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Structure of the Degree Programme

In the first four subject-specific semesters, you will take compulsory modules in basic mathematics and natural sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, technical mechanics, electrical engineering and thermodynamics).

In the fifth and sixth subject-specific semesters, you will specialise in one of the two areas of specialisation with associated compulsory elective modules in vehicle and drive technology.

You will find the specialisations (modules) at the bottom of this page.

You can choose one of the following areas of specialisation:

  • Body and interior (KI)
  • Powertrain (AT)

The exclusively practical part of the degree programme begins in the seventh subject-specific semester and you will complete a practical project and your Bachelor's thesis.

Practical Orientation

Practice is an enormously relevant part of our teaching. Students therefore have access to various opportunities to work "hands-on". This means, for example:

  • During the course of the degree programme, various compulsory practical modules are completed within the semesters.
  • Students are actively involved in complex experiments, which they work on independently.
  • There are exciting projects for both research and teaching that students can get involved in at an early stage.

To this end, the faculties have various facilities and laboratories in which students can work. Among other things:

  • Several of our own vehicles and test vehicles
  • A crash facility for vehicle components
  • Laboratories and test benches of various kinds (including vibration technology, electronics/electrical engineering, flow channels, roller test benches for entire vehicles, drive/engine technology, virtual reality and much more) to impart practical basic knowledge and enable experiments for practical and final theses.

In addition to a broad basic knowledge of engineering science and experience in project work and teamwork, graduates of the Automotive and Powertrain Engineering degree programme have specific skills resulting from their choice of one of two areas of specialisation.

Areas of Specialisation Bodywork and Interior (KI)

The area of specialisation Bodywork and Interior is specifically designed for the special features of vehicle bodywork from the perspective of holistic vehicle concepts. It teaches

  • how a body structure is developed and manufactured as an economical lightweight construction in steel, aluminium and CFRP.
  • why the crash design of passenger cars is so important and how occupant protection systems (e.g. airbags) work.
  • that the vehicle interior will change from a driver-centred layout to a "lifestyle" space in the future.
  • that virtual reality in vehicle construction means mastering virtual simulation methods through all stages of vehicle development.

In application-orientated research, the focus here is on

  • Body structures in lightweight and ultra-lightweight construction for so-called multi-material mixes (steel, aluminium, fibre-reinforced plastics).
  • Vehicle concepts for the mobility of the future with a special focus on shared mobility.
  • Vehicle safety systems (vehicle crash design).
  • New manufacturing technologies.
  • new interior architectures, HMI solutions and future driver's seat designs.
  • Motorbike technology for emotional mobility.

Areas of Specialisation Drive (AT)

This area of specialisation teaches

  • Fundamentals and optimisation of the conventional drive technologies petrol and diesel engines.
  • Concepts for electric and hybrid vehicle drives including the resulting challenges, in particular
    • Fundamentals of alternative fuels for combustion engines.
    • Transmission technology as an important component for conventional and hybridised vehicles for the implementation of fuel and emission-reducing operating strategies.
    • Basics of the fuel cell.
    • Fundamentals and optimisation of energy storage systems and electric machines including vehicle electronics as important components for the electrification of vehicle drive systems.

In application-orientated research, the focus here is on

  • Powertrain structures for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-road applications.
  • Operating strategies for alternative drive concepts.
  • Emission behaviour of motor vehicles in real operation.

Studieninhalte

Study Contents

Fahrzeug- und Antriebstechnik (Prüfungsordnung ab WS 2018/19)
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

1.-3. Semester

1. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
61000 Mathematische Grundlagen der Ingenieurwissenschaften P 3 1 2 0 0
61001 Mathematik 1 P 6 4 0 2 0
61002 Technische Mechanik 1 P 6 4 2 0 0
61003 Technisches Zeichnen und CAD P 6 1 0 4 0
61004 Elektrotechnik P 3 1 1 1 0
613xx Modulkatalog AK1 (Allgemeine Kompetenzen) W 6 0 0 0 4
Summe 30 11 5 7 4 0
2. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
62000 Mathematik 2 P 6 4 2 0 0
62001 Physik P 6 3 2 1 0
62002 Technische Mechanik 2 P 6 4 2 0 0
62003 Grundlagen Werkstoffkunde und Fertigungsverfahren P 6 4 2 0 0
62004 Elektronik P 3 1 1 1 0
623xx Modulkatalog AK2 (Allgemeine Kompetenzen) W 3 0 0 0 3
Summe 30 16 9 2 3 0
3. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
63000 Konstruktionselemente 1 P 6 2 2 0 0
63001 Technische Mechanik 3 P 6 4 2 0 0
63002 Datenverarbeitung P 6 2 1 2 0
63003 Thermodynamik P 6 4 2 0 0
63005 Aerodynamik im Fahrzeugbau P 6 2 2 1 0
Summe 30 14 9 3 0 0

4.-7. Semester

4. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
64000 Konstruktionselemente 2 P 6 2 2 1 0
64002 Mess- und Versuchstechnik P 6 2 2 1 0
64003 Numerik P 6 4 2 0 0
64005 Dynamik der Fahrzeuge P 6 2 2 1 0
64006 Automobilelektronik P 6 2 2 1 0
Summe 30 12 10 4 0 0
5. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
65001 Regelungs- und Simulationstechnik P 6 2 2 1 0
651xx Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtungen (KI, AT) P 18 - - - -
652xx Wahlmodul aus den nicht gewählten Vertiefungsrichtungen oder aus dem Wahlmodulkatalog AFM W 6 - - - -
Summe 30 2 2 1 0 0
6. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
66000 FEM P 6 2 2 1 0
66001 Fahrzeugintegration P 6 4 2 0 0
661xx Wahlpflichtmodule der Vertiefungsrichtungen (KI, AT) P 12
662xx Wahlmodul aus den nicht gewählten Vertiefungsrichtungen oder aus dem Wahlmodulkatalog AFM W 6
Summe 30 6 4 1 0 0
7. Semester
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
67400 Praxisprojekt P 17
68998 Bachelorarbeit P 12
68999 Kolloquium P 1
Summe 30 0 0 0 0 0

Wahlpflichtmodulkataloge

Wahlpflichtmodulkatalog KI (Vertiefungsrichtung "Karosserie und Interieur")
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
65108 Karosserietechnik WS 6 4 0 1 0
65109 Fertigungstechniken im Fahrzeugbau WS 6 4 0 1 0
65110 Interieur 1 WS 6 2 2 1 0
66109 Fahrzeugstrukturentwurf SS 6 2 2 1 0
66110 Interieur 2 SS 6 2 2 1 0
Wahlpflichtmodulkatalog AT (Vertiefungsrichtung "Antrieb")
Modulbezeichnung P/W Credits V Ü P S SWS Bem
65105 Elektrische Maschinen WS 6 2 2 1 0
65106 Getriebetechnik WS 6 2 2 1 0
65107 Verbrennungsmotoren WS 6 2 2 1 0
66107 Alternative Antriebe und Kraftstoffe SS 6 2 2 1 0
66108 Energiespeichersysteme SS 6 2 2 1 0
Wahlmodulkatalog AFM („Außerdisziplinäre fachspezifische Module“
Wahlmodulkataloge AK1 und AK2 („Allgemeine Kompetenzen“) (ab WS 2018/2019)
Abkürzungen: V = Vorlesung, Ü = Übung, P = Praktikum, S = Seminar, seminaristischer Unterricht
P/W = Pflichtmodul/Wahlmodul, SWS = Semesterwochenstunden
x = variable Stundenzahl, abhängig vom jeweiligen Modul oder persönlicher Leistung