Content

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 master's thesis. The main language of instruction is German, but English language modules are also available.

Product and process management (PPM)

The current development of all industrial sectors is characterized by an increase in processes incorporating a high degree of a division of labour and the specialization of personnel. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find solutions for tasks and problems at the interface of technology and business. Engineering managers are engineers with a broadly based and nearly equal education in the natural sciences and engineering on the one hand and in law and business administration on the other. This background makes it possible for them to recognize economical, technical and societal issues and contribute to finding the corresponding solutions. In the process, societal and ethical aspects are taken into account.

Modules for the Product and Process Management (PPM) specialization

Real estate (RE)

The specialization in Real Estate deals with the entire life cycle of properties - from project development to implementation and utilization to reclamation. Aspects of facility management and technical asset management are considered. Property is not only viewed as an asset class having financial and fiscal relevance as a strategic resource, but also as a building substance having a technical functionality, thus allowing the opportunities for the utilization of properties to be evaluated and allowing plans for the future utilization of properties to be developed. Graduates specializing in Real Estate are able to assess plans for the operation of properties and the ways these interact with the relevant primary processes and can even develop and implement the relevant plans. Of crucial importance in this regard is the concept of sustainability. For that reason engineering managers specializing in Real Estate act at the interface of the core business of a company and the property - both the basic conditions for the operational infrastructure and the asset class. They are generalists with an interdisciplinary education who plan and coordinate the efficient use of various specialists. They are able to assess complex real estate holdings, optimize the secondary processes for the core business and in so doing recognize synergy effects and potential savings. This specialization corresponds to a master's programme in Facility Management (FM) and in Technical Asset Management (TAM).

Modules for the Real Estate (RE) specialization

Career options

Students specializing in Product and Process Management 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.

Graduates specializing in Real Estate can find careers in numerous areas in which qualified managers are in high demand. Examples include directors, consultants, key account managers, sales managers, branch managers, project managers and training managers. Companies having vacancies for these positions include facility management services and facility management consulting companies, the facility management departments of private companies or public institutions or foundations and companies involved in asset management, portfolio management and property management that deal with national and international real estate portfolios.