Programme Objectives:

In the field of automotive development strong efforts should be made on national and international level to adequately prepare students for coping with the technical exigencies of future automobiles. Engineers with interdisciplinary knowledge in mechanics, electronics and computer science are particularly wanted. Furthermore, engineers have to be capable of living and working in a global community.
 
The degree program "International Automotive Engineering" (IAE) aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of specific engineering procedures in the field of automotive development and production and to initiate the students into the process of solving automotive specific and engineering problems. Courses taught in English and culturally mixed groups help our students enhance competence in a foreign language and deal successfully with cultural diversity.  

Programme Overview:

The program provides a comprehensive view on the specificity of engineering concepts and procedures in the field of automotive development and production. It qualifies students for solving automotive specific and engineering problems.
The program consists of compulsory and mandatory elective modules.
 
Compulsory modules are:

• Automotive Mechanics
Knowledge about the driving operation e.g. vehicle forces, power transfer, driving conditions, driving limits

• Automotive Mechatronics
Power control, electromagnetic power generation, vehicle sensors and interfaces of control devices, programming and construction of control devices

• Advanced Control Engineering
Knowledge about analogous and digital control systems of a vehicle

• Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
Knowledge about the modeling of the technical systems of a vehicle, their mathematical approach and their tool-based implementation

• Product Development and Quality Assurance
Basic knowledge and automotive specific aspects of quality assurance and product development processes

• Product Life Cycle Management

• Project
Possibility to work interdisciplinary and in team on new, complex tasks

Mandatory elective subjects enable the development of an individual study profile. From each of the following catalogues students have to select one module:

Catalogue "Automotive Technology & Manufacturing"

• Automotive Design
Competencies in automotive technology and design
• Value Optimized Production Processes
Planning and implementation of automotive production lines
• Materials and Surface Engineering
Development, characterization and use of materials and coating techniques for automotive development
• Power Train
Design and operation of drive components
• Simulation of Structures
Methods of describing kinematics and dynamics of mechanical and mechatronical systems

Catalogue "Automotive Electronics & Information Technology"

• Automotive Electronic Systems Engineering
Specification and development of mechatronical control systems of automobiles
• Automotive Electronics
Electrical and electronic principles of power generation and control systems of automobiles
• Automotive Communication Systems
Principles of automotive communication between information processing components
• Automotive Software Engineering
Application of methods and procedures of developing security-critical software
• Active Safety
Function and classification of driver assistance systems and safety systems, their sensor and sensor data processing 

Admission:

Applicants will have to fulfill the following requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree with final grade “good” (at least) in Engineering or Computer Engineering from a German university or an equivalent grade from an equivalent foreign university 

• Good knowledge of the English language as certified e.g. by the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a corresponding score