
Mechatronics
Unique selling points:
- multidisciplinary field of engineering sciences
- Graduates are flexible and applicable to a variety of tasks
- Also as an option with in-depth practice in cooperating companies
In addition to strengthening your mathematical and scientific knowledge, the aim of this degree programme is to teach the principles of developing mechatronic systems. The compulsory subjects cover a wide range of mechanical, information technology and control engineering applications. Within the compulsory elective and specialisation modules, the development project and the Master's thesis, you have the opportunity to design your own technical specialisations.
In this way, you acquire the ability to work independently, with the help of scientific procedures. You will also develop and master new systems.
You have the opportunity to work in the following professional fields, for example:
- Research and development
- Planning and project development
- Marketing and sales
- Management
In addition, the degree qualifies you for work in research institutions, as well as for doctoral studies at a college or university.
Your career opportunities
- Creation and support of sensor specifications (hardware and functional requirements for software modules) as well as analysis of system specifications from customers with regard to the requirements for sensor technology.
- Measurement of sensor prototypes and analysis of properties
- Support of (international) suppliers in development processes and release tests
- Carrying out installation space coordination in cooperation with the project designers and suppliers
- Carrying out and supporting fault analyses (FMEDA, FMEA)
Your tasks:
- Development of electrical and electronic topics for high-voltage batteries at cell, module and pack level.
- Concept development for voltage and temperature sensing
- Definition and coordination of requirements in the project team and with the customer
- Dimensioning, calculation, simulation, validation, evaluation and specification of components
- Development of electric motors for traction drives of electric vehicles within the scope of customer and platform development projects.
- You are responsible for the electromagnetic and thermal design of the electric motors and compare your results with test bench investigations.
- Together with an international team of specialists, you work on tasks such as insulation systems, noise emissions and component models for system simulation
- Developing optimisation tools for the design and methodical support of the overall development process
- Direct cooperation with customers and suppliers
- Electrical Engineering / Information Technology (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Precison Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Laser- and Optotechnologies (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Microtechnology/Physics Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
The Master's programme in Mechatronics at the University of Applied Sciences Jena runs over a standard period of study of three semesters. In the first two semesters, you will deepen your knowledge in various compulsory and elective modules. You will work in a team on a mechatronics project across all semesters.
In the first two semesters, you have the opportunity to choose the compulsory technical elective modules that are of most interest to you from an extensive range of subjects.
In addition to technical modules, you can also choose from several non-technical compulsory elective modules. Not to be neglected are, for example, knowledge of business administration and the command of modern foreign languages. A list of the modules is provided below. You can find the module plan and the module handbook with the contents of the courses in the download area on the department page.
Other modules in the Master's programme are, for example:
- Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality
- Data Science
- Experimental Modal Analysis
- Intelligent Systems
- Optical and optoelectronic sensor technology
- Servo Drive Technology
- Reliability Theory
The third semester is reserved for the Master's thesis and an associated colloquium. The Master's thesis is usually written in an external company and should therefore also deal with a topic from practice from a scientific point of view.
Module overview
- Mathematics I
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
- Basics of programming
- Foreign Language I
- Technical Mechanics I
- Basics of Construction
- Materials technology and testing
- Mathematics II
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
- Algorithms & Data Structures
- Foreign Language II
- Technical Mechanics II
- 3D CAD I
- Physics
- Engineering Mechanics III
- Signal and System Theory
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics I
- Fundamentals of Measurement Technology I
- Electronic Components
- Digital Systems
- Circuit design
- Electric drives
- Fundamentals of Control Engineering I
- Fundamentals of Control Engineering II
- Control Engineering
- Fundamentals of Measurement Technology II
- Mechanical components
- Analogue circuit technology
- Design Theory I
- Internship semester
- Digital control systems
- Production engineering
- Microprocessor Technology
- Business administration and business planning
- Fieldbus systems
- Information Processing in Mechatronic Systems
- Digital Image Processing
- Elective modules 6th semester
- Modelling of mechatronic systems
- Introduction to FEM
- Electrical measuring and testing technology
- Business Administration and Business Planning
- Elective modules 7th semester
- Bachelor thesis incl. colloquium
- Electrical Engineering / Information Technology (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Precison Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Laser- and Optotechnologies (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Microtechnology/Physics Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
- 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.
An 10-week preliminary internship must be completed until the end of the 3rd semester. A professionally suitable vocational training is recognized as a pre-study internship.
1) In the following circumstances, documents must be submitted electronically with the online application:
- if you have already studied in germany: documents on a previous study (complete overview with all examination attempts as well as, if applicable, exmatriculation certificate, in case of a definitively failed examination the corresponding proof, if applicable, degree certificate of the first study)
- for international applicants: Copy of the letter of admission, university entrance qualification, proof of German language, foundation college certificate
- If you belong to one of these two groups, your application will first be checked by the staff of the student registry. You will only be admitted after a successful examination.
2) After successful online application, you apply for enrollment electronically and then send the enrollment documents (see below) to the university by postal service:
- printed and signed application form for enrollment (generated after the electronic application for enrollment)
- copy of your passport or identity document
- certified copy of your university entrance qualification (high school diploma, certificate of secondary technical school, etc.)
- curriculum vitae in table form (optional)
- for studies without higher entrance qualification: certified copy of the vocational training certificate, proof of at least 3 years of professional activity as well as a completed and approved academic advising form, signed by the faculty.
- In case of professional qualification: certified proof of confirmed further professional training of at least 400 hours and certificate of final grade
- in the case of second degree or previous studies: documents on previous studies (certificate of exmatriculation, certificate of course of studies to date with details of the course of study, number of semesters as well as details of semesters on leave of absence, if applicable, officially certified degree certificate from the first degree program)
- bank statement with proof of payment of the semester fee
- addressed and stamped postcard as confirmation of receipt of your application (if desired)
- Please note: Proof of health insurance is only provided electronically. Please inform yourself about the new student registration procedure
- You can have certifications made, for example, by municipal authorities (e.g. city council), health insurance companies or a notary. Otherwise, you can bring your original certificates with you and show them to us when you hand in your application documents in person.
- In your own interest, please make sure that the documents you submit are complete, otherwise your application may be processed with a delay.
- Please do not send us any originals unless this is expressly requested.
- Please understand that we cannot confirm receipt of your application by telephone. If you wish to receive a confirmation of receipt, please enclose a stamped postcard with your address. The confirmation of receipt does not include a check for completeness or correctness of the application documents.
1. registration
Please apply on our application platform or click on the field "Register now" on the right side. As soon as you click on the menu item "Register now" in the campus portal, you will first be asked to enter your personal data for the registration. To ensure communication between you and the university during the enrollment process, we ask you to enter an e-mail address that you actively use. After registration you will automatically receive a message with the access data and the activation code for your e-mail address. Therefore, please check your e-mail inbox (and spam folder if necessary) immediately afterwards and confirm your e-mail address by either clicking on the activation link or entering the activation code in the "E-mail verification" menu item in the application portal.
Note: Please register only once, even if you want to apply for more than one degree program.
In the case of admission-free study programs, you are guaranteed a place on the program. Therefore, you can only apply/register for one open-admission program.
2. add application form and enter data electronically (upload supporting documents if necessary)
First, you choose the type of degree and the study program for which you are applying. Please enter all necessary data carefully in the application portal. During the data entry process, depending on your academic background, you may be required to upload some digital evidence. Have all the necessary information and evidence ready in electronic form.
3. submit application electronically
At the end of the application, you confirm the correctness of your electronic data by checking the appropriate box and submitting your application electronically. As soon as you have submitted the application electronically, you will be automatically forwarded to the enrollment portal in the next step to apply for enrollment, provided that you have not studied in Germany or are an international student applicant.
4. apply for enrollment electronically
The first thing you do on the enrollment portal is to electronically enter additional data required for enrollment. This information is requested on the basis of HStatG and must be entered completely. Once the enrollment data has been entered in full, clicking on "Complete digital enrollment" will take you back to the application portal, where you will finally find the enrollment application (PDF format) for the degree program you have applied for.
5. send the enrollment application including documents by mail to the University of Applied Sciences Jena
Please print out the PDF enrollment application and sign it. Afterwards, you should send it together with all documents required for enrollment (see document checklist) by post service to the address indicated on the enrollment application within the corresponding deadline.
6. enrollment completed
As soon as the enrollment documents have been received by postal service at the University of Applied Sciences Jena and the enrollment is completed, you will receive a starter package with the following documents by mail from the registration office of the university:
- provisional student ID
- certificate of study
- certificate for the application of BAföG
- starter booklet
- information about the start of your studies
THOSKA
The THOSKA (Thuringian University and Student Union Card) is your student ID as well as your semester ticket in chip card form. You will receive it at the THOSKA office at the beginning of the semester. Each semester you have to pay a semester fee.
Cancellation
If you would like to cancel your enrollment, please send us the complete starter package together with the application form for cancellation of enrollment and the application form for fee refund by the end of the previous semester (31.03./30.09.). In this case, we will delete your enrollment and you will be considered as not enrolled for the entire semester. According to the current fee regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Jena, a cancellation fee of 25,00 Euro will be charged, which will be deducted from the refund of the semester fee. If you return the semester documents too late or not completely, you can only deregister by submitting an application form for de-registration. The paid semester fee cannot be refunded.
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You want to apply as an international applicant without a German university entrance qualification for a bachelor program at University of Applied Sciences Jena? Then please apply online via the application portal of the University of Applied Sciences Jena (selection: Studienkolleg/Sprachvorbereitung). Your documents will be reviewed by us for a application fee.
Important information
If you already have experience in a field of study and would like to enter a higher semester, this is generally possible at University of Applied Sciences Jena. However, there are a few special points to note when applying, and our contact persons for entry into higher semesters will be happy to help you with these.
- Electrical Engineering / Information Technology (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Precison Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Laser- and Optotechnologies (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
- Microtechnology/Physics Engineering (Bachelor of Science)
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