Industrial Engineering - Technical Chemistry

The program has been designed especially for chemists and offers an academically sound education in engineering, natural sciences and business administration. The program conveys a broad expert knowledge on an advanced academic level in various areas of chemistry, chemical technologies, process engineering and management, including in-depth studies in engineering and business education. Internships and courses offered throughout the program ensure that students successfully combine theory and practice. The program has been designed to prepare students to qualify for demanding jobs in research, development and company management where chemically relevant academic knowledge and business methods in management are required. The Master’s degree program Industrial Engineering – Technical Chemistry focuses the following:
• Broad, expansive instruction on fundamental academic aspects of chemistry, chemical technologies of inorganic and organic materials as well as process engineering combined with studies in business management
• Expert-level knowledge corresponding to an advanced level of science acquired through collaborating on research projects in the context of the Master’s thesis
• Independence and creativity acquired by solving chemical-technological and business problems as well as skills for interdisciplinary approaches
• Implementation of innovative approaches for the development and improvement of chemical synthesis, processes and facility designs using business management skills
• Skills to critically assess the impact of new technologies in society and in regards to the environment
• Soft skills such as interpersonal skills, language skills, presentation techniques, teamwork, legal aspects, and gender issues
Potential Career OpportunitiesDue to the program’s broad scope, graduates have a high degree of flexibility and are qualified to fill various professional occupations such as management positions in research, development and production in a chemical production (industry) or related fields (pharmaceutical industry, food technologies, biotechnologies, metallurgies, energy management/engineering, etc.)
• Production in chemical industry as well as related fields
• Company management and technical management positions
• Activities including consulting and providing expert assessment for insurance purposes and/or government related fields
• Areas of strategic planning and development, environmental protection and occupational safety
To successfully meet the demands of occupations in a multinational environment (EU institutions, internationally active companies), a number of individual courses and special courses in management will be held in English.