BScBio and environmental technology
| Study location | Austria, Wels |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years |
| Study language | German |
| Awards | BSc |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) Higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Matura / Abitur / vocational maturity examination, university entrance qualification examination / FH Upper Austria study qualification course) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Attention: if given preliminary admission, international applicants MUST provide legalised documents translated to German or English for the following documents: Legalisation confirms the authenticity of documents, signatures and authorities that issued the document. Three scenarios are possible depending on the issuing country: To see if and what legalisation you would need for your diploma, please refer to this Legalization of Foreign Documents in Higher Education document |
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| Language requirements | German B2 level for German |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Motivation letter must be in German CV Interview Potential entrance test Please also attach the following documents: Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Please be aware that the visa process can take up to 3 months, therefore you should send your application as early as possible! For more details on the visa application please visit the following webpage: www.oead.at |
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Overview
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Programme structure
The “Bio and Environmental Technology” course offers a unique combination of biotechnological and environmentally relevant subject areas in Austria. In addition to technical and scientific know-how, language skills, personality-building and economic skills are also taught. Around half of the events are lectures or practical exercises. Incidentally, more than 50% of the students are women!
Focus of the training
The bachelor’s degree in “Biotechnology and Environmental Technology” focuses on conveying the common technical / scientific principles of biotechnology and environmental technology and with specializations in selected areas (compulsory elective modules) in one of the two subject areas.
The focus of the training is on environmental process engineering, the procedural implementation of biotechnological processes and dealing with “living systems”; and their behavior towards external influences.
In the first three semesters, all students complete a basic course in the fields of biotechnology and environmental technology. From the 4th semester, the focus can be placed on one of the two specializations in biotechnology or environmental technology.
The subject areas in biotechnology include the use of biotechnological applications in environmental technology, the integrated use of biological and biochemical processes in industrial and commercial systems, as well as the production of biological and synthetic raw materials (e.g. drugs, antibiotics, diagnostics, etc.) ) in the biomedical field. Furthermore, the food industry is an industry that benefits greatly from biotechnology in both the production and development of food.
In environmental technology The focus is on topics such as disposal, recycling, analysis, the use of environmentally optimized energy systems and the avoidance of waste by designing environmentally friendly production processes and products.
Career opportunities
With the completion of the bachelor’s degree “Bio and Environmental Technology” graduates can take on the following tasks and possible areas of application in the professional field of bio and environmental technology:
Operation of bio and environmental technology systems
Corporate environmental management
Improvement of already existing industrial processes and productions with regard to the requirements for ecology, economy and health care
Sampling and measurements in the field of environmental analysis
Waste officer
Collaboration in development and research laboratories for food technology research institutes, pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies
Collaboration in the implementation of new environmentally friendly processes in industry and business
Contact person for authorities in questions of environmental protection and questions about the fulfillment of legal requirements for bio and environmental technology plants
Collaboration in technical sales and technical customer service at device manufacturers
Collaboration with relevant authorities (Federal Environment Agency).
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