Industrial Engineering, B.Sc.
The scientific course of study in industrial engineering combines interdisciplinary mathematical, scientific, business and economic, as well as technical disciplines with each other and prepares for the future job profile of industrial engineer.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| 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 | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €184 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
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 bachelor's program is modular. It is divided into a core program and an in-depth program.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Industrial engineers are offered a wide range of opportunities and perspectives in numerous different industries and business areas. Through compulsory internships and supervised theses in companies, through contacts with former graduates and long-term business partners, as well as through lectures and lectures by external lecturers from business, our students gain practical experience during their studies. Karlsruhe industrial engineers - according to the results of the graduate surveys - are particularly active in the following industries and areas after their studies:
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Sectors:
- Automotive and vehicle industry
- Mechanical and plant engineering
- Energy industry
- IT companies
- Finance
- Transport, logistics and traffic
- Trade
- Electrical engineering industry
- Consumer goods industry
Areas:
- Production, logistics
- Management, organization
- IT / data management
- Manufacturing
- Controlling
- Consulting
- Marketing / Sales
- Research & Development
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €184 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | The following interests indicate that the industrial engineering course is the right choice: Interest in economic issues Interest in technology Interest in mathematics, data processing and computer science Penchant for commercial thinking (e.g. calculating the profitability of planned research and development projects) Tendency towards analytical thinking (e.g. performing reliability and risk analyzes) Penchant for planning and organizing activities (planning and organizing all kinds of work and business processes) Tendency to inspect and control (e.g. control work processes and production orders, define and monitor standards of environmental compatibility of products and production) Interest in advertising and marketing (e.g. planning, reviewing and improving marketing strategies) Tendency towards customer-oriented activity (advising customers) Tendency to work that includes supervisor functions (e.g. as a project manager) Knowledge and skills for studying: The basis for technical courses and many business courses and exams is mathematics. |
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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.
Questions about this programme
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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.