BSc Engineering and Management

The link between engineering and business studies.

Key data

Degree: Bachelor of Science FHNW in Engineering and Management
ECTS points: 180
Teaching language: German (some modules in Englisch)
Place: Brugg-Windisch
Semester fee: Swiss residency: 700 CHF / EU/EFTA residency: 1000 CHF

Apply now for the autumn 2023 study start!

The business world is increasingly looking for employees with a holistic mindset. In light of this, you will have optimum career prospects with a Bachelor of Science FHNW in Engineering and Management. As an industrial engineer, you are very versatile and are not restricted to individual sectors. You will be able to work with specialists from various fields in an extremely focused manner and cope with complex tasks.

Get off to a flying start with project-based work

During your studies, you will work in small project teams on exciting tasks from our business partners. The real project work thus brings you into contact with companies at an early stage and enables you to work on practical solutions. In addition to technical skills, your methodological and social skills, such as teamwork, communication and acting on initiative, are also promoted. The project work is not only very instructive, but also fun and inspiring.

Make companies digitally fit

The digital transformation is taking hold of all companies and organisations and is rewarding innovative strength and creativity. The revised degree programme in engineering and management focuses on the competences required for this, such as computer science basics, web technologies or machine learning, in order to master the challenges of the digital age.

Specialisations

With the specialisations "Digital Engineering", "Supply Chain & Production Management" and "Product Management", the degree programme meets the zeitgeist of the economy and prepares you for the relevant issues. With the specialisations "Digital Engineering", "Supply Chain & Production Management" and "Product Management", the degree programme meets the zeitgeist of the economy and prepares you for the relevant issues.

Women@WIng

Our students and graduates swear by women power. They are well connected and have made it their goal to inspire many more women to become industrial engineers. Contact for the Women@WIng network: Dr. Ingrid Giel

“As an Expert Usability Engineer at Zühlke, I assist with customers’ software and product development projects. In my role, I am responsible for systematically involving the users of the product in the development process in order to make technical solutions easy for people to use. As a proud Wing graduate, I am still benefiting from a networked way of thinking and the project management skills I gained on the programme!”

Marika Buratti, Expert Usability Engineer at Zühlke Engineering AG

Degree

The programmes in natural and engineering sciences on the one hand, and economic and social studies on the other, are equally weighted. The practical projects carried out with our business partners are very informative and will give you practical experience that our graduates and business partners consider to be a huge advantage.

As industrial engineers often work internationally, we recommend doing a semester abroad.

Convergence modules make sure that everyone starts the degree programme with the same level of knowledge.

As the degree programme covers both technology and economics, it is possible for people with different educational backgrounds to be admitted to the course. Convergence modules are offered in the first semester so that people with varying levels and types of previous knowledge all start the degree on the same page. These modules involve introducing the students to those specialist areas that are new to them.

Students with a commercial educational background take convergence modules in technical mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Students with a technical educational background take the accounting, business economics and law convergence modules.

This optimally prepares all of the students for the advanced specialist modules.

The degree comprises the following four training domains: student projects, specialist training, professional-context modules (incl. language training and courses in humanities/social sciences) and free modules.

You can choose modules to create a personalised study programme and thereby focus on the subjects that you find most interesting. A detailed description of the modules that can be taken as part of the Engineering and Management degree programme can be found in the module table (German).

In addition to everyday student-life experiences, various events that form part of the Wing degree programme provide opportunities for diversification and networking, such as:

Wing events with business partners
Reports of professional life compiled by Wing graduates (WingNetwork)
International days with reports on the experiences of students doing a semester abroad
One-on-one discussions with representatives from the economic sector
Company visits

Find out more about WingLive here

Specialisations

In the third year, you can choose one of three specialisations in order to specifically tailor your degree programme to a particular professional field.

Student projects

As part of the project modules, you will work in teams on tasks set by our industrial partners. Practical project work will bring you into contact with companies and commerce at an early stage and give you the opportunity to work on practical solutions. In addition to specialist skills, your social and self-competence skills such as teamwork, communication and using your own initiative will be enhanced.

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International Track in Engineering and Management

Language excellence and intercultural competence play a key role in today's hyper-competitive world. Join us and gain valuable international experience.

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