Do you want to develop, manufacture, maintain or operate technical products and machines? The English-language Technical Engineering degree programme offers you a wide range of fields of expertise with a focus on the classical engineering sciences. Furthermore, we also qualify you in the areas of business administration, intercultural skills and languages, which offers you excellent career opportunities in an international environment.
The free combination of modules from different specialisations also allows you to set your own priorities in your studies, according to your interests. From the third semester onwards, you can choose from a wide range of possible subjects. You are not limited to the English-language modules offered in the degree programme, but also have the option of choosing German-language lectures from the range of courses offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering/Environmental Engineering.
A strong practical focus is very important to us. In many subjects, the lectures are complemented by various internships in our modern and well-equipped laboratories. The internship semester and the final thesis take place in the last semester, in which no lectures are scheduled. The long, continuous period that you spend in the company offers you optimal opportunities for a successful start to your career.
Our bachelor's programme is specifically aimed at foreign students with English language skills who wish to obtain an engineering degree from a German university.
Career opportunities
The mechanical engineering industry in Germany is one of the most important pillars of the economy. It enjoys an international reputation for outstanding engineering, innovation and quality. Intensive research and development, combined with a long industrial tradition, strengthen this position. The use of digital technologies is opening up a wide range of new prospects for aspiring engineers.
Your degree in technical engineering offers you a wide range of opportunities in almost all areas of research, project planning, development, design, production, assembly and commissioning of machines and entire production plants in internationally operating companies. A leading role in production plants, for example in the automotive industry, is also possible. Potential fields of activity in the public sector complement the wide range of opportunities for graduates.
Application
Starting your studies
In the English-language Bachelor's degree programme in Technical Engineering, it is possible to start your studies in the winter or summer semester.
Registration deadlines
You can register for the winter semester from 1 May to 15 July and for the summer semester from 15 November to 1 March by applying online. In exceptional cases, we extend the application deadlines for individual degree programmes. You can find out whether you can still apply for this degree programme by visiting the applicant portal.
Admission requirements
Do you want to apply for the Technical Engineering degree programme? To be admitted to OTH Amberg-Weiden, you need the general qualification for university entrance, the subject-specific qualification for university entrance or the qualification for admission to a university of applied sciences. In addition, admission via professional university access is possible.
Applicants from abroad must also provide proof of German language skills at A2 level and English language skills at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. German students can provide proof by submitting their Abitur grades in the relevant subjects.