Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Geology rocks! Should your everyday working life only take place at a desk and PC? Or are you ready for more? The Master's program in Engineering and Hydrogeology offers not only traditional lecture hall events but also laboratory internships and field exercises. Our professors and staff from the four chairs of Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Slope Movements and Geothermal Technologies will train you in the best possible way for your future professional life with a varied range of practice-oriented events. You have got it in your own hands to set the main areas of interest in the elective area and the focus for your master's degree. In addition to classic lecture hall events, you can expect laboratory practicals and numerous field exercises. TUM is the only university in Germany that offers a master's degree program which offers such a wide range of courses for students in the field of applied geosciences and additionally fulfils the curricular requirements for the "Expert for Geotechnics" with the specialisation "Engineering Geology". The challenges of our time include the topics of "sustainable mobility and infrastructure", "clean water" and "clean energy", as well as "natural hazards and risk assessment" in line with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. With a master’s degree in Engineering and Hydrogeology you can make a significant contribution here. Engineering geology provides solutions to infrastructure problems (e.g. through tunnel construction), hydrogeology contributes to clean drinking water, geothermal energy can be used to prospect climate-neutral energy resources, and engineering geomorphology makes its contribution to the assessment of alpine natural hazards (for example, by researching the retreat of permafrost in the Alps).