Programme Industrial Engineering

Have you always wanted to study abroad? Do innovation and management, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things and digitalisation topics interest you? Would you like to know how they are interrelated and how they can be applied in industry?

Did you answer yes to these questions? Then study Industrial Engineering at the OTH Amberg-Weiden!

The English-taught bachelor’s degree programme, aligning with the German qualification framework for industrial engineering, includes technical and business components as well as interdisciplinary modules.

The degree programme will qualify you globally as a sought-after, all-round talent for industry and provide you withamazing global opportunities.

In the engineering section of the programme, you will learn the fundamentals of such subjects like mathematics or CAD, as well as advanced topics such as robotics or automation. The management part concentrates on business management skills as they are used in the industrial sector, like business process management or marketing and sales. You will have valuable cultural exchanges and gain interdisciplinary language skills, but also deal with overarching disciplines such as logistics or software development.

Commencing from the 6th semester, you can choose your own modules from a wide-ranging catalogue of electives and thus determine your own specialisation. Whether you want to dig deeper into management or you would prefer to become an automation expert, the choice is yours!

The lectures are enhanced with a strong practical alignment through interactive teaching formats and a large number of laboratories (e.g. SAPbased Smart Factory or 3D printing lab). Contemporary topics such as Industry 4.0, Big Data, Smart Factory or artificial intelligence are taught by our motivated and experienced professors. Our modern university also has a strong focus on industrial cooperations. This is realised through excursions to engineering companies, trade fairs, guest lectures by industry experts and business and industry-related student projects.

The electrical and automation industry as well as mechanical and plant engineering are sectors of the future and have traditionally been the backbone of not just German industry, and whose companies are market leaders worldwide. In order to maintain this competitive position, industrial engineers are considered an indispensable asset and are among the most sought-after graduates providing you with excellent career prospects.

Core industries and main areas of employment for industrial engineers are:

     - Automotive industry

     - Aerospace

     - Medical engineering

     - Research and development

     - Mechanical and plant engineering

Possible professional job roles are:

     - Development engineer

     - Project manager

     - Industrial Engineer

     - Process planning engineer

     - Technical purchaser

     - Sales Engineer

     - And so many more

The target group of the English-language degree programme industrial engineering are students who are interested in modern and interdisciplinary topics in industry. The degree programme offers students the chance to gain a broad overview of technical and economic topics, but also the prospect of deepening their knowledge.

Industrial Engineering offers an international orientation and flexibility through a wide range of elective options. These can be used either for continued language acquisition or for the development of specialist or individual competences. On the one hand, the degree programme is aimed at international students who have a basic knowledge of the German language (level A2) and want to develop this language skill further, on the other hand, to those who already have German language skills at level B2 or better or are native speakers.