Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen

Do you want to understand technology while making smart business decisions? As an industrial engineer, you’ll serve as a bridge between production and management. In our labs, you’ll work on real-world solutions and learn how to successfully bring innovations to market.

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Degree
Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.)

Study Language
German, English

Standard period of study
7 Semester (inkl. 1 Praxissemester)

Starts of study
Summer and winter semesters

Application deadline
February 27 / September 18

Admission requirements
General or technical university entrance qualification, technical college entrance qualification

ECTS
210 Credits

Place of study
Campus Gengenbach

Everything You Need to Know

Course Content

As an industrial engineer, you’ll work at the intersection of technology and business. You’ll typically work as part of a team to find solutions that are technically feasible and economically sound. To ensure you have the necessary tools for this, your degree program will teach you the essential fundamentals of both fields.

You decide where your focus lies: From the four specializations, you’ll choose exactly the two that best fit your plans. With a total of six possible combinations, you can tailor your degree program with maximum flexibility.

Product Engineering

Do you want to develop products and successfully bring them to market? Here, you’ll learn everything about design, simulation, and prototyping. This is the path for you if you’d like to work in marketing, sales, or product management later on.

Engineering and Production

From the initial idea to the finished factory: You’ll learn how manufacturing technology, lean management, and digital planning work together. In our labs, you’ll develop processes and test their economic viability. This track is right for you if you want to manage a manufacturing operation or optimize processes in the future.

Sustainable Business Management

Sustainable business means thinking holistically and making confident decisions. We’ll teach you methods for sustainability management and show you how to assess risks. Ideal for anyone who wants to take on responsibility and help shape the future of business and society.

Work-Life Robotics

Digitalization and automation are changing everything. In this specialization, you’ll work with robotics and cyber-physical systems—right in the lab. Your career prospects are excellent, as experts in digital processes are in high demand everywhere. This is perfect for you if you enjoy tinkering with hardware and software.

Perspectives

Your knowledge is in demand across a wide range of industries. As a graduate, doors are open to you in almost every field. Our alumni often find positions at top employers shortly after graduation.

Typical fields of work:

Purchasing & Logistics: Ensure the optimal flow of materials and information.
Sales & Marketing: Analyze markets, develop smart strategies, and successfully bring technical innovations to the public.
Industrial Engineering: Optimize processes right where they occur.
Project Management: Pull everything together and lead teams to success.
Quality Management: Ensure excellence and safety in manufacturing.

Fees and Funding

Semester Tuition and Fees

Hochschule Offenburg charges an administrative fee of 80.00 euros per semester and a social contribution of 65.00 euros for the Studierendenwerk Freiburg. In addition, the University’s student body charges all enrolled students a student body fee of 25.00 euros per semester to fulfill its responsibilities. Students on leave of absence from their studies are also required to pay these fees; however, foreign students enrolled on a temporary basis are exempt pursuant to Section 60(1), sentence 2, of the Higher Education Act (LHG).

= 170 euros per semester

Additional costs for PLUS Education degree programs (degree programs with a teaching certification option)

For students in the following bachelor's programs

Elektrotechnik/Informationstechnik PLUS Pädagogik
Mechatronik PLUS Pädagogik
Media Technology/Business PLUS Education
Wirtschaftsinformatik PLUS Pädagogik

an additional fee of 28.00 euros for local public transportation (semester ticket) applies, in accordance with the fees regulations of the Freiburg Studierendenwerk.

Note: You pay the semester fee to Hochschule Offenburg; however, you are enrolled at both Hochschule Offenburg and Freiburg University of Education.

Additional Costs for International Master's Programs

Students in international master's programs must also pay a flat-rate service fee of 150.00 euros per semester.

Tuition Fees for International Students and Students Pursuing a Second Degree

Since the 2017/18 winter semester, universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg have been charging international students tuition fees of 1,500.00 euros per semester and students pursuing a second degree 650.00 euros per semester.

You can find more information about these fees here:

https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGebGBWrahmen

https://mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/universities-studies/studying-in-bw/studying-financing/fees-for international students and second studies/faqs?highlight=Studying-fees

http://www.bw-studyguide.de/en/studying/finance-and-funding.html

Exceptions to Tuition Fees for International Students:

According to Section 3 of the LHGebG, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and do not hold a German university entrance qualification are required to pay tuition fees. However, the law provides for a few exceptions.

To determine whether you are required to pay tuition fees, you can use the following information form and send it, completed and accompanied by the necessary supporting documents, to studiengebuehren@hs-offenburg.de:

Tuition Fee Information Form (PDF)

To apply for an exemption from tuition fees, please use the corresponding application form:

Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for International Students (PDF)

Application for Tuition Fee Exemption for a Second Degree Program (PDF)

Pursuant to Section 6, Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the LHGebG, Hochschule Offenburg may fully or partially exempt a limited number of international students from tuition fees if it deems them to be particularly gifted. The requirements, etc., are set forth in the bylaws governing tuition fee exemptions for international students based on exceptional talent. Students at the University can find more detailed information in the relevant announcement on the intranet.

BAföG

Information about BAföG is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. If you have any questions about BAföG, the Freiburg-Schwarzwald Studierendenwerk—which is responsible for Hochschule Offenburg—will also be happy to assist you under the “Money” section. You can submit applications for financial aid at the Studierendenwerk’s branch office on the Offenburg campus.

Studierendenwerk Branch Office

Badstraße 24, 77652 Offenburg

Phone: 0781 205-328

Office hours:
Mon and Wed from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.,
as well as by telephone appointment

Here you’ll find a PDF in which we’ve summarized the criteria for what are known as “standard achievements”—the requirements you must demonstrate to continue receiving funding after two years of BAföG support.

Contact Person W

BAföG Coordinator, Department of Economics

Graumann, Matthias

Prof.Dr.rer.pol.habil.

+49 7803 9698-4497

matthias.graumann@hs-offenburg.de

Scholarships

A scholarship takes the financial pressure off you. Find the right support in our overview of scholarship programs.

Application

Would you like to submit an application for this degree program?

You won't be able to submit an application again until the summer semester of 2027.

Would you like to find out now which documents you’ll need to submit for an application or later enrollment? You’ll find the relevant information in these two checklists:

Checklist for programs with admission quotas (PDF)

Checklist for programs without an admission cap (PDF)

We look forward to receiving your application or direct enrollment for the Summer Semester 2027!