- Degree
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Course location
- Kaiserslautern
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Many of the modules (all are elective) are taught in English. Some are taught in German. The language of instruction follows from the module's name. Students with proficiency in both languages have a larger choice of modules.
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- 1 December for the following summer semester; 31 May for the following winter semester
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The structure of the Master's course of study reflects our opinion that no one is more able than you to decide what is missing from your profile. That's why the programme does not include any obligatory modules, only elective modules. From the present "menu" of both English-taught and German-taught modules, applicants individually choose 60 ECTS. The Master's thesis (30 ECTS) completes the Master's programme. This programme is usually application-oriented. However, it can be considered research oriented if 30 ECTS have been earned at least in R&D modules and if the Master's thesis has a research-oriented specialisation. In that case, the research-oriented specialisation will be confirmed on the Master's certificate.
The following English-taught elective modules are currently available:
• Automotive engineering (10 ECTS)
• Climate-neutral process engineering (10 ECTS)
• Fibre reinforced plastics (10 ECTS)
• Fluid mechanics (10 ECTS)
• Image processing (10 ECTS)
• Numeric methods (10 ECTS)
• Product development: from need to market (10 ECTS)
• Simulation of mechatronic systems (10 ECTS)
• Software engineering for embedded systems (10 ECTS)
• Structural durability (10 ECTS)
• System level rapid development in mechatronics (10 ECTS)
• Virtual product development: tools and processes (10 ECTS)
• R&D module (10 ECTS; individual contents)
• R&D module (20 or 30 ECTS; individual contents; prerequisite: passed 10 ECTS R&D module; a total of 40 ECTS can be chosen for R&D modules)
• Mobility module (20 or 30 ECTS study abroad; only after completion of 30 ECTS in Kaiserslautern)
The following elective courses are German-taught:
• Energiesysteme (10 ECTS)
• Ergänzende Vertiefungen, Mosaikmodul (10 ECTS)
• Leichtbaukonstruktion und Akustik (10 ECTS)
• Prozessentwicklung (10 ECTS)
• F&E-Modul (10 ECTS; individual content)
• F&E-Modul (20 or 30 ECTS; prerequisite: passed 10 ECTS F&E-Modul; for the F&E-Modul courses a total of 40 ECTS can be chosen)
• Mobilitätsmodul (20 or 30 ECTS study abroad; only after completion of 30 ECTS in Kaiserslautern)
The course places a strong emphasis on cross-linking various disciplines. This is supported by at least two professors involved in co-teaching, each competent in his or her own field, in the case of each and every module. They look at a topic from different viewpoints and merge them in a diversified module (10 ECTS). This counts for every module.
In accordance with the module overview on our homepage, each module is attributed an allocation number "ME" for mechanical engineering and "MT" for mechatronics. The highest summation of the numbers of all the chosen modules defines the specialisation on the final certificate: either "mechanical engineering" or "mechatronics".
According to the structural requirements for all modules, we have integrated acquisition of knowledge, practical implementation in group work, assessment of economic consequences and development of leadership skills into each and every module. The modules are thus manifold in theme, but identical in structure and learning outcomes.