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Department of FACH
Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering
- Information about the programme -
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
CONTENTS
1 Executive Summary ..................................................... 3
2 Profiles and Objectives ................................................ 4
2.1 Design............................................................................................... 4
2.2 Materials .......................................................................................... 4
2.3 Features ........................................................................................... 5
2.4 Unique Incentives of the Programme.............................................. 5
3 Career Opportunities for the Graduates ..................... 6
3.1 Job Profile of Master of Science Graduates..................................... 6
3.2 Jobs .................................................................................................. 8
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Mechanical Engineering
1 Executive Summary
The central focus for the Master of Science Programme presented here, is new and different. Our
approach is a strategic partnership between the students in the programme, their universities and the
industries.
There is a strong intention of this study programme to involve companies into the process of education
and research and further more to encourage the students to take over responsibility for their own
studying.
The programme aims to attract students from all over the world although it tentatively is based on the
Bologna Agreement for study programmes within the European Union (EU).
The teaching language is English.
Within this study programme we are going to offer the opportunity of studying e.g. one semester at our
partner universities in the Baltic Sea region. This special branch of the programme is named
» International Design Engineer (IDE) «. Hereby we are able to offer an extended range of classes,
subjects and know-how to the students and the industrial partners; significantly more than one single
university would be able to provide.
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
2 Profiles and Objectives
2.1 Design1
(= Development & Design respectively Research & Development)
The Master of Science Mechanical Engineering in this
specialization focuses on the first part of the product
development process. This section – see picture to the right – plays a
fundamental role for the innovation process and new product
development. Both are inevitable for successful and profitable
business in a world-wide market of strong international
competition.
2.2 Materials
(= Development and properties of engineering materials, application of materials in mechanical engineering)
Mechanical engineering is based on the intelligent use of materials, their appropriate treatment and
modification, and their processing. The use of materials continuously grows as well as the R&D
activities in the materials field. Specialized engineering materials more and more replace conventional
metals.
An Engineer as an outcome of the Master of Science Mechanical Engineering in Lübeck – from our
understanding – is a person …
… working in research & development in industry or in public service.
… doing scientific research in a company or university.
… taking over the responsibility/leadership for management tasks.
… having a good understanding of a market and international business.
… being widely skilled and trouble resistant for successfully solving problems.
… exhibiting high ethical and social standards.
1 Note: In the meaning of this programme DESIGN should not be misunderstood as Industrial Design (shaping) – the
focus is put on problem-solving and “intelligent” product development.
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
2.3 Features
The features of the programme are given as key-words to explain our fundamental understanding.
International
Multi – cultural
Flexible & challenging
Network – studying
International teamwork
International experience as a fundamental background for the future
Engineer
Highly skilled & oriented to the market, with significant potential for the job market
Theoretical, systematic & applied skills
Background is the development process An engineer as a problem solver!
A target orientated, sustainable approach “…from the idea to the customer’s benefit”
Sound knowledge of modern design tools and
methods and their application in practice Creative, innovative and inventive
2.4 Unique Incentives of the Programme
Tailored to the customers: “The student and the company”
Our Master of Science programme is strongly orientated to efficiency and built on a scientific and – of
course – on an application based approach: We stick to our competence and business as a University of
Applied Sciences!
Thus the students will get their topic for their Master of Science Project (M.Sc.-Project) as early as
possible: So they will be able to choose specialization subjects of their study programme themselves in
order to get an optimum preparation for the final M.Sc.-Project. Students are even encouraged to study
at one of our partner universities to specialize on certain topics.
The M.Sc.-Project can be handled by a team of students from different fields of science within the
programme; this creates bigger benefit for the companies providing the research topic and also for the
students gaining intercultural and team-work experience.
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
3 Career Opportunities for the Graduates
3.1 Job Profile of Master of Science Graduates
Fields of Profession
Mechanical Engineering typically can be divided in three main fields of profession:
General Mechanical Engineering
Plant Engineering and Construction/ Terotechnology
Vehicle Construction
The M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering is founded on a very long experience of Lübeck University of
Applied Sciences in the field of mechanical engineering. The industrial surroundings in Germany
require general mechanical engineering skills, especially in the field of » Research & Development « and
» Material «, both important foundation of successful new product development. Hence the
International Master Programme puts special emphasis on these two topics, based on a good universal
educational background.
The strong fundamental and systematic approach enables our graduates to work in nearly every field
of Mechanical Engineering. Our cooperation with industry and other universities covers all important
industrial areas, so students are able to deepen their knowledge wherever required. The application
orientated approach of the final M.Sc.-Project and the Master Thesis open opportunities to strengthen
other specializations if necessary or required.
Industrial Field of Profession
The Industrial Field for graduated engineers of today can be described by following the product
development process as well as looking at the life-cycle of products in general:
Projection/ Planning/ Marketing
Research & Development/ Testing/ Material Science
Materials engineering, materials processing
Design & Construction
Production Planning & Control (PPS)/ Manufacturing/ Assembly/
Sales/ Purchasing
Service & Maintenance/ Training/ Logistics
Management of Environmental Resources/ Waste Management (“Life cycle management”)
Especially for master-graduates some further facts must be pointed out as:
Basic Research/ Application Orientated Research
Access to PhD-Studies and Higher Service
Management/ Business Management/ Entrepreneurship
Consulting/ Expert or Referee Business
The study-programme provides different possibilities to grapple with specific details if desired. Doing
this the students learn to use methods that are important for their personal development and for their
future success in business or research – whatever it will be.
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
Enterprise Size
The Baltic Sea region and especially the mechanical engineering industrial sector can be characterized as
an area where more small and middle sizes enterprises (SME) are located than just big businesses.
Nevertheless some typical big companies like Airbus Industry in Northern Germany, Volvo in South
Sweden and Alstom Power as well as Lotus Refinery in the surroundings of Gdansk/Poland can be
identified. Based on this, the M.Sc.-Programme focuses on research and development, but never
disregards the application of results to industrial environment and daily business.
Characteristic Features
The following key words are meant to describe characteristic features of mechanical engineers.
Nowadays they have developed to be inevitable, because of the strong competition on the international
employment market.
International
Our programme is completely run in English and the partnership to international universities as well as
the whole programme’s structure and intention provide a thinking in terms of „world-wide networks“.
Systemic / Holistic Orientation
Mechanical engineering today shows a technical variety from a simple bolt up to a complete machine,
system or large scale plant. Engineers have to cover a wide range of complexity including the
interference and combination of software and hardware as well as electronics and mechanics. And at
the end the machine or solution must fulfil the requirements of a customer: To work properly and
reliable.
Especially M.Sc. graduated engineers are expected to have a scientific understanding that enables them
not only to handle but to develop absolutely new, so far unknown things.
Creative / Intuitive
Very short cycles of innovation for products and high competitive pressure in a buyer’s market
determine the current and future situation. Therefore it is expected from engineers more than from any
other profession to act as problem-solvers.
Interdisciplinary
The profession of being an engineer includes a big variety of knowledge, where the technical know-how
is only one single component: Complex tasks require teamwork and project management; both points
are inevitable in daily business. Especially in higher management position a good understanding of non-
technical circumstances is wanted and expected.
Trouble resistant
Engineering can mean “working in complete, so far not discovered new fields of science”. The
characteristic process is inventing, developing, experimenting and verifying in a control loop to find the
optimum solution. It is obvious that this needs a special skill to overcome setbacks and to proceed
continuously.
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Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration HOCHSCHULE
Master of Science Mechanical Engineering LÜBECK
University of Applied Sciences
3.2 Jobs
Due to the globalization of economics, graduates of the master’s degree in mechanical engineering have
almost endless job opportunities. The Master of Science degree opens up attractive management
positions not only in big companies, but particularly in small and medium scale enterprises, which offer
huge promotion opportunities.
Robotics, sensor and laser technology are – in addition to the software sector – the innovative
branches in which specialists are increasingly required. Good employment opportunities are also offered
by the automotive industry and in design offices. Other employers can be found in the aerospace
industry, electrical engineering, telecommunication, medical technology as well as in chemical and
pharmaceutical industry. In addition institutions of higher education, research institutes as well as civil
service also come into play for graduates of the presented M.Sc.-Programme.
It places a strong emphasis on the central role that design and materials play in both areas:
innovation and system integration. Design is not only taught in this way, but also practiced in its
research activities, both explicitly and implicitly. Explicitly through research in, for example, virtual
reality and implicitly through the design of, for example, heart-assist devices, reconstruction of human
body parts, vehicle components together with apparatus for experiments and for demonstration.
This programme offers exposure to this philosophy whilst simultaneously enabling the students to
broaden and/or deepen their knowledge of certain engineering disciplines.
Our Master of Science degree will provide graduates with the technical understanding and skill sets
required to lead integrated projects through interacting with engineers and technicians from other
disciplines. The program includes a broad set of common course requirements along with a selection of
appropriate technical electives to give depth in the student's area of interest. All lectures and practical
applications will be carried out in English in order to attract international and German students. The
possible international exchange part provides sound experience in international collaboration and the
understanding of different cultural aspects.
Our Master of Science Mechanical Engineering offers variety and challenge.
Take your chance!
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