Lightweight Construction and Materials Technology

Lightweight and material technologies are important drivers in many industrial sectors. Up to the finished part, each material is subjected to different processing and manufacturing processes, which shape the product and application properties. For the diverse lightweight construction tasks and material-specific requirements, specialized knowledge of modern materials, manufacturing processes, lightweight construction methods and their interaction is required in almost all areas. The cross-sectional content of the study program brings together different perspectives in a holistic approach. The study programme imparts and combines the competences along a technology chain in order to process metals and plastic materials into finished products under design, material and manufacturing conditions. After graduation of the study programme, not only you will have in-depth material-, manufacturing-, simulation- and design-specific competences, but also cover the development and design of lightweight constructions. The study programme is the link for cross-product technological competence and addresses a variety of research-related and application fields.

The 4-semester program with a total of 120 credit points (CP) is divided into weighted module complexes that allow for individual study planning with the support of a mentor:

- Basic modules (18 CP): Elective modules that teach relevant methods and establish a comparable knowledge and competence foundation.
- Advanced modules (54 CP): Focus on key technologies combined with metallic and non-metallic material systems. Students learn about material systems, their processing into semi-finished and finished products, and implementation of designs considering design guidelines and simulation methods. Students can specialize in either metal-based systems or plastic-based systems.
- Extension modules (12 CP): Production management topics to integrate lightweight construction and materials technologies into the production environment.
- Interdisciplinary studies (6 CP): For acquiring interdisciplinary knowledge, freely selectable from the current FÜS catalog.
- Internship (10 CP): Provides practical application of theoretical knowledge acquired during studies.
- Master's thesis (20 CP): Develops competence to independently work on a research task and apply theoretical and practical knowledge to solve a problem.