Mechanical Engineering and Management
Build your career with this combination!
As an industrial engineer – mechanical engineering, you are not only an economist and not only a technician. Rather, you are one of the interdisciplinary experts who combine technical knowledge with business competence. A highly sought-after combination in the modern job market. The degree programme can be studied full-time or as a dual programme, either practice-integrated or apprenticeship-integrated.
What you can expect
Practice-oriented training to deepen your English language skills.
Development of presentation and negotiation skills through company visits and project work.
Industrial engineers are able to solve technical problems with business expertise. They have the ability to work across departmental boundaries and coordinate the interests of different areas.
With a “Bachelor of Engineering” degree, you can start a qualified career and also have the option to further specialise with a master’s degree (e.g. in Technical Production Management).
Your study content
Engineering mathematics, mechanics, design,
marketing, controlling, human resource management
In this degree programme, you acquire a broad range of skills and knowledge. These include, among others, engineering mathematics, mechanics, and design, as well as subject areas such as marketing, controlling, and human resource management. This versatile education forms a solid and interdisciplinary foundation for aspiring industrial engineers and mechanical engineers.
Within the industrial engineering – mechanical engineering degree programme, experienced lecturers not only share their extensive practical knowledge in the fields of mechanical engineering, product and production management, as well as logistics and packaging technology. They also teach important interdisciplinary skills, including technical English and effective presentation techniques.
Career prospects
Industrial engineers are in demand, especially in combination with knowledge of mechanical engineering. This opens up a wide range of career opportunities in areas such as marketing, sales, purchasing, and project management, as they are able to solve complex problems between technology and economic efficiency.
Your study program
The detailed study plan (Studienverlaufsplan) for this degree programme is only available in German.
You can access the full semester overview on the German programme page.
What you need to bring along
- Language level C1 is required and the language of instruction is German
- General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification
- Alternatively: entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or a qualification recognized as equivalent in the course of professional qualification
- Admission-free
Application process
The application deadlines for this degree programme can be found on our website (note: the website is only available in German).
If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact our application support team at bewerbung@hs-ruhrwest.de.
Slow-track study plan (Studienverlauf)
Would you like to work alongside your studies or do you have family commitments that prevent you from studying full-time?
Then the slow-track study plan might be something for you:
Here, you enrol as a full-time student with a standard period of study of 7 semesters, but extend your studies individually to a total of 9 semesters.
The study plan shows you what your studies can look like, and we guarantee that there are no scheduling conflicts between modules and that the modules are structured coherently in terms of content and prerequisites.
The slow track allows you to balance work, family, and studies, as your significantly reduced weekly workload can be better combined with your other commitments. It offers you more flexibility to organise professional activities, family responsibilities, or personal life paths alongside your studies.
For individual advice on your study pace, please contact the academic advising service.
What our students say
From 2014 to 2018, Mustafa Kirdök studied the bachelor’s degree programme Mechanical Engineering and Management at Hochschule Ruhr West (HRW). During his practical semester, he directly found the right employer. After also writing his bachelor’s thesis at the Beumer Group, he was taken on after completing his studies. Today, he works as a project manager at the internationally operating family business for intralogistics systems.
From company scholarship to leadership position: In his second semester, Pascal Hauck got to know his employer, Gutehoffnungshütte Radsatz GmbH in Oberhausen, through a company scholarship. After completing his studies, he was responsible as an investment manager for the procurement of large-scale equipment and lathes. Professionally, everything revolved around process optimisation, industrial engineering, specifications, acceptance, and project management. This included communication and collaboration with various departments and suppliers.
