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School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Automation/Mechatronics B.Eng. (classic, cooperative, and international programmes)

Are you fascinated by the functioning of complex devices, machines and technical systems and would like nothing better than to create something of your own? This degree programme offers a perfect start to a career in engineering!

Overview

Degree Bachelor of Engineering & (only in cooperative programme) vocational qualification in Mechatronics
Start of study Winter semester
Application period Winter semester 01 June until 15 July
Standard period of study 7 semesters
Credits 210
Accredited

Yes

Admission restricted Yes
Admission requirements
  • Higher education entrance qualification
  • Only for the cooperative variant: A contract for integrated practice with a company or public body with which Hochschule Bremen has concluded a cooperation agreement for the implementation of the degree programme.
Language of instruction German
Faculty/institution School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Integrated stay abroad Optional
Study format cooperative study mode optional

The degree programme Automation/Mechatronics (ATMECH) has two profiles: Automation and Mechatronics. While the focus in the automation profile is on the development and control of industrial robot and automation systems, the focus in the mechatronics profile is on the computer-aided development of systems comprising mechanics, electronics, and software.

The degree programme in Automation/Mechatronics can be studied in a classic, a cooperative and an international variant. While in the classic variant the course content is taught in an application-oriented manner at the university in seminar format, exercises and laboratories, the cooperative variant is supplemented by practical training within a cooperating partner company or public body.

While in the classic version the course content is taught with a strong practice-orientation at the university in the form of seminar classes, exercises and laboratories, the cooperative version is supplemented by a practice phase spent in a cooperating partner organisation, and the international variant by a period of one semester studying abroad.

Classic studies

The degree programme Automation/Mechatronics in its classic variant is an undergraduate degree programme aimed at students who have a broad interest in technology and its application and are seeking a broad spectrum of career options with their choice of degree programme. It combines the different disciplines of mechanics, electronics, and software in varying degrees – depending on the profile. Students who decide to take up the automation/mechatronics degree programme are therefore characterised by a high degree of curiosity as well as the desire to think and work ‘between the disciplines’.

The degree programme Automation/Mechatronics leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) offers students a vocationally qualifying university education in an interdisciplinary context. It is composed of seminar-styled teaching units in small groups, accompanying exercises, laboratories with a high practical component, application-oriented projects, and an in-company practice phase. A strong feature of studies is the continuous dialogue between students, lecturers, and potential employers, providing the basis for direct career entry as well as for a subsequent Master's degree programme.

Advantages of a Cooperative Degree Programme

Two qualifications

Training-integrated degree programmes conclude with two qualifications in one training programme: the internationally recognised Bachelor's degree and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce qualification for the respective training occupation.

Shorter training period

Compared to an apprenticeship and a subsequent degree programme, the time required for a cooperative degree programme is significantly shorter overall.

Career prospects

Students already gain practical experience in the company during their studies. This qualifies them compared to competitors with a conventional degree. Many companies hire graduates of cooperative programmes because they are practice-oriented, determined and ready to perform. In addition, graduates of cooperative programmes are already socially integrated into the company.

Salary

Due to the combination of studies and training, you will receive a salary from the company for the entire duration of your studies. In many cases, the company also pays the semester fees.

 

Cooperations

Here you can find an overview of our partner companies and public bodies and the places available for the cooperative training degree programme:

  • Partner companies and bodies & available study places (Page only available in German)

Advantages of an international degree programme

Intercultural competence

Students of the international variant spend a semester at a university abroad. Not least by participating in additional events and extra-curricular activities during their stay abroad, students strengthen the competences they need to be able to interact appropriately and successfully with other cultures.

Language competence

Students of the international variant make themselves fit for the internationalised labour market through improved language skills and intercultural competence. Based on the semester they spend studying abroad, they can use their professional competences in an international context, also in a foreign language.

Career prospects

In times of globalisation, converging markets and internationally operating companies with cross-border development teams, language and intercultural skills are essential for a successful career. The international version of the degree programme equips graduates with the necessary competences.

Partner universities

List of partner universities for the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Student vor M-Gebäude

    „The automation/mechatronics degree programme offers students a university education in various fields of application. What I particularly like about mechatronics is that the degree programme combines the three important engineering disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, and mechanical engineering.“

    Ayoub Student, Automation/Mechatronics B. Eng.

  • Student im Frühjar vor M-Gebäude

    „I chose to study automation/mechatronics at HSB because in the laboratories, practice is an important part of the training from the very beginning – and what you learn is later applied in challenging projects.“

    Erik Student, Automation/Mechatronics B. Eng.

  • Student vor M-Gebäude

    „HSB is exactly the right choice for me because I don't just learn theory here, but things that will be useful to me later in my career. As I've always been interested in robots and mass production lines, the automation/mechatronics degree programme could have been made for me.“

    Hannes Student, Automation/Mechatronics B. Eng.

Programme structure

  • Anyone who wants to master complex systems of automation technology must be familiar with theoretical as well as application-specific methods of measurement, control, and automation technology.

    For this reason, the seven-semester degree course in automation at Hochschule Bremen places a strong focus on industrial robotics and automation systems, their programming and corresponding software integration. After the foundation courses in mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, and computer science in the first semesters, the focus shifts to theoretical and applied measurement and control technology. Automation systems and programmable logic controllers, microcontroller technology, plant technology and higher-level systems (control technology) offer further fields of later employment.

    Elective modules from a broad, interdisciplinary range, such as digital image processing, robotic systems, renewable energy systems, as well as project work over several semesters, carried out in student teams in an industry-oriented project organisation, enable further specialisation within the study profile according to individual goals and abilities. A practical phase within the degree programme enables students to apply the skills they have learned in an engineering-related activity. 

    The degree programme is supplemented by modules for further qualification in English, business administration and project management.

  • Anyone who wants to master complex electromechanical systems and their industrial integration must be familiar with both theoretical and application-specific methods of design, mechatronics as well as measurement and control technology.

    For this reason, the seven-semester Mechatronics degree programme at Hochschule Bremen places a strong focus on the methodical design and computer-aided development of electromechanical systems with the integration of sensors, actuators, and signal-processing components. After the foundation courses in mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, and computer science in the first semesters, the focus of the mechatronics programme in the further course of study is on theoretical and applied measurement and control technology, transmission technology for dynamically moving automation systems, mechatronic systems, materials and their processing as well as computer-aided electromechanical design (CAD).

    Elective modules from a broad, interdisciplinary range, such as digital image processing, modelling and simulation, construction with new actuators or renewable energy systems, as well as project work over several semesters, carried out in student teams in an industry-oriented project organisation, enable further specialisation within the study profile according to individual goals and abilities. A practical phase within the degree programme enables mechatronics students to apply the skills they have learned in an engineering-related activity. 

    The degree programme is supplemented by modules for further qualification in English, business administration, and project management.

  • Students can supplement their core degree programme and set individual specialisations by selecting compulsory elective modules from a regularly updated catalogue that follows the rapid pace of innovations and short product cycles of the industry as well as the research foci of the university lecturers conducting the course.

    The range of elective modules varies from semester to semester in order to be able to keep up with the constant technical development. Updated lists of possible compulsory elective modules can be found at the end of the respective examination regulations.

    In a compulsory elective module, students acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in a thematic area that has close subject-related links to automation technology, mechatronics, computer science and technical systems in general. This knowledge can be applied to solve practice-oriented problems in the respective subject area.

Module manuals (German)

  • Modulhandbuch ISS & ATMECH (Stand 10.03.22 - gültig ab Wintersemester 2022/2023) (PDF, 2 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards)
  • Modulhandbuch ATMECH (PDF, 550 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards)
  • Module Manual Computer Sciences (German) (PDF, 497 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards)

Examination regulations (German)

  • BPO ATMEI 2017 (PDF, 1 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards)
  • BPO ATMEI Berichtigung 2017 (PDF, 354 KB, File does not meet accessibility standards)
  • BPO ATMECH 2022 gültig ab Wintersemester 2022/2023 (PDF, 2 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards)
  • General examination regulations for bachelor degree programmes

Practical application

Example project: Robot platform

Robot platform

The task for the students within the project "Robot Platform" was the theoretical design, development, construction, and commissioning of a highly manoeuvrable robot platform equipped with a gripper made of a shape memory alloy as well as a camera for tag recognition, which recognises the spatial position of parcels of different sizes so that the gripper can grasp them. Furthermore, the packs are to be filled with granulate in a filling station and then deposited in a magazine. When requested by an operator, a full package (small, large) is to be discharged from the magazine. The project has been worked on in a project organisation involving different teams under adherence to a deadline and cost framework.

Example project: Smartlock

Aufbau eines elektrischen Schlosses.

© Hochschule Bremen

The students' task for the Smartlock project within the course ‘Designing with New Actuators’ was the theoretical design, development, construction, and commissioning of a locking device with shape memory actuators and contactless control via smartphone. The locking device consists of an automated linear actuator that can be used for keyless locking and unlocking of a door mortise lock by means of a very simple, compact. and noiseless actuator made of a shape memory alloy. This door lock can be controlled via a smartphone app in the sense of the Internet of Things (IoT). Various project groups have solved the task electromechanically in a very individual way based on a specification sheet.

 

Example project: Automated battery assembly

Automated battery assembly

© Hochschule Bremen

The task for the students in the project ‘AuBaMo - Automated Battery Assembly’ within the course ‘Designing with New Actuators’ was the theoretical design, development, construction, and commissioning of a device for the fully automatic assembly of button cells into a holder using shape memory actuators. In addition to the sensor-controlled feeding of battery and battery holder, the participating students implemented the assembly process in teams in a very individual way while complying with technical constraints.

 

Laboratories

  • Laboratory for Control Engineering
  • Laboratory for Modelling and Simulation, Sensors, and Actuators
  • Robotics Systems Laboratory
  • Laboratory for Design and New Actuators
  • Labor für Automatisierungssysteme
  • Laboratory for Plant and Control Engineering in Manufacturing Automation

Internationality

Hochschule Bremen in general, as well as the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in particular, have partner universities and partner faculties all over the world. The agreements agreed between the School and the foreign partners regulate the exchange of students and supplement studies with an international component. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about studying abroad during your studies.

All partner universities of HSB

Partner universities of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

    • Austria, Graz/Kapfenberg, FH Joanneum

    • Austria, St. Pölten, FH St. Pölten

    • Austria, Hagenberg, FH Oberösterreich

    • Austria, Salzburg, FH Salzburg GmbH

    • Austria, Wiener Neustadt, FH Wiener Neustadt

    • Croatia, Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek

    • Denmark, Aarhus, Aarhus University

    • Estland, Tartu, University of Tartu

    • Finland, Riihimäki, HAMK Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu

    • Finland, Tampere, University of Applied Sciences Tampere

    • France, Paris, ESIEA - Ecole Superieure d`Informatique - Electronique - Automatique

    • France, Troyes, Université de Technologie de Troyes

    • Ireland, Letterkenny, Letterkenny Institute of Technology

    • Ireland, Waterford, Waterford Institute of Technology

    • Italy, Catania, Universita Degli Studi Catania

    • Italy, Salerno, University of Salerno

    • Latvia, Riga, RTU - Riga Technical University

    • Latvia, Riga, Transport and Telecommunication Institute

    • Latvia, Ventspils, Ventspils University College

    • Luxemburg, Luxemburg, Université du Luxembourg

    • Netherlands, Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences

    • Netherlands, Amsterdam, Hogeschool van Amsterdam

    • Netherlands, Den Haag, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

    • Netherlands, Vlissingen/Middelburg, HZ University of Applied Sciences (Vlissingen)

    • Norway, Oslo, University of Oslo

    • Norway, Trondheim, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    • North Macedonia, Skopje, SS. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje

    • USA, Arcata (CA), Humboldt State University
    • USA, Brooklyn, New York, NYU Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Tandon School of Engineering
    • USA, Huntsville, University of Alabama
    • USA, Golden, Colorado School of Mines
    • India, Madras, IIT Chennai
    • India, Manipal, MIT Manipal
    • Canada, Toronto, OCAD University
    • Canada, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island University
    • Canada, Thunderbay, Lakehead University
    • Japan, Tokio, Ochanomizu University
    • Japan, Tokio, Tsuda College
    • Sout Korea, Seoul, Seoultech University
    • Thailand, Bangkok, Bangkok University
    • Jordan, Amman, German-Jordanian University
    • China, Shanghai, Dianji University
    • Brasil, Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
    • Australia, Melbourne, Swinburne University

Cooperations

The teaching content of the Automation and Mechatronics degree programmes has a high degree of practical relevance due to numerous interfaces with cooperating industrial companies. These cooperations take place in the area of research as well as in teaching: current needs are monitored through numerous industry-related final theses as well as through the cooperative degree programme with its established advisory boards. In this way, the teaching content of the degree programmes can be neatly tailored to the requirements of industry.  

Through numerous externally funded collaborative projects, the School is in close contact with a number of small and large industrial companies and thus gains insight into their operational needs for technology as well as personnel needs for graduates.

Application

  1. Prior to submitting applications

    First, check the application deadlines and admission requirements for your desired degree programme.

    For the cooperative training variant, you must also find out about available places at a partner company.

    Any questions you may have about the degree programme itself can be answered by the contact persons on the respective web pages. If you have any further questions about your decision to study at HSB, our counselling and service facilities will be happy to help.

     

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  2. Submitting applications

    The following applies to the cooperative training programme: You first apply to the partner company with which the Hochschule Bremen has concluded a cooperation agreement for the implementation of the degree programme. You then register in the HSB application portal.

    The following applies to the conventional degree programme: You submit your application directly to the Hochschule Bremen.

     

    Online application

    International applications

     

    • Application and admission
    • International Applications
  3. Acceptance of place

    The following applies to the cooperative training programme: You enrol with the practical training/study contract that you have already concluded with a partner company.

    For the conventional degree programme, the following applies: You enrol after you have received confirmation of admission from the HSB.

     

    Enrolment

    • Accepting a place and enrolling online
  4. Welcome to the HSB!

    The following applies to the cooperative training programme: You start your practical training in the company on 1 August or 1 September. Your studies at the Hochschule Bremen begin in the autumn.

    If you are enrolled for the conventional degree programme, you start your studies at the Hochschule Bremen in the autumn.

     

    Information on the start of studies

    • Information for First-Semester Students

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Questions about the programme content

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