Process Engieering and Energy Technology (Master)

Process engineering and energy technology are of tremendous significance for our society. They provide answers to questions in our everyday life: How does crude oil become petrol, fuel oil or plastics? How is seawater turned into drinking water, how do lime and clay become cement? How do contaminated exhaust gases become environmentally compatible waste air? In a nutshell, process engineering investigates and develops technical processes which transform materials, according to their type, characteristics and composition, chemically, physically or biologically into serviceable intermediate or end products. This also includes the development, design, manufacture and maintenance of the apparatus and installations needed for this, as well as their optimal operation. At Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, the knowledge domain of process engineering is taught in depth in the ”Process Engineering and Energy Technology (PEET)” Master course, building on the foundation of relevant Bachelor courses. In the sense of the Ingenieurgesetze (”Engineer’s Law” ) of the German federal states, the Master with the qualification as ”Master of Science” from the ”Process Engineering and Energy Technology” course is an engineer.

• Objectives and special features 
• Employment opportunities for graduates 
• Structure of the course 
• Modules 
• Pracitcal and research focus 
• Admission conditions 
• Application and selection procedure 
• Institutes and networks 
• Advice für students and contact 
• Website of the study course 
• Lecturers 

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Objectives and special features

Process Engineering encompasses a very wide knowledge domain which in future will gain even more in breadth. Since process engineering occupies a central position between mechanical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering and biology, it demands a high degree of interdisciplinary comprehension. Like in scarcely any other engineering discipline, in process engineering there is a continuous need to voyage into uncharted waters. About 100.000 publications and 15.000 patents every year – a volume no longer possible for an individual to digest – bear witness to this development. The number of technically manufactured materials has also become conspicuously large. Practice has shown that environmental protection and safety can only be optimally developed on the basis of thorough knowledge in the area of process engineering. Accordingly, holistic and system engineering considerations are being increasingly integrated into research which are also communicated in teaching. Not only is the optimisation of an individual stage to the forefront, but also the optimisation of the entire system: Apart from the natural science/technical dimension, the processes and products also feature an economic dimension and incorporate themselves in a socio-political framework. What is sought after is therefore not just the technically brilliant solution, but also its feasibility in the given economic and political landscape.

Employment opportunities for graduates

An ongoing increase in the requirement for variety, quality and quantity of process engineering products and the necessity for ever greater economy in manufacturing processes has led, over the last decades, to the tempestuous development of special processes, apparatus and plant components, and bestowed process engineering with interesting engineering tasks in research and practice. Process engineering will be faced with fascinating challenges in the future too when it is a matter, more so than in the past, of constructing nvironmentally friendly and safe installations which make efficient use of resources to manufacture marketable products. The Process Engineer, who is working more and more in an international environment, will confront these challenges and, in co-operation with engineers from other disciplines, natural scientists, economists and ecologists in an interdisciplinary team, have to solve highly interesting tasks of great future importance. The international Master course in PEET at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences does justice to all these criteria. The Master qualification from this course permits graduates to enter the higher levels of the civil service or to take up a senior position in business as:

- Production Manager or
- Product Manager or
- Head of Development

Structure of the course

The practice-oriented Master course in ”Process Engineering and Energy Technology (PEET)” is designed as a consecutive course lasting three terms (90 CPS) and as a non-consecutive course lasting four terms (120 CPS). Internationality as well as the application of modern teaching methods are to the fore: Special focus is placed on the teaching of key competencies.

- 100% of the syllabus is taught in English
- Student exchange and exchanges with univertities abroad
- Mather thesis undertaken at home or abroad with foreign professors
- Teaching of interdisciplinary qualifications (e.g. sales & maketing)
- Practical exercises to complement the lecture programme

These soft skills are very important for a qualified management position in an enterprise. Furthermore, additional qualifications, such as in simulation and management, are taught in the Master course, and the area of energy and environmental technology examined in greater depth. Successfully completing the Master course with the title of ”Master of Science” entitles the graduate to study for a doctorate (”PhD”).

Modules

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1rd to 3rd term

Pracitcal and research focus

Internationalisation is a key qualification feature of the practice-oriented ”Process Engineering and Energy Technology (PEET)” Master course. The international focus is reflected in the fact that 100 % of the syllabus is held in English. At the same time, the international dimensions of the topic in question – as far as is relevant – are tackled in all lectures, seminars etc. In addition, the course aims to have about 50 % foreign students. This was supported in the launch phase by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Internationalisation also means that students are encouraged to undertake international exchanges. This is possible, for example, in the framework of a term spent abroad or of the practical term. Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences maintains partnerships with the International School of Economics in Rotterdam (Netherlands), with the Mikkeli Institute of Business Studies in Mikkeli (Finland), with the Universidade de Vigo (Spain), with Satakunta Polytechnic in Rauma (Finland), with the Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials in Barcelona (Spain), with the Akademia Morska Gdynia (Poland), with the University of Teesside (England) and with the Université du Havre (France), amongst others.

Admission conditions

An applicant wishing to be admitted to the ”Process Engineering and Energy Technology (PEET)” Master course must fulfil the following requirements:

a) Evidence of a first qualification permitting entry into a profession (Bachelor or Diploma from a university or similar foreign higher education institution) with at least the average grade of ”Good” (2,3) (ECTS Grade A to B-) in a subject relevant to the PEET Master course. Applicants who have completed a sixterm Bachelor course with 180 ECTS Credit Points must provide evidence of a relevant industrial practical placement lasting at least 20 weeks prior to the course as well as submitting a written scientific report on it in English

b) Submission of references from two persons who can appraise the academic abilities and motivation of the applicant

c) a written presentation of one’s own motivation for studying one of the course programmes

d) good language skills

*For German applicants, Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, verified by corresponding certificates or a period of study spent abroad during the student's previous course.* Foreign course applicants can verify their English language knowledge by successfully passing a language test, e.g. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or TOEFL (computer-based, Test of English as a Foreign Language). Foreign course applicants must generally provide evidence of German language skills equivalent to Level A1 at the beginning of the course.
B1*: After the second term, students must verify that they have passed the relevant examination in accordance with Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Application and selection procedure

To apply for the PEET course, applicants must complete in full the relevant application form and either submit it in person or send it by post, together with all the necessary documents, before the closing date to the Admissions Office of the University. The form can be obtained from the Student Counselling Centre or the University's homepage. Closing dates for applications and other deadlines are published on the University’s homepage or can be obtained from the Student Counselling Centre. Admission to the PEET course is restricted. 15 course places are available per year. Admission to the course is in the winter or summer term of any given year. Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences implements a special procedure for the selection of applicants. Details about this procedure can be found on the University's homepage.

Institutes and networks

Special features of the PEET Master course are its variety and the different parties involved. Excellently equipped technical laboratories and institutes make sure the Master course maintains a practical focus. The following laboratories facilitate practical training which complements the lecture programme: Applied Chemistry/Chemical Process Engineering, Process Automation and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Process Engineering and Thermal Process Engineering/Energy Technology. In this way, theoretical know-how is consolidated through practical examples. In the ”Institute of Mechanical and Thermal Operations”, for example, modern process simulation programmes (Aspen, Hysis, etc.) and other standard software products (Fluent, Mathcad, etc.) are tackled at a very high level. Another platform is an association at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences which promotes and supports its process engineering courses (”Förderkreis zur Förderung verfahrenstechnischer Studiengänge an der Hochschule Bremerhaven e.V.”). It is run by former and current students, professors and enterprises, as well as sponsors, and regards itself as a living process engineering network (http://peet.hs-bremerhaven.de).

Advice für students and contact

The central Student Information answers general enquiries about the course. Contact:

The Admissions and Examination Office is reponsible about admission requirments. Contact:

Questions about course content should be adresset to:

Website of the study course

http://peet.hs-bremerhaven.de

Lecturers