After acquiring the fundamentals of engineering in the first two semesters of the study programme, if you are fascinated by the production processes of modern companies and want to be involved in how automobiles, aircraft or ships are made, you will decide to specialise in Manufacturing and Production Technology. In the fourth and sixth semesters, the study programme in this specialisation presents a broad range of opportunities for your individualised qualification as a professional. In the fifth and seventh semesters, you can expect extensive work experience opportunities in industry or at a research institute of choice. Finally, you will also complete your degree thesis while on a practical placement – in an operational setting of your choice.
Engineering specialisation Manufacturing and Production Technology
In our daily lives, we all use countless objects ('products') of the most varied shapes, colours and textures. This includes mobile phones, clothing, household goods and mobility goods such as bicycles, e-scooters or cars. The goal of modern manufacturing companies is to supply such products under a variety of constraints such as environmental, sustainability and commercial considerations. More detailed aspects are, for example, where this particular product can be manufactured with the help of how many people, robots and machines, in what time frame and quantity and with what use of materials. This is your profession: as graduate engineers from the Engineering study programme with a specialisation in Manufacturing and Production Technology, you will make the key decisions. You will have mastered the ability to develop, plan, implement and optimise production processes so that today's companies can hold their own and succeed in the global environment. This can be in any product segment – ranging from cars to toothbrushes.
Why choose this programme
High practical relevance
Extensive practical experience in production engineering companies and cooperation with research partners ensure a top-quality education programme that qualifies students for the profession.Excellent freedom of choice
You will spend the fifth and seventh semesters in workplace practice – in a company or research institute of your choice at home or abroad.Expertise and competence
The production technology content begins in the third semester, with a strong practical focus on materials, machines and robots and the option of training as a Welding Engineer (Part 1). Extensive IT content is also integrated into the programme.
Sustainable and clean manufacturing
Activities, research and professional profile
As a graduate of the professional specialisation in Manufacturing and Production Technology, many career opportunities and fields of application are open to you in the production engineering environment. You will find your professional field of operation anywhere in a company: from technical purchasing, production planning, production control, development and research to construction, joining technology (welding and bonding) and technical sales. In addition, you will establish a foundation of knowledge that enables you to enter a master's degree programme or a research institute at home or abroad. Apart from basic engineering knowledge covering such areas as mathematics, mechanics, electrical engineering and design, you will have extensive knowledge of materials technology, manufacturing technology and disciplines that build key competencies. You will have the skills that modern manufacturing companies are looking for.
Degree of Studies
Bachelor of EngineeringStudy Form
Full-time studyTerm of Admission
admission-freeTerm of Admission
Winter and Summer semesterMain Course Language
GermanStandard Period of Study
7 Semester
Your strengths and interests
You come directly to our NEW study programme in ENGINEERING either with or without any technical education or with the relevant previous education and with an interest in technical products and issues. At the beginning of the third semester, you will choose to specialise in MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING (Produktionstechnik - Maschinenbau) because once you have graduated from your studies as an engineer, you want to effectively participate in the manufacture of products worldwide. You wish to improve manufacturing processes and develop environmentally compatible products, be responsible for robots and machinery, manage human resources and test qualitative improvement measures. This programme will develop the necessary skills to achieve this. The ability to do practical work in laboratory and project teams and to independently develop solutions are important components of the training.
Programme overview
During your extensive practical placements, you will gain familiarity with your potential future work setting and further develop the theoretical knowledge you have already acquired during your studies. You will apply what you have learnt and build your skills. You can develop your core competencies in project work, access special educational opportunities such as the Welding Engineer course (Part 1) or obtain a so-called 'double degree' in cooperation with the University of Medellin in Colombia. In this case, you will study in South America for two semesters as part of an exchange programme and then receive a German degree and a Colombian degree.
Professional practical experience begins already in the fifth semester. You are given the choice of undertaking a professional practice semester in an industrial company at home or abroad, during which you will work on engineering tasks for 20 weeks under close supervision, thus gaining valuable experience for your future career. 'Should I choose a medium-sized company or rather a large-scale industry?' 'Would I rather work in Germany or stretch my skills internationally?' Is the focus for me on the manufactured product (automobile, aircraft, ship) or on the activity?' You become acquainted with both internal and external processes. In the seventh semester, you then go out into the workplace again. This time for 10 weeks in the professional practice phase to prepare for your final thesis. Here, too, you make the decision. Should it be the same industry, company size, nation as in the previously chosen semester of professional practice or should you decide on something else? You will prove that you can independently understand and work on complex processes. There is a very good chance that you will 'join' the company directly after successfully completing your thesis. So get started!
Admission and application
Admission to the programme requires a general higher education entrance qualification, an entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences or an educational qualification recognised as equivalent. The Registration Office and the Student Advisory Service can provide information on the options for studying without a higher education entrance qualification. The admission requirement for foreign students is an C1 language level in German.
The Engineering (ING) study programme admits students in the winter and summer semester every year. The application deadline for the winter semester is 15 August, while the deadline for the summer semester is 15 February. Please apply online through our ecampus application portal where you can upload all the necessary documents.
The Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences is a member of UNI-ASSIST (Application Services for International Students). Prospective students who have gained their university entrance qualification outside the European Union (EU) can therefore submit their application directly to UNI-ASSIST. To ensure adequate processing time, the application for the winter semester should be submitted to UNI-ASSIST by 30 June. Following a successful review, this is forwarded on to the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. UNI-ASSIST charges applicants a fee to process the application.
You can find further information on the application procedure on the Registration and Examination Office’s website.
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Engineering – Manufacturing and Production Technology