Through the close integration of theory and practice, you will gain experience in developing your professional skills and finding innovative solutions to problems. The Master´s degree programme in mechanical engineering is characterised by a high level of practical relevance as well as extensive transfer from theory to practice. This degree course is characterised by learning in small groups and close interactions with lecturers.

Use of the laboratories for mechanical engineering at all 9 DHBW locations. These include: ‘Living Labs’ – virtual factories, engine test bench in Friedrichshafen, hydrogen laboratory, Lab for Clean Urban Transportation, laboratory for the production and manufacturing of additives, lightweight construction laboratory, digital test field for automated & networked driving in real traffic; Mobile laboratories for experiments at home; Technical events at dual partners and non-university institutions

DHBW has a large number of knowledge and laboratory centres as well as research clusters. These include, among others, the Centre for Powerful Materials (ZLW) (Stuttgart), the Additives Manufacturing Laboratory (AddLab) research cluster (Mannheim), the Centre for Vehicle Development and Sustainable Mobility (ZFM) (Stuttgart) and the research focus on digitalisation in product development and production and digitalisation in mobility (Friedrichshafen).

Involvement in the state-of-the-art Heilbronn educational campus with a variety of universities and non-university research institutions