Automobile Production, Dipl.
The automotive industry is the economic sector with the highest turnover in Germany and offers attractive employment opportunities both with the large vehicle manufacturers and with the many medium-sized supplier companies.
The goal of this course is to provide you with general training in engineering and production technology oriented on general overview of automotive production from the press shop via the body shop, the paint shop, engine production to the final assembly. This process is supported by many suppliers, service providers and equipment suppliers. The field of automotive production is one of the industrial sectors in Germany with the strongest turnover and the largest workforce and embraces a very large proportion of German exports.
Programme facts
| Degree | Diploma (Dipl.) |
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| Duration | 8 semesters, 240 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.06 |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €320.30 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
1st semester
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
After you graduate, there are a wide range of job opportunities in the following areas of automobile production:
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- Development of manufacturing and assembly processes
- Planning and optimization of production processes
- Design of logistics processes
- Ergonomic design of work systems and processes
- Quality management and monitoring
- Reorganization of business processes
- Engineering work in consulting firms
- Project management
Due to the broad-based training, you are particularly well suited to small and medium-sized companies in the automotive supply industry and for engineering service providers.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €320.30 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.06 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 30.06Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.06.2027 (259 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.