M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (German)

Admission requirements

Prerequisite for admission to a master's program is proof of a first degree qualifying for a profession with a scope of at least 210 ECTS credits. With the successfully completed bachelor's program, the following knowledge must be proven:

• Mathematics for Engineers to the extent of at least 20 ECTS;
• Technical mechanics to the extent of at least 14 ECTS;
• Thermodynamics / Heat Transfer to the extent of at least 10 ECTS.

Eligibility assessment procedure

Before a possible admission to the Master's program in Mechanical Engineering, the applicant's professional aptitude must be determined by the board of examiners. For this purpose, the following application (opens in a new tab) (also as a DOC-file (opens in a new tab)) must be completed in full and submitted electronically with the necessary attachments to the chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Examination Board with the subject "Master's admission".

Language Skills

The language of instruction at the University of Duisburg-Essen is German (except in the English-language programs). Therefore, you must have good German language skills if you want to study successfully. The majority of foreign applicants must pass the "Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang" (DSH 2 level; with some exceptions) before beginning their studies.

• German nationals (persons who have acquired their higher education entrance qualification in Germany or at a German school abroad) do not require any special proof of German language skills.
• Citizens of an EU member state (and citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) or German citizens with a foreign educational qualification, as well as
• Citizens of a country outside the EU with a foreign university entrance qualification must pass the "Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang" (DSH 2 level) or the TestDaF (TDN 4) before the begin of their studies.

Information on the German Language Test for University Entrance (DSH) (opens in a new tab)

Additional language skills

According to examination regulations § 2 Para. 2:

In the international environment of mechanical engineering, English plays an increasing role as an international technical language. The aim of the study program is therefore also to convey a familiarity with the English technical language through the use of the English language in selected elective and optional courses. Appropriate language skills are therefore expected.