Mechanical engineering in practice
Complete your bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with practical experience - you are the future!
Theory and practice hand in hand: live out your talent in engineering - future-oriented and with an individual focus: side by side with one of our practice partners. With us, you have the choice: we offer you an apprenticeship or practice-integrated degree course. And the best thing is that your cooperation partner usually pays your semester fees and also pays you a monthly salary.
With an apprenticeship-integrated degree course, you will complete an apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic, mechatronics technician, technical product designer or you will become a cutting machine operator in your company in addition to your studies. You may attend vocational school and take a final IHK examination. In the practice-integrated variant, you also work on projects and student work in the company, do not take an IHK final examination, but receive an internal training plan.
Mechanical engineers are sought and needed everywhere like never before. Our mechanical engineering degree program with a practical component opens up a wide range of professional opportunities in the fascinating world of technology. Your career opportunities are diverse.
Designing and creating computer-based and haptic products sounds exciting to you? It is! Intelligent, digital and networked systems produce or operate almost every product we use every day: packaging machines, high-speed elevators, wind turbines, agricultural machinery, electric vehicles, machine tools and construction machinery or industrial robots are just a few examples.
We will prepare you! Based on a sound education in mechanical engineering, we offer you specializations in the fields of drive and vehicle technology, development and design, mechatronics and digitalization as well as smart production.
Still undecided - maybe because you have math deficits? Problems are there to be solved: With our MatheLift program, you can still get started. You can find more information below under "Useful links".
In short: Here you will learn everything you need to be successful in the constantly changing and modern world of mechanical engineering.
We live mechanical engineering! Join us, we'll get you there...
Facts at a glance
Important course content
In the foundation course
- Mathematics and Computer Science (with laboratory)
- Advanced mathematics
- Physics
- Electrical engineering and electronics
- Fundamentals of mechanics
- Dynamics
- Construction
- Materials science
- Drive technology
- Measurement and control engineering
- Production engineering
- Technical management
- Languages, optional social skills workshops
Areas of specialization
The main course of study takes place in the 6th and 7th semester. This involves specialization in a sub-area of mechanical engineering, which is why these two semesters are also referred to as specialization semesters. In mechanical engineering, you choose one of four specializations:
- Drive and vehicle technology
- Design and development
- Mechatronics and digitalization
- Smart Production
Typical occupational fields
- Product development
- Construction
- production
- Sales, logistics
- and much more in business and industry
Your practice partners
To apply to study, you need a training or internship contract with one of our cooperation partners.
- Acgo GmbH
- ALSTOM Transport Deutschland GmbH
- Ardagh Group
- Bosch GmbH
- EEW Energy from Waste AG
- ELMESS - Thermosystemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- EuropTec GmbH
- Ferchau GmbH
- Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH
- Maiko Engineering GmbH
- MAN Truck & Bus AG
- Musashi Luechow GmbH
- MVI Proplant Nord GmbH
- Renk AG Hanover plant
- Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
- SEG Automotive
- SRS Industrial Furnace Construction
- Voith Turbo Scharfenberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Volkswagen AG
- Winkelmann Elektromotoren GmbH & Co KG, Uelzen
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Apprenticeships
- Industrial mechanic
- Mechatronics technician
Important course content
In the foundation course
- Mathematics and Computer Science (with laboratory)
- Advanced mathematics
- Physics
- Electrical engineering and electronics
- Fundamentals of mechanics
- Dynamics
- Construction
- Materials science
- Drive technology
- Measurement and control engineering
- Production engineering
- Technical management
- Languages, optional social skills workshops
Areas of specialization
The main course of study takes place in the 7th and 8th semester. This involves specialization in a sub-area of mechanical engineering, which is why these two semesters are also referred to as specialization semesters. In mechanical engineering, you must choose one of four specializations:
- Drive and vehicle technology
- Design and development
- Mechatronics and digitalization
- Smart Production
Course of study
- 1st semester: basic semester
- 3rd, 4th and 6th semester: Engineering fundamentals
- 2nd and 5th semester: Training semester/practical phase
- 7th and 8th semester: specialization
- 8th semester: Practical phase, Bachelor's thesis and colloquium
Possible Master's program at the Ostfalia
- Systems Engineering (M.Eng.) (full-time/part-time)
- Automotive Production (M.Eng.) (part-time/continuing education)
More information and application
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