Bachelor in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Key Information
Campus location
Bolzano, Italy
Languages
English, German, Italian
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 1,350 / per year
Application deadline
07 May 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
If you choose to study engineering at unibz, you can start your study career with a Bachelor's in Industrial Mechanical Engineering. This study program will provide you with wide knowledge and crucial skills in the field and its related areas.
This study program is subdivided into four majors:
- Mechanics
- Energetics
- Logistics and Production
- Automation
The contents of the four majors have a strong common core and provide you with a comprehensive education in industrial mechanical engineering.
The major in Mechanics provides a further specialization in the field of mechanical engineering. The major in Energetics focuses more on the study and design of energy systems, such as production and energy distribution as well as energy efficiency. These two majors guarantee optimal technical education and prepare students to gain admission to the Master in Industrial Mechanical Engineering or the Master in Energy Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering.
The major Logistics and Production especially deepens the knowledge in the field of industrial production and management. The major Automation focuses on topics of industrial automation.
Through a strong partnership with the hi-tech industry, this major trains professionals in the 4.0 industry.
There are two study plan types for all four majors:
- study plan for full-time students (3 years)
- dual study plan (4 years).
Admissions
Curriculum
All study programs guarantee specific training in the field of industrial engineering. In the first year and a half, the teaching content of the four majors is almost identical and based on lectures in basic subjects such as mathematics, physics, or materials science. In the following years, you'll specialize in the fields of mechanics, energy, or economics and management depending on the chosen study program.
The majors in Mechanics, Energetics, and Automation are propaedeutic studies, which means they prepare for the continuation of studies in a master's degree in the fields of energetics, mechanics, and automation. The major logistics and production is more practically oriented with contents in the fields of production, management, and economy.
Study Plan - Major in Mechanics
1st Year
- Mathematical Analysis I
- General and Inorganic Chemistry
- Geometry
- Fundamentals of Information Science and Microcontroller Programming
- Physics I
- Mathematical Analysis II
- Technical Drawing and Industrial Engineering Methods
2nd Year
- Materials Science and Structural Mechanics
- Materials Science and Technology
- Mechanics of Structures
- Physics II
- Production Systems and Industrial Logistics
- Electrical circuits and Machines
- Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Classical Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Free Choice Courses*
- Internship
3rd Year
- Mechanics of Machinery
- Fluid Machines
- Fundamentals of Machine Design
- Machine Design
- Manufacturing Technology
- Factory and Plant planning
- Specialized Language
- Final Exam
* Free choice courses
Students can choose their preferred courses. Every year the Faculty publishes the list of free choice courses offered.
Students can choose between the study plan for full-time students and the dual study plan for "working students". The dual study program is designed for 4 years, four semesters are spent at the university and four at the company. For more information, please contact the faculty secretariat.
Study Plan - Major in Energetics
1st year
- Mathematical Analysis I
- General and Inorganic Chemistry
- Geometry
- Fundamentals of Information Science and Microcontroller Programming
- Physics I
- Mathematical Analysis II
2nd Year
- Materials Science and Structural Mechanics
- Materials Science and Technology
- Mechanics of Structures
- Physics II
- Production Systems and Industrial Logistics
- Electrical circuits and Machines
- Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Classical Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Free Choice Courses*
- Internship
3rd Year
- Mechanics of Machinery
- Fluid Machines
- Industrial Electrical Applications
- Fundamentals of Machine Design
- Advanced Methods for Fluid Machine Design
- Engineering Energetics
- Factory and Plant planning
- Specialized Language
- Final Exam
* Free choice courses
Students can choose freely courses of their choice. Every year the Faculty publishes the list of free choice courses offered.
Students can choose between the study plan for full-time students and the dual study plan for "working students". The dual study program is designed for 4 years, four semesters are spent at the university and four at the company. For more information, please contact the faculty secretariat.
Study Plan - Major in Logistics and Production
1st Year
- Mathematical Analysis I
- General and Inorganic Chemistry
- Geometry
- Fundamentals of Information Science and Microcontroller Programming
- Physics I
- Mathematical Analysis II
- Technical Drawing and Industrial Engineering Methods
2nd Year
- Materials Science and Structural Mechanics
- Materials Science and Technology
- Mechanics of Structures
- Physics II
- Production Systems and Industrial Logistics
- Electrical circuits and Machines
- Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Operations Research
- Economics for Engineers
- Free Choice Courses*
- Internship
3rd Year
- Digital Production Planning and Quality Control
- Logistics and Transport
- Factory and Plant planning
- Manufacturing Technology
- Mechanics of Machinery
- Fundamentals of Machine Design
- Specialized Language
- Final Exam
* Free choice courses
Students can choose courses of their choice. Every year the Faculty publishes the list of free choice courses offered.
Students can choose between the study plan for full-time students and the dual study plan for "working students". The dual study program is designed for 4 years, four semesters are spent at the university and four at the company. For more information, please contact the faculty secretariat.
Study Plan - Major in Automation
1st Year
- Mathematical Analysis I
- Economics for Engineers
- Geometry
- Fundamentals of Information Science and Microcontroller Programming
- Physics I
- Mathematical Analysis II
2nd Year
- Production Systems and Industrial Logistics
- Physics II
- Materials Science and Structural Mechanics
- Materials Science and TechnologyMechanics of Structures
- Optimization
- Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer for Mechatronics
- Digital Production Planning and Quality Control
- Free Choice Courses*
- Internship
- Electrical circuits and machines
3rd Year
- Systems and Control
- Systems and Control
- Systems and Control Laboratory
- Fundamentals of Hydraulics and Pneumatics
- Programmable Controllers for Industrial Automation
- Fundamentals of Machine Design
- Mechanics of Machines and Mechanisms for Automation
- Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping
- Factory and Plant Planning
- Specialized language
* Free choice courses
Students can choose their preferred courses. Every year the Faculty publishes the list of free choice courses offered.
Students can choose between the study plan for full-time students and the dual study plan for "working students". The dual study program is designed for 4 years, four semesters are spent at the university and four at the company. For more information, please contact the faculty secretariat.
Exchange Programs and Internships
Currently, we offer exchange programs with partner universities all over the world and a broad cooperation network with Italian and foreign businesses where you can carry out your compulsory internship of 150 hours.
Company-financed scholarships
Agreement with Unternehmerverband Südtiro/Assoimprenditori Alto Adige for the financing, by the companies involved, of three-year scholarships to 10 students worth 10,000 euros each for those admitted with the highest scores. The companies involved in the academic year 2021-2022 are Adam, Athesia Druck, Duka, GRUBER Logistics, Microtec, Oberalp Group, and Würth. The companies involved in the academic year 2022-2023 are Finstral, Holz Pichler, and Würth. The list of companies involved in the 2023/24 academic year are Zirkonzahn and Enetec.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Major in Mechanics work as freelance professionals or for companies in the mechanical, electromechanical, or plant sectors, in automation, production systems, energy conversion, and related fields in energy companies, in most manufacturing industries, in services companies, for government or the local authorities.
The Major in Energy, in particular, provides specific training to those students who want to work in the sector of electricity providers, designing and setting up energy production systems with a special focus on technology aimed at producing energy from renewable sources.
Graduates from the Major in Logistics and Production will be able to work – as freelancers, employees, or managers – for manufacturing companies, service providers, and for public administration. They will be specialists in the management of materials and in supply chain Management; in the organization of production systems (production planning and control), in business organization and production processes; in Logistics, Quality Management, Project Management, and Controlling.
The Major in Automation prepares for activities and a career in the following areas: system integrator or user of automation components, R&D, process engineering, process quality (quality assurance and management), production planning and control, maintenance, lean manufacturing, production management, and plant management.
Well prepared and ready for the job market. On the website of AlmaLaurea, you can check statistical data about graduates’ satisfaction and their employability.