Engineering Management

Master's
degree
Autumn and spring semesters
One and a half years
Special requirements
Friedberg
Semester fee

The development of all business sectors is characterized by highly specialized processes and highly specialized personnel. In this context, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the right solutions for tasks and problems at the interface of engineering and business. A specialist in engineering management is an engineer who has a nearly equal amount of training in both natural sciences & engineering disciplines and in law and business administration topics. This specialist is able to recognize relevant business, engineering and socially relevant questions and make a positive contribution in finding answers to these. In this regard societal and ethical insights are taken into consideration. Students can select from among three specializations: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Life Cycle Management.

About the Course

Content

In this interdisciplinary course, methods are taught allowing students to link the implementation of engineering aspects of projects with the relevant business knowledge and to account for fundamental strategic aspects and ecological requirements. In addition to the specialized knowledge building on the concepts and skills taught in the undergraduate degree, it is very important for students to learn how to use this knowledge in a competent way. The key qualifications consist of a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary qualifications enabling students to think carefully and act appropriately and responsibly. There are many opportunities to practice these, especially in business strategy simulations and case studies as well as in lectures and laboratory sessions. Students form teams to work on assignments and present the results. Team members must learn the proper behaviour towards other team members (interpersonal competence) and individually determine the appropriate solution for the assignment by selecting, planning and implementing suitable strategies (methods and personal skills).

Course modules

You can find the complete curriculum in the course description on the corresponding German page or in the course guidelines. Module descriptions are available in the module catalogue. The course takes one and a half years (3 semesters) to complete, the first year being devoted to course modules and the final semester to the dissertation. The main language of instruction is German, but English language modules are also available.

Specializations

Mechanical Engineering

Students specializing in mechanical engineering study the company processes involved in the creation of products, and all engineering and business related problems must be solved that occur from the initial product idea to the design and manufacture to the delivery of the final product to the customer as well as subsequent servicing. Many processes must be performed in parallel, above all due to shorter product life cycles and the subsequent faster marketing of new engineering ideas so that the required pace of implementation can be achieved. Any problems that occur along the way are analysed from various perspectives, and the best possible solutions in terms of business and engineering are developed.

Elecrical Engineering

Life Cycle Management

Students specializing in Life Cycle Management (LCM) are sensitized to potential environmental impacts along the entire life cycle of a product, from the production of raw materials to product planning and development to manufacture, product use and disposal, and this awareness is not only important for primary products but also for all manufacturing and other equipment required and the necessary infrastructure to provide the service in question. In all phases of a product's life, costs and returns must be given to monitor the economic success of a company. Of course, ultimately, responsible company management also incorporates social aspects such as a safe working einvironment and the guarantee that no child labour is present in the value-added chain.

Careers

Career options

Graduates can find careers in a wide variety of areas, including manufacturing, production planning and scheduling, marketing, controlling and consulting as well as in various company functions as a project or product manager, in marketing, finance, controlling, quality management, planning, calculation, process optimization, logistics and many other management duties, and even in tax consulting and auditing.

Key facts
How to apply

Key facts

Degree	Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Duration	One and a half years (3 semesters)
Accreditation	Accredited by AQAS Cologne
Attendance	Full-time course
Language of instruction	German (Some modules can be offered in English.)
Campus	Friedberg
Fees	Semester fee (same as for undergraduate courses)