Industrial Engineering and Management Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

In the interdisciplinary Master's degree programme Industrial Engineering and Management, you will deepen and supplement the academic qualifications you acquired in your Bachelor's degree in an individual way – in the subjects of business administration, economics, informatics and engineering. The standard period of study is four semesters, and you will earn 120 credit points (CP) based on the ECTS framework.

Students of Industrial Engineering and Management not only benefit from the environment at KIT, which is one of the eleven German Universities of Excellence, but they are also a part of an interdisciplinary programme that is anchored in its "own" department.

Industrial Engineering and Management gives you the opportunity to design your own academic profile. With no mandatory technical specialisation, you can shape your degree programme based on your interests. 

In your first two semesters, you will focus on securing your primary knowledge in the Quantitative Core Module. Within the Quantitative Core Module you will choose carefully selected courses in economics, business administration, operations research, statistics or informatics. 

You will also have the opportunity to develop technical and methodological skills in the fields of business and economics and engineering and informatics within the compulsory course area.

Throughout the first, second and third semesters, you will build your individual profile through the Seminar Module and Supervised Profile Definition course. The Supervised Profile Definition course involves creating an individual study plan that suits your needs with the assistance of the faculty.

In the third semester, you will further expand your individual profile within the compulsory elective areas. You can sharpen your personal skills profile by choosing your own specialisations in the business and economics, engineering and informatics areas and/or additionally in statistics, law or sociology, for example.

In your final semester, you will complete your Master's thesis.

The requirements for admission to the English-language Master's degree programme Industrial Engineering and Management are as follows:

• Bachelor's degree: A Bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) from a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or a foreign university in a Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics programme. The course must be at least three years and have been completed with at least 180 ECTS credits.
• Eligibility for examination: There must be no final failure of an examination in a Master's degree programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, Industrial Engineering or a comparable degree programme. 
• Aptitude test: A passed aptitude test is required.
  • GMAT (Focus Edition) with a minimum score of 550 points or
  • GRE General with a minimum score of 315 points
• Proof of English language skills: This must be provided in accordance with the requirements of the KIT admission and enrolment regulations.

Approximately 180 EUR

Between 700 and 900 EUR a month, depending on your individual situation

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