Step into STEM - Get to know the master’s program
Welcome to the master’s program in Sustainability Transformation in Engineering and Management (STEM) at Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM). This inter- and transdisciplinary is designed for forward-thinking individuals who want to become designer of change in sustainability.
Our mission is to empower our studends with the knowledge, skills, and mindset driving sustainable change with solutions across engineering, management, and environmental science to the global sustainability challenges of today and tomorrow.
Explore how STEM prepares you. In this Master’s program, you will:
- Gain a deep understanding of sustainability challenges across various sectors.
- Learn to integrate engineering, management, and environmental sciences in problem-solving.
- Work in international, inter-and transdisciplinary teams using the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) approach.
- Develop solutions that are innovative, scalable and impactful.
Course of studies
Feel free to browse through the table below to see which modules you'll encounter in the different semesters.
1
| MODULE | Contact Hours/week | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Transformation fields - Interdisciplinary cooperation project 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Fundamentals of sustainability and society | 4 | 5 |
| Fundamentals of sustainable engineering | 4 | 5 |
| Fundamentals of sustainable economy and management | 4 | 5 |
| Fundamentals of transformation and innovation | 6 | 5 |
| TOTAL 1st SEMESTER | 22 | 30 |
2
| MODULE | CH/week | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Transformation fields - Interdisciplinary cooperation project 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Life Cycle Assessment - 1.5 degree-lifestyles | 4 | 5 |
| Transformation and Change Management | 4 | 5 |
| Compulsory elective module | 4 | 5 |
| Compulsory elective module | 4 | 5 |
| TOTAL 2nd SEMESTER | 20 | 30 |
3
| MODULE | CH/week | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Transformation fields - Interdisciplinary cooperation project 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Global raw material and product systems | 4 | 5 |
| Entrepreneurship | 4 | 5 |
| Compulsory elective module | 4 | 5 |
| Compulsory elective module | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL 3rd SEMESTER | 20 | 30 |
5
| COMPULSORY MODULES | CH/week | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Environmental Cost Accounting | 4 | 5 |
| Material Flow Cost Accounting | 4 | 5 |
| Advanced Industrial Ecology | 4 | 5 |
| Business Games & Simulation for managing Sustainability | 4 | 5 |
| Control for Renewable Energy and Smart Grids | 4 | 5 |
| Current topics in sustainable economy and management | 4 | 5 |
| Enabling Digital Technologies | 4 | 5 |
| Sustainable product development | 4 | 5 |
| Sustainable production | 4 | 5 |
| Sustainability controlling | 4 | 5 |
| Sustainability reporting and external audit | 4 | 5 |
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management | 4 | 5 |
| Business and management ethics | 4 | 5 |
Please refer to the module handbook for the detailed study program.
Program director
Holger Rohn
Program Director
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Study course coordinator
Daniela Kamutzki
Course Coordinator & Advisor
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Kontakt
Daniela Kamutzki
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61169 Friedberg
Gebäude A4 - +49 641 309 - 3535
- daniela.kamutzki@wi.thm.de