SRH Fernhochschule – The Distance Learning University
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering - Online
Online, Germany
BSc
DURATION
6 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 249 / per month *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* in 72 monthly installments | EUR 349 per month in 50 monthly installments | EUR 449 per month in 36 monthly installments
Key Summary
About: You’ll study Industrial Engineering online at SRH Fernhochschule, a distance-learning university that supports working professionals. The programme trains you as an interdisciplinary specialist by combining engineering and systems thinking with business administration, economics and legal basics. You’ll learn process optimisation, production planning, quality and project management through flexible online modules that bridge technology and commercial contexts.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work at the interface of technology and business. You’ll find roles such as industrial engineer, process engineer, operations manager, supply chain analyst, quality manager, project manager, and consultant in manufacturing, logistics, services and trade, and product development roles in firms.
Germany stands for quality and innovation, but even innovation is in a constant state of transition. In the degree programme in Industrial Engineering, you will become an interdisciplinary specialist in industrial, trade and service companies.
You want to combine technical understanding with economic know-how.
The demand for economically minded and technically qualified experts is increasing. You want to meet this demand. Technical systems fascinate you just as much as generalist economic knowledge. You want to immerse yourself in both worlds and understand them from the ground up. In this degree programme, you will learn to combine the best of both: you will consolidate technical and scientific aspects with economic and legal aspects.
- Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Credit points: 180 ECTS
- Standard period of study: 6 semesters
- Language: The programme is taught entirely in English
- Start of studies: On the first day of each month
- Tuition fees: From EUR 249 per month (Total cost: EUR 17,928) for 180 ECTS
- Accreditation: Accredited
- Certification: State approval by the ZFU National CentralOfficee for Distance Learning), No. 1165724
1st Semester
- Academic Research (6 ECTS)
- Business Mathematics (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Business Administration (6 ECTS)
- Marketing Tools (6 ECTS)
- Production and Logistics (6 ECTS)
2nd Semester
- Theory-Practice-Transfer (6 ECTS)
- Physics (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Engineering (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Digital Engineering (6 ECTS)
- Information Technology Basics (6 ECTS)
3rd Semester
- Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods (6 ECTS)
- Electrical Engineering (6 ECTS)
- Performance Management (6 ECTS)
- Machine Elements & Manufacturing Technology (6 ECTS)
★ Specialisation Module 1 (6 ECTS)
★ = Module selected from your specialisation field.
4th Semester
- Project Management (6 ECTS)
- Accounting and Finance (6 ECTS)
- Digital Transformation and Business Models (6 ECTS)
- Process Analysis & System Planning (6 ECTS)
★ Specialisation Module 2 (6 ECTS)
★ = Module selected from your specialisation field.
5th Semester
- ♥ Elective Module 1 (6 ECTS)
- Practice Project (12 ECTS)
- ★ Specialisation Module 3 (6 ECTS)
- ★ Specialisation Module 4 (6 ECTS)
★ = Two modules selected from your specialisation field.
♥ = Select one of 13 elective modules.
6th Semester
- ♥ Elective Module 2 (6 ECTS)
- ♥ Elective Module 3 (6 ECTS)
- ♥ Elective Module 4 (6 ECTS)
- Bachelor Thesis (12 ECTS)
♥ = Select three of 13 elective modules.
Your high-quality distance learning programme.
We offer you award-winning and internationally recognised study programmes. As a system-accredited university with permanent state recognition awarded by the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, all degree programmes bear the quality seal of the German Accreditation Council.
Top rating in the international QS ranking for SRH DLU
SRH Fernhochschule –The Distance Learning University is particularly pleased to be listed now with a top rating in the international "QS Stars" ranking. SRH DLU was able to score 5 out of 5 stars in the "Online Learning" category in the internationally acclaimed QS Stars ranking. A stamp that now also distinguishes the educational institution internationally as a quality leader in the distance learning market.
EFMD Global
Our university is a full member of EFMD Global, an international network of the European Foundation for Management Development. With almost 1,000 institutional members in over 90 countries, EFMD Global is the largest international network in the business and management sector. EFMD plays a central role in shaping the global approach to management education. The network provides its members with a forum for information, research and the sharing of best practices.
FIBAA seal “Excellence in Digital Education”
SRH Fernhochschule – The Distance Learning University is the first university to have been awarded the FIBAA seal “Excellence in Digital Education”. With the continuous changes in formats, the question of quality assurance is an essential one. Which standards are necessary to continue the new teaching and learning formats in a quality-assured manner? This is where FIBAA comes in and has developed the new certification “Excellence in Digital Education”. The new seal is based on the “Occasional Paper 26” of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) on the subject of “Considerations for quality assurance of e-learning provision” and development input from external experts from HE institution management as well as workshops of the FIBAA office on the subject.
Most popular distance learning university in Germany 2023
Thanks to our students’ high degree of satisfaction and a recommendation rate of 98%, SRH Distance Learning University has been named the “Most popular distance learning university in Germany 2024” by the FernstudiumCheck rating portal for the sixth time in a row. Scoring 4.53 out of a possible 5 stars, SRH Fernhochschule – The Distance Learning University ranks number one in the overall rating. The students’ and graduates’ high level of satisfaction with the SRH Distance Learning University was particularly evident in the 98% recommendation rate.
Excellent provider - Fernstudium-Direkt
In 2024, we were once again recognised as an excellent provider by fernstudium-direkt.de and are once again among the top 5 best-rated distance learning universities this year. The numerous positive reviews were the deciding factor.
The portal combines in-depth information on the entire range of academic and non-academic distance learning programmes in Germany with an evaluation platform and is very popular among prospective students.
A carbon-neutral university
SRH Fernhochschule – The Distance Learning University, is a carbon-neutral university. In this way, we assume responsibility within our sustainability strategy and make a social contribution to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the goals of the Paris Agreement. Our university is one of the few carbon-neutral higher education institutions in Germany.
Our system-accredited university – your guarantee for top quality
We are system-accredited and bear the quality seal of the German Accreditation Council – which means that the excellent quality of our degree programmes is guaranteed, as is the recognition of your degree. The quality seal of the German Accreditation Council acknowledges the high standards of teaching and learning at our distance-learning university. Moreover, we are entitled to use our tested quality assurance processes to accredit our degree programmes internally. You can therefore be sure that the degree you take will be up-to-date, application-oriented and methodologically tested. And you can rest assured that we plan, teach and assess according to certified processes.
The Foundation Accreditation Council is a joint institution of Germany’s federal states for quality assurance in learning and teaching at German universities.
ZEvA – Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency
Evaluation and accreditation in teaching and learning, higher education governance and management are ZEvA’s main fields of activity.
ZEvA has confirmed the quality of our study programmes. Given the ongoing process of internationalisation, aspects concerning the international recognition of qualifications also play an increasingly important role in the accreditation process.
Partner University of High-Performance Sports
The ads and its partners initiated the “Partner University of High-Performance Sports” project in 1999 to enable top student-athletes to combine studies and competitive sports. As a partner of the adh, our university has been a member of this project for many years. As a result, we enable students to complete their academic education despite the time-consuming nature of elite sports. Thanks to our flexible study model and the extensive support we provide to our students in shaping their semester, we can optimally adapt your distance learning programme to your training and competition schedule.
Multipleaccreditationsn: distance learning at our university
To maintain our high standard as a leader in quality distance learning, we regularly ask our students to rate our teaching and services – after all, we are keen to continuously improve.
Our students give us top marks in evaluations (as of 08/2023):
- for oul support: grade 1.4
- for our teaching: grade 1.4
- for our study materials: grade 1.8
Regular graduate surveys demonstrate their high level of satisfaction with our university:
- 90% of our students are employed
- 98% would recommend the study programme to others
Our international scholarships
Every year we award a limited number of international scholarships for prospective students in our English-speaking programmes. Scholarships cover 50 per cent of tuition fees for the desired degree programme, i.e. a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
Do you have a clear vision of your academic and career goals and would like to benefit from financial assistance in reaching these objectives? Let us know why you deserve to be supported by an international scholarship.
International scholarships apply to the total, non-discounted tuition fees payable over the regular period of a given study programme. Our scholarship holders are actively involved as ambassadors for our university.
Your future in Industrial Engineering
You will become an interdisciplinary specialist in industrial, trade and service companies.
Germany stands for quality and innovation, but even innovation is in a constant state of transition. In the past, we encountered innovation primarily in the area of technology or product development. Today, we increasingly find innovation in customer experience, in processes and services or the development of business models. This makes it more difficult to effectively bring together different fields of competence.
As an industrial engineer, you act at the interface between technology and business. Your degree programme will prepare you for this challenging task. You will acquire a broad understanding of both disciplines and learn to mediate between them. You will become an expert who optimises operational processes while keeping an eye on technical processes as well as productivity and economic efficiency.