Study programs of the SciTec department

Bachelor's degree programs

The Bachelor is the first academic degree and professional qualification. We award the respective academic degree after successful completion of studies: Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). If you have any questions or problems, you can get advice and help from the respective head of the study programme.

Business Administration (B.A.)

In the bachelor's degree program in Business Administration, you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of economic thinking and action and gain practical experience in subjects such as human resources management, business informatics, marketing and accounting.

Business Administration and Engineering - Digital Economy (B.Sc.)

Terms such as "digitalization" and "Industry 4.0" are exactly in your field of knowledge and you would like to act as a professional mediator between the fields of "industrial processes", "economics" and "IT"? Then secure your place on the practice-oriented Bachelor's degree program in Industrial Engineering and Management (Digital Economy) at the University of Applied Sciences Jena and qualify yourself in an interdisciplinary subject area with excellent prospects!

Business Administration and Engineering - Industry at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jena
Business Administration and Engineering - Industry (B.Sc.)

You love variety and are interested in business and technical topics at the same time? You want to learn things not only in theory, but try them out yourself? Then opt for the Industrial Engineering and Management degree program. Here you will gain an understanding of two worlds at the same time. Engineering knowledge is just as important as economic thinking in order to be able to analyze problems holistically from different perspectives. This "switching" makes the course of study so varied.

This interdisciplinary education enables you as an industrial engineer to increase the efficiency, reliability and flexibility of processes, to accelerate decision-making processes and to quickly understand complex issues. In companies, you are a link between departments and can use your interdisciplinary expertise to develop new approaches and ways of thinking to successfully solve problems.

During the internship semester, you can apply the skills you have learned, establish contacts with companies and try out which job profile excites you.

Business Administration and Engineering - Industry International at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jena
Business Administration and Engineering - Industry International (B.Sc.)

You want to travel the world, get to know new cultures and are interested in economic and technical topics at the same time?  Then the WI International degree program is the right choice for you.

Globalization has become an integral part of the world economy. In companies, it is now part of everyday life to operate across national borders, because the world is becoming more and more networked. In order to be able to contribute here, broadly diversified competencies and international experience are essential.

In the WI International degree program, you will not only learn to think outside the box and be one step ahead of the events of a constantly changing world, but you will also have the opportunity to acquire international skills, get to know other cultures and at the same time acquire deep economic and technical knowledge.

In contrast to WI Industry, modules are held in English from the 4th semester onwards. You will also complete a study semester and an internship semester abroad during a year abroad.

Business Information Systems - Wirtschaftsinformatik (B.Sc.)

Are you passionate about business informatics and do you plan to support the management of an organization in this field or take on management tasks yourself or work as an entrepreneur? The practice-oriented bachelor's degree program offers you the right opportunity.

E-Commerce (B.Sc.)

If you are interested in online commerce and modern digital sales channels or digital marketing tools, then the bachelor's degree program in e-commerce at Ernst Abbe University Jena is a worthwhile academic path for you.

Electrical Engineering / Information Technology (B.Eng.)

You want to know how your technical devices work and are developed? Then you've come to the right place! Study according to your interests in the specialisations "Automation Technology and Robotics", "Communication and Circuit Technology" or "Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence" and start your career in an engineering profession!

Environmental Technology (B.Sc.)

Are you interested in renewable energies and the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies and products? You appreciate excellent career prospects in a dynamic growth market? Then the practical and future-oriented bachelor's degree program in environmental engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Jena is just right for you.

Vier junge Menschen sitzen auf dem Campus der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Environmental Technology and Development (B.Sc.)

You are interested in renewable energies and the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies in the context of international cooperation? You want to gain intercultural experience during a year abroad? You appreciate excellent career prospects in an international environment? Then the practical and future-oriented international bachelor's degree program in Environmental Engineering and Development at the University of Applied Sciences Jena is just right for you.

Laser- and Optotechnologies (B.Eng.)

Would you like to learn more about optics, optoelectronics, optical technologies and laser technology and discover how a wide variety of fields (e.g. environmental, communication and medical technology) come into contact with optical applications?

Materials Engineering (B.Eng.)

Do you have your smartphone at hand right now? Yes? Then try to imagine what remains of this smartphone if you first think away the display glass, then the plastic housing, the copper conductors, the silicon microprocessor and, step by step, all the other components made of materials. Nothing remains!

And so it is with all the products we need for our daily lives. Materials are everywhere. And even if they are often overlooked at first, 70% of all product innovations are due to material developments. This is just as true for communications technology as it is for medical and energy technology, mechanical engineering and mobility technologies.

Would you like to learn more about these materials and their technologies and use this knowledge later to produce, improve or optimally use materials? Then the practice-oriented bachelor's degree program in materials engineering offers you an excellent opportunity to study.

Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.)

You would like to gain insight into the planning, development, design, manufacture and sale of products, machines and apparatus as well as the associated processes? Do you see your professional future in mechanical and vehicle engineering, the aviation industry or in plant engineering? Then the practice-oriented bachelor's degree program in mechanical engineering at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena offers you the ideal prerequisites.

Mechatronics (B.Eng.)

You would like to discover a broad spectrum of engineering sciences? Are you interested in mechanical and instrument engineering, electrical engineering/electronics and computer science and do you aspire to support the development of mechatronic products such as autonomous robots, safety systems or digitally controlled combustion engines? Then the practice-oriented bachelor's degree program in mechatronics at the University of Applied Sciences Jena is just right for you.

Medical Engineering (B.Eng.)

Due to increasing life expectancy, growing health awareness and technical innovations, medical technology is one of Germany's key technologies. As an application of engineering sciences in the field of medicine, it has become indispensable in many medical areas: For example, it plays a role in diagnosis in the derivation of biosignals (e.g. ECG), in imaging procedures (e.g. X-ray or ultrasound examinations) and in the determination of lung parameters or blood tests. It is also used in therapy, for example in pacemakers, artificial kidneys and ventilators. In the digital age, both the processing of patient data and signal analysis and image processing using various software are essential. Medical technicians are involved in the development, operation and maintenance of a wide variety of devices and systems.

Microtechnology / Physics Engineering at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jena
Microtechnology / Physics Engineering (B.Sc.)

Our technical world is developing at a rapid pace. Do you want to work systematically across disciplines to find new technical solutions and develop better and better products? The main component of your studies in microtechnology/physical engineering (B.Sc.) is the transfer of knowledge in the fields of physics and engineering. This qualifies you for a job with very good career prospects.

A young woman is in a seated birthing position. Three other women are near her.
Midwifery (B.Sc.)

With the degree programme in Midwifery, the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena is following German and European efforts to open up midwifery fields of work at the academic level and to develop scientifically based expertise in accordance with current concepts of university didactics. 

The primary qualifying and dual full-time study programme "Midwifery" consists of a university-based and a practical part. The study programme prepares you comprehensively and scientifically for the complex requirements in the care and support of women and their families in the reproductive phase of life, from physiology to regulation/pathology. The theoretical and practical teaching-learning events take place two-dimensionally at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena. Theoretically acquired knowledge is trained realistically in simulation scenarios in the newly established skills lab in order to optimally introduce the practical part of the study. The practical part of the study as the third learning dimension takes place with cooperating practice partners (responsible practice institution/vPE) in the clinical environment and is expanded to include cooperation partners (birth centres, midwife practices, midwives) in the non-clinical care environment.

In the winter semester 2022/2023, prospective students first apply to our cooperation clinics to conclude an academic training contract and are then enrolled in the study programme.

Nursing (B.Sc.)

Would you like to train as a nursing specialist and also obtain your first academic degree? The bachelor's degree program in nursing at the University of Applied Sciences Jena offers you the right opportunity and qualifies you for versatile tasks in dynamically developing professional fields.

Bachelor Pflege/Pflegeleitung
Nursing (B.Sc.)

You have already completed a 3-year training in a nursing profession and would like to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in nursing science and management? Then secure your place on the distance learning nursing/nursing management course!

Pflege/Pflegeleitung berufsbegleitend an der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena studieren
Nursing (B.Sc.) - career-integrated studies

You have already completed a 3-year training in a nursing profession and would like to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in nursing science and management? Get your place in the part-time, continuing education nursing/nursing management degree program!

Study Occupational Therapy at University of Applied Sciences Jena
Occupational Therapy (B.Sc.)

Are you interested in what everyday activities give people meaning, structure and identity, and how it affects them when this no longer works as usual due to a crisis, illness or accident? Then the occupational therapy profession is the right choice for you! The bachelor's degree program in occupational therapy at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena offers you the right choice and qualifies you for entry into highly diverse tasks in a dynamic and versatile profession.

 

This degree programme is expected to start in the winter semester 2023/24 with 7 semesters.

Bachelorstudiengang Optometrie
Optometry (advanced in-service training) (B.Sc.) - career-integrated studies

Here you will learn to combine skills from optometry with know-how from the fields of medicine and business administration. Accordingly, professionals with this knowledge are in demand in specialized optical stores, as well as in optometric practices/ institutes and clinical facilities.

Physiotherapy (B.Sc.)

You find it exciting how the human body works and a desk job is too boring for you? You would like to help people, can put yourself in the shoes of others and prefer to act on your own responsibility? You want a professional degree in physical therapy and an academic degree? With a degree? With our qualifying degree program in physiotherapy you get both! both!

You'll become an expert in how human movement works, what keeps people healthy and what makes them sick. You will learn in small groups in close contact with lecturers, which therapies according to the current state of science really help sick people to become healthy and to lead their lives as independently as possible.

Precison Engineering (B.Eng.)

You like technology, want to develop and build - not just calculate. Cars are okay for you, but you find robots much cooler. You'd rather explore the next planet than the next highway? Would you rather have a super microscope than a super car? Then you're interested in high tech engineering. So are we!

In the bachelor's degree program "Precision Engineering" we prepare you for a career in modern engineering. You'll discover a world of high-precision machines and computer simulations with laser manufacturing and 3D printing. Add a little optics, computer science and electronics and you'll be building the next Mars robot!

Zwei studentische Rettungssanitäter mit Krankentrage
Rescue and Emergency Care (B.Sc.)

In the bachelor's program, you qualify for a professional career as an emergency paramedic and also obtain a first academic degree.

Social Work (B.A.)

Are you interested in the field of social work and would you like to work professionally in the area of child protection, youth welfare, adult education, elderly welfare, women's promotion, social work for migrants, addiction counseling, health care or similar? Then secure your place on the practice-oriented bachelor's degree program in social work at the University of Applied Sciences Jena!

Master's programs

The Master's degree is an academic degree and a professionally qualifying degree. It can serve to scientifically deepen previous studies or open up new areas of knowledge. It also entitles the holder to a doctorate. We award the respective academic degree after successful completion of studies: Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) and Master of Science (M.Sc.). If you have any questions or problems, you can get advice and help from the respective head of the study programme.

Study Business Administration and Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Jena
Business Administration and Engineering (M.Sc.)

You already have a first academic degree and would like to further qualify yourself in the field of industrial engineering in order to successfully take on management, planning and coordination tasks? Then the practice-oriented master's program of the same name at Ernst Abbe University is exactly the right offer for you.

Study Business Adminsitration and Engineering - part-time at the University of Applied Sciences Jena
Business Administration and Engineering - part time (M.Sc.) - career-integrated studies

You already have a first academic degree in industrial engineering or engineering and would like to gain further qualifications alongside your professional activities in order to be able to take on management and complex coordination tasks? Then the part-time and practice-oriented Master's program in Industrial Engineering and Management at University Jena offers the ideal conditions for you.

Masterstudiengang Civic Education. Demokratiearbeit in der digitalisierten Gesellschaft
Civic Education. Democracy in digitized societies (M.A.)

You would like to become a multiplier for democratic competence? Would you like to counteract political fatigue, strengthen people in their democratic competence and contribute to a diverse and digitally competent society? Then the Master's programme Civic Education. Democracy Work in a Digitalised Society at the University of Applied Sciences Jena offers you the ideal prerequisites.

Berufsbegleitender Masterstudiengang Klinische Optometrie
Clinical Optometry (advanced in-service training) (M.Sc.) - career-integrated studies

Here you will learn skills at the interface between people, medicine and technology. The master's program in Jena offers a part-time continuing education that optimally prepares you for employment in this complex field.

Coaching und Führung studieren an der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Coaching and Leadership (M.A.) - career-integrated studies

The extra-occupational and fee-based further education course qualifies you as a coach and for leadership positions. The concept of the Master's programme provides for a double qualification of the participants. On the one hand, the course includes coaching people responsible for leadership and management tasks. At the same time, managers receive the qualification to be able to coach their employees. In both respects, they receive a well-founded academic training as a coach, which is based on the guidelines of the authoritative coaching associations and, in particular, awards an academic degree (Master of Arts).

Degree
Upon successful completion of the programme, the University of Applied Sciences Jena awards the internationally recognised academic degree "Master of Arts" (M.A.). At the same time, this creates the basis for activities in the higher civil service and for a further academic career (doctorate) of the graduates of the programme.

E-Commerce (M.Sc.)

With the master's degree in e-commerce, you are opting for a course of study with excellent future prospects in an industry with enormous growth and many tasks and opportunities, e.g. in the areas of e-commerce, mobile commerce, social commerce or omni commerce.

Umwelt- und Georessourcenmanagement studieren an der EAH Jena
Environmental and geo-resource management (M.Sc.)

​Studiengang der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in Kooperation mit der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena

Das Studienangebot „Umwelt- und Georessourcenmanagement (M.Sc.)" ist ein Angebot der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena und wird in enger Kooperation mit der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule (EAH) Jena durchgeführt. Dabei sind Sie an der FSU Jena als Haupthörer und an der EAH Jena über den gesamten Studienverlauf als Nebenhörer immatrikuliert.

Im Studiengang werden die naturwissenschaftlichen Kompetenzen u.a. zu Rohstoffen, Stoffkreisläufen und Lagerstätten der Geowissenschaften an der FSU Jena mit den angewandten Kompetenzen der EAH Jena im Bereich der Energie- und Umwelttechnik und des Managements zusammengeführt.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Seite der FSU Jena

General Management (M.A.)

Would you like to gain further qualifications in business administration for a job with management responsibility in business or public administration? The practice-oriented Master's programme in General Management offers the ideal prerequisites for you. In addition, you have the option of earning the degree "Maestría en Administración de Negocios" as part of a double Master's programme at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional in Buenos Aires.

General Management at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jena
General Management (MBA) - career-integrated studies

In cooperation with JenALL e.V., the University of Applied Sciences Jena offers a master's degree program for engineers and other academics (including business economists) with one year of professional experience as an accredited (AQAS) continuing education program. In this MBA program, they learn several management skills, such as technical, leadership and decision-making skills, in order to strive for a corresponding management position or to advance even further in it.

Laser- and Optotechnologiesa at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jena
Laser- and Optotechnologies (M.Eng.)

After your first academic degree in a technical or scientific field, would you like to gain further practical qualifications in the field of optical technologies? The Master's program in Laser and Optotechnologies offers the ideal prerequisites for this.

Materials Engineering (M.Eng.)

You already have a first academic degree in materials engineering, materials science or a comparable scientific-technical course of study and would like to gain further qualifications in the field of materials as well as materials technologies? Then the practice-oriented master's program in Materials Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Jena offers exactly the right prerequisites.

Mechanical Engineering (M.Eng.)

You already have a first degree in engineering and would like to gain further qualifications for a challenging job in industrial sectors such as mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive industry, the aerospace industry, environmental technology, medical technology and the optical industry? Then taking up a practice-oriented master's degree in mechanical engineering at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena is a suitable academic path for you.

Mechatronics (M.Eng.)

After a first academic degree, this practice-oriented master's program offers you the opportunity for further qualification in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science.

Medical Engineering (M.Sc.)

The Master's program in Medical Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Jena provides specialized knowledge of modern medical electronic device and system development. The focus is on medical technology research and applications with emphasis on selected areas such as medical measurement technology, diagnostic sensor technology and imaging. The master's program will enable you to apply and develop various devices and processes.

In order to prepare you early on for the requirements of modern technology-oriented companies and research institutions, the research orientation of the program includes a project work phase extending over three semesters. During this time, you will work on your own projects in cooperation with companies and other scientific institutions. You can also gain insight into the everyday working life of various institutions such as the University Hospital as part of some of the courses.

Nursing Science / Nursing Administration (career-integrated studies) (M.Sc.)

After a first academic degree in the field of nursing, this master's degree program as a distance learning program offers you the opportunity to acquire in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical action skills, for the various fields of work, in healthcare institutions.

Optometry / Ophthalmo-Technology / Vision Science (M.Sc.)

You already have a first academic degree in optometry/optometry or a related discipline and would like to deepen your knowledge in the field of clinical optometry and ophthalmotechnology? Then secure your place in the Master's program in Optometry/Ophthalmotechnology/Vision Science!

Pharma Biotechnologie an der EAH Jena studieren
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (M.Sc.)

Pharmaceutical biotechnology involves the use of biotechnological methods and processes in the context of medical applications. In keeping with the color of blood, this branch of biotechnology is also known as red biotechnology. The subject of pharmaceutical biotechnology is the use of the catalytic properties of biomolecules, cells and organisms, often optimized by genetic engineering methods, to manufacture pharmaceutical products and develop diagnostic procedures.

Starting from the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the regulation of metabolic processes and their pathological changes in the development of diseases, therapeutically active substances are sought and biotechnological processes for their production are developed. Pharmaceutical biotechnologists also play a key role in the development and biotechnological production of diagnostics and vaccines. They are also qualified to make a relevant contribution in the development of microarray techniques, biosensors, analytical techniques and diagnostic devices.

Play and Media in Education (career-integrated studies) at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jenael- und Medienpädagogik studieren an der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Play and Media in Education (career-integrated studies) (M.A.) - career-integrated studies

You already have a first academic degree and would like to acquire methodological approaches to game and media pedagogy while working? Then secure your place in the Master's program in Game and Media Education at the University of Applied Sciences Jena!

Scientific Instrumentation at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule University of Applied Sciences Jena
Scientific Instrumentation (M.Sc.)

The English-language master's program offers you the opportunity for further qualification in scientific instrument engineering, following a first academic degree in the natural sciences or engineering.

 

Application Deadline:
01th December to 30th April (Applicants with BA pursued outside of Germany)
15th May to 15th September (Applicant with BA pursued in Germany)

Social Work (M.A.)

You already have a first academic degree and would like to further qualify yourself in the field of social work for a job in research and development, in higher service or for the performance of management tasks? Then the Master's program in Social Work at the University of Applied Sciences Jena offers you the ideal prerequisites.

Further education

The SciTec department offers professional practitioners an opportunity to further their education in special fields on a part-time basis and in a practical manner in theory and practice at university level.

Currently, 7 certificate courses in the field of "Ophthalmic Optics/ Optometry/ Vision Science" are offered in cooperation with the Jena Academy of Lifelong Learning e.V. (JenALL e.V.) are offered.

The modular further education "Optics" (also in cooperation with JenALL e.V.) comprises 9 modules.