At a glance

DegreeMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Study Period3 semesters with pre-qualification in Engineering/ Engineering and Management
4 semesters with pre-qualification in Business Administration
OrientationApplied
Instruction LanguageGerman, selected modules in English
Credits90 ECTS with Engineering pre-qualification
120 ECTS with Business pre-qualification
RestrictionFirst degree grade 2,5 or better; see also admission requirements
SpecializationDigital Business Technology
Production Technology and Management
Technical Product Management
Start of Programsummer and winter semester
Tuition and Fees
  • only administration costs
  • as of fall 2017 (probably): 1.500€/ semester for non EU/EEA applicants
  • as of fall 2017 (probably): 650€/ semester for a second Bachelor's degree
For more information see Tution fees for international students

Tution Fees

Study program

Our master study program enables graduates in Business Adminstration, Engineering and Engineering and Management to complete their previous study by the particular knowledge for their work. 

Regarding their first degree our students will have the focus on the following content:

  • Graduates in Business Administration: engineering courses;
  • Graduates in Engineering: business courses;
  • Graduates in Engineering and Management will deepen their former engineering and management studies.

Regardless of the first degree all students choose one of our three specialization: Production Technology and Management or Product Management.

  • For graduates in Engineering and Engineering & Management: 3 semesters - 2 theoretical semesters and 1 semester for the master thesis.
  • For graduates in Business Administration: 4 semesters - 3 theoretical semesters to deepen the technology and science fundamental knowledge as well as 1 semester for the master thesis.

Specialization

In order to maintain the competitiveness of manufacturing companies, constantly optimized production processes are of central importance. Our graduates will be prepared with the necessary knowledge to plan and implement efficient manufacturing processes in industrial companies.

Tasks for which you are prepared:

  • Planning the production program: What will be produced at which time?
  • Planning production capacities: Where and how much power is required?
  • Planning the factory layout: How should the production halls be set up?
  • Planning the production lines: Which machines and how much automation?
  • Optimization of logistic processes and systems
  • Optimization of production processes and production facilities
  • Introduction and training of lean production methods

Typical applications:
Technical and managerial functions in the field of industrial production such as

  •     Production and process management
  •     Production and factory planning
  •     Business Reengineering
  •     Technical consulting

Modules and content:

Advanced Production Systems (PR1, German)

Production process analysis and optimization fundamentals as well as the principles and methods of holistic production systems.

Production Grids (PR2, German)
Analyse and optimization methods of productkion processes across all production sites.

Production System Design (PR3, German)
Planning and designing production facilities and logistics systems, creating robust and efficient production processes.

Modules and content:

Smart Technology (DBT1): The students will analyze and evaluate technical and commercial system’s data flows in companies as a whole as well as presenting suggestions for improvement actions. They will understand common principles of data processing, digitalization and the importance for business success. The students will be able to structure and plan digital transformation with the knowledge of innovative information processing concepts.

  • Programming models (e.g. event-based programming or real-time models) as well as algorithms and procedures for implementing smart components (machine learning techniques such as regression analys is, support vector machines, etc.).
  • Conception and prototypical implementation of smarter cyberphysical systems and digital twins as well as the integrated communication and network standards. •Integrating the above-mentioned single systems into overall infrastructures (e.g. intranet / internet-wide service discovery and service usage, interface design, integration with operational information systems, blockchains, etc.) into IT security experience.
  • The infrastructures are put into context in different fields of application at the economic level (Smart City / Factory / Grid / Transportation, Industry 4.0 etc.) and backed by business models and service levels.

Digitale Transformation (DBT2): The students will design intra- and inter-enterprise architectures, value added networks, applications and business models based on the basis of technical and economic digitalization aspects. They will beable to estimate and evaluate the influence on existing operational application systems of information technology, operational technology as well as their interfaces. They will know the benefits as well as the risks of complete or partial digital business models and can critic ally  disc uss technical and socio-economic conditions.

  • Development, implementation and introduction of digital and disruptive business models considering technical, economic and social implications. This will be accompanied by a prototypical implementation of an exemplary application case.
  • Opportunities and risks of information and operational technology convergence as well as breaking the Silo structures within digital transformation frameworks, taking IT security into consideration.


Security Management (DBT3):

The students will analyze and evaluate data protection, data security and data integrity of technical and commercial systems as a whole as well as presenting proposals for improvement actions. They will understand common concepts of safety (unintentional events) and security (intended active/ passive attacks) and their significance for the company and its partners. The students will assess and structure safety and security concepts in terms of risk and costs.

  • Safety:
    Objectives data security and integrity
    Methods for generating data security
    Legal framework for data protection and data security
    International IT security standards (BSI basic protection, ISO 27001/2)
  • Security:
    Introduction
    Topological possibilities
    Elements for securing networks
    Attacks on networks
    Attacks on hosts (destructive software)
    Encoding

Many industrial markets are characterized by drastic changes. Companies only remain sustainable and successful by knowing the market, competition, new trends and customer needs exactly and organises its product strategies afterwards. Our graduates will be prepared with the necessary knowledge to plan and implement technical products and services at the interfaces of development, marketing and sales.

Tasks for which you are prepared:

  • Analysis and evaluation of markets and customer needs for technical products and services
  • Development of scenario analyzes
  • Assessment of technologies
  • Plan, implement and control innovation processes
  • Creation of specification sheets and accompanying development activities
  • Participate in development of product portfolios
  • Plan, implement and control product and market launch strategies
  • Price calculation and sales, costs and revenues planning of products and industrial services
  • Attend technical product groups throughout the product life cycle

Typical applications:
Technical and managerial functions for products or product groups in industrial enterprises such as

  •     Product Management
  •     Innovation Management
  •     Technology Management
  •     Marketing
  •     Business Development

Modules and content:

Innovation and Technology Management (TPM1, German)
Tasks and processes of technical product management and interfaces to other operational functional areas. Organization, planning and control of innovation and technology processes in companies. Survey, analysis and evaluation methods of industrial markets (in particular customer requirements, market and competition structures), as well as for generating, analyzing and evaluating innovations and technologies.

Product Planning and Support (TPM2, German)
Processes and methods of product planning, in particular product lifecycle management. Methods for developing and implementing product strategies, product tests and product launches. Selected instruments of product policy such as product improvement, product change and product elimination.

Controlling in Product Management (TPM3, German)
Operational and strategic controlling instruments in product management. Product-related planning and controlling systems, price calculation for technical products and services. Processes and methods of strategic and operational cost management in product life cycle.

Admission requirements

The selection process and the necessary admission requirements are specified in the Auswahlsatzung (German).

  • Grade of bachelor degree or equivalent: at least 2,5 (German grading scale)
  • A pre-study course of at least 180 ECTS credits, of which 96 ECTS credits consist of business and law courses, as well as a technical pre-study internship (German) of 20 working days, completed at the latest at the beginning of the lecture period of the second study semester.

    By completing the excel sheets (ECTS-Check, in German) you could check whether you are basically eligible for approval.
  • Grade of bachelor degree or equivalent: at least 2,5 (German grading scale)
  • A pre-study course of at least 210 ECTS points in total, which should consist of electrotechnical, mechanical or process engineering, as well as basic knowledge of the general management in the amount of at least 4 ECTS points.
  • Grade of bachelor degree or equivalent: at least 2,5 (German grading scale)
  • A pre-study course of at least 210 ECTS points in total, which should consist of at least 36 ECTS points in electrotechnical, mechanical or process engineering (without mathematical or natural science).
  • By completing the excel sheets  (ECTS-Check, in German) you could check whether you are basically eligible for approval.

All relevant information, such as

  • final grade of the academic degree, if not availabe yet the average grade of all services performed (see Auswahlsatzung, §3 (2)). The average grade must be confirmed by the issuing institution.
  • periods of professional occupation
  • periods of stays abroad
  • in the case of pre-qualification Business Administration: a basic technical internship (if available) and theECTS-Check BWL
  • in the case of pre-qualification Engineering: basic knowledge of the general management in the amount of 4 ECTS
  • in the case of the prequalification of Engineering & Management: ECTS-Check WI

in a verifiable manner by copies.

Address:
    University of Applied Sciences Mannheim
    Zulassungsamt
    Paul-Wittsack-Strasse 10
    
68163 Mannheim
    Germany


Plasae use the address sheet issued online!

You will receive a confirmation that we received your applicaton via our online portal. In the case of a successful application, you will receive also a provisional notification within 10 days after the application closing date for applications. Applications not taken into account are on the waiting list.

The selection process is reopened every semester. It is not possible to make a reservation for the following semesters.

Contact: International Office

Summer term

Application period

End of November - January 15

Selection process

January

Admittance information

February

Succession period

Mid of February

Matriculation deadline

Please refer to the letter of admission

 Fall term

Application period

End of May  - July 15

Selection process

July

Admittance information

August

Succession period

Mid of August

Matriculation deadline

Please refer to the letter of admission

Head of study program:

Prof. Dr. M. Hauth
Building L, room 156

+49 621 292 68 34
master@wing.hs-mannheim.de

Prof. Dr. S. Seifermann
Building L, room 254
 +49 621 292 68 37
master@wing.hs-mannheim.de

Accreditation

This study program is accredited by ZEvA.