Everything at a glance

Degree level: Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

Standard period of study: 7 Semester (210 ECTS )

Type Of Study: Full-time

Study location: Weiden

Start Of Study: Winter semester (1. Semester)

Course Language: English

Industrial Engineering – innovative, productive, future-oriented

Innovation and management, but also Industry X.0, the Internet of Things and digitalisation are topics that interest you? Would you like to know how they are connected and how they can be used in an application-orientated way in industry? Then study Industrial Engineering at the OTH Amberg-Weiden!

The degree programme, which is designed in accordance with the German qualification framework for industrial engineering, includes interdisciplinary components in addition to technical and business modules. This qualifies you as a sought-after all-round talent for industry.

In the final stage of your studies, you have maximum customisation options. Whether you want to go deeper into management or become an automation professional, the choice is yours!

Career opportunities

The field of industrial engineering opens up a wide range of career opportunities as it smartly combines technology and business. Graduates are in high demand in industry, the service sector and consulting - precisely because they are "bridge builders" between engineering and business administration. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the programme, industrial engineers can be found at all levels: as experts, managers or executives.

Central sectors for Industrial Engineers

  • Automotive industry
  • Mechanical and plant engineering
  • Aerospace
  • Science, research and development
  • Counselling

Typical occupational fields

  • Process and production planning
  • Digital Solutions (digitalisation and Industry X.0)
  • Data science and/or automation and robotics
  • Product and/or project management
  • Purchasing and sales
  • Management Consultancy

Highlights of the degree programme

Language skills: In order to be professionally successful in Germany, appropriate language skills are required. We prepare you for this during your studies and bring you to a level where you can communicate excellently in German companies.

Individualisation: Another highlight of the degree programme is its flexibility and choice, as you can freely select your lectures in the last two semesters. You can delve deeper into the world of data science, focus on automation and robotics or concentrate on business modules

Smart Factory: our Smart Factory is a key part of the degree programme and is developed and set up by students. Here you have the opportunity to develop and test practical projects in an innovative environment.

Bachelor->Master->Doctorate: After the Bachelor's degree, our university also offers a Master's degree in industrial engineering. We also have the right to award doctorates, so you can study from Bachelor's to Ph.D. at one location.

 

STRUCTURE & DOCUMENTS

In the technical part of the degree programme, you will learn the basics such as mathematics or CAD, as well as advanced topics such as data science, automation or robotics. The management part of the programme focuses on business management skills in the industrial sector, such as business process management or marketing and sales. You will acquire interdisciplinary language skills on the one hand, but also deal with overarching disciplines such as logistics or software development.

In the final stage of your studies, you can choose your own modules from a wide-ranging catalogue and thus determine your own focus.

Structure of the study programme

WIGCares Programme

What is WIGCares?

WIGCares  is a one-stop student support programme in the faculty of Industrial Engineering and Healthcare and aims to support all Year One students through counseling, guidance, preparatory courses, on boarding and mentoring. A fixed team of experienced students from all Bachelor programmes assist first and second semester students (and those interested in studying in a programme at the WIG faculty) with activities and support programmes like Rent-A-Student, Study-Buddies, informational events, study groups, intercultural activities and mentoring.

We aim to make the challenging transition from your country to our country and the jump from secondary school to university easier.

Sound interesting?! Join our team!

Any further questions? Our degree-programme contact partners and the Student Advisory Service gladly assist you with help and advice (industrial-engineering@oth-aw.de).

Head of Study Programme

Prof. Dr. Kris Dalm, MBA

Application, admission, enrollment, service fee

Kathrin Forster

Contact Partner WIGCares Programme

Amy De Vour-Schön, M.Sc. (UK), M.A. (USA)

Practical reference

The lectures are enriched with a strong practical focus through a large number of laboratories and interdisciplinary activities. Particularly noteworthy is our Smart Factory, which is actively developed and set up by students as part of the Industrial Engineering degree programme. Current topics such as Industry X.0, Smart Factory or artificial intelligence are taught by our motivated and experienced professors in lectures and seminars. 

Our modern university also places a strong focus on industrial cooperation. This is ensured by excursions to industrial companies, expert lectures from industry and business and industry-related student projects.

An internship semester and the Bachelor's thesis are also part of the degree programme, both of which are usually completed in a company and thus open doors for employment after graduation.