Mechanical Engineering, Department
Fachbereich Maschinenbau - Automatisierungstechnik
Fachhochschule Südwestfalen
Fachbereich Maschinenbau - Automatisierungstechnik
Lübecker Ring 2
D-59494 Soest
Telephone: +49 2921 378-300
https://www4.fh-swf.de
FH Südwestf./Soest
Department on the internet
Lübecker Ring 2
D-59494 Soest
Telephone: +49 2921 378-300
https://www4.fh-swf.de
FH Südwestf./Soest
Department on the internet
Degree courses with details
- Mechanical Engineering - part-time (B.Eng.)
- Digital Technologies (BEng)
- Digital Technologies, degree programme with vocational and academic elements, training-integrated (BEng)
- Digital Technologies, degree programme with vocational and academic elements, practice-integrated (BEng)
- Digital Technologies, 3 semesters (MEng)
- Digital Technologies, 4 semesters (MEng)
- Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.)
- Mechanical Engineering, cooperate education, integrated into vocational training (B.Eng.)
- Mechanical Engineering, cooperate education (B.Eng.)
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- Department
Cooperative Education
- Students in cooperative education
50
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
12/16 points
International orientation
- Outgoing students
1.0%
Job market- and career-orientation
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners
2.2%
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's
no data
- Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment
93.6%
- Master theses in cooperation with work environment
94.7%
Research
- Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)
no data
- Third party funds per professor
no data
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Practically oriented topics in teaching; Networking with local companies in Mechanical Engineering, the Automotive Industry and Medical Technology; Transfer from research to teaching; Practitioners as lecturers and guest lecturers; Possibility of a practice-integrated degree course through cooperation with companies; Tutorials in the initial phase of the degree programme; Small groups in exercises and internships; Regular consultation hours and counselling services on the part of the lecturers; Support from student coaches; Bright teaching rooms with new media technology; Outstanding teaching and learning atmosphere on campus.
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
Practice-oriented topics in teaching and research; Consideration of current topics and developments in the field of digital technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics or transformation of the working world; Networking with local companies and the Soest city administration, transfer from research to teaching; Opportunity to study alongside work; Small groups in exercises and internships; Regular consultation hours and personal contact with teaching staff, outstanding teaching and learning atmosphere on campus, numerous laboratories such as 3D printing or VR/AR technologies
Special features regarding the international orientation
Well-established annual excursions to Scotland and the USA
Special features regarding the equipment
Media technology in all classrooms. Computer pools in the department and in the IT service unit are always open. Laboratories: Laser sintering plant, various 3D printers, wire erosion machine, sink erosion machine, CO² laser cutting machine, CNC universal turning centre, climate cabinet, material testing laboratory, small engine test bench, wind tunnel, test facility high-bay warehouse, spark emission spectrometer, gas turbine test bench, combined heat and power plant test bench, GOM extensometer, VR/AR technologies, etc. Comprehensive library stock of e-books + databases.
Other special features
Pretty campus, excellent refectory, very good media equipment in the classrooms, committed student body, town of Soest and surroundings with a lot of recreational activities
Further information on research activities
Further information about study entry phase
Website of the Student Council
online-application
Mechanical Engineering
Facts
- Total number of students at the department
320
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
80
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Learning and working spaces
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Exam organisation
- Digital learning
- Laboratory internships
- Introduction to scientific work
- Offers for career orientation
- Support during practical semester
no data
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Support for stays abroad
no data
- Rooms
- Library
- IT-infrastructure
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
38
Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses
- Teacher support
no data
- Support in studies
no data
- Digital learning
no data
- Practical orientation in teaching
no data
- Courses offered
no data
- Study organisation
no data
- Transition to Master's studies
no data
- Research orientation
no data
- Support for stays abroad
no data
- Overall study situation
no data
- Return rate of the questionnaires
12
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yellow
red
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Acronyms
(S) = Students' judgements
(F) = Facts
(P) = Professors' judgements
ME = Mechanical Engineering
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Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education