You are enthusiastic about the fascinating possibilities of state-of-the-art technology. But with only one of the classic individual disciplines of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, the framework is too narrow for you - because you want to do more. You like to think outside the box, so to speak. That is why the bachelor’s degree course in Mechatronics (MEC) at the Hochschule Hannover - University of Applied Sciences and Arts is just right for you. Because as an interface between disciplines, Mechatronics today plays a central role in the design and manufacture of technical industrial products - from complex plants, control systems, drives and machines to the latest developments in nanotechnology.
Mechatronics (MEC)
The Mechatronics degree course at the Hochschule Hannover - University of Applied Sciences and Arts has a strong interdisciplinary orientation. In the Mechatronics degree course, students will receive sound specialist knowledge from the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science as well as interdisciplinary skills. In the first 3 semesters, the fundamentals of the natural and engineering sciences that are required for handling and solving mechatronics tasks are taught. Building on this, students can deepen their knowledge and specialise in the profile area of mechatronics in production and automation technology and in the automotive sector.
Brief overview
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Degree
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
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Start of studies
Summer and winter semester
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Subject group
Technik, MINT, Maschinenbau, Mathematics
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Form of study
Full-time and part-time
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Admissions procedure
free admission
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Field of interest
Electrical engineering, Engineering sciences, Technology, Machinery, Mechanical engineering
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Pre-study internship
Studienbewerber und -bewerberinnen haben vor Aufnahme des Studiums (15.07. oder 15.01.) ein Praktikum bzw. eine fachbezogene Ausbildung von 6 Wochen nachzuweisen. Ist der Nachweis zum Immatrikulationsschluss nicht möglich, kann das Vorpraktikum bis zum Ende des 2. Semesters nachgeholt werden.
Course contents
The bachelor’s degree course in Mechatronics comprises 7 semesters and is divided into two course sections.
In the first part of the programme (1st-3rd semester), you will learn the basic mathematical, scientific and engineering interrelationships that are required for handling and solving mechatronics problems. The range of subjects in this course section is divided into the competence fields of mathematics/science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and information technology.
In the second course section (4th-6th semester), you will deepen the fundamentals you have learned and specialise in the profile area of mechatronics in production and automation technology and in the automotive sector. In the 6th semester, you have the opportunity to select in-depth courses for your personal specialisation in the field of mechatronics from a catalogue of several elective modules.
In your subsequent professional life, your skills will be primarily in demand when efficient, application-oriented solutions are required. Intensive practical relevance therefore has a high priority in the Mechatronics degree course. For this reason, an internship of at least ten weeks with a qualified company is planned in the 7th semester. This practical phase offers you the opportunity to get a realistic idea of the professional reality as well as the possibilities, limits and challenges of the intended professional field.
Under professional supervision, you learn to apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired so far in your studies in practice.
The practical phase is an essential part of the degree course; its successful completion counts as a prerequisite for admission to the bachelor’s thesis, which you will usually also complete in the 7th and final semester.
Options
Mechatronics engineers have a broad-based education with extensive interdisciplinary knowledge at the intersection of the classical engineering disciplines of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science/information technology. This offers graduates of the Mechatronics degree course very good career prospects. And: Well-trained Mechatronics engineers are urgently sought everywhere, since mechatronic systems are playing an increasingly important role in industrial production processes, regardless of the industry. This means a constantly increasing demand for interdisciplinary trained specialists with the competence to develop and optimise system solutions. For the future, it is also to be expected that new fields of work in the area of renewable energies will emerge in addition to the previous fields of employment for Mechatronics engineers such as production and automotive engineering.
And this is how things could continue for you as a graduate of the bachelor's degree course in Mechatronics:
Admission in a consecutive degree course:
- Degree in Electrical Power Systems and E-Mobility (EEE): Master of Engineering (M. Eng), course duration: 3 semesters
- Degree in Sensor and Automation Engineering (ESA): Master of Engineering (M. Eng), course duration: 3 semesters
Qualification objectives
The overarching objective of the bachelor’s degree course in Mechatronics at the HsH is to qualify graduates for the development and production of complex systems in the field of mechatronics based on a solid integral basic education. For this purpose, graduates will acquire a resilient basic knowledge in the mathematical, scientific and engineering fields. Based on subject-specific, application-oriented knowledge, graduates are able to assess the interaction of the components of mechatronics systems and apply engineering methods to mechatronics problems. They will know basic modelling, simulation and optimisation methods as well as experimental procedures, will be able to apply them and interpret and evaluate the results. The deepening of subject-specific knowledge is possible for graduates specifically in the field of production technology and in the automotive sector. Through an overall broad approach at the intersection of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science, graduates will be enabled to develop intelligent products and systems for a rapidly developing market as technical generalists. The broad-based approach should also allow graduates to familiarise themselves with a new, also specialised field of work independently or within the framework of continuing education programmes in the sense of "lifelong learning".
Graduates acquire interdisciplinary competences such as presentation skills, teamwork skills as well as social and intercultural key competences through a wide range of practice-oriented laboratory and project work. In addition, graduates will be enabled to handle projects by being taught basic knowledge of business administration and cost accounting. English language skills are not compulsorily taught, taking into account the very different levels of prior knowledge, but represent a creditable elective examination achievement in the curriculum of the bachelor's degree course in Mechatronics. In addition, numerous foreign languages are offered at the HsH during the course of study, as well as English-language elective modules at Faculty I. Theses can be written in English, especially during a stay abroad.
Documents
- Regulations on admission to courses in undergraduate bachelor's degree programmes with local admission restrictions at Fachhochschule Hannover (Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts) (Bachelor's Admission Regulations, ZulO-BA)
- Regulations on admission to courses in bachelor's degree programmes of Faculty I - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Fachhochschule Hannover (Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts) special part (ZulO-BA, Part B)
- General part of the examination regulations for bachelor’s and master’s programmes at the Hochschule Hannover (Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts) (ATPO 2015)
- Special section of the examination regulations for the bachelor’s degree course in Mechatronics leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in the Faculty I - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Hochschule Hannover (Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts).
- Practical phase regulations of the Faculty
