Business Administration and Engineering - Industry (B.Sc.)
What makes this degree programme special?
- From a single source: The programme is offered entirely by the Department of Industrial Engineering
- Interdisciplinary: Combination of engineering knowledge with economic skills
- Two specialisations: ‘Production’ and ‘Sustainable Technologies’.
What is the structure of the programme?
A decisive criterion of industrial engineering degree programmes is the extent to which they succeed in integrating the scientific disciplines: The whole is more than the sum of individual knowledge modules from technology, economics and law. At the University of Applied Sciences Jena, the studies come from a single source: from its own Department of Industrial Engineering and Management - a special feature that is not taken for granted. During the degree programme, a broad range of fundamentals is first laid. Building on this, the competences relevant to the profession are taught. The application-oriented teaching by professors with practical experience as well as the practical parts of the programme ensure the usability of the study contents in industrial applications. You have the choice between the specialisations "Production" - for activities preferably in the general cargo industry - and "Energy and Environment" - for use in the material and energy changing industries.
Module overview
What are the entry requirements?
- Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), subject-related higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife)
- You don't have a higher education entrance qualification but you have work experience? Find out about studying without High School Diploma.
- Did you complete your school or university education abroad? Please note the admission requirements for studying in Germany.
- An 8-week pre-study internship must be completed (can be made up by the end of the 2nd semester; can be divided into 2 x 4 weeks). Possible areas include: environmental and process engineering departments, companies in the supply and waste management industry, analysis laboratories, public authorities and research institutes.
What career prospects do I have after completing my studies?
As an industrial engineer, you work in all areas of industry, especially in those where the combination and integration of technical and economic knowledge is important. You develop new production processes, plan and optimise plants and organise and reorganise processes and structures in companies. You coordinate, control and manage projects and innovations and ensure the economic efficiency of products, technical or organisational processes or entire companies.
Typical areas of employment can be found, for example, in the following specialist departments:
- Project management
- Production planning and control
- Marketing/technical sales
- Purchasing
- Controlling
- Work preparation
- Logistics/ Transport/ Traffic
Your career opportunities
Your tasks:
- Planning, implementation and control of projects
- Creating a project plan
- Controlling the progress of the project
- Active coordination of all project participants to ensure the achievement of project milestones
- Ongoing cost control
- Coordination, preparation and moderation of project meetings and preparation of project reports
- Project completion analysis
Your tasks:
- Creation and maintenance of master data, parts lists and work plans
- Planning, scheduling and tracking of production orders
- Determining standard times and cycle times
- Carrying out preliminary and final costings
- Planning of machine assignments
- Fulfilment of company goals, e.g. through consistent realisation of specified key figures such as throughput times
- Rough planning and detailed scheduling for internal and external suppliers
- Creation and monitoring of production orders
- Project tasks for continuous process optimisation
Your tasks:
- Global sales of the company's product range
- Establishing long-term customer relationships
- Maintaining the existing customer base and acquiring new customers
- Conducting price and contract negotiations
- Suggestions for product development or improvement based on customer feedback
- Systematically analysing and working on market segments
- Creating and revising marketing concepts/social media concepts
- Trend monitoring
- Establishing contact with the target group as well as with the media and journalists
- Coordination and planning of marketing appointments
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