Industrial Engineering and Management (M.Sc.) – discontinued program

The study program

If you are an engineer who is equally interested in technology and business, then this degree program is just right for you, because it brings both worlds together! Industrial engineering combines technical and scientific aspects of engineering with the economic and legal aspects of economics. As a future industrial engineer, you will be able to look beyond departmental boundaries, coordinate the different interests and solve technical issues with commercial competence. The labor market's demand for well-trained industrial engineers is high. The trend toward specialization in the profession that has prevailed up to now is being replaced by a trend toward more interdisciplinarity. Instead of specialists, generalists are sought who, for example, have an overview of a complete production process in its technical processes and economic aspects. This degree program provides you with exactly this overarching know-how with a specialization in logistics - the interface between technology and business.

Career prospects

Industrial engineers find a broad professional field in many sectors. There is a high demand in industry, trade and the service sector. The preferred fields of activity are logistics, marketing, corporate management, controlling, research and consulting. But industrial engineers are also sought after in production, information, personnel and project management. The current top position of logistics has only emerged in the last five to seven years. Industrial engineers with an interdisciplinary background are ideally qualified to cover the broad spectrum of tasks within the supply chain of different industries. According to a survey by the professional association VWI, more than 90% of industrial engineers work in the private sector, two thirds of them in management positions - 15% in self-employed positions, 77% as employees in the private sector and 8% in the public sector.

Study structure

The degree program is designed for four semesters. It builds on your existing education as an engineer and provides you with the necessary skills in business administration, economics and law from the first to the third semester with a focus on business engineering-related disciplines with a focus on logistics. In the logistics modules in particular, there is intensive cooperation and close collaboration with companies from the real world. In the second semester, you will also work on a project together with a company or a social institution as part of the module "Practical Case Project". In the fourth semester, you may focus on your master's thesis with colloquium.