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Master
Full-time / German
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Product Development in Mechanical Engineering

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At a glance
Regular period
3 semesters
Degree
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Places
Winter:
unlimited
Apply till 07/15
Summer:
unlimited
Apply till 01/15
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or related field of study.

Dates

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Technology of the future, products of tomorrow

Germany's successful economy, and especially its successful industry, is based on the development and production of a wide variety of innovative and very good products. Their development is an extremely dynamic process involving many partners. The basis of success is creative, capable, competent and communicative development engineers.

Development engineers shape the technological future of our society and have a decisive influence on its sustainability. A superior and comprehensive knowledge of product development (development methodology, simulation, lightweight construction, materials, production,...) is essential. This degree program focuses on teaching these overarching product development competencies for tomorrow's products.

Entwicklung und Konstruktion

Design and create products

You want to develop innovative products. Technology fascinates you. Do you like working in a team and enjoy trying things out and discovering new ways of doing things? We feel the same way. We are a motivated team of professors with practical experience and well-trained laboratory engineers and look forward to accompanying you in developing your comprehensive product development skills.

We teach the comprehensive fundamentals of product development (development methodology, simulation, lightweight design, materials, production,...) in a pleasant, personal atmosphere. In challenging projects (including in cooperation with research projects or companies) you will then break new innovative ground in product development.

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Profession and prospects

Product development is the core of successful companies. This degree program offers dedicated graduates of bachelor's degree programs and graduate engineers from the field the opportunity to actively shape the future of companies. After graduating with a master's degree, all paths are open to becoming a project or department manager in leading industrial companies, as well as for a university career.

Successful industrial companies thrive on continuously developing, producing and launching highly innovative and extremely robust products. To do this, they need excellently trained engineers. The goal of the master's program is to expand and deepen skills in the development of innovative products through a well-designed curriculum. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded the title of Master of Science (M.Sc.), giving you the opportunity to work directly in industry as a responsible engineer or to begin a doctorate.

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STUDY & COURSE CONTENT

The Master's program in Product Development in Mechanical Engineering is designed for three semesters.

The aim of the program is to provide you with very comprehensive and very broadly based knowledge and skills in product development with a focus on

  • Development methods and processes
  • Sustainable product life cycle
  • Materials and lightweight design
  • Digitalization
  • Mechatronics

Aspects of scientific work are strongly encouraged. It is very important to us that you acquire and also test development skills in a lot of project-related work in small teams:

  • 1-year project work in student teams
  • many small projects in the lectures
  • Master thesis

 

The study program is structured in the following modules:

Methods and processes

  • Methods, processes and tools of product development
  • Design methodology

Computational Methods in Engineering

  • Mathematical / numerical solution methods for physical problems

Linear and non-linear finite element analysis

  • Advanced engineering mechanics
  • Principles of linear and nonlinear FEM using examples
  • Practical applications with commercial FEM software

Materials and lightweight design

  • Applied materials technology
  • Composites and composite materials
  • Lightweight design

Digital Engineering

  • Digital product life cycle
  • Multi-body simulation
  • Object-oriented modeling/programming
  • Dimensional Analysis

Mechatronics

  • Control Engineering
  • Actuators and sensors
  • Continuous Systems
  • Mechatronics Internship

Sustainable product life cycle

  • Economic, ecological and social aspects
  • Sustainable product life cycle

Scientific project

  • One-year development project
  • Reading Club (scientific work)

Elective course

  • Addition to the curriculum for individual competence development

Master's thesis

  • Independent preparation of a scientific thesis

 

Admission

Application for the summer and winter semester

The Master's degree program in Product Development in Mechanical Engineering offers

  • study places for the winter semester and the summer semester.

The application deadlines are:

  • July 15: Application deadline for the winter semester
  • January 15: Application deadline for the summer semester

The deadlines are cut-off dates, which means that your application documents must be received digitally by this date in order to be considered for the allocation of study places.

Start of lectures

  • Beginning of October for the winter semester
  • mid-March for the summer semester

the exact date can be found in the menu item Dates.

 

to the online application

 

Who gets a study place?

Admission requirements are a successfully completed degree in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering or related subjects with an overall grade of at least 2.5.

Improvements to the overall grade

The overall grade can be improved by relevant research work or professional experience in the fields of mechanical engineering or related subjects, by very good English skills or a letter of motivation. If the relevant evidence according to the admission regulations is available, the overall grade could be improved by a maximum of 0.8. The individual criteria and bonuses are described in the Statutes on admission and the university's own selection procedure in the Master's programs.

Move-up procedure

Prospective students often apply to several universities and study programs. As a result, study places regularly become vacant again because an applicant decides to take up another study place. These vacant places are then awarded to those who did not make it in the first place. Places are again allocated according to the ranking list, i.e. first to those with the best overall grade.

Bachelor degree with 180ECTS

The Master's degree can only be awarded if 300 ECTS points have been achieved, including the previous course of study. For applicants with a Bachelor's degree with 180ECTS, the head of the program can define an appropriate preliminary semester in consultation with the applicant.

Further information on the application and the allocation of study places can be found in the Admissions Office.

 

SEMESTER FEE

Each semester, a semester fee is due for all students upon enrollment or re-registration. This fee is charged at a similar rate by all universities in Germany.

Composition and amount of the fee

FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND FOR SECOND DEGREE PROGRAMS

In Baden-Württemberg, there has been a tuition fee for international students (non-EU citizens) and a second-study fee since the winter semester 2017/2018. Thus, in some cases, a tuition fee must be paid in addition to the semester fee.

Prior to enrollment, applicants from non-EU countries or applicants for a second degree will receive a form to assess whether a tuition fee obligation actually exists.

 

The amounts and detailed information can be found under Finances

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TOX Award 2022

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Innovative master thesis awarded

Lorenz Heinz received the TOX-Applied Engineering Award for his master thesis "Systematic investigation of cooling structures in water-cooled electrical machines".

Contact & People

Dean of Studies & Academic Advising

Prof. Dr.-Ing. hab. Ralf Stetter

Design and development in automotive engineering
Dean of Studies Product Development in Mechanical Engineering (Master), International Representative of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Stetter

Secretariat

Brigitte Fischinger

Secretariat

Sabine Fleischer

Secretariat

Professors

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Zerrin Harth

Mathematics
Head of Practice Office Faculty M, QM Officer and Equal Opportunity Officer
Prof. Dr. Zerrin Harth

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Engelhardt

Vibration theory and machine dynamics
Dean of Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor), Dean of Students in the Dean's Office of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Engelhardt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Glogowski

Materials science
Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Glogowski

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Niedermeier

Lightweight construction and structural materials

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heiko Ratter

Energy systems and turbomachinery
Prof. Dr. Heiko Ratter

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Nosper

Mathematics, microcontroller programming, mechatronics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Nosper

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Schreier-Alt

Plastics technology, smart materials and bionics
Dean of Automotive Engineering PLUS Teaching (Bachelor), Equal Opportunity Officer at RWU
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Schreier-Alt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. hab. Ralf Stetter

Design and development in automotive engineering
Dean of Studies Product Development in Mechanical Engineering (Master), International Representative of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Stetter

Prof. Dr. Markus Straub

Automation technology, manufacturing automation
Markus Straub

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Till

Modeling and Simulation, Digital Engineering
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Till

Prof. Dr. Michael Winkler

Simulation in product development
Prof. Dr. Michael Winkler