Students of the program have to conduct an 8-week internship, which can be performed at an external university or a governmental or industrial research institute in Germany or abroad. Students become familiar with working practice, requirements of the job market and career opportunities and can establish business contacts. They apply, confirm and expand knowledge and competences achieved during their study. Students will either be brought in contact with established cooperation partners for their internship or they can proactively apply to other institutions within the field of ecotoxicology.

If you want to learn more about past student internships, then feel free to check out our blog for AMEO-posts:
https://ecotox-blog.uni-landau.de/tag/ameo/

The Program enables the graduates to conduct independent scientific work and prepares in particular for independent and leading positions in the numerous emerging fields of Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology). The graduates are able to take responsibility in a professional manner in: Scientific facilities and research institutes, authorities, public offices and ministries with a regulatory role, Non-governmental organizations, industry and consulting enterprises. The international orientation of the program qualifies graduates for a global job market. In addition, the Master program prepares for a PhD study.

Applicants can also gain insights into future employers and fields of work via our LinkedIn alumni network:

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9012796/

You can also view more student statements on our website:

http://www.master-ecotoxicology.de/

Further detailed information about the program can be found on our website.

Our Welcome Center and study advisors support all applicants with finding accommodation in advance so that each student has a secured place to live once they arrive in Landau. For further information please contact the study advisor (Dr. Jakob Wolfram) or visit our homepage:

http://www.master-ecotoxicology.de

The program has no admission restriction; however, applicants need to fulfill several requirements to be admitted to our program:

On a four-grade scale the minimum grade is 3 (“good”) to be accepted for our program. However, we also consider work experience etc. for our decisions.
To be eligible, students should have completed a BSc (or comparable) program providing them at least with basic knowledge in biology/ecology, (environmental) chemistry, physics, and mathematics/statistics.

You can send your transcripts of records to Dr. Jakob Wolfram (j.wolfram@rptu.de) for a preliminary eligibility check.

For any question regarding the study program please contact the study advisor
Dr. Jakob Wolfram directly (j.wolfram@rptu.de)

The entire program is taught in English, so it is required that students have a level of English proficiency that allows them to actively participate in classes. However, no formal proof of English proficiency is required.

We encourage our students to take advantage of current exchange programs (e.g. via ERASMUS) with cooperating universities to gather additional insights and experiences internationally.

• Université de Sorbonne (France)
• Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
• National University of Costa Rica UNA (Costa Rica)

Furthermore, students can participate in international research initiatives via the RPC module (10-week research project), as part of their 8-week internship (module AMEO) or by conducting their Master’s Thesis at an external university internationally.