Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
The study plan determines the timetable for each semester of our degree program.
Depending on the study model you choose, courses are spread over four or five days a week.
Study for a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with us!
Course of study from matriculation in the 2019/2020 winter semester. The previously valid course plans can be found here.
The module descriptions can be found here.
For students starting in the winter semester
1st semester
- Advanced Strength of Materials
- Simulation of dynamic systems
- Functional Materials
- One to three compulsory elective modules from the field of engineering fundamentals
- Up to two compulsory elective modules from the field of non-technical compulsory elective modules
2nd semester
- Five to six compulsory elective modules from the field of engineering fundamentals
- Up to one compulsory elective module from the field of non-technical compulsory elective modules
3rd semester
- Research project
- Up to two compulsory elective modules from the field of engineering fundamentals
- Up to two compulsory elective modules from the field of non-technical compulsory elective modules
4th semester
- Master's thesis
- colloquium
Catalog of compulsory elective modules Fundamentals of Engineering (9 must be taken)
- Robotics
- Modeling of Fluid Dynamics and Energy Transport
- Plastics – Composite Materials
- Areas of application for Mechatronics
- Special areas of CAD
- Special areas of FEM
- Lightweight construction
- Higher fluid dynamics
- Surface technology
- Micro and nanotechnology
- Biomechanics and bionics
- Designing low-noise machines and devices
- Lightweight vehicles
- Current topics in precision engineering
- Two modules approved by the Examination Board from the range of subjects offered by another accredited master's program
- Two modules approved by the Examination Board from the range of subjects offered in the master's program in Mechatronic Systems
Catalog of compulsory elective modules Non-technical elective modules (2 must be taken)
- Project and quality management
- Personnel Management
- Integrated Product Development
- Scientific Methods and Writing
- Two modules approved by the Examination Board from the range of subjects offered by another accredited master's program
If you start your degree program in the summer semester, begin with the content of the second semester. You will catch up on the modules from the first semester in the following semester.