Download the booklet - Global Production Engineering - TU Berlin

CurriculumThe vast majority of courses are taught byprofessors from TU Berlin and decisionmakersfrom leading German companies.Thanks to its modularity, the structure ofthe teaching program allows a variety ofcontent choices. The course program makesa conscious break from the one-dimensionalapproach to business management,the Master of Business Administration,and instead combines entrepreneurialand management-oriented content withapproved engineering education. Studentsgain hands-on experience about global workingcultures in teams made up of mixednationalities, such as Brazilian, Chinese,Indian, Thai, and Turkish citizens. The generalfeatures of the curriculum derive fromthe variety of modules offered within thefollowing module groups:A ProductionB Engineering SciencesC ManagementD Intercultural CommunicationE Special ProfileThe module group Special Profile has optionsfor self-designing a program. Coursesare inserted in the curriculum here with anactual reference to teachers from industry.Practice-oriented block courses are offered,such as Lean Production and Design ForSix Sigma, on topics involving businessorganization. However, there is also roomfor project-oriented courses in this modulegroup, such as Energy Entrepreneurship &Rural Electrification where, for example,energy supply concepts for developingcountries are worked out. Students musttake at least one course out of each modulegroup. All the other courses can be chosenout of any module group, completing a totalof 90 ECTS. The modularization of the curriculumgives the students the opportunittyto build their own curriculum accordingto their interests or career perspectives.Understanding gained from internationalvalue-added chains in international partnershipnetworks combines managementcapabilities with technical comprehension.This use of intercultural knowledge to performprofessional activities as an engineeris a great advantage in the broad field of thetechnology management.29