Study Semester "Principles of Sustainable Business"

Compulsory Foundation Modules

Fundamentals of Sustainable Business and Circular Economy (10 ECTS)

Management of Non-Governmental Organizations (5 ECTS)

German Language and International Business Culture (5 ECTS)

Elective Modules

Ethics and Society (5 ECTS)

Sustainability and Law (5 ECTS)

Compulsory Foundation Modules

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Management (5 ECTS) 

Digitalization (5 ECTS)

Sustainable Development Goals (5 ECTS)

German Language and International Business Culture (5 ECTS)

Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (5 ECTS)

Elective Modules

Cleaner Production and Operations Management (5 ECTS)

Environmental Policy  (5 ECTS)

Sustainable Conflict Resolution (5 ECTS)

Participants in the program will live and study on our modern campus with over 2,500 other students of environmental business, law, sustainable science, information and media technology. All student apartments are reasonably priced. They come fully equipped and provide high-speed internet access as well as being connected to our university intranet.

The university does not charge a tuition fee for the Study Semester. Students will have to pay a 500 Euros administration fee per semester that also covers excursion costs and a general admissions fee of approx. 200 Euros per semester that also allows free rail travel in the region.

Students will enjoy the benefits of our “buddy concept”, with German students providing individual help in getting orientated and integrated in campus life.

The next two Study Semester "Principles of Sustainable Business" will take place from October 2021 to January 2022 (winter semester)andfrom March to July 2021 (summer semester). Applications should be submitted by

• 1  November for the summer semester
• 15 July for the winter semester

Please note that the application forms have to be signed personally by applicants and by the responsible university referees. They have to be sent back via e-mail to studysemester@umwelt-campus.de and via regular mail to the following address:

Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
Ms. Katharina Laros
PO Box 1380
55761 Birkenfeld
Germany

In addition to the application form, the following documents must be included with each application:

1. Statement of Motivation
2. Letter of Reference
3. Most Recent Grade Transcript
4. Certificate of English Language Proficiency or an equivalent
   • TOEFL (internet-based: 79 / computer-based: 213 / paper-based: 550)
   • IELTS (band 6)
   • TOEIC (Listening & Reading 750 points + Writing & Speaking 300 points)

All forms have to be filled out on computer (not handwritten). Please send all applications forms together with the other documents as one single PDF document. Handwritten forms or an incomplete application will not be accepted.

Our Study Semester program addresses enrolled (Bachelor) students from partner universities all around the world. However, in exceptional cases foreign students may carry out a semester or a whole academic year at our university, even though they are not applying as part of a student exchange but voluntarily. This can be the case if applicants have already completed a Bachelor or Master study or have not yet started studying at all.

When applying as a free mover students will not be treated as guest students, but as regular students. Hence, they have to meet the academic admission requirements for studying at German universities. A higher education entrance qualification has to be proven.

Which application documents do I have to hand in?

The next two Study Semester "Principles of Sustainable Business" will take place from October 2021 to January 2022 (winter semester)andfrom March to July 2021 (summer semester). Applications should be submitted by

• 1  November for the summer semester
• 15 July for the winter semester

Please note that the application forms have to be signed personally by applicants and by the responsible university referees. They have to be sent back via e-mail to studysemester@umwelt-campus.de and via regular mail to the following address:

Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
Ms. Katharina Laros
PO Box 1380
55761 Birkenfeld
Germany

In addition to the application form, the following documents must be included with each application:

1. High school/college and university leaving certificates officially translated into German or English
2. A detailed resumé with your complete academic and professional career (incl. annual details)
3. Statement of Motivation
4. Certificate of English Language Proficiency or an equivalent
   • TOEFL (internet-based: 79 / computer-based: 213 / paper-based: 550)
   • IELTS (band 6)
   • TOEIC (Listening & Reading 750 points + Writing & Speaking 300 points)
5. Payment document/receipt of the transfer of 50 Euros

Each document has to be sent as a PDF file named accordingly.

The revision of documents by our Students Office in order to check your higher education entrance qualification costs 50 Euros and has to be transferred no later than 15 July  for the winter semester and 1 November for the summer semester (date of receipt). Please note that foreign remittances can take up to 1 or 2 weeks.

Please transfer the amount to the following account:

Recipient: Landeshochschulkasse Mainz

Name of bank: Deutsche Bundesbank Filiale Mainz

Account number: 550 01511

Bank Sort Code: 550 000 00

IBAN: DE25 5500 0000 0055001511

BIC: MARKDEF 1550

Reason for payment: 6671-1566-BIR 11113/02 "Surname, First name, Date of birth"

Please do not forget to mention the reason for payment, otherwise we cannot locate the payment and your application will not be processed.