Advanced Manufacturing
About the programme


About the programme

Resource-efficient and humane design of production processes requires interdisciplinary thinking and action. Due to the interdisciplinary approach of the study programme, the graduate receives, in addition to in-depth specialised knowledge, broad methodological competence for solving complex tasks in this field.

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering offers an entirely English-taught, full-time, research-oriented degree programme alongside the German degree programmes. The Advanced Manufacturing degree programme is interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary and reflects the overarching core competencies of Chemnitz University of Technology.

  • Resource efficiency and low-emission production
  • Production systems and innovative materials
  • Highly integrative process chains and production networks
  • Virtual Technologies in Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics
  • Additive Manufacturing and Printed Functionalities
  • Life-cycle assessment and societal implication of technology

The central concern is to impart scientific methods, knowledge and skills associated with the novel technologies and processes. Team-oriented and experimental-practical forms of teaching are a vital part of the curriculum.

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The Master’s Programme Advanced Manufacturing at a glance:

Type of studies
Full-time Duration of studies
4 semesters or 2 years Semester contribution
appr. 270 Euro semester Language
English Programme start
Winter semester Total credits
120 ECTS

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Specialisations

The programme offers four different specialisation profiles. You may choose one according to your previous knowledge, your talents and likes and your future plans and perspectives. Each of the specialisations offers lectures of leading researchers in their field, supportive exercise sessions and inspiring practical classes.

The following main future trends in Manufacturing can be identified:
A growing number of companies are treating "sustainability" as an important objective in their strategy and operations to increase growth and global competitiveness. This trend has reached well beyond the small niche of those who traditionally positioned themselves as "green," and now includes many prominent businesses across many different industry sectors. The reasons why companies are pursuing sustainability can be manifold, e.g. increasing operational efficiency by reducing costs and waste, strengthen reputation and build public trust or respond to regulatory constraints and opportunities.
Especially with regard to Industry 4.0, various studies (e.g. Autonomik Industrie 4.0 of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) confirm a fundamentally positive expectation with regard to economic and business effects and show the enormous growth potential for the German economy. This growth potential is contrasted by a shortage of skilled workers in this field.
In terms of content, the future labour market in research and industry is characterized by increasingly rapid changes in technology and complex links between different technologies. The flexible and methodically broad solution competence required of the engineers involved is specifically taught by the Advanced Manufacturing degree program.
Developing future manufacturing processes have to include a further focuses on the human factor in its living and working environment. The relevance of this approach is evident against the background of demographic change in Germany and Europe. One approach for designing future work environments is to enable robotic assistance for humans in manufacturing processes. Human-robot collaboration in the manufacturing context aims to realize a shared workspace where humans can work side by side with robots in close proximity. In human-robot collaborative manufacturing, robots are required to adapt to human behaviours. To address such challenges, innovations in communication and control methods must be facilitated.

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Job Opportunities

The Advanced Manufacturing programme opens up excellent career opportunities worldwide. The German labour market could be characterised by a strong demand for highly-qualified engineers. The aim of the Advanced Manufacturing degree programme is to provide students an insight of the requirements of industrial companies and provide excellent education to equip the graduates for attractive positions with a high level of responsibility.

The degree programme will expose students to various topics around latest manufacturing technologies and innovative engineering methods. The knowledge of the Advanced Manufacturing graduates is much appreciated by our industrial partners. As most of the topics of research projects and master theses are related to project collaborations between TU Chemnitz and world-class companies. Due to this fact most of the graduates have secured their first job already during the final phase of their studies.

On the other hand the academic world is wide open to the students. The high-level academic education and the research-oriented character of the programme also prepares the students for subsequent work in research institutions and universities. With the Advanced Manufacturing Master Degree you are eligible for PhD and doctorate programmes worldwide - provided that you graduate with (very) good marks. So, let’s make it happen together ...😃

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