory Bachelor's seminar 3
Energy & Water Management: Your career after your Bachelor's degree
A Bachelor's degree in Energy and Water Management at the HSWT opens up a wide range of prospects in a future-oriented and socially highly relevant professional field. As a graduate, you will be in demand in these areas:
- Energy supply companies and municipal utilities: You will develop strategies for a safe, efficient and climate-neutral energy supply.
- Engineering offices, environmental authorities and water boards: You will design the sustainable use of water resources, plan drinking water treatment plants or develop solutions for periods of heavy rainfall and drought.
- Research institutions and international organisations: You work on innovative projects to link energy and water management.
- Consultancy companies and NGOs: You will support infrastructure projects at home and abroad and ensure that energy and water supply systems are planned and implemented in a resource-efficient and sustainable manner.
With the knowledge you acquire on the Bachelor's degree programme in Energy and Water Management, you will make an active contribution to the energy transition and to securing our livelihoods in your future career : this will make you a sought-after specialist in one of the most important growth sectors.
The combination of energy and water management is a previously underestimated key to the sustainable transformation of our energy supply - with enormous potential. Water surfaces not only offer space for innovative photovoltaic solutions, but are also part of complex storage concepts for locally generated renewable energy. In an AI-optimised future in which sources, sinks and storage systems are intelligently networked and controlled, a huge field of innovation is opening up here. Anyone studying in this field is not working on the details - but on the central levers for a climate-neutral future: from Germany, for the world.
What makes the Bachelor's degree in Energy & Water Management so special
Practical study
The broad-based, practice-orientated degree programme imparts technical, ecological and economic knowledge - combined with environmental aspects in the two interdependent focus areas of energy and water.
Attach master
The Bachelor's degree in Energy and Water Management is the ideal starting point for a specialised Master's degree. Further Master's programmes are available directly at the location.
Stay fit for the future
With the energy and water industry, you are choosing a future-proof professional field that is independent of social trends and forms the basis for civilisation and health.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Energy & Water Management
The following admission requirements apply to the Bachelor's degree programme in Energy and Water Management at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences:
- A university entrance qualification is not necessarily required. The degree programme is also possible with appropriate professional qualifications.
- The majority of courses are taught in German. If German is not your native language, you must provide proof of language skills at level B2.
