The real problems of the 21st century do not care about boundaries between academic disciplines. At the same time, academia today is fragmented as never before with the result that experts often grasp only certain aspects of the complex problems we are confronted with today. What is missing is a broader vision combining the insights of more than one academic discipline.
PPE at Witten addresses people who want to get a broader vision of the 21st century’s real problems!
PPE at Witten/Herdecke University offers cutting-edge education at the interface between social sciences and philosophy. In Witten, the focus is on the sound academic analysis of real-life problems in an increasingly interconnected world.
The Institute for Web Science and Technologies was founded in October 2009 at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Campus Koblenz, and investigates the World Wide Web as the most important IT infrastructure of the 21st century.
With a master’s degree in Web Science students will be able to technically improve and analyse the web, to understand how the web influences people and what makes online businesses successful. They will not only learn about legal aspects of the web, but also to analyse and understand its content and the communication between its users.
Finally, they will be able to mathematically describe and predict all of the above. Our interdisciplinary curriculum emphasises computer science and builds bridges to social sciences, economics, law, linguistics and mathematics. All mandatory courses are taught in English.
The “Master of Science in Environmental Sciences” at the University of Koblenz-Landau provides a research-oriented, unique blend in the core disciplines of natural sciences (including environmental chemistry, landscape and applied ecology) complemented by selected aspects of social sciences such as environmental economics.
Students can acquire advanced methodical skills, a profound understanding of environmental problems across different scales from molecules to landscapes, and the capacity to develop solutions for these complex, interdisciplinary problems. The job-related training in soft skills and the experience in interdisciplinary teamwork will enable students to communicate findings and solutions to scientists and the public efficiently.
The interdisciplinary nature of environmental sciences opens a wide range of career tracks. Graduates are excellently prepared for science-based careers in research institutions, governmental agencies, industry and political organizations
The Master’s program “Chemistry and Physics of Functional Materials” enables graduates of the bachelor program “Applied Natural Sciences” and similar study courses of other faculties at German and international universities to work in research in the fields of chemistry, physics and material sciences.
The program addresses students with interest in doing research with functional materials. Based on the chemical and physical knowledge of the bachelor program a more comprehensive understanding of the relations between composition and structure of the materials on the one hand and their chemical and physical characteristics on the other hand is given.
The master’s program provides the qualifications required for a Ph.D. program or enables the graduates to take up responsible positions in research and development in industry or in research institutes.
The Master’s program in “Life Science Economics and Policy” was launched in the winter semester of 2013.
Global challenges within the bioeconomy like food security, climate change, environmental degradation, and the growing demand for energy, food, and raw materials are current topics requiring innovative solutions with appropriate regulatory frameworks and policies. Accordingly, this program integrates issues of economics and policy with the life sciences, and equips graduates with in-depth knowledge to work on these important societal challenges.
The program entails a core taught subjects:
Life Science Economics and Policy
Agribusiness Governance
Human Resource Management for Agriculture and Related Industries
International Commodity Markets and Trade Policy
International Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution
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