Mechanical Engineering

Do you find engineering fascinating?

Have you graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and are you looking for further qualification?
Are you creative, flexible, and looking for new challenges? Are you tempted by international studies and willing to implement that into your study programme?
If your answer is yes, this is the right study programme for you!

Our "International Master Mechanical Engineering" programme, based on a prior Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, provides you with a wide range of career opportunities. Students graduate from this course with the internationally acknowledged degree Master of Science (MSc).

Based on a German/European seven-semester (= three and a half years) Bachelor of Science programme (equivalent to 210 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits), you have the chance to earn an internationally acknowledged Master of Science degree in three semesters (one and a half years, 90 ECTS).

The central focus for this Master of Science programme is new and different. Our approach is to build a partnership between the students in the programme, their universities, and the industries. Our goal is to prepare you for the new challenges arising in an increasingly globalised world.

It is the strong intention of this study programme to involve companies in the process of education and research. Furthermore, students are strongly encouraged to take over responsibility for their own studying. Therefore, the majority of Master's thesis projects are written in the industry. You will apply early and independently for an external thesis topic and benefit from your personal company contacts in the second and third semester seminars. As a result, you will create a sound scientific basis for your Master's thesis before your final semester starts.

Two specialisations are provided:

"DESIGN"
In international business, you can only survive by proactively facing the challenges and managing the future yourself. The development and design of successful products and solutions for the market is a key success factor in business worldwide. It is one of the major foundations for the strategic market position for industry in the future. This is where the Design specialisation has its focus: teaching a philosophy of thinking above horizons and limitations and targeting application technology that meets all relevant requirements - technical, social, and environmental.

"MATERIAL"
Materials have always played a major role in the development of new technologies and will be a key factor to a successful orientation of mechanical engineering in the future.
In the past decades, there has been permanent and progressive growth in the area of polymers and ceramics. These specialised engineering materials increasingly supersede classical metals in machines and equipment. Thus, the improved components become lighter and more easily assembled, and innovative solutions are created that would have been impossible in the past. Therefore, the Materials specialisation focuses on polymers and ceramics.

Educational organisation

The programme begins primarily in the summer semester (March).
It is also possible to start the programme in the winter semester (September): in this case, students will start with the content of the second semester. The topics from the first semester are taken by the students in the following summer semester.

The Master's programme consists of three semesters:

• The first semester provides fundamental information such as Mechanics of Solids, Engineering Mathematics, Materials Science, etc.
• The second semester offers further specialisation, especially in the two profiles Design and Materials.
• The third semester offers the Master's project and the Master's thesis.

The programme places a strong emphasis on the central role played by design both in innovation and in the integration of the engineering disciplines. Design is not only taught in this way, but is also practised in this manner in research activities, both explicitly and implicitly. It is practised explicitly through research in virtual reality, and implicitly through the design of heart-assistance devices, reconstruction of parts of the human body, and vehicle components, together with apparatus for experiments and demonstration, to name but a few examples.

Study abroad unit(s)

You can decide to study one or two semesters abroad at our partner universities (Gdansk University of Technology, Linnaeus Universitetet Växjö) during the course of your Master's studies and experience the following benefits:

• Personality development
• Expanded professional expertise
• Building a network of international contacts

This special section is named "INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEER (IDE)". Here the main focus is on interaction between the students, their university, and industry.

This part of the study programme is coordinated with our international partner universities, e.g., concerning its curriculum. It provides you with the choice of special subjects and classes at our partner universities in the second or third semester.

We are thus able to offer you an extended range of classes, subjects, and know-how; we can offer significantly more than one single university would be able to provide. In this way, you will gain international experiences and a broader understanding of your field of specialisation.

Our programme also offers you the opportunity of carrying out your Master's project and thesis (third semester) in an international student team in a country outside of Germany.

Internships

Students are strongly encouraged to take over responsibility for their own studying. Therefore, the majority of Master's thesis projects are written in the industry. You will apply early and independently for an external thesis topic and benefit from these company contacts in the second and third semester seminars.

Forms of assessment

Written exams, projects, seminars, presentations, and Master's thesis

Course objectives

This Master's programme in Mechanical Engineering offers exposure to applied and scientific engineering philosophy whilst simultaneously enabling students to broaden and/or deepen their knowledge of certain engineering disciplines, which - for the most part - have been chosen on the basis of the research strengths of Luebeck University of Applied Sciences.

The Master of Science degree provides graduates with the technical understanding and skill sets required to lead integrated projects through interfacing with engineers and technicians in other disciplines. The international exchange part of the programme provides sound experience in international collaboration and helps students gain an understanding of different cultural aspects. Thus students are prepared for new challenges arising in an increasingly globalised world.

Language requirements

Good knowledge of the English language is required in order to follow lecture modules.
One of the following criteria has to be fulfilled in order to demonstrate sufficient English proficiency:

• English was the official language during school education
• At least five years continuous language lessons in English during school education
• A stay in an English-speaking country of at least six months during a study programme or as a working stay
• English was the official language of the study programme qualifying for the Master of Science Mechanical Engineering
• Internationally accepted language test in English (for example, the TOEFL test) according to CEFR (Common European Framework of References for Language) "Independent user" B2 or similar). For more details, please see our website. Fulfilment of the criteria must be proven.

Academic requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with 210 ECTS or equivalent and an overall grade of 2.5 (German grading system) or equivalent thereof

Other Bachelor's degrees considered:
Priority A

• Process engineering
• Materials science
• Mechatronics
• Medical engineering (medical technology), physical engineering

Priority B

• Bachelor's degree in other fields of engineering (BSc, BEng). In this case, please attach a short letter of motivation.

For further and more detailed information about our application process, see our website: http://www.MScMechEng.fh-luebeck.de

NOTE: Application is only possible during the official application periods as stated on our website (for the summer semester: 1 November - 15 January and for the winter semester 1 May - 15 July).

Enrolment fees

An enrolment fee of 50 EUR has to be paid. In addition all students must pay a semester fee (this includes the fee for the semester ticket for local public transport, as well as the fee for the AStA (Student Council)). The fee is currently approx. 120 EUR.

Costs of living

Approx. 750 EUR each month to cover personal expenses. Additional information about living expenses and other relevant information can be found on the website http://www.fh-luebeck.de. Choose the English version by clicking the respective language button.

Job opportunities

Job opportunities are limited by visa and individual language skills. As a full-time student, time to work is very limited and taking a part-time job is not recommended.

Arrival support

The Admission Office and the Coordination Office hand out relevant information to new students. Pre-arrival and post-arrival guides can be found here:
https://www.fh-luebeck.de/en/studium-und-weiterbildung/internationales/support-for-international-students/overview/

Services and support for international students

The International Office and the Coordination Office Master of Science Mechanical offer various information such as pre-arrival guides, schedules and housing information. More details can be found on our website: https://www.fh-luebeck.de/en/studium-und-weiterbildung/internationales/support-for-international-students/overview/.

For further questions, please contact our Coordination Office Master of Science Mechanical Engineering: mscmecheng@fh-luebeck.de

Accommodation

Accommodation is available through http://www.studentenwerk-s-h.de or on the private market. Early application is necessary.