Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering

These are the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering

With your Bachelor's degree in Engineering, you could work as a product development engineer, a simulation engineer, or a Cyber Security Engineer.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Engineering at IU International University if you have either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Engineering without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you need to present a completed advanced training qualification, such as a State-Certified Business Administrator, or a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after completing this training.

These are the study contents in the online Engineering studies

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 35 modules that you will take and complete over 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

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

• Semester 1: Engineering: Branches, Methods, Applications, Trends, Introduction to Academic Work, Mathematics: Linear Algebra, Fundamentals of Physics, Introduction to the Internet of Things, Introduction to Computer Science
• Semester 2: Fundamentals of Chemistry, Production Engineering, Mechanics - Statics, Automation Technology, Mathematics: Analysis, Signals and Systems
• Semester 3: Control Systems Engineering, Materials Science for Engineers, Sensor Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechanics - Kinematics and Dynamics, Technical Mechanics: Elastostatics
• Semester 4: Introduction to Electromagnetics, Fundamentals of Systems Simulation, Introduction to Data Protection and Cyber Security, Statistics - Probability and Descriptive Statistics, Introduction to Programming with Python, Project: Simulation of Systems
• Semester 5: Fundamentals of Data-Driven Engineering, Seminar: The Big Data Society, Electrical Machines and Energy Technology, Project: Control Unit Design for a Mechanical System, Electives A
• Semester 6: Electives B, Electives C, Bachelor Thesis

What is special about the Bachelor's degree in Engineering at IU is the many opportunities to specialize in subject areas according to your own interests and professional fields.

As a specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Robotics, Mechatronics, Cybersecurity Engineering, Data-Science Engineering, Engineering Management, Electrical Engineering: Electromobility, Electrical Engineering: Digital Electronics, Electrical Engineering: Renewable Energies.

How flexible is the standard study time in distance learning Engineering

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose one of 3 study models:

• In full-time study, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time study in Engineering is particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time study I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time study II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning.

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

How does online studying work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever and wherever you want to learn.

In the Engineering distance learning program at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can best learn.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can flexibly put together your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. The scripts are available to you both in printed form and digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you also have access to the scripts for your Engineering studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. An online exam can be taken around the clock once you feel sufficiently prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.