Mechanical Engineering (MM)
At a glance
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
| Length of course | 3 Semester |
| Language | German |
| No. of places available | Winter semester: 25 Summer semester: 25 |
| Start of course | Winter and summer semester |
| How to apply | Online via the application portal |
| Application deadline | Winter semester: 15. July Summer semester: 15. January |
| Admission requirements | Ingenieurwissenschaftl. ausgerichtetes Vorstudium (Bewerber, die ein 6-semestriges Vorstudium absolviert haben nehmen am Auswahlverfahren teil, müssen aber mit Auflagen rechnen) |
Contact
Course-related advice
Dean of studies
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. T. Markus
t.markus@hs-mannheim.de
Application queries
Student Service Centre
General queries about master's degree
Department M Secretariat
sekretariat@maschinenbau.hs-mannheim.de
Further information Department M information pages
Mechanical engineering everywhere
Automotive industry, energy engineering, manufacturing engineering, power plant construction, medical engineering, food industry, environmental engineering, packaging machines - mechanical engineering is used across all sectors of industry.
Mechanical and plant engineering is the largest industrial sector in Germany and covers a wide range of areas: from machines in the narrow sense, manufacturing and automation engineering, vehicles of all types, plants of the most differing sizes in the fields of energy and medical engineering and more besides.
Professions
Graduates of the master's programme find responsible positions in the areas of research, development, construction and in production management and quality assurance.
Recent surveys confirmed that a master's degree improved graduates' chances of finding more challenging employment and a managerial position.
Course objectives
The master's degree programme allows students to pursue their preferences and move towards their individual career goal by:
- broadening fundamentals on a higher level,
- selecting challenging focal areas (2 out of 5),
- enhancing their personal profile by taking elective modules,
- solving a practically-related task in the form of a master's thesis.
Students learn to use problem solving techniques, methods of calculation and simulation and visualisation procedures at an advanced level.
An individual learning agreement is made with each student.
Course structure
Semesters 1 + 2 | Fundamentals (35 credits) Advanced Techn. Mathematics, Advanced Technical Mechanics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Thermodynamics, Statistics, Materials Science, Management Methods |
Semesters 1 + 2 | 2 out of 5 possible focal areas (20 credits) Construction, Production, Materials and Surface Technologies, Vehicle Engineering, Micro-system Engineering |
Semesters 1 + 2 | Elective modules (5 credits) Compulsory modules of non-selected focal areas, current faculty electives catalogue, possibly individually approved subjects from other degree courses |
Semester 3 | Master's thesis (30 credits) Master's thesis at university or in industry |
Options
Possible elective modules:
- Compulsory modules of non-selected focal areas
- Elective module list (Department may vary courses offered each semester)
- Elective subjects approved on an individual basis
An individual learning agreement is made with each student.
Mechanical Engineering in Mannheim
Compulsory exercises and projects provide students with practical experience. Many of the master's thesis are written in collaboration with companies in the metropolitan region surrounding Mannheim.
Recent surveys show that 70% of our graduates have find their first job only three months after graduating.
Regulations for this study programme
| Studien- und Prüfungsordnung Akkreditierung Diploma Supplements | Zulassungs- und Immatrikulationsordnung Auswahlsatzung NC-Werte der letzten Semester |