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Course

Business Administration – Energy and Water Management

Academic Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Standard period of study
7 Semester
Study start
Winter semester
Admission restriction
Admission-free
Form of study
    Institute
    Central
    Study location
    Mülheim an der Ruhr
    Accreditation
    Accredited
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    Energy and water – at the epicenter of climate change discussions

    Periods of heat, drought and dryness on the one hand. 
    Heavy rainfall and flooding on the other. 
    The earth and we need a climate turnaround!
    Energy and water are the most important resources of our future! We need specialists who take care of them ecologically and economically.

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    What you can expect

    • Complete business management training
    • Exciting energy and water topics
    • Many practitioners and a new, modern campus

    In a group of a maximum of 60 students per year, you will receive all the basic business courses.
    But that's not all: using current issues from the energy and water sector as examples, you will learn how to apply your basic business knowledge in practice and which aspects are particularly relevant in practice.

    In addition, you will get a feel for the various job profiles in the energy and water sector, particularly as part of our lecture series. You will recognize which future professional activities might appeal to you and how you can qualify accordingly through elective modules and internships.

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    Your study content

    • Business administration, law and technology are closely interlinked
    • Application of methods to the energy and water industry
    • Examination regulations, module handbook & study plan

    With us, you will receive a complete business management education. You will apply this theoretical knowledge to current topics in the energy and water sector and exchange ideas with players from one of Germany's most important economic sectors.

    What will you learn?

    You will learn in a very practical way how business knowledge can be used in the interests of sustainability.

    This will help you during your studies

    • Interest in environmental and technical topics
    • Enjoy economic thinking
    • Ability to work in a team.

    Your study program

    The detailed study plan (Studienverlaufsplan) for this degree programme is only available in German.

    You can access the full semester overview on the German programme page.

    What you need to bring along

    • Language level C1 is required and the language of instruction is German.
    • General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification
    • Alternatively: entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or a qualification recognized as equivalent in the course of professional qualification
    • Admission-free

    Application process

    The application phase for the approval-free Bachelor’s degree programmes for the coming winter semester begins on 01. May 2025 and ends on 15. September 2025.

    The application deadlines for this degree programme can also be found on our website (note: the website is only available in German).

    If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact our application support team at bewerbung@hs-ruhrwest.de.

    What our alumni say

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    Lea Preis came to Mülheim from Hamburg for her studies. She studied Energy and Water Management at the HRW from 2013 to 2017. Following her Bachelor's degree, she completed her Master's in Industrial Engineering - Energy Systems at Campus Bottrop in 2019. Since April 2020, she has been working as a project manager in the innovation team at items GmbH, an IT service provider in the municipal energy industry.

    Lea Preis

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    Contact person

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    Prof. Dr. Mark Oelmann

    Wirtschaftsinstitut

    Programme Director: Energy and Water Management | Field of expertise: Infrastructure and Networks

    Contact person

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    Prof. Dr. Mark Oelmann

    Wirtschaftsinstitut

    Programme Director: Energy and Water Management | Field of expertise: Infrastructure and Networks