Programme objective

The master’s programme is a modularised three-semester full-time programme based on a bachelor’s degree or a German Diplom degree in (industrial) engineering, natural/economic/business sciences, or logistics. The language of instruction is English.

Six module exams are to be completed, three in the first and three in the second semester. During the second and third semester (Master's thesis), students will work on a research project of their choice. The context for the research projects is determined by the guiding topic, which is newly defined for each cohort of students (News). Students will write their Master's thesis during the final semester. They will be granted five months and students will have to defend their theses in the Master’s colloquium.

Innovation cycles become shorter, the political and economical environment becomes more insecure.
VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) is an acronym that summarises these new conditions. Volatility leads to uncertainty; changes become the rule. The interrelationships are becoming more complex, the becomes information situation more confusing and also more contradictory.
The programme’s objective is to teach students relevant skills to work in a world characterised by VUCA successfully, despite the challenging circumstances. In addition to the specific technical competencies, the programme imparts the ability to comprehensively understand problems in a holistic way and to solve them in an organised manner in interdisciplinary teams.

The programme is completed with the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.).

The graduates are particularly qualified to assume specialist and management positions in industrial companies and have attained the qualification for the higher service of public institutions. In addition, the master’s degree opens the opportunity to enter doctoral studies.

Business engineers develop and implement solutions to complex issues, utilising their technical and business-management competences. Employers appreciate the abilities of our graduates to comprehend challenges to their full extent, to assemble and lead interdisciplinary and multicultural teams, and to work together to find and implement elegant and robust solutions. Among potential employers are manufacturing companies, major retail companies, and consultancies.