Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.)
What makes this degree programme special?
- 10-week pre-study internship, practical semester in industry and bachelor's thesis in a company
- Application-oriented lectures with coordinated laboratory practicals
- Teaching methods for solving technical problems in an innovative, efficient and resource-saving manner
- Courses in time and self-management, rhetoric and foreign languages
- also as an option with in-depth practice in cooperating companies
What is the structure of the programme?
The Bachelor's programme lasts seven semesters and concludes with the writing of the Bachelor's thesis and a colloquium. The study programme is characterised by the acquisition of basic, technical and methodological knowledge. In the first semesters, students receive a solid education in mathematics, physics, materials technology and mechanics, among others, but sufficient space is also given to foreign languages. This is followed by application-oriented knowledge transfer in the core areas of mechanical engineering, such as machine elements, design, production technology and energy technology. In addition, the use of computers is an important element of the training. For example, the PC is used intensively for calculation and design on the screen, for the simulation of complex technical systems, for the control of machines and robots or for carrying out and evaluating measurements. The degree programme includes a complete practical semester (5th semester), which should be completed in an industrial company. The practical semester serves to apply and deepen the knowledge acquired in the study programme in practice. In addition, this time is to be used for further personality profiling and to sharpen the understanding of operational processes and requirements. In the final seventh semester, students write their Bachelor's thesis, demonstrating their ability to solve a challenging technical problem using engineering methods.
From a wide range of compulsory elective modules, you can choose further courses according to your inclinations and career ideas, which allow you to deepen your studies in individual areas. This applies to elective modules such as heat transfer, production automation, lightweight construction materials, machine acoustics, innovation management, etc. The aim is to provide a broad-based Bachelor of Engineering education that will enable you to start your career in many industrial sectors without any problems, such as mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive industry, the aerospace industry or environmental technology. This broad education enables you to react flexibly to changing professional requirements and situations.
Enrolment is in the winter semester.
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.
- Proof of a 10-week pre-study internship must be provided (can be completed by the end of the third semester; can be divided into blocks of at least three weeks). It provides basic knowledge of the processing and machining of blanks, components and materials used in mechanical engineering and provides insights into the technical and organisational aspects of production processes as well as the sociological aspects of a company. Possible areas include, for example: production and assembly, research and development, or repair and maintenance.
What career prospects do I have after completing my studies?
Your career prospects can be described as excellent thanks to your good education, because your engineering spirit is considered the innovation driver par excellence in everyday industrial life. In the past, our graduates quickly found interesting and challenging jobs, often even at the companies where they wrote their theses. Often they were also able to choose the best from several good offers. The complete practical semester (18 weeks in the 5th semester) is viewed very positively by companies and increases the attractiveness of your applications as a graduate of EAH Jena. The German industry's demand for mechanical engineers will remain significantly higher than the supply of graduates in the future. Therefore, well-trained and committed young engineers like you will continue to have excellent career prospects. You can work in mechanical and vehicle engineering, in the aviation industry and in plant construction. Of course, mechanical engineers also work in the public sector, in engineering offices, in research institutions and in service companies. Your possible fields of activity are in the following areas:
- Research and development
- Manufacturing and assembly
- Quality assurance
- Operation, monitoring and maintenance
- Marketing and customer service
- Human Resources
- Service and consulting
Your career opportunities
Your tasks:
- Responsibility for planning and setting up manufacturing processes for the sterile production of liquid pharmaceuticals, including material/personnel flow, in-process controls and data provision for manufacturing documentation.
- Take over the scale up of technical manufacturing processes, from pilot to serial scale including the necessary process development.
- You are also responsible for the initial qualification and establishment of the process capability of the systems and transfer to series production as well as supplier and claim management.
- Optimisation and development of existing processes, both technically and economically
- Design of aseptic plant concepts, including laminar flow and barrier systems
- Design and integration of CIP/SIP processes, special testing and processing systems
Your tasks:
- Carrying out and independently processing demanding robotics simulation projects according to customer or internal specifications.
- Creation of welding and connection concepts, e.g. distribution of welding spots and studs, definition of gun windows
- Contractor support
- Project coordination for planning and construction
Your tasks:
Application
- Application, testing and validation of engine control functions
- Carrying out, evaluating and analysing measurements on vehicles and test benches
- Independent implementation of the engine application on the vehicle, on the vehicle roller test bench as well as on the engine test bench
Testing
- Preparation, follow-up and execution of test drives (engines, measurement technology and vehicles)
- Test evaluation and documentation
Coordination
- Independent coordination and commissioning of measurement dates and coordination of specialist departments
- Optimisation, documentation (e.g. specifications) and tracking of testing and release
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