Admission requirements

• A completed degree program with a scope of 180, 210, or 240 credit points (CP) and at least one year of postgraduate work experience (which does not have to be in the field of the initial degree).
• Presentation of the certificate of the degree completion is not sufficient.
• Evidence of at least one year of postgraduate work experience (employment references)

Details

The interdisciplinary distance learning programme in Environmental Sciences leads to the award of Master of Science and lasts a total of 4 semesters. It is offered on a part-time basis at the FernUniversität in Hagen.

The course is primarily aimed at professionals in business, science, and administration who wish to acquire or deepen engineering, natural, legal, social, and economic knowledge for their work in the environmental sector. The focus is on imparting interdisciplinary knowledge.

The collaboration between the FernUniversität Hagen and the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT in the context of the further education programme "Infernum" combines current and practice-oriented knowledge in environmental sciences. The programme is divided into three areas of study covering various topics:

• Area 1: Legal, Social and Economic Sciences
• Area 2: Engineering and Natural Sciences
• Area 3: Interdisciplinary Cross-Cutting Topics

The learning objectives of the programme include understanding of corporate environmental management, environmental economics, environmental policy, ecology, environmental process engineering, and technical and social aspects of environmental research.

The accreditation of this programme was carried out by the Akkreditierungsrat and is valid from 01.10.2021 to 30.09.2029. The accreditation emphasises the interdisciplinary nature of the programme and the wide range of applications for graduates at home and abroad. It is recommended to further promote interdisciplinary working methods and methodologies to ensure a stronger integration of the study content.