Engineering Management, Master of Engineering

These are the prerequisites for the Master Engineering Management

With your Master in Engineering Management you will work, for example, as a project engineer, as an engineering (project) manager or as an engineer/manager product development.

A prerequisite is a first degree with an engineering focus from a state-recognised or state-run university, such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree. The final grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory".

Depending on the scope of your degree, these additional requirements apply:

• If your first degree comprises 240 ECTS, you can be enrolled in the Master's programme immediately.
• If your first degree comprises 210 ECTS and you can prove at least 1 year of qualified professional experience, you can be enrolled immediately in the Master's programme Engineering Management. Alternatively, you can take modules at the IU amounting to at least 30 ECTS.
• If your first degree comprises 180 ECTS, you will enrol in courses totalling at least 30 ECTS and additionally provide evidence of at least 1 year of professional experience. Alternatively, you provide evidence of at least 2 years of qualified professional experience.

You prove your English skills via TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English test, Cambridge certificate or similar. If you wish, you can also take a free English course at the IU at level B2.

In addition, you can have extensive prior achievements recognised in order to shorten the study time in distance learning and to save tuition fees. For example, achievements you have made in previous Master's programmes can be recognised. The university can also recognise extensive work experience in the field of engineering management. It is best to submit your application for recognition together with your application.

This is what you will study in the Engineering Management online degree programme

This Master's degree at IU comprises about 9 modules, which you take and complete in the course of 2 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or a written exam. In total, you will earn 60 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time studies in Engineering Management is as follows:

• Semester 1: Internet of Things, Manufacturing Methods Industry 4.0, Leadership, Seminar: Current Issues in Engineering Management, International Marketing, Product Development
• Semester 2: Performance Measurement, Quality Management and Sustainability, Strategic Management, Master's Thesis

This is how flexible the standard period of study is in the distance learning programme Engineering Management

At IU International University of Applied Sciences, you can choose one of 3 study models for your part-time distance learning programme:

• In the full-time study, the standard period of study is 2 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters at no additional cost. The full-time study programme in Engineering Management is particularly suitable for those who do not work or only work a few hours a week.
• In the Part-time study I, the standard period of study is 3 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters without additional costs. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In Part-time study II the standard period of study is 4 semesters. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters without additional costs. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a vacation semester during the course of your studies, at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

A study programme that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

In the Master's distance learning programme in Engineering Management at IU International University of Applied Sciences, there is no compulsory attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice or wherever you can learn best.

You take your modules and courses when you want. This means that you can usually arrange your study plan and semester schedule flexibly yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive learning scripts. You receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as a PDF and for your tablet. The smart IU Learn app gives you access to both the scripts for your Engineering Management degree program and scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

You can also access supplemental materials, such as videos, through myCampus, IU's online campus. You can exchange information with your lecturers and fellow students in live virtual formats, for example, via the interactive courses.

And exams? If you wish, you can write them as online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared for the subject matter. Alternatively, you can write the exam at one of the IU's numerous exam centers throughout Germany.