This page contains information for students who started their studies in the winter semester 2014/15 or later. Special documents and downloads for the programme (admission and examination regulations, module handbook, etc.), also for students who started their studies before WS 2014/15, can be found on the page Documents.
The Master's programme Mechanical Engineering builds on the undergraduate Bachelor's programmes of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It contains the specialisations General Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Process Engineering, Material Sciences, Mechatronics, and Production and Systems Engineering.
Standard period of study: 4 Semester
Language: German
Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Application period:
1st June – 15th July (winter semester)
1st December – 15th January (summer semester)
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In the graphic below you will find an overview of the structure. For more detailed information, please refer to the in-depth structure of the programme and the module handbook (MHB).
A limited selection of modules is available in the core area. The math module Modeling and Numerics of Differential Equations (5 CP) is compulsory in all specialisations. For the remaining 10 CP, two subjects can be chosen or there is a pre-set selection without choice, depending on the specialisation.
In the laboratory area, modules with laboratories are grouped together. The laboratory area allows two different concepts, where a total of 21 CP must be achieved:
This lets you the choice between several small laboratory modules (7 CP each) or one large laboratory module (11 CP).
The Master's thesis has a volume of 28 CP and includes preparation of a written thesis including literature research. It concludes with a presentation of the results (2 CP). The processing period is 6 months. Both sub-modules must be passed separately. For the module grade the Master' thesis is weighted with 90 % and the presentation with 10 %. Only those who have passed all examinations and who have successfully completed the Student Research Project can be admitted to the Master's thesis. The Master's thesis can also be written in a company.
Important: The supervisor must be a professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The supervisor will issue the topic and review the Master's thesis.
In the specialisation area a large selection is offered. Here you have the possibility to set your own individual focus or to set up a wide range of knowledge. Three modules for 15 CP in total have to be taken.
In the elective area, modules of 15 CP have to be completed, which can be chosen freely within the entire Master's programmes offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (5 CP for each module). All modules are listed in Annex 2 of the examination regulations.
Teaching programmes in the extent of 9 CP are taken here. These primarily serve the acquisition of methodological and social competences (interdisciplinary qualification with professionalisation) and consist of modules with interdisciplinary and action-oriented offers for the teaching of interdisciplinary qualifications or competences. These modules can be selected from a list drawn up by the examination board and conclude with an attended course. You can also take language courses in the interdisciplinary profile development. It is decisive that the modules may NOT be part of the curricula Master's programme Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor's programme Mechanical Engineering and that they MUST conclude with an examination event.
As these subjects are part of your certificate, you should use the opportunity to prove the acquisition of corresponding competences in your certificate. Graded certificates are noted on the report.
The Student Research Project has a volume of 13 CP and must be submitted in written form after a processing time of usually three months. It concludes with a presentation (2 CP) of the results. The Student Research Project demonstrates the ability to develop, implement and present concepts. You should demonstrate that you can define goals for a larger task and develop interdisciplinary solutions and concepts. The Student Research Project can be done at any institute of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and is usually registered with the supervising institute. The registration and submission dates are also recorded there. Like the master thesis, the student research project can also be carried out in a company.
Important: The supervisor must be a professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The topic of the thesis will be handed out and evaluated by the supervisor.
