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Standard period of study: 4 semesters

ECTS points: 120

Course language: German, English

The Master Program Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.) is designed bilingually, so it is possible to study the Master Program Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.) in English. With the help of special tools, it is possible to make the obligatory German-language events available in English. The lecture translater, for example, helps to translate some lectures or there is an English script for some German lectures.

Approximately 12 major fields (Schwerpunkte) contain enough courses in Englisch so that they can be completed in this language and almost all specialisations (Vertiefungsrichtungen) can be studied in English. Also in other modules you will find an English-language offer.

However, the range of lectures in German is much broader and the knowledge of this language would be helpful for the Master Program Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.). At the „Studienkolleg“ you have the opportunity to attend German courses accompanying your studies.

Limited admission: no

 

Detailed information:

KIT Central Student Advisory Service

 

Studienfahrplan (schematisch)

Vertiefungsrichtungen

Allgemeiner Maschinenbau Prof. Furmans

Energie- und Umwelttechnik Prof. Maas

Fahrzeugtechnik Prof. Gauterin

Mechatronik und Mikrosystemtechnik Prof. Korvink

Produktentwicklung und Konstruktion Prof. Albers

Produktionstechnik Prof. Schulze

Theoretischer Maschinenbau Prof. Böhlke

Werkstoffe und Strukturen für Hochleistungssysteme Prof. Heilmaier

Schwerpunkte siehe Modulhandbuch

Advanced Materials Modelling (Böhlke/ SP 56)

Advanced Mechatronics (Reischl/ SP 1)

Angewandte Mechanik (Böhlke/ SP 30)

Antriebssysteme (Albers/ SP 2)

Automatisierungstechnik (Mikut/ SP 4)

Bahnsystemtechnik (Gratzfeld/ SP 50)

Computational Mechanics (Proppe/ SP 6)

Entwicklung innovativer Geräte (Matthiesen/ SP 51)

Entwicklung und Konstruktion (Albers/ SP 10)

Fahrdynamik, Fahrzeugkomfort und -akustik (Gauterin/ SP 11)

Fusionstechnologie (Stieglitz/ SP 53)

Gebäudeenergietechnik (Stieglitz/ SP 55)

Grundlagen der Energietechnik (Bauer/ SP 15)

Informationstechnik (Stiller/ SP 18)

Informationstechnik für Logistiksysteme (Furmans/ SP 19)

Innovation und Entrepreneurship (Class/ SP 59)

Integrierte Produktentwicklung (Albers/ SP 20)

Kerntechnik (Cheng/ SP 21)

Kognitive Technische Systeme (Stiller/ SP 22)

Kraftfahrzeugtechnik (Gauterin/ SP 12)

Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen (Koch/ SP 24)

Kraftwerkstechnik (Bauer/ SP 23)

Leichtbau (Henning/ SP 25)

Lifecycle Engineering (Ovtcharova/ SP 28)

Logistik und Materialflusslehre (Furmans/ SP 29)

Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik (Heilmaier/ SP 26)

Mechatronik (Hagenmeyer/ SP 31)

Medizintechnik (Pylatiuk/ SP 32)

Mensch - Technik - Organisation (Deml/ SP 3)

Mikroaktoren und Mikrosensoren (Kohl/ SP 54)

Mikrosystemtechnik (Korvink/ SP 33)

Mobile Arbeitsmaschinen (Geimer/ SP 34)

Modellbildung und Simulation in der Dynamik (Seemann/ SP 61)

Modellierung und Simulation in der Energie- und Strömungstechnik (Maas/ SP 27)

Polymerengineering (Elsner/ SP 36)

Produktionstechnik(Schulze/ SP 39)

Robotik (Mikut/ SP 40)

Schwingungslehre (Fidlin/ SP 60)

Strömungsmechanik (Frohnapfel/ SP 41)

Technische Keramik und Pulverwerkstoffe (Hoffmann/ SP 43)

Technische Logistik (Furmans/ SP 44)

Technische Thermodynamik (Maas/ SP 45)

Thermische Turbomaschinen (Bauer/ SP 46)

Tribologie (Dienwiebel/ SP 47)

Verbrennungsmotorische Antriebssysteme (Koch/ SP 58)

Zuverlässigkeit im Maschinenbau (Gumbsch/ SP 49)

Qualifikationsziele

Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Master-Studiengangs Maschinenbau am KIT sind in der Lage, selbständig an Wertschöpfungsprozessen im Maschinenbau mitzuarbeiten und durch ihre forschungsorientierte Ausbildung auch in der Wissenschaft mitzuwirken. Sie sind insbesondere für eine verantwortungsvolle Tätigkeit in Industrie, technischer Dienstleistungen und Wissenschaft qualifiziert und erwerben die Befähigung zur Promotion.

Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen erwerben breite und vertiefte Kenntnisse der ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Grundlagen. Dies wird durch einen Pflichtbereich gewährleistet, der mathematischen Methoden des Maschinenbaus, Modellbildung und Simulation sowie die Prozesse der Produktentstehung umfasst. Dadurch sind sie in der Lage, sich selbständig mit dem Stand der Forschung auseinanderzusetzen und Methoden weiter zu entwickeln. Sie können umfassende, auch interdisziplinäre Simulationsstudien erarbeiten, bewerten und interpretieren. Sie sind in der Lage, Produkte des Maschinenbaus aus dem Verständnis der Marktanforderung und der Wertschöpfungsprozesse heraus zu entwickeln. Die dabei eingesetzten Methoden und Handlungsweisen können reflektiert und an wechselnde Randbedingungen angepasst werden, um das eigene Vorgehen zu optimieren.

Im Vertiefungsbereich, bestehend aus zwei Schwerpunkten und assoziierten Lehrveranstaltungen, erwerben die Absolventinnen und Absolventen die notwendigen Kenntnisse, das allgemeine Grundlagenwissen auf konkrete Problemstellungen des Maschinenbaus zu übertragen. Damit sind sie befähigt, eine wichtige Rolle in komplexen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekten einzunehmen sowie am Innovationsprozess kompetent mitzuwirken und sind auf spätere Leitungsfunktionen fachlich vorbereitet.

In weiteren naturwissenschaftlichen, wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Lehrveranstaltungen eignen sich die Studierenden weitere Kompetenzen an. Damit sind sie unter anderem in der Lage, Entscheidungen unter Berücksichtigung von gesellschaftlichen, ökonomischen und ethischen Randbedingungen durchdacht zu treffen.

Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Master-Studiengangs Maschinenbau am KIT verfügen über breites und vertieftes Wissen. Diese solide Grundlage befähigt sie, auch komplexe Systeme zu analysieren und zu synthetisieren. Außerdem können sie Systeme und Prozesse des Maschinenbaus unter Berücksichtigung technischer, gesellschaftlicher, ökonomischer und ethischer Randbedingungen methodisch entwickeln, reflektieren, bewerten und eigenständig und nachhaltig gestalten. Sie setzen sich mit eigenen und fremden Ansichten konstruktiv auseinander und vertreten ihre Arbeitsergebnisse in einer verständlichen Form.

Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen sind in der Lage, selbständig Aufgaben zu identifizieren, die zur Lösung notwendigen Informationen zu beschaffen, Methoden auszuwählen und Fähigkeiten anzueignen und damit ihren Beitrag zur Wertschöpfung zu leisten. Sie sind in der Lage, sich für ein konkretes Berufsfeld des Maschinenbaus zu entscheiden.

Bewerbung

Bewerbung:
via Bewerbungsportal

Zulassungsbeschränkung:
1. Fachsemester: nicht zulassungsbeschränkt
Höheres Fachsemester: nicht zulassungsbeschränkt

Studienbeginn:
1. Fachsemester: zum Winter- und Sommersemester
Höheres Fachsemester: zum Winter- und Sommersemester

Bewerbungsfrist:
1. Fachsemester: 30. September für das Wintersemester, 31. März für das Sommersemester
Höheres Fachsemester: 30. September für das Wintersemester, 31. März für das Sommersemester

HINWEIS: Wenn Ihr Zulassungsbescheid die Auflage beinhaltet, ein 18-wöchiges Fachpraktikum nachzuweisen, kommen Sie bitte so bald wie möglich mit Ihrem Praktikumszeugnis ins Praktikantenamt.

Regularien

Studien- und Prüfungsordnung

SPO 2015 vom 06.08.2015 AB61
Änderung der SPO vom 26.02.2019 AB04

Auswahlverfahren und Zulassung

Zugangssatzung vom 24.11.2017 AB68
Erste Änderung zur Zugangssatzung vom 28.11.2018 AB63
Zweite Änderung zur Zugangssatzung vom 29.07.2019 AB38
Dritte Änderung zur Zugangssatzung vom 29.04.2022 AB63
Vierte Änderung zur Zugangssatzung vom 26.07.2022 AB60

Modulhandbücher

Contact person at the faculty

Student Advisory Service InSL, e-mail:insl∂mach.kit.edu

Examinations Office MACH, e-mail:campus∂mach.kit.edu - for students whose work is administered in the Campus Management System

Examination Board, e-mail:pa∂mach.kit.edu - please arrange appointments via InSL (see above)

Internship Office, e-mail:insl∂mach.kit.edu

International Studies in Mechanical Engineering ISIM, e-mail: isim∂kit.edu

 

Committees whose members are elected by the Faculty Council

Examination board

Study Commission

 

Contact persons outside the faculty

Student Services Team 4, Ms. Ockert and Ms. Wild, e-mail:studserv-team4∂sle.kit.edu

Student CouncilMACH/CIW, Student Representation of Interests, e-mail:fachschaft∂fs-fmc.kit.edu

Notice:

Forms for study organization (e.g. for leave of absence) are available from Student Services: https://www.sle.kit.edu/imstudium/antraege-formulare.php.

 

Forms

Start of studies before WS 2016/17

Concerns students who are enrolled in SPO 2015 and whose achievements are managed in HIS-POS.

Forms related to examination achievements are provided by Student Services.

Application for admission to an unscheduled examination in the module:
Elective module Mechanical Engineering
Elective module economics/law
Elective module Natural Sciences/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering

The focus planner is available in the KIT-VPN (Link to machPortal)

Form for documentation of the master thesis

Transfer of additional credits from the Bachelor

Recognition agreement for external study achievements
Application for recognition of an examination or study achievement

Start of studies in SS 2019 or later

Applies to students enrolled in SPO 2015 whose services are administered in Campus (CAS). Please complete forms digitally.

Application for transfer of an additional achievement from the bachelor's degree

Application for admission to an additional achievement Examination admission for additional achievements.

Application for an extracurricular focus plan

Application for admission to an extra-curricular examination in the module:
Elective module mechanical engineering
Elective module economics/law
Elective module natural sciences/computer science/electrical engineering

Recognition agreement for external study achievements
Application for recognition of an examination or study achievement

General questions

When do I contact InSL?

InSL is responsible for general questions regarding the organisation of studies and regular enquiries from students of our faculty. From our central contact point, students are referred to the right contact person, e.g. the examination board, if necessary with a concrete appointment. For all international questions you can still contact ISIM directly. You can find out more in our section Tasks.

When do I contact the course-specific advisors?

For questions specific to the course of studies in materials science and materials engineering, students may contact the Student Advisory Service MatWerk. Students of the interdepartmental study program Mechatronics and Information Technology may contact the study program service Bachelor MIT and the study program service Master MIT for program-specific questions.

When do I contact the examination boards?

The examination boards of the respective degree programs are responsible for applications in special cases, such as deadline extensions or hardship applications. Examination boards

Examinations

Can one and the same course have different credit points?

Yes, this depends on the respective module.

How can I register for examinations in the Master's programme?

You can register for exams online via the student portalExternal Link. The only exceptions are the focus examinations for students administered in HIS-POS. Further information on this can be obtained from InSL.

What should I bear in mind when withdrawing from examinations due to illness?

Notification of illness or withdrawal from the examination must be made to the examining institute. A medical certificate must be submitted to the institute as soon as possible. If the deadline is exceeded, please contact the examination board.

Can examiners also conduct an oral examination in writing and vice versa?

Yes, an examination that is to be conducted in writing can also be conducted orally and an examination that is to be conducted orally can also be conducted in writing if the effort involved is unjustifiably high (cf. the respective SPO).

Main focus

Is it possible to choose one and the same specialisation in both the Bachelor's and the Master's degree programme if the combination of subjects is different?

No. According to the curriculum, each partial achievement and each focus can only be chosen once in either the Bachelor's or the Master's programme.

Is it possible to change the combination of specialisations if it has already been approved and registered for examination in Student Services?

Yes, but partial credits that have already been examined must be carried over to the new plan.

How do I register a specialisation as a student administered in HIS-POS?

Via the machPortal with the help of the electronic focus planner. The further procedure can be found in the focus planner. Registrations and approvals should be made in good time.
 

Semester abroad

Can work done abroad be recognised in the Mechanical Engineering degree programme?

Yes, recognition is possible. For this purpose, you need an application for recognition of an examination or course achievement. You can find the procedure and the required documents in this application.

How can I have work done abroad in the Mechanical Engineering degree programme recognised?

A form for recognition must be filled out and submitted to the examination board. You can find the procedure and the required documents in this application. Recognition should take place within the semester following the return.

Can work done abroad be recognised as additional work in the Mechanical Engineering degree programme?

As a rule, the achievements have already been documented by the external university. However, upon application, recognition can be granted by the examination board.

Can work completed at another university be recognised in the Mechanical Engineering degree programme?

Yes, recognition is possible. To do so, you need an application for recognition of an examination or course achievement. Recognition must take place within one semester after enrolment.

How can I have work completed at another university in the Mechanical Engineering degree programme recognised?

A form for recognition must be filled out and submitted to the examination board.

I took "Mathematical Methods" as an elective module in the Bachelor's programme. Do I have to take another exam from this module in the Master's programme?

"Mathematical Methods" can be chosen in different modules. In the Master's programme you have to take an exam from "Mathematical Methods" in any case, even if you have already taken another course from "Mathematical Methods" with an exam in the Bachelor's programme.

Additional courses

What has to be considered when choosing additional subjects/services in the Bachelor's and Master's programme?

Additional achievements must be registered as such for examination at the Student Service (HIS-POS administered students) or at the Examination Office (CAMPUS administered students). The additional achievements are included in the Transcript of Records, but the grades are not included in the calculation of the overall Bachelor grade.

Can additional credits earned in the Bachelor's program be recognized later in the Master's program?

Yes, if they correspond to the subjects of the curriculum. Recognition must take place within one semester after enrolment.

How can I have additional credits from the Bachelor's programme recognised in the Master's programme?

For each subject that is to be transferred, a form must be filled out and submitted to the Examination Office. Recognition only takes place after enrolment in the Master's programme.

Bachelor's/Master's thesis

Can the Bachelor's thesis be supervised by the same institute as the Master 's thesis?

Yes. The Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes are two separate programmes.

How is the Bachelor's/Master's thesis registered?

 

Students administered in HIS-POS: The form for registering the Bachelor's thesis or Master' s thesis is completed as described on the information sheet and submitted to Student Services. The resulting "green slip" is handed in to the supervising institute.

 

Students administered in CAMPUS: The Bachelor's/Master's thesis is created in CAMPUS by the supervising institute and registered there by the student.

Application/Admission

By when do I have to apply for the Master's programme in Mechanical Engineering?

The application deadline is at the end of each semester (31.03. or 30.09.).

How do I apply for the Master's programme?

 

As with the Bachelor's programme, the application is made online.

 

Can I apply for the Master's programme if I still have to take exams in the Bachelor's programme?

According to §3(3) of the Admission Statutes (Nov. 2017), provisional admission to the programme may be granted under certain circumstances if it can be assumed that the Bachelor's programme will be successfully completed in time before the Master's programme begins. Further information can be found here.

Should I re-register for the bachelor's degree if I have applied to the master's program?

Yes, if the Bachelor's programme has not yet been completed.

I have reached 180 LP, but I am still enrolled in the Bachelor's programme and have already received the admission notice for the Master' s programme. What do I have to do?

Please follow the instructions in your letter of admission.

 

Information on the allocation of study places

...can be found here.

BAföG

What do I have to do to get a certificate according to § 48 BAföG (form 5) in the bachelor course of studies Mechanical Engineering?

Please contact the examination board in this regard. Please bring a detailed performance record ("alle Leistungen") with you.

Whom do I have to contact for a certificate according to § 15 Abs. 3/3a BAföG (exceeding the maximum period of support or help to finish my studies)?

The examination board is responsible for this. Please submit a detailed performance record ("alle Leistungen") as well as a schedule with all outstanding examinations.

What do I have to do to obtain a certificate according to § 48 BAföG (form 5) in the Bachelor's programme Mechatronics and Information Technology?

Please contact the secretariat of the Bachelor Examination Board of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology with a current transcript of grades.

Is the internship eligible for financial support according to BAföG?

Under certain circumstances yes. Further information can be obtained from the BAföG office.

Re-registration

Is a late re- registration possible after the deadline?

If you wish to re-register late, please contact the Student Services Office immediately. In any case, the semester fee must be transferred beforehand ("manually", i.e. without direct debit, stating the correct purpose of use).

Can I re-register for the Bachelor if I have already passed all exams?

As soon as you have achieved 180 LP (excluding LP in the additional module), re-registration in the Bachelor's programme for the next semester is no longer possible.

Duration of studies

What is the maximum duration of study in the Bachelor's degree programme?

According to §8(3) of the Study and Examination Regulations of 2016, the examination entitlement in the Bachelor's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering expires if the Bachelor's examination has not been taken in full by the end of the examination period of the ninth semester. Due to the Corona pandemic, the maximum duration of study may be extended (see link).

What is the maximum duration of studies in the Master's programme?

According to §9 of the study and examination regulations of 2016, the examination entitlement in the Master's programme in Mechanical Engineering expiresif the Master's examination has not been taken in full by the end of the examination period of the seventh semester. Due to the Corona pandemic, the maximum duration of study may be extended (see link).

Information related to the study program:

  • Rules for the probity of examinations and internships
  • Rules to ensure good scientific practice at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Theses are advertised on the websites of the institutes and/or accessible in the KIT network (KIT-WLAN or via VPN) in the machPortal.
  • Timetables
  • Calendar of events of the central student advisory service: https://www.sle.kit.edu/imstudium/veranstaltungskalender.php

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