Environmental Sciences Bachelor with One Core Subject (Academic)
FsB vom 16.05.2023
The program combines a solid basic biological education with a focus on ecology with the fields of environmental chemistry, environmental physics and environmental law. The goal of environmental biology education is to lay the foundations for an understanding of ecological relationships and to provide a broad range of tools through a combination of classical and state-of-the-art methods, from plant sociology to toxicology and chemical analysis of natural resources.
The Department of Biology offers a 1-subject Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, which leads to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree. The program combines environmental biology and environmental science. The Bachelor of Science program in Environmental Sciences is offered under the leadership of the Faculty of Biology with the participation of the Faculties of Chemistry, Physics, and Law.
The courses
The courses
You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.
An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.
Formalities / Important information
Course start
Length and scope of studies
Length and scope of studies
The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time can be found on the following webpage.
The studies Bachelor with One Core Subject (Academic) Environmental Sciences comprise 180 credit points.
Find out about the academic structure model and note the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.
Access requirements
Access requirements
Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
Application, admission and enrolment 1
Application, admission and enrolment
The study places are subject to admission restrictions (numerus clausus). You need to register online with the German Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Foundation for University Admission) (hochschulstart.de) and then apply to Bielefeld University within the currently applicable application deadlines.
Places are allocated in the so-called German ‘Dialogorientiertes Serviceverfahren (DoSV)’ (dialogue-oriented service procedure) and is carried out in several steps. If you accept an admission offer during this procedure, you can submit your application for enrolment within the set deadline.
Step by step trough the DoSV application process
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
Further links
Further links
Internet pages of the subject Environmental Sciences
Internet pages of the responsible institution(s):
Faculty of Biology with the courses offered
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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2025/26 and summer semester 2026.
Information on NC values from previous years - academic
- "technical" degree programme; no option for teaching profession available here.