Energy & Sustainability Management FT

Bachelor's degree program

Profile of the Program

This degree program is taught primarily in German.

The bachelor degree program Energy & Sustainability Management is geared toward dedicated youths and qualified specialists who want to assist in the innovative and creative design of climate protection and sustainability measures as well as in the energy revolution and the digitization of energy management. Students gain understanding for resource-optimized creation and transmission of energy as well as for efficient energy usage and are able to understand market mechanisms for trading regenerative energies. They can perform environmental and sustainability certifications and are able to implement regional energy and innovative mobility concepts. Further focal points include the usage of digital technologies and project management.

Highlights

Future-oriented studies in the area of energy transformation and sustainability
Introduction to the digitization of the energy supply
Practice-oriented combination of technology, business administration and management
Semester abroad, practical projects, internship

Vocational fields

Energy & sustainability consultation
Communal sustainability management
Project management energy facilities
Energy trade
Distribution management for energy & sustainability

20 % energy management & energy engineering
20 % sustainable energy systems & mobility
14 % management & digitization
17 % international skills
12 % social skills
17 % practical transfer

Innovative - Sustainable - Regional

For companies and municipalities, energy and sustainability consultation is an important future-oriented occupational field. Industrial energy and sustainability managers are responsible for energy procurement and sustainability in production. Consultants ensure a smooth transition to sustainability, innovative mobility concepts and digitization.
Energy suppliers and municipal works offer varied jobs. Project managers develop new digital services for trading regenerative energies.
Project managers of energy facilities provide regenerative electricity and heat production for their customers in a manner that is beneficial for the long term.

The path to a bachelor´s degree

Economic, technical and social skills are conveyed in the first semesters. Courses on renewable energies, sustainability, digitization, energy trade and management build on this. In practical projects, students develop projects with the industry in the areas of sustainability, innovation and digitization. A 12-week internship is also required.

Here are some of the practical projects that have been successfully completed by the year group so far.

Unique features:

International and interdisciplinary EFIM WinterSchool
Regular fireside chats with companies
Sustainability Week & promotions

Recognition of prior learning

Students can have courses from the 1^st and 2^nd semester credited to them if they have sufficient qualifications from Austrian commercial academies and higher vocational schools with a business focus (Germany and Austria). The crediting is done by an application directly to the director of studies.

To the detailed information

Additional infos: A database for the entire Tyrolean and Vorarlberg university area is available for the recognition of previous knowledge for graduates of higher vocational schools.

Facts

Duration

6 semesters

Qualification rewarded

Bachelor of Arts in Business (BA)

Language of instruction

77 % German, 23 % English

Semester abroad

Organized semester abroad, 3rd semester**

Fees

Euro 363.36* (excl. Student Union-fees) each semester

Organisational form

Full-time

Places per year

* Information for third country students
** Travel expenses for the semester abroad are to be covered by the students themselves or are supported by a grant.

Admission requirements: