• Completion of an engineering Bachelor's degree program with 210 ECTS
• With proof of 180 ECTS, the Master's degree program in Energy and Environmental Engineering can be started with a preparatory semester.

The Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences prepares you specifically to develop innovative technical solutions for the challenges of an increasingly digitalized and sustainable industry. The focus is on specializing in lightweight construction and design engineering as well as sustainable production technologies, which will enable you to actively shape the future of mechanical engineering. In addition to deepening your engineering knowledge, you will learn skills in project management, computer-aided product optimization and thermal management - always with a view to combining technical excellence and social responsibility.

Contents:

• Project management: methods and processes
• Thermal management of components and apparatus
• Component safety and damage diagnosis
• Engineering mathematics III
• Computer-aided product optimization based on practical examples
• Mechatronics in mechanical engineering

Specializations:

• Lightweight construction and design engineering: continuum mechanics/FEM II, structural dynamics, lightweight construction, designing with plastics and composites, lightweight construction project
• Sustainable production technologies: processing of plastics and composites, material flow and industrial robotics, bioeconomy and biopolymers, production control, project work on manufacturing systems

On the Master's degree course, you will benefit from practical projects, modern laboratories and close contact with industry. Writing your Master's thesis in cooperation with companies offers you valuable insights into practice and makes it easier to start your career.

As a mechanical engineer, many doors are open to you. You can pursue a national or international career, take up key economic and technical positions in small, medium-sized and large companies or work in research and development.

Typical areas of employment for our previous graduates include

• Companies in mechanical and vehicle engineering
• Companies in the food and beverage industry
• Companies in textile and clothing production
• Companies in metal production
• Engineering and development offices
• Approval and supervisory authorities
• Research institutes and universities
• Engineering service companies

• 0th semester (only for applicants with 180 ECTS credits): Propaedeutic preliminary semester in which you can acquire the remaining 30 ECTS points. You can choose from a variety of subjects to supplement your specialist knowledge.
• 1st and 2nd semester: Intensive specialist studies in your chosen specialization in lightweight construction and design engineering or sustainable production technologies.
• 3rd semester: Semester in which you write your Master's thesis - either at the university or in an industrial company. Final defense to obtain the academic degree "Master of Engineering".