Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc.
Are you interested in developing, producing or marketing sophisticated technological products, all while greatly improving your job prospects on the global market? Then our Mechanical Engineering master’s programme is for you.
This master course of study gives you a second degree which enables you to start your career right away and increases your career opportunities compared to having completed the bachelor degree alone. You will be taught in-depth knowledge and methods for engineers in different positions, ranging from product development to production and distribution as well as customer service. Thus, you will be enabled to independently work on optimum solutions. You will learn to utilize engineering methods and findings of the latest state of technology as well as to develop new methods. In seminars and lectures you will experience exploratory learning and will use many of the 30 up-to-date laboratories of the faculty Technology and Bionics.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €365.10 per semester |
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
Due to the methodical education, our graduates will have access to many industry sectors. Positions in research and development, production, marketing, distribution and servicing of technical equipment could be your future career path, as well as management functions within the industry, the public sector or even the start-up of your own new enterprise.
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In addition to general mechanical engineering you will qualify for a career in energy and environmental management, process engineering, electrical and electronic industry the automotive sector, medical engineering, automation engineering, aerospace, as well as in technical consulting and planning in special sectors. Furthermore, the master degree will qualify you for the conferral of a doctorate and will increase your chances to fill an interesting position in research and teaching.
What you study
The master course of study gives you plenty of choices which enables you to deepen the contents according to you talents and objectives, sharpening your personal qualification profile.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The Mechanical Engineering Master's degree program leads to a second professional qualification that significantly enhances the career prospects compared to the Bachelor's degree. Mechanical engineering engineers have a wide range of job opportunities.
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Possible occupational fields are:
- Research and Development (Planning, Calculation, Design and Testing of Technical Equipment and Systems),
- Production (planning, production, testing of products and processes, quality management),
- Marketing and Sales of Technical Equipment and Products,
- Leadership in industry, private companies and government agencies.
Due to the methodical training, the possible industries are versatile. These include, in particular, energy and environmental technology, process engineering, general mechanical and plant engineering, the entire electrical industry, the automotive and supplier industry, automation technology, medical technology and the service industry.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €365.10 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | This master course of study was designed for engineers of many different fields, e.g. machine design, electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering and many more who would like to become experts in the field of mechanical engineering. |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.