Admission requirements

Admission requirements include a relevant technical bachelor's or diploma degree and relevant professional experience. The duration of professional experience should amount to at least nine months after graduation or be several years of work experience gained within the context of a dual bachelor's programme.

Degrees in electrical engineering, mechatronics, technical informatics, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering are considered relevant.

Details

The Master's programme in Reliability Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt is aimed at engineers and technical management personnel who wish to further their education in the field of system reliability of technical systems, operational safety, and quality management. The programme combines technical-methodological and management skills required to ensure reliability and safety objectives in companies.

The study contents are based on the VDI guideline 4002 and cover methods to achieve high reliability and safety of (electro-)technical systems throughout their entire product life cycles. Additionally, the programme includes interface competencies related to legal and business aspects.

The modules include:

Communication: Situation-related communication, presentation and moderation, staff management System Development: Software Engineering, Embedded Systems Reliability Fundamentals: Materials Science, Stochastics, Introduction to Reliability Engineering Reliability Engineering: Causes of failures of electrical systems and their analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods of reliability engineering, reliability of mechanical systems Functional Safety: Overall perspective, design and implementation of safety functions, operational safety, safety in embedded systems The Human Factor: From a technical perspective, From a human perspective Project Management and Team Project: Project Management, Standard-compliant development of technical systems, Working with standards Quality Management: Introduction, Process Management, Reporting and Key Figures Business Administration: Introduction, Human Resource Management, Business Leadership Legal Studies: Labour Law, Liability Law Elective Subject: Selected Application Cases Master Module: Master's Thesis with Colloquium

The programme lasts for six semesters and consists of a combination of self-study and on-campus phases. Each semester includes eight on-campus days, supplemented by innovative e-learning offerings. The teaching staff is composed of professors as well as experts from industry, research, and associations.

Upon successful completion, graduates are awarded the internationally recognized academic degree Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), which enables access to higher civil service positions and the right to pursue a doctorate.