Automotive Engineering, B.Sc.
The basics of mathematics and natural sciences that are taught in the early phase of the degree program are intended to provide a well-founded basis for the subsequent engineering basics and applications. In the third year of study, students are intended to learn the required technical knowledge and practical skills that permit a successful interdisciplinary and team-oriented career in the field of automotive engineering. Curriculums specific to automotive engineering enable students to deepen their knowledge in a future-oriented field of work. The compulsory planning and development project in the 4th semester is a special element. Students develop technical and possibly also business administration contents as well as teamwork skills, project planning, time management, project documentation and project presentation.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €273.55 per semester |
| Campus | Campus Hölderlinstraße |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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
The course includes mathematical, scientific and engineering basics and general engineering applications as well as the basics of vehicle construction. Here, the student also sets priorities with electives, a planning and development project and the bachelor thesis with topics from vehicle construction in accordance with the course plan in the "Annexes to the examination regulations for the bachelor's and master's degree courses in the mechanical engineering department". In addition to technical content, communication and teamwork skills as well as presentation and moderation skills are taught in the poster presentation of the planning and development project and the final lecture of the bachelor thesis.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The automotive industry is the largest employer in the Federal Republic of Germany with the manufacturers of motor vehicles (OEM) and the many suppliers as well as many industries involved. This also applies to the region around the University of Siegen with a successful history and a promising future in the automotive industry. Typical areas of activity include: research and development, design, product development, test planning and execution, logistics, production planning and control, management, engineering services.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €273.55 |
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 15.07 |
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 15.07Send 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.
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The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.