After your studies

Your future with a Bachelor’s in Biobased Resources and Bioenergy

Once you have successfully completed your Bachelor's degree in Biobased Products and Bioenergy, you can continue your studies by entering the professional world or pursuing a subsequent Master's degree. This is when many wonder: What can I do with my studies? We would like to support you in answering this question from the very beginning. This does not mean that we can tell you what specific job you will have later or what Master's degree program you should study. But we can show you in which areas you could work as an expert in biobased products and bioenergy, which subsequent Master's degree programs are suitable, and how we can support you in starting your career.

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Career prospects

Diverse and interesting career possibilities

You’ve had enough studying and want to finally start your career and earn your own money? With a Bachelor's degree in Biobased Products and Bioenergy, you are well qualified to enter research, development, management, and process engineering in the field of sustainability. Through your training in various disciplines, a wide range of career opportunities are open to you, e.g. with energy suppliers, the processing industry, and plant and mechanical engineering as well as producers of renewable raw materials. There are different career entry possibilities, however, depending on your personal focus during your studies through elective modules, possible internships, and additional qualifications.

Since the topics of sustainability and climate protection, as well as the associated structural change, are the central future topics of society and politics, you are ideally prepared for the job market. The EU wants to create one million new "green jobs" in Europe by 2030. According to the Green Startup Monitor, 30% of startups are concerned about sustainability and offer products and services in the green economy.

We see you with the following potential employers as a project engineer, consultant, or project manager:

  • Associations and agencies in the area of renewable energy
  • Energy producers and suppliers as well as energy trading
  • Industrial companies e.g. in the field of pharmaceuticals, packaging, chemicals
  • Engineering offices
  • Biomass conversion plant operators
  • Business consulting
  • Companies involved in plant cultivation and breeding
  • University and non-university research institutions
  • Procurement and distribution for a wide variety of companies

Master’s programs

You’re still thirsting for knowledge?

You've been passionate about your Bachelor's program and just want to know more? No problem! Start a Master's degree with us or discover something new. Your degree will provide optimal preparation for research-oriented Master's degree programs in agricultural sciences and related disciplines leading to senior positions in research, development, and management, as well as careers in academia.

At the University of Hohenheim, you can gain further qualifications with the following Master's degree programs:

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CareerCenter Hohenheim

We support you with career orientation and career entry.

The CareerCenter Hohenheim (CCH) is the first point of contact for you when it comes to career orientation and career entry. According to a nationwide survey by the market research institute Trendence, our students value CCH as a springboard to their career.

We will support you and answer your questions on the following topics:

  • Planning your studies in a career-oriented manner
  • Developing your own professional profile
  • Finding suitable positions for internships, working student jobs, and direct entry
  • Putting together application documents
  • Establish contacts with companies

Every year in the summer semester the CareerCenter Hohenheim organizes the career fair “Life Science” for the agricultural and natural science programs. Here you will get to know future employers and get an impression of professional fields of activity.

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