master's Programme Environmental Engineering
Curriculum (2014W)
Diplom-Ingenieurin/Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing. or DI)
Duration/ ECTS-Credits
4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-Time
Language
German
Admission Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Qualification Level
master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F
0732 Building and Civil Engineering
Study Code
UC 066 509
The curriculum is the basis of a degree programme. A look at the curriculum for the master Environmental Engineering gives you a detailed overview of the structure, content, examination regulations and qualification profile of this master's degree.
The curriculum can clarify several important questions before you start your studies. For example, which criteria must be fulfilled for enrolment in the master Environmental Engineering, how long the programme lasts, which modules must be completed and much more.
The 2014W curriculum is currently valid for the master's programme Environmental Engineering.
Information on the Curriculum (2014W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin July 2nd 2025, Issue 84, No. 743 (amendment of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from December 7th, 2023)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 15th, 2024, Issue 63, No. 738 (Equivalence List)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin, December 7th, Issue 13, No. 265(amendment of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1st 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 2019, Issue 67, No. 595 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from November 5th 2014)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin November 5 2014, Issue 5, No. 52 (amendment of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 16 2014, Issue 29, No. 497
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:
- Bachelor's Programme Civil and Enviromental Engineering
- Bachelor's Programme Environmental Engineering
Proof of general university entrance qualification:
The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.
The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.
In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following course content and ECTS-Credits from the compulsory modules of the Bachelor's degree programme in Environmental Engineering at the University of Innsbruck in the form of equivalent content and ECTS-Credits from the completed Bachelor's degree programme will be examined:
- 12.5 ECTS-Credits from the module package 1 (compulsory modules 1 and 5)
- 12.5 ECTS-Credits from the module package 2 (compulsory modules 2 and 6)
- 15.0 ECTS-Credits from the module package 3 (compulsory modules 3, 4, 7 and 23)
- 17.5 ECTS-Credits from the module package 4 (compulsory modules 8, 9, 13 and 17)
- 20.0 ECTS-Credits from module package 5 (compulsory modules 10, 18, 19 and 22)
- 10.0 ECTS-Credits from module package 6 (compulsory modules 15 and 21)
- 20.0 ECTS-Credits from module package 7 (compulsory modules 11, 12, 14, 16 and 20)
Details on the modules mentioned can be found in the curriculum of the Bachelor's degree programme in Environmental Engineering.
Recommended Course Sequence:
Specialisation Infrastructure and Environment
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
20.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 1 > Second semester
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 2 > Second semester
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 1
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 2 > Third semester
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 3 > Third semester
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module Interdisciplinary Skills > Third semester
12.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 2
15.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module Area of Specialisation 3
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module Interdisciplinary Skills
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module Preparation of the master's Thesis
20.5 ECTS-Credits: master's Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module master's Thesis Defence
| Semester | ECTS-AP | Titel |
|---|---|---|
Extension Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Extension Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits or 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Extension Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information:
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| Austrian grading scheme | Definition | %-age | ||
| 1 | EXCELLENT | 44.2 | = 100% | |
| 2 | GOOD | 35.6 | ||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY | 15.2 | ||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT | 5.0 | ||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT |
March 2025
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Forms (in German only)
- Change: Area of Specialisation
- Examination Records
- Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the master’s Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the master's Thesis
- Recognition of examsANDSupplementary Sheet
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Forms and Guideline for submitting the master's Thesis (valid since 01.11.2023)
Contact and Information
Examination Office
LocationTechnikerstraße 17
Associate Dean of Studies (from 01.03.2024)
assoz. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Bernhard Gems
(Recognitions)
Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Manfred Kleidorfer