- Degree
- Master of Science in Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management
- Course location
- Freiberg
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- 1 January – 15 April for a start in the winter semester (recommended)
1 July – 15 October for a start in the summer semester
(Please note: starting in the summer semester is possible, but it might lead to an extended study period.)
For applicants from India, China and Vietnam, please note: The APS certificate must be submitted with the application. The submission form alone will not be accepted.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- This degree programme in Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management imparts knowledge and skills to the students for self-reliant scientific work in the fields of environmentally friendly mining, mining remediation, and the vitalisation of industries.
The programme is based on the worldwide unique German know-how on mining remediation, especially for lignite, uranium and in general, ore mining. It was created as a concept of a unique, research-oriented study programme.
The study programme combines natural, engineering and business sciences, environmental law, and general management of georesources, hence its unique theory and praxis. It contains basic courses in mining, remediation, and geoscience (lectures, seminars, and practical training). Examples for such modules are as follows:
• Reclamation
• Radioactivity
• Groundwater chemistry for Groundwater Management
• Hydrogeology for Groundwater Management
• Introduction to Biohydrometallurgy
Additionally, the following basic courses in management, economics and finance are offered:
• Management and Finance of Mining Operations along the Life Cycle
• Project and Contract Management
• Licensing, Stakeholder Involvement and Expectation Management
The subject-specific modules are offered in the first and second semesters. The third semester includes the Master's seminar and Master's thesis.
The compulsory core is supplemented with elective courses: German language, soil and rock mechanics, or practical training in mining companies. Furthermore, you have to choose 10 ECTS from free elective modules.