Master of Science

Wood engineering

With a Master's degree, you will be ideally prepared for the diverse career opportunities in research and development related to wood as a raw material. In the future, you may take on leadership roles in areas such as product development, quality management in companies, or in research institutions and industry associations.

Study content

Study contents

The Master’s degree programme offers compulsory modules that provide you with a solid understanding of key topics such as the properties and applications of wood as a raw and processed material, as well as sustainable business management. In addition, you have the opportunity to focus on specific areas of interest through elective modules tailored to your chosen specialisation.

Your personal interests and selected area of specialisation also influence the choice of your semester-long research projects. Often, the academic work carried out in these projects forms the basis of your Master's thesis – an ideal preparation for the next step in your career!

 

Modules per semester

In addition to your individual research projects, which you will work on in consultation with your mentors, you will be offered the following modules in the summer semester.

In addition to the individual research projects that you work on in consultation with your mentor, the following modules are offered in the winter semester.

Regardless of your enrolment in the summer or winter semester, you register for Research Project 1 in the first semester and Research Project 2 in the second semester. The registration of the Master's thesis is scheduled for the third semester. Irrespective of the semester schedule, you can complete student research projects in subject areas that are tangential to the actual research topic.

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Career prospects

With the Master 's degree, you are optimally prepared for a wide range of activities in research and development.Additionally, the degree programme qualifies you for independent scientific and research work; a degree with distinction may also serve as a potential foundation for doctoral studies.

 

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