Course Focus
The Master’s course presents the possibility of an interdisciplinary education; focusing mainly on the world’s leading textile machinery manufacturers in Germany and the processing of textile high performance materials for technical applications. The objective is a graduate who understands the field of expertise in its complexity, is acquainted with highly innovative fields of research, and can apply his/her acquired specialised knowledge in a future professional occupation in research, industry, teaching or international cooperation. The graduate is qualified for technical executive functions in the textile and clothing machinery industry, especially in companies developing technical textiles and textile products (machinery and auto- mobile construction, membrane development, architecture, medical products, etc.), as well as in research institutions and educational services. However, graduates also work in classical textile and clothing industries. The course forms an important basis for the fields of tech- nical applications. The programme offers students a professional university degree in Mechanical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Textile Technology, Ready-Made Clothing Engineering, Ready-Made Cloth- ing Technology, Textile Chemistry or Textile Finishing and the opportunity for an interdisciplinary university education resulting in a Master’s degree, which with an excellent result makes them competent for a PhD programme. The course of studies is research-oriented with an extremely high practical relevance. The content of teaching emphasises ongoing research projects, especially in the Master’s thesis. The modules Mathematics, Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering, Technical Mechanics, Machine Elements/Design and Mechanisms and Ergonomics/Management impart the mathematical, scientific, business as well as engineering-relevant basics for textile and clothing technology. The modules Textile Materials and Testing Technology, Processes and Machines of Textile Technology, Processes and Machines of Ready- Made Clothing Technology and Specialisation Modules I and II broaden professional knowledge, especially since the latest research results are communicated in different forms of lecturing. Experts from within the university and with practical experience are invited to give lectures on the latest information and technical developments in textile technology. In both specialisation modules the student is offered up-to- date, research-based lectures according to his/her personal interest and considering his/her potential professional orientation (textile finish- ing, technical textiles, non-woven technology, CAD, etc.). For the Master’s thesis, the student works independently with scientific methods on demanding, industry relevant tasks from current research of the subjects and/or their applications. The results are presented and discussed in a colloquium. With the successful completion of the programme, the graduate acquires an academic degree and is thereby qualified for PhD study worldwide. The course is divided into modules and requires four semesters of study. It consists of 12 compulsory modules. The modules are offered during the first three semesters and the first six weeks of the fourth semester. The remainder of the fourth semester is scheduled for the Master’s thesis (four months) as well as the colloquium. The curriculum and the objectives of the course, forms of lecturing and studying, requirements, suitability, frequency, required work, as well as duration of each module can be found in the module description. The appropriate distribution of the modules over the individual semesters can be taken from the study plan. Following this plan guarantees course completion within the time limit of two years. Credits document the average extent of work of the students, as well as the individual progress of their studies. One credit equals 30 hours of work. Usually there are 60 credits assigned to each year of studie...
Target Group
Experts in leading technical functions including the management and marketing of the textile, clothing and ready-made clothing industries; experts in institutions of education and research as well as in agencies and government departments of developing countries; experts cooperating in national and international organisations with at least two years of professional experience.