Industrial Engineering and Management

Overview

The Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Management from IU prepares you with a combination of relevant business skills, expert knowledge of industrial engineering, and IT expertise that will allow you to understand and optimise processes for industrial companies everywhere. Study with experienced professors and receive your globally recognised degree from IU. With IU, you can study 100% online, on campus, or switch between both with their new flexible studies option.

Career:

After studying Industrial Engineering and Management, our bachelor graduates often work in manufacturing companies at the interface between business management and technical functions. Whether in management, engineering, or consultancy role - there are plenty of opportunities for talented professionals in this area. 

Solutions Architect: IT systems are becoming increasingly complex and much more powerful. At the same time, optimised efficiency, reliability, and safety remain of key importance. To manage the increasing number of machines and products that are connected in real time in the digital age, you as an IT solutions architect take responsibility for the entire system design.

Software Engineer in Industry 4.0: As a software engineer, you plan, create, manage and  distribute software systems. You are responsible for the operation and maintenance of products and for quality assurance. You regularly carry out system tests, evaluate the results and document them, and use your knowledge to improve existing systems or create entirely new ones.

Data Scientist: Data Scientists are the creative minds behind algorithms. You structure large amounts of data and compile usable information for your supervisor with the goal of identifying relationships between data sets. You carry out analysis to lead to new productivity and efficiency opportunities.

Accreditation

IU is accredited and certified with a seal of approval from the German Accreditation Council. All IU study programmes, materials, and services meet high internal and external quality standards, which are regularly reviewed and updated. Also, IU is the first German university that achieved a 5-star rating for Online Learning from QS.