Program structure

This is a consecutive degree program that requires a bachelor's degree in the same or a related subject. The program is characterized by the extensive options for choosing subjects and areas within modules. It includes: Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science and Operations Research. Interdisciplinary seminars and key qualifications as well as the final master's thesis must also be completed. The workload is measured in credit points. The following diagram shows the subject structure and the allocation of credit points to the subjects.

CP=ECTS credit points

As a graduate of the master's degree program in Industrial Engineering and Management, you will be characterized by your interdisciplinary way of thinking as well as your strong innovative and management skills. This qualifies you in particular as a manager in industry, the service sector or IT companies, where you can work in consulting, controlling, marketing, logistics and many other areas where both economic and technical knowledge is required. You also have the opportunity to found your own start-up with a creative and innovative business idea. Or you can opt for an academic career and tackle a doctorate as the next stage of your career.

Characteristic features of the Industrial Engineering and Management M.Sc. at KIT

• anchoring of the program at the KIT Department of Economics and Management
  

• individual curriculum design
  

• diverse specializations possible, e.g. in data science, energy management, entrepreneurship, microsystems technology, marketing
  

• high proportion of computer science
  

• department-internal International Relations Office to support stays abroad
  

• possibility of a German-French double master's degree (application required as early as the bachelor's degree)
  

• partner network with companies for company contacts and internships during your studies
  

• integration into the Eucor university network enables participation in courses at the universities of Freiburg, Basel, Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse
  

• KIT-Gründerschmiede
  

What KIT has to offer

• central campus close to the city forest and right next to the city center
  
• 24-hour library offering single and group working places
  
• wide range of inexpensive catering options (dining hall, cafeteria, Koeri and Pizzawerk)
  
• numerous interdisciplinary offers for personal and professional development, e.g. Lernlabor, Schreiblabor and Perspektivenlabor
  
• study abroad, e.g. via Erasmus
  
• excellent university sports facilities with a large selection of sports
  
• comprehensive cultural offerings with university orchestras, choirs and theater groups
  
• extensive support for career entry and self-employment
  
• internationally oriented degree programs and diverse exchange programs
  
• modern laboratories and practical teaching methods
  
• Lernraum app
  
• diverse student initiatives, clubs and opportunities to actively participate in campus life
  
• stay in touch after graduation via the alumni network
  

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission to the master's degree program in Industrial Engineering and Management are based on the current admission regulations:

• bachelor's degree
  a bachelor's degree or at least an equivalent degree from a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or a foreign university in an economics, engineering or computer science degree program
  
• minimum knowledge and minimum achievements in the areas of
  • mathematics and/or statistics amounting to 20 credit points (CP)
    

For applicants who are among the top 10 percent of their graduating class, proof of at least 15 credit points in mathematics and/or statistics is sufficient.

If the qualifying bachelor's degree program is not a degree program in industrial engineering, information systems, business mathematics or digital economics, the following are also required

• at least 20 CP in engineering and/or computer science subjects and
  
• at least 20 CP in economics subjects

For applicants who are among the top 10 percent of their graduating class, proof of at least 15 credit points is also sufficient here.

If you have any questions about making up credits for the admission criteria, you can contact the Student Advisory Services (ZSB) at KIT. Please note that the event "Für den Master ans KIT?" is offered at regular intervals for this topic.

Language requirements and certificates

For the master's degree program in Industrial Engineering and Management, you need sufficient knowledge of German and English. Your German language skills must be at least level C1 and your English language skills at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Proof of sufficient German language skills

Your school-leaving certificate is sufficient proof of your German language skills if

• you obtainted it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad
• you are a graduate of a bilingual secondary school in Germany or abroad and have passed a bilingual German examination, such as the AbiBac or the Gemischtsprachiges International Baccalaureat (GIB)
• you obtained your degree at a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recoginition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany

A complete list of foreign school-leaving and language certificates that are recognizes as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the webste of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).

If you have not obtained your higher education entrance qualification (HZB) at one of the above-mentioned institutions, you must provide a separate language certificate - regardless of your nationality. Only the following are accepted

• the passed „Prüfungsteil Deutsch“ of the Feststellungsprüfung,
• the passed DSH with an overall result DSH-2,
• the passed TestDaF level 4 in all four parts of the examination (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression)
• a comparable, recognized certificate of sufficient German language skills

To find our which other recognized certificates can be accepted by KIT as comparable, please contact

• as a German or German-equivalent applicant: Studierendenservice
• as an applicant with non- EU citizenship: International Students Office

Proof of sufficient English language skills

The following is sufficient proof of your English language skills

• your Abitur certificate, if you have taken English for at least five years up to graduation and your final or average grade of the last two years of English lessons corresponds to at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or at least 5 points or
• a degree from a university with English as the sole language of instruction and examination, whereby English must be the only and official language of the completed degree program noted in the diploma supplement, the transcript of records or the degree certificate
  

Otherwise, only the internationally recognized English tests listed in the KIT admission and enrollment regulations are accepted as proof. These are

• Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or

• IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or

• University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or

• University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or

• UNIcert at least level II

Please note:
Language certificates are extremely important application documents that can prevent your enrollment if you do not submit them on time. Therefore, check early on in the application process whether you have the necessary language certificates for your degree program and, if necessary, plan to take one of the language tests mentioned above. The deadline by which you must submit language certificates corresponds to the enrollment deadline stated in your admission offer. In justified cases, you can apply for an extension of this deadline. The extension can be granted until the start of the lecture period at the latest.

There are 326 study places available each year. These are allocated on the basis of a ranking list of applicants who meet the admission requirements. The ranking list is based on a maximum of 90 achievable assessment points.

You can achieve in detail

• max. 60 points for the overall grade of the final academic examination and
• max. 30 points for the previous study and examination achievements in mathematics, statistics and/or econometrics

Study and examination achievements that are named differently but have the same content will be taken into account in the selection process if they are equivalent. The admission and selection commission decides on equivalence.

Detailed information on the selection procedure can be found in the current admission regulations linked below in the statutes and regulations section.

Weitere Ansprechpersonen:

• KIT-Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
• Fachstudienberatung
• Prüfungsausschuss
• Informationen zum Auslandsstudium
• Fachschaft Wirtschaftswissenschaften

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