Master of Science in International Industrial Engineering
Program Overview
The Master of Science in International Industrial Engineering at Hochschule Düsseldorf combines technical and business expertise, preparing students to solve complex problems, coordinate diverse interests, and manage teams. The program emphasizes management competencies and production engineering, with specializations in production and innovation, energy and environmental technology, or environmental and process technology. Graduates are sought after by globally active corporations and engineering firms for roles in production management, technical sales, innovation management, and research.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Science in International Industrial Engineering at Hochschule Düsseldorf, University of Applied Sciences, combines expertise from economics and technology. The program aims to equip students with the skills to solve technical problems using business acumen, think beyond departmental silos, and coordinate diverse interests. This allows graduates to tackle technical, economic, or interdisciplinary tasks. The three-semester program emphasizes management competencies and production engineering issues, building upon a bachelor's degree in engineering. It expands knowledge in comprehensive technological and management competencies, preparing graduates to manage and lead teams. The "international" aspect prepares students for globally active corporations. Unique features include lifecycle and services management, technical sales, quality management, innovation and technology management. Scientific, practically oriented project work introduces students to international research structures, qualifying graduates for research centers or doctoral studies. Students present research projects in English at an international in-house conference ("Engineering Conferences"). Depending on the bachelor's degree, students can choose from up to three specializations: production and innovation, energy and environmental technology, or environmental and process technology. The language of instruction is partly English and partly German.
Outline:
The program spans three semesters.
Semesters 1–2:
- Innovation and Technology Management
- Quality Management Methods
- International Technical Sales Management
- Lifecycle and Services Management
- Compulsory Elective Module 1
- Compulsory Elective Module 2 or Study Project 2 (Research & Development)
- Study Project 1 and Project Seminar (Research & Development)
Specialization (choose one depending on bachelor's degree):
- Production and Innovation: Product and Change Management, Production Optimisation Methods, Operations Management
- Energy and Environmental Technology: Heating and Cooling – Renewable Energies, Combustion, Heat and Mass Transfer; Electrical Power – Conversion, Storage, Distribution; Environment – Noise Protection, Measurement Technology Air
- Environmental and Process Technology: Computer-Aided Process and Process Plant Design, Energy and Environmental Process Optimisation, Environment – Noise Protection, Measurement Technology Air
Semester 3:
- Engineering Conferences
- Master’s Thesis
Careers:
The program offers excellent career prospects. There's high demand for industrial engineers, particularly in the Rhine-Ruhr area due to many globally active manufacturing companies. These companies need generalists to optimize processes from technical and economic perspectives. The program includes an international in-house conference where students present research projects in English. The Hochschule Düsseldorf is also present on Facebook (facebook.de/hsduesseldorf) and Instagram (instagram.com/hsduesseldorf).
