Studying at the FH Aachen - Fachbereich Luft- und ...

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,Faculty:
mechanical engineering
and mechatronics,
in cooperation with the
Faculties of Aerospace
technology and business
,degree programme:
b.eng.
, language of
instruction:
German
, Standard period
of study:
7 semesters
,Academic counsellor:
Prof. dr.-ing.
Horst Heinrichs
telephone:
+49 241 6009 52356
e-mail:
horst.heinrichs@
fh-aachen.de
58 Studying at the FH Aachen
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t he challenges created by the increasing
international integration and
global accessibility of markets are placing
demands on companies to come up with
new and creative strategies. Production
systems need to be technically advanced
and at the same time internationally
marketable. Business decision-making
is becoming increasingly complex. Solutions
are often found at the interface
where technology and business meet.
This course of study brings together the
knowledge required for this purpose. It
educates generalists with the ability to
think in an interdisciplinary manner, who
can successfully complete transnational
tasks and be competent partners of
specialists.
Within the framework of this course
of study, future industrial engineers
are given a broad perspective, and are
educated in both natural sciences engineering
technology and mathematics as
well as socioeconomics. This combination
means that a broad range of subjects
is covered by the modules of the basic
and advanced periods of study – first
the basics and later the specialisations.
In this way, graduates combine a general
engineering science education with
important know-how from the main areas
of business study, including management,
innovation, entrepreneurship and
microeconomics.
The range of work for industrial engineers
touches on technical as well as
economic issues, encompassing organisation,
controlling, optimisation and coordination
of corporate structures. As facilitators
for the various mindsets and working
methods of natural scientists, engineers,
computer scientists, business economists,
political economists, legal practitioners
and other specialists, industrial engineers
take a “big picture” view of the company.
This multi-faceted educational programme
guarantees a broad spectrum
of possible working areas. There is a
demand for graduates in management,
production, manufacturing, procurement
and logistics, in sales, controlling and
in the quality assurance of industrial,
service and merchandising companies,
or in the civil service. The ability to solve
problems of an interdisciplinary nature is
the key factor which destines graduates
for leadership positions.