Mechanical Engineering
Energy, mobility, production – are you ready to help shape the future? Our bachelor's degree program in Mechanical Engineering provides you with the technical expertise you need to do so. As a student, you will develop sustainable solutions and implement them on interdisciplinary teams. You will learn to quickly familiarize yourself with new work areas, and to think efficiently from an engineering perspective.
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A Degree Program with a Future
You will bring one of the following educational backgrounds:
- General university entrance qualification (Abitur)
- Specialized university entrance qualification
- Advanced technical college certificate (Fachhochschulreife)
- Professional qualification (Case-by-case examination)
An ten-week internship is only required if you do not have relevant vocational training. It must be completed by the end of the 4th semester.
German language level: C1
1. Semester
- STEM fundamentals
- Engineering fundamentals
2. Semester
- STEM fundamentals
- Engineering fundamentals
- Non-technical subjects
3. Semester
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering applications
- Non-technical subjects
4. Semester
- Engineering applications
- Laboratory internship
5. Semester
- Engineering applications
- Laboratory internship
6. Semester
- Project work
- Thesis
Focus areas
- Precision engineering systems
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Engines and machines
- Mechatronics
- Product development
- Virtual computer-supported methods
- Teaching position
As a graduate of our degree program in mechanical engineering,
- you will understand the materials and methods needed to develop and design machines
- you will be able to predict and determine the behavior of machines and their components through calculations and measurements
- you will be able to analyze technical problems and solve them as part of a team
As a mechanical engineer, you will work in the areas of design, development, construction, commission, maintenance and operation of machines and systems.
You will be qualified, for example,
- to work as a consulting engineer in an engineering firm
- to handle monitoring and permitting at official agencies and administrations
- to work in research and development, production and sales, whether at a start-up, mid-sized company or industrial company
We cooperate through dual degree programs, joint projects, student papers and research and development work with a wide range of industries and companies, such as:
- Connection technology: Phoenix Contact, Weidmüller
- Automotive supplier: ISRI
- Fittings: ARI, HORA
- Compressors, pums, fans: Boge, Aerzener, Reitz, Jung
- Energy: Lemgo public utilities, Westfalen Weser
- Agricultural technology: Claas
- Regional mid-sized machine and system engineering companies: HOMAG Kantentechnik GmbH
Our research areas include
- Electromechanical components and systems
- Connection technology
- Power-to-x, sector coupling, hydrogen technology, renewable energies
- Flow simulations (CFD) and machine learning/digital twins
- Fans, ventilation technology, drying
- Measurement of mechanical variables, testing vibrations and acoustics, dynamic systems
- Material testing (including non-destructive), damage analysis
- Dynamometer/Chassis dynamometer
Applications include
- Mobility of the future, sustainable products and production processes, renewable energies
- Simulation and virtual methods (FEM and multi-body simulation)
... the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
- indirectly to no poverty
- indirectly to zero hunger
- indirectly to good health and well-being
- indirectly to quality education
- indirectly to gender equality
- indirectly to clean water and sanitation
- directly to affordable and clean energy
- indirectly to decent work and economic growth
- directly to industry, innovation and infrastructure
- indirectly to reduced inequalities
- directly to sustainable cities and communities
- directly to responsible consumption and production
- directly to climate action
- indirectly to life below water
- indirectly to life on land
- indirectly to peace, justice and strong institutions
- indirectly to partnerships for the goals
Studying at Innovation Campus Lemgo
At the Innovation Campus in Lemgo, you’ll study at one of the most exciting technology hubs in North Rhine-Westphalia. Here you’ll find state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, as well as science-to-business factories. Take, for example, the Centrum Industrial IT, where companies from across the OWL region have established branches. Or the Smart Factory OWL, which demonstrates data and AI management. At the Future Food Factory OWL—unique in Europe—similar activities take place, this time focused on food production. New Work and knowledge transfer converge at InnovationSPIN. Here, TH OWL, the district administration, and the skilled trades demonstrate transparent collaboration and a spirit that fosters innovation. In addition to the Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, the campus is also home to two vocational colleges as well as the Bundesliga handball club TBV Lemgo-Lippe. And best of all: the campus features student housing just a short walk from the university and downtown.
Information
Detailed information about the mechanical engineering program
Only the details of the currently valid examination regulations of the degree program as published in the promulgation gazette are authoritative and legally binding. You can find the announcement sheets here.
Contact and Counseling
- Our Central Student Advisory Service answers questions about studying at the university
- Offers for study orientation
- Get to know your faculty!
- Click here to go to the subject-specific student advisory service of the faculty
- Apply via our KIS portal!
- Information on the enrollment procedure is available from the Enrollment Office
- Studying abroad? Our International Office is there for you!
Still unanswered questions?
Our Student Service Center will answer all your questions about studying at TH OWL as well as about application and enrollment:
Phone: +49 5261 702 2534
E-mail: studierendenservice(at)th-owl.de
Service hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.