Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

ServicePortal UniMail

Contrast Deutsch

Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

ServicePortal UniMail

Suggested topics for theses

Dear students,

Here you will find suggested topics for theses in the LLP department. In addition to the suggestions, you are welcome to think about your own questions and discuss them with us.

You will find further inspiration in the listed completed bachelor's or master's theses.

Selection of potential topics for Master theses in Spatial Planning (including specialization in Urban Transformation), supervised by Research Group Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning:

Environmental Impact Assessment and/or Strategic Environmental Assessment in different countries in and outside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
FFH impact assessment as per EU Flora – Fauna – Habitat Directive in different countries inside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
Management Plans as per EU Flora – Fauna – Habitat Directive in different countries inside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
Green Infrastructure Planning in different countries in and outside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
Climate Change and Adaptation to Climate Change strategies and instruments in different countries in and outside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
Ecosystem Services – methods in different climate zones and/or integration in different planning systems in different countries in and outside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
Noise Action Planning in different countries in and outside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
Clean Air Planning in different countries in and outside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)
River Basin Management Plans as per EU Water Framework Directive in different countries inside EU (comparative study and/or evaluation)

Contact: janine.bayer(at)tu-dortmund.de

Suggested topics by Dr.-Ing. Bryce Lawrence:

Ecosystems Flow Modelling in ArcGIS
Stormwater Green infrastructure Flow Modelling
Soundscape Ecology and Ecoacoustics