Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering

HAW Hamburg’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Production Management is large enough to offer a wide range of elective options alongside further modules from other Master’s degree courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. Electives are taught in small-group settings with ample student access to academic staff.

At HAW Hamburg, academics of international repute with high-impact publications and high-profile conference appearances teach our Master’s degree courses. Guest lectures and joint projects forge close links for our students with businesses and engineering programmes at Hamburg’s other universities.

Our graduates have excellent career prospects in the industrial private sector here in Hamburg, with independent engineering firms, or in research projects here at HAW Hamburg or elsewhere.

This degree course is aimed primarily at those who have completed a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree in general mechanical engineering, automotive or aeronautical engineering and who have attained a sound knowledge of mathematics, physics, mechanics, materials science, design and computer technology and wish to acquire advanced competencies in engineering computation and simulation. Graduates of mechanical engineering and related engineering disciplines are invited to apply if their specific interests fall into these areas.

In this three-semester degree course, you can put together your own curriculum from catalogues of elective modules offered specifically for this course or across the faculty’s selection of modules. Most of these modules relate to numerical methods, ranging from the finite element method (FEM) to numerical CFD, multibody simulation, and aspects of engineering physics or fluid-structure interaction.

Our modules will extend your theoretical knowledge of physics, solid body and fluid mechanics, and theory of materials. We link the discipline to mechatronics via advanced modules on control engineering and on the latest developments in sensor technology. We also offer modules in business planning and administration and managing development processes. Some modules are taught in English.

Students apply the course content in a research-centred project based at HAW Hamburg or in a business or industrial setting, on which they base their Master's thesis.

Essential:

• A Bachelor’s degree, worth 210 credit points, in mechanical engineering or production technology and management or in a discipline related to either of these
• OR a Diplom degree (or non-German equivalent) in mechanical engineering or production technology and management or in a discipline related to either of these
• Diploma Supplement/Transcript of Records
• If the certificate from the applicant’s first degree is not yet available due to outstanding results from individual exams and it is expected, based on the study progress and particularly the exam results to date, that the degree will be completed before the end of the first semester of the Master’s degree course, an application for admission can be submitted. A letter from the university where the first degree is being completed which lists the completed and outstanding exams, as well as an average grade, must be submitted. In this case, admission is provisional and subject to submission of proof of graduation by the last day of the first semester of study.
• Proof of proficiency in English at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (as stipulated in section 7, paragraph 1 of the General Admissions Regulations [HAWAZO])
• International applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in the German language at level C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) or above via a recognised language test, which should be one of the following: Goethe Institute C1, TestDaF 4, telc C1 Hochschule, DSH2, Deutsches Sprachdiplom issued by the KMK (Kultusministerkonferenz), or Kleines or Großes Sprachdiplom issued by the Goethe Institute.

Submitting additional documents increases your chances of being selected:

• Letter of motivation
• CV
• Documentation of any previous relevant professional/work experience (e.g. written reference from your employer)
• A letter of recommendation

N.B.: Applicants whose Bachelor’s degrees are equivalent to 180 credit points are required to attain a further 30 credit points in order to enrol fully in this Master’s degree course. The Examinations Committee will determine which courses and examinations you will be required to undertake. If this applies to you and your application is successful, your enrolment will be provisional subject to demonstrable attainment of the required additional 30 credit points.