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Project and Process Management
Students specialising in Project and Process Management on the Master’s in Industrial Management programme become the driving force behind eliminating inefficiencies and future-proofing business processes. What makes Mittweida special is that we train not just theoretical administrators, but highly effective, hands-on innovators.
Whilst project management is often treated as a purely theoretical subject, we consistently integrate traditional and agile methods with data-driven decision-making. As you’ll be studying alongside fellow students from technical and business disciplines, you’ll benefit from their specialist knowledge. In this way, you’ll develop the ability to understand complex value chains holistically and manage them agilely.
An overview of the course content
Your Master’s programme is tailored perfectly to your background. In the first semester, you’ll build a broad foundation of knowledge – with modules such as strategic management, performance management, machine learning and big data, you’ll bring business and technology into alignment. In the second semester, you’ll take a deep dive into your specialisation: you’ll master project planning and project execution, gain a thorough understanding of process management, and ensure results through modern quality management. You’ll continue your specialisation in Project and Process Management in the third semester: Through a major, independent research and development project carried out directly within a company, you’ll solve real-world practical problems before writing your Master’s thesis in the fourth semester.
Basic profile: Elective module (4 out of 10):
- Business-to-Business Marketing
- Strategic Management
- Industrial and Logistics Management
- Performance Management
- Financial Management
- Energy Management
- Sustainability in Technology, the Environment and Society
- Energy Technologies
- Introduction to Materials Science
- Machine Learning and Big Data
Compulsory Elective Modules I and II (from the module pool)
Four specialisation modules:
- Project management: Project planning
- Project Management: Project Execution
- Quality Management
- Process Management
Compulsory-elective modules III and IV (from the module pool)
Reflection module
Research and Development Project
Compulsory Elective Module V (from the module pool)
Master's thesis
Industrial Management in Mittweida
In summary – Project and Process Management in Mittweida
Specialisation in the full-time Master’s programme in Industrial Management
(120 Credits)
With a Master’s degree in Industrial Management, you’ll be ideally suited for demanding leadership and cross-functional roles where efficiency and structure are key. You will work as an Agile Project Manager, Process Consultant, Lean Manager or Quality Manager in international corporations, innovation-driven medium-sized companies or large management consultancies. Roles such as Operations Manager or PMO Lead are also open to you, as companies across all sectors are seeking talent capable of successfully leading transformations.
Application and Admission
You must hold a first professional higher education qualification worth 180 ECTS credits (Bachelor’s degree) or a qualification from a state or state-recognised vocational academy in a field of engineering, natural sciences or economics. In addition, you must provide evidence of at least eight weeks’ work experience in economics or engineering, which may have formed part of your Bachelor’s degree.
Language skills:
If you did not obtain your university entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution, you must demonstrate German language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Proof of this can be provided, for example, by taking the ‘German as a Foreign Language’ (TestDaF) test at the preparatory college of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, achieving an average of TDN 3 in all four sections, or by presenting an equivalent certificate. The exception to this is the ‘Innovation and Business Expansion’ specialisation, which requires proficiency in English.
The application period for the winter semester begins on 15 April and ends on 15 July. To start your studies in the summer semester, you can apply from 15 October to 15 January. You can register at hs-mittweida.de/bewerben and select the Industrial Management degree programme. Once you have submitted all your documents, you can enrol. Once you have enrolled, your place at Mittweida is secured. For international applicants, the application deadline is 15 May, to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.
Excellent study conditions, modern facilities and affordable rent allow you to focus fully on your studies. Tutorials are on hand to help with academic queries, the SAXEED start-up network guides you through the process of developing your own business idea, and the Social Support Service offers assistance with specific life situations, such as childcare or caring for relatives. The campus also has plenty to offer: two music festivals a year, an active esports team and a vibrant student community. Discover just how diverse life in Mittweida is – at the Open Campus Day (Studieninformationstag) or the Night of Sciences (Night of Sciences).
Related degree programmes
Frequently Asked Questions
The Master’s programme is primarily aimed at graduates in the fields of Business Engineer, Business Administration (with a strong technical or logistical focus) or engineering (with additional training in business). A first academic degree is a formal requirement.
As the degree programme is very project-heavy and includes many practical seminars, living in Mittweida or the surrounding area makes student life much easier. Those who commute should organise their days on campus efficiently, as laboratory and project sessions require you to be present at set times.
You usually select your compulsory elective modules via the intranet at the start of each semester in order to tailor your Master’s programme to your individual interests (e.g. specialising further in logistics or technology management). Changes can only be made during the enrolment period.
If you want to master the interface between technology and business and manage complex production and logistics processes on a global scale, this Master’s programme is the right choice for you. It specifically prepares you for leadership roles in the industrial sector.
Whilst the Master’s in Business Administration focuses on traditional core economic functions such as finance, marketing and Strategic Business Management, the Master’s in Industrial Management – as a traditional industrial engineering programme – integrates these management topics in depth with technical systems, production planning and supply chains.
