Mechanical Engineering

The standard period of study for the bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering is six semesters. This is divided into basic studies (1st to 4th semesters) and specialized studies in the 5th and 6th semesters. In the basic studies, there is a fixed timetable for each semester with lectures and exercises, which can be extended by tutorials – small learning groups with individual support. In the 5th and 6th semesters, students choose their courses from an extensive catalog according to their interests and inclinations. The path to the desired specialization or to a broad engineering education is now open. From a catalog of subjects, they choose industry-specific courses according to their interests or put together a fundamentals-oriented, cross-industry schedule of classes: • Energy and process engineering • Development and design • Vehicle and drive technology • Aerospace engineering • General mechanical engineering • Theoretical mechanical engineering • Management in mechanical engineering • Mechatronics and robotics • Medical technology and assistance systems • Nuclear engineering • Production and Logistics The 1st semester builds on school knowledge that will be expanded throughout the academic year: • Mathematics (e.g., systems of linear equations, vectors and matrices, differential and integral calculus, matrix factorizations, multidimensional calculus). • Chemistry (e.g., atomic structure, bonding, chemical reactions, metals, nonmetals, organic chemistry) • Physics (e.g. mechanics, electricity, optics) Parallel to this, students delve into the fundamentals of • Electricity theory (basics of drive technology as well as electronics) • Engineering mechanics (bodies at rest in statics and elastostatics, time-independent deformations and stresses) • Information technology (linking the fundamentals of electrical engineering with those of computer science to solve problems in mechanical and plant engineering) • CAD and mechanical drawing (creation, understanding and analysis of technical drawings) • Modeling uncertainties and data in mechanical engineering (probability theory, performing statistical tests, describing engineering problems in the presence of uncertainties) • Soft skills in the student environment (workshops on how to start studying and how to organize the daily study routine in a goal-oriented way. In the 3rd and 4th semesters, the following knowledge is taught on the basis of these fundamentals: • Mathematics (Fourier series as well as Fourier and Laplace transforms, differential equations and integral transforms) • Technical mechanics (kinematic systems) • Control engineering (application of mathematical knowledge to the description of stability or damping as well as amplitude and phase frequency responses) • Materials science (e.g. classification of materials, properties of materials) • Machine elements (e.g. strength and design calculations, design of a gearbox) • Fluid mechanics (e.g. behavior of liquid and gaseous media, conse