Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor)

The aim of our degree programme is to qualify our engineers to meet today’s demands in an industrial working environment and to actively shape development processes. After completing the degree programme, you will have technical subject expertise, be familiar with modern methods of development, be able to present content professionally, and have business background information.

As a mechanical engineer, you will be engaged in one of the top sectors in our country, actively shaping its development. After obtaining your degree, you will be able to work in the following fields:

• Construction
• Research and development
• Production planning and control
• Production, manufacture
• Management, business management
• After-sales, customer service
• Logistics
• Quality management, quality assurance
• Servicing, maintenance
• Training and further training
• Purchasing, procurement
• Warehouse management, materials management
• Distribution, sales
• Work scheduling

In addition, our department offers the following Master’s programmes:

• Master in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in Product Development, Computational Engineering, and Agricultural Engineering (offered as full-time and part-time programmes)
• Master in Business Management in Technology, specialising in Mechanical Engineering

During the first two semesters, you will gain a basic knowledge of mathematics, science and technology, as required for your degree programme. For example, you will take the following modules:

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Statics
• Materials Engineering
• Fundamentals of Construction Design

From the third semester, you will choose one of the two specialisations: General Mechanical Engineering, or Plant and Systems Engineering. We also offer a range of optional compulsory modules, which will help you to develop your professional profile. Examples include:

• Digital Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Foundations of Agricultural Technology
• Foundations of Programming
• Project Management
• Quality management
• Control Engineering
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Steam and Gas Turbines
• Innovative Materials
• Car Body Technology
• Measurement Engineering
• Applications in Production Management
• Flow Simulation
• Process Engineering

In the sixth and final semester, you will complete a twelve-week work placement, concluding with a Bachelor thesis.

• Preparatory courses in mathematics for first-year students
• Numerous opportunities to cooperate with international universities
• Strong research activities with a high proportion of external funding
• Numerous industry contacts
• Excellent laboratory equipment with ultra-modern test benches, sophisticated measurement technology and even scanning electron microscopes
• Teaching using up-to-date IT suites and state-of-the-art software
• Easy-going relations between students and teaching staff
• Ideal learning climate
• Top ratings in national rankings