Course Overview
In light of the climate crisis, scarcity of raw materials, and changing consumer behavior, the shift towards climate-neutral and sustainable resource and technology management is imperative. Students of the English-taught Bachelor’s degree program in Bioeconomy (B.Sc.) at TUM’s Straubing Campus learn all the basics needed to organize and shape the social and economic transformation towards sustainability. The degree program has a clear inter- and transdisciplinary focus and examines technology, ecology, society, economy, and their interactions. Students acquire sound economic expertise as well as basic knowledge of Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Physics, Organic Chemistry and Biology. They develop specific skills to evaluate sustainable cross-sectional technologies such as biotechnology, energy technology and process technology, to analyze their economic and business potential and to design corresponding value creation systems and governance structures. In doing so, they always take into account the social, legal, ecological and ethical dimensions of the development and application of new products, processes and structures. Graduates of the degree program acquire comprehensive economic knowledge, broad knowledge of the scientific and technical foundations of various future technologies, and a profound understanding of local, regional and global economic and material cycles. They are able to develop, evaluate and implement interdisciplinary solutions for economic structural change. They are thus excellently qualified to start a career in a wide range of industries, in public administration, or in international organizations, as well as to continue their scientific education as part of a Master’s degree program. For a comprehensive description of the program, please refer to the degree program documentation: Degree program documentation for the Bachelor’s program in Bioeconomy (PDF, German)