Sustainability

Have you already earned an undergraduate degree, but find you are not quite ready for a master’s yet? Are you disappointed with the current job market as a new graduate? Would you like to enhance your résumé with additional qualifications and improve your long term career prospects? Then consider enrolling in the Future Semester certificate programme offered by Rhine-Waal and Ruhr-West Universities of Applied Sciences. Choose between several exciting specialisation paths!

While specialising in Sustainability you will learn about the responsible use of bio-local resources and sustainable methods for managing agriculture and forestry.

What can you expect from a specialisation in Sustainability?

• You will familiarise yourself with different dimensions of sustainability (intergenerational justice, quality of life, social cohesion and international responsibility).
• You will learn about the goals behind the German Sustainability Strategy
• You will learn the deeper meaning of “intergenerational justice” as a special form of justice within the fields of academics, politics and society.
• You will familiarise yourself with the most important environmental technology processes and their applications, as well as risk reduction strategies for substances with a potentially catastrophic environmental impact.
• You will learn to balance the social, ecological and ethical impacts of decisions in this field, and honing your ability to assume social responsibility and make meaningful contributions to society.
• You will learn how to implement continuous improvement processes and develop valid indicators for measuring progress.

Structure

You must obtain 25-30 CP to earn a Sustainability certificate. This corresponds to five modules, which can be freely chosen from a module catalogue. Most of the modules are offered in English.



The Future Semester programme offers graduates of both universities the opportunity to obtain additional professional skills and qualifications while retaining their student status, which also prolongs their eligibility for positions as a working student or practical projects for students at host companies.

The Future Semester was developed by university teachers for their graduates. It is a direct and pragmatic certificate programme designed to help students beyond the usual means of the participating universities!

Good to know:

Learning Agreement module overview (pdf)