Short info about the course of study

The course of study

The Master's programme in International Engineering and Production Management (IPEM) qualifies graduates for a successful career in global production and logistics planning and prepares them optimally for the challenges of digital transformation. To this end, the following priorities are set:

• Imparting in-depth knowledge in production management
• Focus on the latest technologies and digitization solutions
• Enabling factories to plan, build and operate efficiently
• Expansion of technical knowledge with intercultural and linguistic competences
• Ideal preparation for a career in a dynamic and globally networked world through the additional development of valuable soft skills

Career prospects

The IPEM Master is aimed at bachelor's graduates in engineering who wish to pursue a career as future managers in manufacturing companies. The degree program is therefore ideal for those who want to deepen their technical knowledge and combine it with practical experience in order to be successful in an international and digitized production environment.

Admission requirements

The Master's programme in International Production Engineering and Management (IPEM) is based on the following Bachelor's programmes:

• Bachelor's degree programmes in engineering at the University of Siegen
• Comparable three-year studies with Bachelor's examination or comparable final examination (possibly also a business studies)

A professional compatibility is assumed if 50 % of the ECTS points correspond to the mentioned Bachelor's degree programs of the University of Siegen.

In addition, further admission criteria apply to the IPEM degree program with regard to language skills as well as practical experience and experience abroad:

• Excellent knowledge of German
  (comparable to C1)
• Very good knowledge of English
  (comparable to B2)
• 12-week experience abroad*
  (work, study, internship, etc.)
• 12-week practical experience in a manufacturing company*

*Admission to the Master's programme is also possible subject to conditions if proof of experience abroad or work experience is not yet available. In this case, it is possible to submit appropriate evidence as part of the master's degree

^{The current examination regulations always apply.}

Study structure

The pillars the Curriculum:

• Production management (40 %)
• Internationalization (40) %)
• Digitalisation (20) %)

The core elements of the degree program in detail:

• Practice-oriented teaching: The program combines theoretically imparted knowledge with Guest lectures by industry experts and Practical projects in cooperation with medium-sized companies from South Westphalia. Real problems are dealt with in group projects together with the companies. As a result, students receive Valuable insights into regional industry.
• Internationalisation: By integrating different language modules, intercultural competences promoted.
• Digitalisation: The constant orientation towards aCultural research topics It provides a deep understanding of the State-of-the-art technologies.
• Soft skills: Methodological safety, Presentation technology, independence and Ability to work in a team are specifically developed, among other things, through project work and the presentation of work results.
• Start-up mentality: Within the framework of the Founding laboratories students work on an idea over several semesters up to the possibility of an Real business creation.

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Study organisation

Examination regulations/course plans/module manuals/internship regulations

Examination regulations (POs) define the basic structures of a course of study (e.g. entry requirements and content to be studied). For students, the current version of a PO automatically applies when enrolling in the first semester. This means that even in the event of changes to the PO during the course of your studies, the original version according to which you have registered is valid (provided that this PO does not expire).
The respective course plan represents the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects and is part of a PO.
Additional regulations and details for each module to be studied can be found in the module manuals (e.g. prerequisites for taking a written examination or information on the content of the modules/events, ...).
The traineeship regulations define the conditions under which the mandatory or optional traineeships must be completed.

Before the start of the lecture period, we recommend that you at least look at the course schedule of your course of study so that you know which modules are planned for the start of your studies.

• Module manuals

homepage

• www.mb.uni-siegen.de
• www.ipem.mb.uni-siegen.de