Management & Engineering
The interaction between management and technology stands at the center of the Management and Engineering major. Students enrolled in the major receive well-grounded and broad education in modern management techniques.
Content and idea
Strategic design options and operational optimization tasks almost always include cross-references between technology, economics and management. A deep understanding of different types of engineering is viewed as a decisive factor in successful management of industrial enterprises. The curriculum therefore combines the acquisition of management skills with an understanding of scientific methods used in the field of engineering.
Structure
The first semester comprises three modules that focus on the fundamentals, methods and processes of engineering as well as on simulation. Students choose their focal area in either Automation Engineering (AE) or Production Engineering (PE) and complete the module in Photonic Systems or Production Management.
In the second semester, students complete the modules in Actorics and Controls, Sensors and Intelligent Systems (AE), Manufacturing Technology or Production Logistics (PE), depending on their chosen area of focus. Within the scope of a challenging research project, students work in a team to address questions of practical relevance that can be looked at from an either disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspective. In addition, students can choose one elective as their individual focus of studies.
The third semester comprises compulsory modules in Control Systems (AE) and Strategic Production Networks (PE). Students also have the opportunity to further deepen their specialist knowledge in three elective modules of their major. Alternatively, students can choose a maximum of two optional modules from other Management & Entrepreneurship majors. Students are recommended to plan their study abroad in the third semester.
From the first to the third semester, students complete, apart from the modules in their major, additional modules as follows: In the field of Management Studies, students further deepen their specialist skills in management by completing a total of three modules; the cross-disciplinary Complementary Studies program, also comprising three modules, provides students with the general academic foundations reflecting on science. The special focus of this program allows students to familiarize themselves with modes of thinking and working methods reaching beyond disciplinary boundaries and, as a result, to develop different strategies for solving problems arising in science and practice.
In the final semester, students write their master's thesis and attend the accompanying Master’s Forum.
Prospects
The major in Management and Engineering is targeted specifically at students who wish to achieve leadership positions in industrial corporations in which the interaction between management and technology plays a crucial role. Such positions are available in the fields of production development, production, logistics, supply chain management, or technology sales. This major also provides a very good basis for pursuing a career in purchasing, marketing, or technical controlling.
Upon completion of the graduate program of study, students are awarded the Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree.
Aspirants
The major is targeted at graduates with a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, preferably in engineering or business engineering. It would also give graduates in economics or behavioural sciences with focus on socio-technology a very good basis for starting a career in industrial or high technology companies, provided that they are interested in technical topics. Admission requirements include, among other aspects, an above average transcript from the previous degree as well as adequate knowledge of the English language.
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