Bachelor ClimateEngineering

The Bachelor's degree course ClimateEngineering is an interdisciplinary programme at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences. It combines expertise from the fields of architecture and building physics in an innovative way, promotes interaction and concludes with a ‘Bachelor of Engineering’. The contents are oriented towards the increasingly energy related and constructive requirements in the field of architecture and urban planning. Today, a sustainable architecture with integrative technical solutions and quantitative evaluation procedures is crucial.

The aim of the Bachelor's programme in ClimateEngineering is to comprehend relevant issues in their respective complexity, to take into account a wide range of viewpoints, and to develop practical and forward-looking solutions through a methodical approach. The focus is on the architectural, structural, energy related and thermodynamic relationships and their application from a design and constructional point of view.

Since the summer semester of 2011, the University of Applied Sciences has been offering a Bachelor's degree course in ClimateEngineering. Increasing energy related and constructive requirements in the field of architecture and urban planning demand sustainable architecture with integrative technical solutions and quantitative evaluation methods. The aim of the course is therefore the practical teaching and deepening of the complex architectural, structural, energy related and thermodynamic relationships and their application under design and construction aspects.

Global consumption of resources and increasing climate change must lead to a sustainable approach towards our environment. A completely new occupational field is required to act competently in complex fields of activity such as architecture, urban development, building construction, materials science, technical building equipment as well as supply concepts and new regulations such as the Energieeinsparverordnung (German energy saving regulation). The educational goal of the ClimateEngineering programme is to comprehend the relevant issues in their respective complexity, to take into account a wide range of viewpoints and to develop practical and forward-looking solutions through a methodical approach.

The seven-semester programme is divided into a basic and a main course and an ‘external project’ in the fifth semester. The module overview shows the modules and programme contents in the corresponding semesters.

Training at the HFT Stuttgart is traditionally characterised by a strong connection to professional practice. This applies in particular to the Faculty of Architecture and Design, whose members are engaged in practical work with their buildings, competition entries, expert opinions and more, both nationally and internationally. Numerous tutors and guest lecturers maintain an intensive real-world orientation with architectural, design and specialist engineer offices, with building authorities and research institutions. This expertise sees its direct application as an essential basis for teaching in project work and case studies.

Practical relevance of the ClimateEngineering course is strengthened through projects with partners from industry, trade, social and cultural institutions. In part-time assignments the programme’s professors work on projects at the intersection of research/development and real-world application. This results in practice-oriented teaching throughout the entire programme. Modules with a particularly high practical relevance involve tutors from engineering offices, administrations and institutes.

The programme comprises of several projects that are linked to practical tasks and real-world construction projects – most notably in the two modules ‘Integrated Project 1 and 2’ in the programme’s main section, and in the module ‘Building Renovation and Total Energy Efficiency of Buildings’. The ‘Supervised External Project’ (internship semester) is also generally completed in cooperation with external companies and institutions. These contacts to real-world application often result in topics for semester and bachelor theses, that are linked to questions from practical projects or from research. Periodic, specially organised meetings of involved parties, also in cooperation with other faculties and programmes, bring the programme's practitioners, teachers and students together. These include 'Case Study Day', an annual public event by the programme, but also events of other programmes and faculties.

You have the opportunity to study one semester at one of our partner universities worldwide. The international office supports you in preparing for your stay abroad.

Contact
Prof. Volkmar Bleicher
Telephone: +49 (0) 711 8926 2691
volkmar.bleicher(at)hft-stuttgart.de
Room 8/1.01

Online application
The application for the Bachelor's programme Climate Engineering is online. Application for the Bachelor's programme ClimateEngineering is online. You can find detailed information on the application procedure under Online Application.

Letter of motivation and curriculum vitae
It is important that you send us a letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae in addition to the above requested documents. Please also see the selection statutes.

Deadline for applications
Deadline for applications is 15 January annually for the summer semester.

Programme start
The programme starts with a preparatory week in the second week of March. Regular lectures will start mid-March.

Requirements for admission
Slots in the programme are allocated according to the university’s eligibility assessment procedure. General admission requirements according to the state’s regulations for higher education (Landeshochschulgesetz) are: German university qualification or equivalent foreign educational qualifications. Training in a state-recognised profession relating to the programme will be credited in the application procedure. An excellent degree in a professional training as well as an outstanding letter of motivation may increase in the qualification grade. Please see the admission requirements.

Pre-study internship
Proof of at least four weeks of practical experience before the start of lectures is a prerequisite for enrolment in the ClimateEngineering programme. The internship can be continued even after the application has been submitted, but must be fully documented by the start of the lecture at the latest. Eligible is either a programme-related planning office or practice in a craft business. The pre-study internship’s primary objective is to verify the intended career choice, motivation and suitability for the profession. Applicants should get to know the relevant fields of activity in offices or companies related to the programme and gain initial experience and knowledge in the realm of energy-optimised construction.

Programm Information in the Course
Telephone +49 (0)711 8926 2306
Fax +49 (0)711 8926 2539
ke(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Programme Information in the Student Office
Doris Pelzer
Telephone +49 (0)711 8926 2662
doris.pelzer(at)hft-stuttgart.de
 

Graduates of the Bachelor's degree course in ClimateEngineering close the current gap between architects working as generalists and individual, highly specialised planners. There is an overwhelming demand worldwide for this kind of planners, combining the relevant engineering expertise in building physics and a sensitivity for design and architecture. Job title and the curriculum’s composition are derived from this international demand. Leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree, the programme enables students to work independently in an international context, as engineers and energy consultants in the fields of energy-optimised construction. In addition, further qualification for a Master's degree is possible.

The Bachelor's degree programme was developed in accordance with the quality guidelines of the Ministry of Science, Research and Art of Baden-Württemberg and has been accredited since the 2013 winter semester by the Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Computer Science, Natural Sciences and Mathematics e.V. (ASIIN).

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