Mechatronics (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 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
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?
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
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