Automotive, B.Eng.
Whether autonomous driving, connected cars, electric drives or lightweight construction: vehicle engineers are playing a key role in the mobility transition. The automotive degree program at the Iserlohn location teaches the basics of vehicle technology and mechanical engineering in order to master the challenges of the automotive industry of tomorrow with interdisciplinary solutions.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €299.38 per semester |
| Practical semester | Optional |
| Campus | Campus Iserlohn |
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 →About the programme
The Bachelor's degree program in Automotive at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences in Iserlohn combines classical engineering disciplines with the requirements of modern vehicle technology. From automotive development to e-mobility, hybrid drives, body and vehicle lightweight construction to new development methods with VR technologies, an exciting mechanical engineering degree with a focus on automotive engineering awaits you.
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The Automotive Bachelor's degree program is aimed at vehicle engineers of tomorrow who want to use their skills to make an important contribution to the mobility transition.
As a mechanical engineering degree program with a special focus on the automotive industry and the automotive supplier industry, it provides the theoretical and practical foundations for vehicle technology. A prerequisite for a successful degree is an enjoyment of the natural sciences of mathematics, physics and chemistry as well as computer science. With this interdisciplinary degree program, you will create good conditions for a quick start to a job and have excellent career opportunities.
What you study
The Automotive degree program provides a broad, application-oriented, technical education for the automotive industry on a scientific basis, with a specific focus on the automotive supply industry.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The economy of South Westphalia is waiting for you! South Westphalia offers our graduates excellent career prospects in the following fields, among others: Gearbox technology, body and lightweight construction, alternative drives, production technology for planning and design, process optimization of manufacturing solutions and concepts.
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The automotive and automotive supplier industry in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the most innovative industries with strong growth forecasts for the future. The demand for qualified specialists is high. The supplier industry is becoming increasingly important. Today, over 10,000 parts are installed in a car. Around 70 percent of these are not only manufactured by supplier companies, but are also largely developed.
The supplier industry not only plays an important role in the economic structure of South Westphalia, it was also involved in the development of the course.
Becoming a vocational school teacher
In addition to entering the industry, graduates of the mechanical engineering bachelor's degree programs can also work as vocational school teachers:
The South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences enables students and joint students of some subjects to study to become teachers at a university. In cooperation with the universities in Paderborn, Siegen and Wuppertal, students are enabled to complete a Master of Education at one of the universities after completing their engineering degree and the teaching degree option at a vocational college.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €299.38 |
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 | Via uni-assist, 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 via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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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Don't postpone the application
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.