Mechanical Engineering, B.Eng.
Mechanical engineers supply complex technical products that are of great significance for all sectors of business and play a large role in determining Germany's overall economic performance. In 2014 approximately one million people were employed at Germany's numerous mid-size companies that supply machines and manufacturing systems.
The undergraduate course in Mechanical Engineering begins with the basics of the discipline, and students can then pursue one of three areas of specialization. The General Mechanical Engineering specialization topic includes the areas of design and industrial manufacturing, that is, the methods required to manufacture a product. The Vehicle Systems Engineering specialization offers a wide variety of modules from the fields of automotive engineering and automobile components. The Optics & Microengineering specialization area focuses on the design and manufacturing of components for the optics industry and microtechnology.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | 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 | €279.82 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 →What you study
The course in Mechanical Engineering encompasses a wide spectrum of core subjects of mechanical engineering and the natural sciences and links these with modern career oriented specializations in mechanical engineering. In the first year and a half students concentrate primarily on traditional core modules in mechanical engineering such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, mechanics, materials science, engineering thermodynamics and electrical engineering. The later stages of the course are characterized by application oriented modules in the three specialization areas. Since the modules are structured to guide students to their chosen area of specialization, students constantly pick up on the knowledge they've acquired, apply this to new questions and thus expand their knowledge base.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The course in Mechanical Engineering teaches students to recognize diverse problems in mechanical engineering and use the appropriate scientific methods to solve these problems. In this way they are able plan, develop and manufacture technical systems in their respective fields.
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The education provided in the undergraduate course in Mechanical Engineering meets the qualifications requirements of many small and mid-size companies both in central Hesse and the surrounding region. Large companies involved in the corresponding sectors are also interested in our graduates. Examples here include the automotive and automotive supplier industries, machine building, microtechnology & optics, automation technology and sensor technology, as well as materials manufacturing and processing. For the Optics & Microengineering specialization area, the department maintains close ties with local and multinational companies in the optics and microtechnology industries including Zeiss and Leica.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €279.82 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Before the beginning of the semester THM offers one-week preparatory courses in subjects like Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Programming for new students who would like to brush up on their previous knowledge and fill in the gaps. |
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| Language | German 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.
- 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 15.01uni-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 15.01.2027 (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.