ETS-Electrical Engineering (B.Eng.), dual, Campus Lingen (Ems)

The six-semester Bachelor of Engineering in Technical Systems extends over three years and comprises a total of 180 ECTS credits. In accordance with the duality of the degree programs, a 10 to 12-week university phase is followed each semester by 14 to 16 weeks in a cooperating company. During this time, the content and theories previously covered are tested in practice and the experience gained is evaluated and documented in the course of the so-called practice transfer projects, an ungraded examination in the form of a written paper. This constant alternation between the two places of learning enables an in-depth analysis of the technologies used and their challenges with the help of the knowledge learnt, while the theories dealt with can be critically reflected on in relation to their practical application, so that both facets are optimally linked. The organisation of the sixth semester deviates slightly from the previous two and a half years, since after the usual lecture period, the Bachelor's thesis is first written in the company. The students have eight weeks to work on it, after which they remain in the company and only return to the university for their final oral examination, the colloquium. The degree program thus enables students to make a smooth transition into the workplace as graduates with the title Bachelor of Engineering.

An annual plan with an overview of the theoretical and practical phases of the block model is available on request at betreuung-ids@hs-osnabrueck.de. In addition, characteristic modules of the degree program and the specialisation can be found under Course of Studies.

The dual degree program in Engineering of Technical Systems is designed as a Bachelor's degree integrated with vocational training. This means that a technical apprenticeship can be combined with the degree program and that this is systematically and structurally interlocked with the study programme. Direct attendance at a vocational school is not necessary; students take the corresponding exam in the fifth semester before the Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Chamber of Crafts. At the end of their studies, they thus receive a double degree, consisting of the academic Bachelor of Engineering and the state-recognised vocational training. Students who do not wish to take an additional training course can also study the degree program on a purely practice-integrated basis. In this case, an exam before the respective chamber is not required, while the practical phases continue to be systematically integrated into and linked with the degree programme.

Depending on the specialisation, the following apprenticeship occupations can be combined with the dual Bachelor's degree programme in Engineering of Technical Systems:

• Electronics technician - automation technology
• Electronics technician - industrial engineering
• Electronics technician - energy and building technology
• IT specialist - application development
• IT specialist - systems integration
• Precision mechanic - mechanical engineering
• Industrial mechanic
• Construction mechanic - sheet metal technology
• Mechatronics technician
• Metal worker - construction technology
• Technical product designer
• Technical system planner

General qualification goals for dual degree programs

Knowledge development goals:

• Development of subject and interdisciplinary knowledge of the respective specialisation.
• Development of analytical, systematic and networked thinking
• Independent expansion of knowledge in general as well as with concrete problem reference
• Integration of different areas of knowledge in problem solving
• Development of learning strategies for autonomous further development of knowledge

Goals of knowledge application:

• Ability to mutually relate theory-based knowledge and practice-based experience to each other
• Ability to assess uncertainties and risk potentials in problem solving and system design and to evaluate them for the company and society.
• Identify balanced measures for risk avoidance and reduction

Objectives of methodological competence:

• To independently and systematically collect data on a scientific basis by means of guiding research questions and appropriate methods for the assessment of system conditions in the profession

Idea and strategy development objectives:

• Independent and responsible development and implementation of multi-layered solutions to problems in one's own subject discipline.
• Integration of requirements from other disciplines where necessary
• Scientifically sound strategy development and problem solving in an (interdisciplinary or intercultural) team
• Self-directed initiation and implementation of measures in the form of projects, also as part of a team

Objectives of communication skills:

• Conduct scientific discussions of concrete problem-solving strategies on a differentiated professional basis with experts
• Explaining work results to laypersons in a comprehensible way
• Dealing constructively and prudently with criticism