Mechatronics
Mechatronics technology is setting trends for the twenty-first century and generating close interconnections among established engineering subdisciplines, including information technology and mechanical and electrical engineering. This enables improvements in the performance of conventional systems and the development of new functions.
Electrical engineering and information technology are therefore growing in methodological influence within the field of mechanical engineering. In turn, organisations working in traditional electrical engineering and system suppliers are increasingly seeking to generate interfaces with mechanical engineering in their quest to tackle the rising complexity of today’s engineering systems and challenges via an interdisciplinary approach – which is key to success in studying mechatronics.
Your future career
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Mechatronics experts have a wide choice of potential career paths. A large number of organisations in the mechanical and electrical engineering and automotive sectors now use mechatronics engineering in product development and are keen to recruit specialists, giving rise to a wealth of opportunities for mechatronics graduates in design and development, process and production planning, production engineering, manufacturing and assembly, quality control and sales.
Industrial and professional associations regard mechatronics specialists as desirable employees with very good career prospects. The current shortage of qualified engineers for specialist roles is set to continue, in Germany, in Europe and across the globe.
Course content and structure
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This Bachelor’s degree course encompasses seven semesters, during which students learn key principles in mechanical and electrical engineering, focusing specifically on basic components of mechatronics systems, sensors and actuators, control engineering and information technology.
The opening segment of the course provides students with key knowledge and skills in mathematics, mechanics, electrical engineering, digital technologies, systems design and IT, and places special emphasis on familiarising students with the use of computer-assisted methodologies.
The course’s second phase gives you the opportunity to focus on areas of your own choosing via the appropriate modules. We are currently developing focal emphases in the following areas:
- Robotics
- Drive dynamics
- Adaptronics
The course’s final semester is spent completing an industrial experience phase in a company or organisation. This enables students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during their course and gain insights into the world of work in its technical, organisational and economic facets and contexts. This phase concludes with your Bachelor thesis.
Your interests and skills
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You’ll need to be interested in working with computers and with electronic devices and into discovering interdisciplinary interconnections among aspects and functions of engineering subdisciplines. You’ll be at an advantage if you have focused on scientific or technical subjects at school, perhaps by doing projects, advanced or supplementary courses in maths, physics or computer science. You should be keen to learn and to find out more about your subject.
Interested – but not quite sure yet whether this is the right course for you? Our self-assessment test can help you make up your mind. Take it here: HAW Navigator.
Application process
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We only accept online applications. Before applying, applicants must register with www.hochschulstart.de. During the application period (for the winter semester: 1 June–15 July; for the summer semester: 1 December–15 January) you can find the online application and detailed information about the application process on the Applying for a Bachelor's degree course page.
You can find information about the selection process and the numerus clausus (NC) from the previous semester here: Applying for a Bachelor's degree course/Selection criteria
International applicants are also required to apply during the application period.
To make the process easier for you, we have compiled a step-by-step checklist: International applicants
Questions about selecting a course, applications, admissions and degree courses
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Applications and admissions
Student Admissions and Registration Office (Studierendensekretariat)
Stiftstraße 69, 20099 Hamburg (ground floor)
T +49.40.428 75-9898
studierendensekretariat (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de
Contact us with your questions about applications and admissions
The Information Point is open at the following times:
Monday–Thursday: 10:00 am–1:00 pm
Friday: closed
In-person office hours:
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For general queries about HAW Hamburg degree courses and course choice
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20099 Hamburg
T +49 40 42875 9110
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Office hours
Contact person for applicants with disabilities or chronic health conditions
Meike Butenob/Dieter Röh
Stiftstraße 69, Haus 3, room 37
Tel. +49.40.428 75-7220
inklusion (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de
Contact the department
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Specifically subject-related queries:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Frenkel
Berliner Tor 5, Raum A 11.29, 20099 Hamburg
Tel.: + 49.40.428 75-7898
alexander.frenkel (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de
Enquiries about the cooperative degree programme:
Coordinator for cooperative degree programmes in engineering:
Berliner Tor 21, room 127, 20099 Hamburg
Tel.: + 49.40.428 75-8610
dualstudium_technik(@)haw-hamburg.de
Queries around pre-course experience:
Practical experience advisor:
Prof. Peter Seyfried
Berliner Tor 9, 20099 Hamburg
T +49.40.428 75-7894
peter.seyfried( (at) )haw-hamburg (dot) de