Access requirements and application Mechanical Engineering (MEng)

If the previous university degree was not in a mechanical engineering degree programme, proof of a total of at least 15 credit points from at least two of the following subject areas is required for the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Mechatronics:

• Measurement Technology, Control Engineering
• Mechatronics, Electrical Drives
• Sensor Technology, Microprocessors

and with a specialisation in Virtual Product Development, proof of a total of at least 15 credit points from at least two of the following subject areas is required:

• Modelling/Simulation
• Product Development/Design
• Technical Mechanics, Finite Elements (FEM)

In addition to the minimum grade, at least 210 credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) are required for the first university degree qualifying for a profession. For more details, please refer to the examination regulations.

Applicants with fewer than 210 credit points can have relevant practical work experience recognised in order to acquire the missing credit points. The professional activity must be at least six months after the first university degree.

German language skills

If you do not have a German-language secondary school or university degree, you must have the German language skills required for the degree programme through the telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule or the DSH 2 (German language examination for university admission (DSH)) or through the TestDaF (Test of German as a foreign language) with level TDN 4 in all four examination areas.

Application deadline

This Master's degree programme can be started in the summer and winter semesters.
The application deadline for the summer semester is from 15.11. - 15.03.
The application deadline for the winter semester is from 15.05. - 15.09.

Documents for the application

Before you start entering data in the online application form, please check whether you have all the documents you need for your application and which you need to upload in the online application:

• University degree certificate including transcript of records (with German or English translation for international grade reports);
• Grade report without university degree certificate if the university degree is not yet available but will be obtained this semester;
• The APS certificate if you have obtained your university degree in China or Vietnam;
• Proof of sufficient German language skills (telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule or TestDaF 4 x 4 or DSH 2) if you have obtained your university degree abroad (applies to all German-language and bilingual degree programmes).

Please note the application and enrolment deadlines. Applications received after the deadline or incomplete applications can no longer be considered!