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29 April – 31 July 2025
Study renewable energies & find the key to climate protection
Stopping climate change is a challenge that will occupy us intensively over the coming decades. The complete conversion of the energy supply to renewable energies is central and indispensable. These energy sources and sustainable energy management are the key to the success of the energy transition. On the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, you will acquire technical and digital skills, entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to act in a socially responsible and sustainable manner. You will benefit from a practice-oriented degree programme with a holistic approach - a concept that is also practised in the other degree programmes with a focus on environmental protection at the HSWT.
On completion of the programme, you will be fit for both energy management and the energy industry.
You will acquire these skills during your studies at the Weihenstephan Campus:
- Creating energy concepts in the fields of electricity, heat & mobility
- Carrying out profitability analyses for energy projects
- Basic technical and economic project planning
- Designing energy management in companies
- Development & implementation of marketing measures & market research
- Advising cities & municipalities on energy issues & climate protection management
- Knowledge of political and legal framework conditions, analysis of changes in directives & their implementation in the corporate environment
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You will acquire these future skills at the Weihenstephan Campus:
- Shaping energy supply: Developing innovative energy concepts for electricity, heat and mobility
- Sustainability meets business: conducting profitability analyses for energy projects
- Technology & innovation: planning and optimisation of energy systems using digital solutions
- Efficient energy management: implementing sustainable strategies in companies
- Focus on the market and society: Development of targeted marketing measures and market research
- Consultancy & climate protection management: Supporting cities, municipalities and companies in the implementation of sustainable energy projects
- Understanding legal affairs: Analysing and implementing current political and regulatory requirements in the energy sector
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Contents of the Bachelor's degree programme Management of Renewable Energies
The bachelor's degree programme covers a wide range of topics, which are taught using a variety of teaching methods. At Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, the renewable energy degree programme focuses on these four aspects:
- A holistic energy degree programme with a focus on management
We are one of the few degree programmes in the field of renewable energies with a holistic, economic-technical focus. This means that you will learn about the technical side of using renewable energies as well as the economic, legal affairs and political framework. The focus is on energy management, which makes up two thirds of the degree programme, while you learn the technical and scientific fundamentals in the remaining third. Are you primarily interested in these technical and scientific topics? Then you can also choose to study Energy Technology in Triesdorf.
- Inclusion of all renewable energies
The Bachelor's degree programme also looks at all types of renewable energy: from solar energy (photovoltaics, solar thermal energy) to wind energy, hydropower, bioenergy from biogenic energy sources and geothermal energy. The energy mix of the future will utilise all of these resources. It is therefore all the more important to consider the "energy world of the future", its energy systems and raw materials in their diversity and totality as part of the Bachelor's degree programme.
- Close to practice
Thanks to the diverse involvement of companies, the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme is very practice-oriented. During the entire 5th semester, all students work in a company of their choice in the energy sector.
- Internationality
The energy industry is global. Therefore, take the opportunity to qualify for work in an international environment during your studies.
"The Management of Renewable Energies degree programme stands for the combination of business, law and technology. In Freising-Weihenstephan, you get to know the entire spectrum of renewable energies in a familiar environment - not only theoretically, but also practically, through numerous laboratory internships and a practical semester. Coupled with the diverse lecture content, you are in a good position to enter professional life in a wide variety of areas."
"Energy is at the heart of our modern world - its efficient management determines our future. If you study Energy Management, you will learn to develop sustainable solutions for global challenges. Studying in this field means actively participating in the energy transition and setting the course for a better future - with excellent career prospects!"
You will complete these modules on the renewable energy degree programme
The Bachelor's degree is fully modularised and follows the 6+1 model (six semesters of study plus one practical semester) of the Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences. The course always starts in the winter semester on 1 October each year. The module overview for the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme provides information on the content of the individual semesters.
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1st semester
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Business Administration 15 Mathematics & Statistics 5 Biology 5 Physics of renewable energies 5
Economics 5 Compulsory elective module
3 Compulsory elective module
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2nd semester
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Climate Change and Life Cycle Assessment 5 Chemistry 5 Ecosystem science 5 Process engineering for renewable energies 5 Fundamentals of Information Technology 5 Elective module Languages 3 Compulsory elective module 3 -
3rd semester
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Investment & Financing 5 RE Business English & Presentation Skills 4 Marketing & Sales 5 Energy and Environmental Technology I 5 Business Law 5 Compulsory elective module 3 Compulsory elective module 3 -
4th semester
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Specialisation module I
- Economics: Market Research
- Bioeconomy: Renewable Resources
- International: International Marketing Project
5 Logistics and Planning 5 Energy Economics 5 Energy and environmental technology II 5 Law of renewable energies 5 Compulsory elective module 3 Compulsory elective module 3 -
5th semester
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Internship in industry-typical companies/institutions (22 weeks) 30 -
6th semester
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Specialisation module II
- Economics: Energy and environmental management
- Bioeconomy: Material Utilisation
- International: International Challenges of RE
5 Energy storage 5 Renewable energy markets 5 IT in the energy sector 5 Cost accounting and controlling 5 Compulsory elective module 3 Compulsory elective module 3 -
7th semester
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Specialisation module III
- Economics: Project Management
- Bioeconomy: Bioenergy and Energy Efficiency
- International: Climate Protection Law
5 Human Resource Management and Communication 5 Sustainable Development & Energy Policy 5 Bachelor's thesis 14 -
Compulsory elective modules
Extract from the compulsory elective modules:
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Geothermal energy Photovoltaics Wind power project planning Wind farm management Electromobility Energy storage Conventional energies Environmental law Tax planning Sustainability & CSR Climate Change Conventional energies Sustainable organisations Extract from the general science elective modules:
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Business & Bioethics Discussion & negotiation skills Developing counselling skills Developing dialogue skills Communication training Competent writing for study and work
Your career prospects for Management of Renewable Energies
Your Bachelor's degree in renewable energies will take you to the control centres of the energy industry: to local authorities, planning offices or energy supply companies. The energy transition that has been initiated will provide you with good career opportunities.
These fields of activity are potentially open to you as a Bachelor in Management of Renewable Energies:
- Production & project planning of renewable energy systems
- Energy suppliers & municipal utilities (approx. 1000 companies in Germany)
- Cities & municipalities (climate protection management, creation of energy concepts)
- Energy management in companies in the private sector
- Energy consulting & management consulting
- Financing of environmental projects with investment companies & fund companies
- Energy consulting for ministries & approval authorities
"As a relatively young and innovative department in the Regional Energy Transition division at Stadtwerke München, we have relied on the expertise, practical orientation and critical feedback of students from the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme at HSWT from the very beginning. Through internships and working student activities, we have been able to recruit many valuable permanent staff for our rapidly growing solar business in recent years."
You should meet these requirements for the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme
Would you like to enrol on the Bachelor's degree programme Management of Renewable Energies? Then send us your application documents via the University of applied sciences' application portal. The general admission requirements apply, which you can read about on the Application for the degree programme page.
Application for the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme does not require a specific A-level grade, i.e. admission is not restricted by a numerus clausus (NC). You should have an interest in climate-related topics, basic knowledge of maths, physics and biology and a healthy dose of motivation in order to study successfully at the Weihenstephan campus.
These advantages await you on the Management of Renewable Energies degree programme in Weihenstephan
Top career opportunities
At the HSWT, you can expect a unique combination of study content like nowhere else. With a holistic education in the field of renewable energies and their management, you will enter a dynamic industry with an above-average salary structure.
Diverse practical relevance
Co-operation with various regional and international companies offers you practical insights into the energy industry. In addition to the practical semester, you will also gain experience in the practical courses.
International orientation
The international focus of the degree programme prepares you for the global challenges of your work. In the International specialisation module, you will deepen your knowledge of international guidelines and energy solutions from the 5th semester onwards.
