Diploma of Industrial Engineering

The Diploma program of Industrial Engineering works at the interface of business and engineering and is therefore characterized by a highly interdisciplinary orientation. The objective of this study program is to provide a deepening education in both economic and engineering sciences, and to allow a high degree of specialization based on individual interests. The student will be able to recognize and solve interdisciplinary problems thanks, in part, to the required internship of at least 4 weeks. After finishing the master program, graduates are able to grasp the interdependencies of technical and economic issues and solve problems at the interface of science, economy, and technology.

Graduates with a Diploma in Industrial Engineering can work in a wide range of industries, particularly in fields at the interface between economics and technology. Managing functions are possible, as well as activities in the consumer goods industry, the service sector, and trading companies. Often business engineers have inter-departmental positions in the fields of Logistics, Marketing, Materials Management, Accounting, Controlling, or Product and Company Management.

The program consists of main and basic studies and concludes with a diploma thesis. The workload comprises 300 credit points. Every semester 30 credit points are awarded.

The first four semesters are called basic studies (120 credit points) and teach Business and Engineering fundamentals. It contains mandatory courses in Business and Economics Management, Engineering,and electives from Engineering. Another mandatory module aims to communicate correct scientific and academic working methods. In the mandatory module Business and Economics students learn basics in Business, Economics, Mathematics, and Statistics. Mandatory courses in Engineering teach fundamentals in Mechanics, Chemistry, Physics, and Electrical Engineering. The electives allow either setting a focus on Electrical Engineering or Technical Mechanics.

The main studies are characterized by a highly interdisciplinary orientation. The mandatory component (25 credit points) contains fundamental methods and scientific principles of Business and Economics Management and includes an internship. 135 credit points can be earned through further electives from all specializations. Furthermore, an international focus can be set to submit credits earned at foreign universities and to spend time abroad.

The program is completed with a Diploma thesis (20 credit points).

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For application please visit the QISZUL-Portal of the TU Dresden.