Environmental Chemistry

Master Study Programme

Study Plan (Full Time Study)

As a full-time study, the master´s degree in Environmental Chemistry can be obtained in 4 semesters, earning 30 ECTS per semester and a total of 120 ECTS until completion of the programme.

Abbreviations:

Mode of Teaching: L = Lecture, TP = Tutorial/Practical Courses, S = Seminar

WHS = weekly hours per semester

PA = Performance Assessment: wE = written exam, oE = oral exam, Rep = Report, Pres = Presentation

ECTS = credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System, 1 ECTS equals a workload of 30 hours

1^st Semester	Mode	WHS	PA	ECTS
A1 Atmospheric Chemistry I				5
Atmospheric Chemistry I	L	2	wE
Hands-On	TP	2	wE
S1 Soil and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry I				5
Introduction to Soil Chemistry	L	2	wE
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry I	L	2	wE
W1 Aquatic Geochemistry				5
Introduction to Aquatic Geochemistry	L	2	wE/oE
Methods in Aquatic Geochemistry	TP	2	wE/oE
C1 Geochemical Modeling				5
Introduction to Environmental Geochemistry and Geochemical Modeling	TP	4	wE/oE	5
M1 Scientific Writing and Symposium				5
Scientific Writing	S	2	Rep
Symposium Global Environmental Challenges	S	1	Pres
E1 Elective/ Internship^a)	according to specifications			5

2^nd Semester	Mode	WHS	PA	ECTS
A2 Atmospheric Chemistry II ^b)				5
Atmospheric Chemistry II	L	2	Rep
Atmospheric Chemistry Research Project	TP	2	Rep
S2 Soil and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry II ^b)				5
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry II	L	2	wE (50%)
Soil Processes	TP	2	Rep (50%)
W2 Principles of Reactive Transport^b)				5
Introduction to Reactive Transport	L	2	wE/oE
Problems in Reactive Transport	S	2	wE/oE
C2 Environmental Analytical Chemistry I – Basic Methods ^b)				5
Introduction to Environmental Analytical Chemistry	L	2	wE/oE
Basic Laboratory and Field Training	TP	2	wE/oE
C3 Inorganic Pollutants & Environmental Forensics ^b)				5
Inorganic Pollutants	L	2	wE/oE
Environmental Forensics	S	2	wE/oE
EB1 Environmental Microbiology^b)				5
Introduction to Environmental Microbiology	L/S	2	wE (50%)
Environmental Microbiology Project	TP	2	Rep (50%)
M2 Research Module				5
Research Project	TP	8	Pres/Rep	5
E2 Elective/ Internship^a)	according to specifications			5

3^rd Semester	Mode	WHS	PA	ECTS
S3 Organic and Inorganic Soil Contamination ^c)				5
Soil Contamination	L	2	wE (50%)
Organic Pollutants	TP	2	Rep (50%)
W3 Biogeochemical Methods in Hydrology^c)				5
Introduction to Aquatic Biogeochemistry	L	1	Pres/Rep
Aquatic Biogeochemistry Project	TP	3	Pres/Rep
W4 Hydrological Systems Analysis ^c)				5
Hydrological Systems	L	2	wE/oE
Organic Contaminants in the Water Cycle	S	2	wE/oE
C4 Environmental Analyical Chemistry II - Advanced Methods^c)				5
Environmental Analytical Chemistry II	L/S	2	wE/oE
Advanced Laboratory Methods	TP	2	wE/oE
C5 Mass Spectrometry ^c)				5
Basics in Mass Spectrometry	S	2	wE/oE
Application of Mass Spectrometry in Trace Element Analysis	TP	2	wE/oE
EB2 Analytical Microscopy Project^c)				5
Analytical Microscopy in Geomicrobiology and Environmental Science	L/TP	4	Rep	5
Iso1 Isotope Biogeochemistry^c)				5
Stable Isotopes	L	2	wE/oE
Radioactive Isotopes	L	1
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry	TP	1
M3 Paper Seminar and Research Plan				5
Paper Seminar	S	2	Pres
Designing and Presenting a Research Plan	S	2	Rep
E3 Elective/ Internship^a)	according to specifications			5

4^th Semester	ECTS
T Master´s Thesis	30
Master´s Thesis including 1 presentation	30

^a) The total numbers of credit points for all E-modules together is 15 ECTS; the 15 ECTS can be achieved in any combination of different lectures or modules with different ECTS.

^b) select 4 out of 6 modules (A2, S2, W2, C2, C3, and EB1)

^c)select 4 out of 7 modules (S3, W3, W4, C4, C5, EB2, and Iso1)

All modules excluding the M- and E-modules are graded. The weighting for calculating the overall grade of the master´s degree is based on the indicated ECTS per module.