No matter whether it is vehicle construction, aerospace, energy technology or plant engineering: mechanical engineers are indispensable in a wide range of technical disciplines. They work in the area of conflict between advancing globalisation, increasing scarcity of resources and permanent technological progress, which constantly presents developers and designers with new challenges. Students on the "Mechanical Engineering" course of study are optimally prepared for these challenges.
The study program can be completed both part-time and full-time. There is a choice of three branches of study for specialisation: Manufacturing Engineering, Energy Engineering and Technical Design. Students learn about modern manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing. The course design focuses on project-based learning in order to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills in the best possible way. In addition, there is special expertise in simulation-supported design, which is an important competence for graduates later in their professional lives.
Competences in the fields of simulation, bionic design and prototyping are also the focus of the bachelor's degree program in "Mechanical Engineering". However, entrepreneurial skills are also important for successful mechanical engineers. These are consolidated with courses in languages, economics and management. The course of study places particular emphasis on practical training, which is conveyed in the laboratory exercises offered, in a development project and finally in the professional internship. In addition to careers in companies with a technical orientation, graduates can also choose to deepen their academic knowledge or work in specialized research institutions after completing the course.
Please contact us if you have any questions about your studies:
HTL graduates can shorten their bachelor's degree by up to one year if they have passed selected entrance examinations before starting their studies and have completed a relevant HTL. The entry requirement for the 3rd semester is a grade point average of 2 or better in the last two annual reports (4th and 5th grade) of the HTL.
Entry into the 2nd semester is possible on an individual basis after reviewing the documents.
Studierende aus „Maschinenbau“ der FH Kärnten designten Rahmen für ein neues Mountainbike
Der Bachelor-Studiengang „Maschinenbau“ bietet seit knapp zwei Jahren die Vertiefung „Technisches Design“ an. Im Rahmen eines Projektes entwickelten Martin Lobenwein und Daniel Dörfler einen „generativ designten Rahmen“ für ein Mountainbike der Bauart „Fully“.
Study & Work - is that possible?
With over 80 Study & Work partner companies and organizations, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences offers students of a bachelor's or master's degree program the opportunity to combine their studies with a career.
This attractive offer gives students the chance to immediately put theoretical knowledge into practice and gain professional experience in Carinthia's leading companies.
As a newly designed engineering program, the bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering provides a comprehensive understanding of the function of machines, product development and plants. Mechanical engineers deal with vehicle construction, plant engineering, production engineering, product development, engine technology and the associated classical basic subjects. They work in areas such as aerospace, series development, energy technology or energy machine construction.
Students can choose between a part-time course of study and a full-time course of study. Students can also choose between three specialisation areas: production engineering, energy mechanical engineering and technical design. Current topics such as additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping, generative design and bionics as well as simulation-supported design and validation are examined in detail in these modules. Up to 3D printing, students come into contact with a variety of modern manufacturing techniques.
What students should bring to their studies:
Concrete previous knowledge is not necessary for the Bachelor's degree program "Mechanical Engineering". Therefore, students from all types of schools can start this course of study after their Matura if they bring the appropriate interest and willingness to perform. In order to facilitate the start of studies, the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences offers intensive courses in mathematics, computer science and physics. Missing university entrance qualifications can be compensated by relevant professional qualifications and attendance of the pre-study course.
After successful completion of their studies, graduates have the following skills and knowledge:
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Aided Design (CAD) | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.20.150 |
| Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.20.160 |
| English 2 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.20.201 |
| Science of Strength of Materials 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.00.030 |
| Casting and separation | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.20.060 |
| Engineering Mathematics 2 | ILV | 4,0 | 5,0 | B2.00000.20.040 |
| Mathematical Modeling and Parameterization - Group I | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.20.080 |
| Mathematical Modeling and Parameterization - Group II | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.20.080 |
| Measurement and sensor technology 1 | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.20.190 |
| Physics 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | B2.00000.20.030 |
| Recasting and joining | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.20.070 |
| Material science 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.20.170 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finite element method | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.060 |
| Design and Construction | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | B2.06060.42.160 |
| Mechanisms and gear trains | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.00.110 |
| Intercultural Communication | SE | 1,0 | 1,0 | B2.00000.00.021 |
| Design Theory | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.140 |
| Machine elements 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.100 |
| Project management | ILV | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.00.310 |
| Control Engineering Mechanical Engineering | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.110 |
| Technical Thermodynamics 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.010 |
| Heat and material transfer | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.030 |
| Study program: Energiemaschinenbau | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Fundamentals of process automation | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.130 |
| Fluid flow machines | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.070 |
| Study program: Fertigungstechnik | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Additive manufacturing | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.120 |
| Surface engineering and tribology | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.100 |
| Study program: Technisches Design | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Presentation techniques 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.090 |
| Prototyping 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.080 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Examination | DP | 0,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.60.500 |
| Internship | BOPR | 0,0 | 21,0 | B2.00000.60.460 |
| Recycling Technologies | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.60.010 |
| Seminar Bachelor Thesis | SE | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.60.480 |
| Seminar Internship | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.60.470 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.10.040 |
| Introduction to Mechanical Engineering | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.10.010 |
| English 1 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.11.071 |
| Computer Science 1: Basics and Programming | ILV | 4,0 | 5,0 | B2.00000.10.050 |
| Engineering Mathematics 1 | ILV | 4,0 | 5,0 | B2.00000.10.010 |
| Physics 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | B2.00000.10.080 |
| Engineering Statics | ILV | 3,0 | 3,5 | B2.00000.10.090 |
| Technical drawing | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.10.030 |
| Material science 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.12.100 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Drives 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.30.030 |
| English 3 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.30.021 |
| Science of Strength of Materials 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.030 |
| Fluid mechanics | ILV | 3,0 | 4,5 | B2.06060.30.050 |
| Machine elements 1 | ILV | 2,5 | 3,5 | B2.00000.32.300 |
| Numerical methods | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.30.020 |
| Technical dynamics | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.010 |
| Technical Thermodynamics 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.040 |
| Material and Component Testing Group 1 | LB | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.30.080 |
| Material and Component Testing Group 2 | LB | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.30.080 |
| Material and Component Testing Group 3 | LB | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.30.080 |
| Material and Component Testing Group 4 | LB | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.30.080 |
| Study program: Energiemaschinenbau | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Hydraulic systems and pneumatics | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.011 |
| Measurement and sensor technology 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.30.110 |
| Study program: Fertigungstechnik | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Bionic Design | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.060 |
| Study program: Technisches Design | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Bionic Design | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.060 |
| Presentation techniques 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.30.120 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | ILV | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.70.010 |
| Fundamentals of Innovation Managment | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.70.020 |
| Machine dynamics | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.50.020 |
| Presentation techniques | SE | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.52.430 |
| Project Mechanical Engineering | PT | 3,0 | 5,0 | B2.06060.50.010 |
| Quality Management | ILV | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.52.410 |
| Technical Systems Experiment | LB | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.50.030 |
| Technical Systems Simulation | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.50.230 |
| Academic Research and Writing | VO | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.00.320 |
| Study program: Energiemaschinenbau | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Electric Drives 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.50.250 |
| Piston Engine | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06062.50.240 |
| Design of Experiment | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.52.420 |
| Study program: Fertigungstechnik | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Design of Experiment | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.52.420 |
| Study program: Technisches Design | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Introduction to Generative Design | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.50.060 |
| Prototyping 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.50.050 |
| Theory of industrial design | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.06060.50.040 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.20.150 |
| Electric Drives 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.22.220 |
| Electrical Engineering Basics | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.21.160 |
| English 2 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.20.031 |
| Strength of Materials 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.22.030 |
| Fluid Mechanics 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.32.090 |
| Engineering Mathematics 2 | ILV | 4,0 | 5,0 | B2.00000.20.010 |
| Measurement and Sensor Technology | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.21.190 |
| Physics 2 | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | B2.00000.20.080 |
| Material and Component Testing | LB | 1,5 | 2,0 | B2.00000.22.240 |
| Materials Science 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.21.170 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finite element method | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.060 |
| Design and Construction | ILV | 3,0 | 5,0 | B2.06060.42.160 |
| Mechanisms and gear trains | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.00.110 |
| Intercultural Communication | SE | 1,0 | 1,0 | B2.00000.00.021 |
| Design Theory | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.140 |
| Machine elements 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.100 |
| Project management | ILV | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.00.310 |
| Control Engineering Mechanical Engineering | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.110 |
| Technical Thermodynamics 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.010 |
| Heat and material transfer | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.030 |
| Study program: Energiemaschinenbau | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Fundamentals of process automation | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.130 |
| Fluid flow machines | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.070 |
| Study program: Fertigungstechnik | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Additive manufacturing | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.40.120 |
| Surface engineering and tribology | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.100 |
| Study program: Technisches Design | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Presentation techniques 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.090 |
| Prototyping 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.40.080 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Examination | DP | 0,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.60.500 |
| Internship | BOPR | 0,0 | 21,0 | B2.00000.60.460 |
| Recycling Technologies | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.60.010 |
| Seminar Bachelor Thesis | SE | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.60.480 |
| Seminar Internship | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.60.470 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.71.040 |
| English 1A | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.11.071 |
| Basics of Technical Systems | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.12.120 |
| Computer science 1: Fundamentals and Programming | ILV | 4,0 | 5,0 | B2.00000.10.050 |
| Engineering Mathematics 1 | ILV | 4,0 | 5,0 | B2.00000.10.010 |
| Mathematical Modeling Introduction | ILV | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.06060.12.020 |
| Physics 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | B2.00000.10.080 |
| Technical Statics | ILV | 3,0 | 3,5 | B2.06060.12.010 |
| Technical Drawing | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.00.030 |
| Materials Science 1 | ILV | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.12.100 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | VO | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.00000.71.270 |
| English 3 | SE | 2,0 | 3,5 | B2.00000.30.011 |
| Strength of Materials 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.31.070 |
| Fluid Mechanics 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.00.130 |
| Machine Dynamics | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.72.290 |
| Machine Parts 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.32.300 |
| Numerical Methods | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.31.060 |
| Project Management | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.72.310 |
| Control Systems for Mechancial Engineers | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.31.260 |
| Technical Dynamics | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.31.050 |
| Technical Thermodynamics 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.32.080 |
| Scientific Work | VO | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.00.320 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | ILV | 2,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.70.010 |
| Fundamentals of Innovation Managment | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.70.020 |
| Machine dynamics | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.50.020 |
| Presentation techniques | SE | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.52.430 |
| Project Mechanical Engineering | PT | 3,0 | 5,0 | B2.06060.50.010 |
| Quality Management | ILV | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.52.410 |
| Technical Systems Experiment | LB | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.50.030 |
| Technical Systems Simulation | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | B2.06060.50.230 |
| Academic Research and Writing | VO | 1,0 | 1,5 | B2.00000.00.320 |
| Study program: Energiemaschinenbau | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Electric Drives 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.50.250 |
| Piston Engine | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06062.50.240 |
| Design of Experiment | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.52.420 |
| Study program: Fertigungstechnik | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Evaluation of production processes | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.50.440 |
| Logistics | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.00000.70.790 |
| Design of Experiment | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.00000.52.420 |
| Study program: Technisches Design | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Introduction to Generative Design | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.50.060 |
| Prototyping 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | B2.06060.50.050 |
| Theory of industrial design | ILV | 1,0 | 2,0 | B2.06060.50.040 |
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Graduates of this program are specialists in all relevant areas of mechanical engineering. The professional field thus opened up is comprehensive and includes the entire field of mechanical and plant engineering as well as manufacturing and production technology.
Graduates are employed as:
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The successful completion of the Bachelor's degree entitles the holder to a Master's degree in the field of Engineering & IT at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in the scope of 4 semesters as well as a Master's degree in the field of Engineering & IT at another FH or university.
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The Villach region combines tradition, cosmopolitanism and quality of life with the advantages of an innovative business location. Villach, a small town with about 60,000 inhabitants, is an international high-tech location with groundbreaking cooperation between science and industry and is also increasingly developing into a start-up town.
Situated directly at the intersection of three cultures, Villach, situated on the Drava river, is an important traffic junction in the Alps-Adriatic region. This special geographical location and the beautiful landscape around Villach and in the federal state of Carinthia have made the region a popular holiday destination for generations, further beyond the borders. The drinking water quality of the lakes and the particularly clean air make Villach and its surroundings an environmental paradise.
In addition to its geographical advantages, Austria also leads the world in terms of its social and health care system and is considered a particularly safe, prosperous and liveable country.
Despite the above-average prosperity and the comprehensive state social benefits, Villach compares favourably with many international destinations. The "small town bonus" comes into its own here and makes everyday life affordable.
Explore Campus Villach on a 360° Tour.
Make a virtual walk through the Science & Energy Labs – T10.
Motorway exit Wernberg, then on the B 83 approx. 2 km in the direction of Villach, after the Villach town sign the B83 passes under the A2 motorway, and then immediately right the first exit in the direction of MAGDALENEN SEE. Following the signs for Magdalenen See, the road leads through a small wooded area, always follow the road, after an S-curve past Magdalenen See (left) always straight ahead, cross the southern railway line and go uphill directly into the centre of St. Magdalene. Turn right at the top of the hill, down the road, the grounds of the technology park are already visible to the south, the chimney of the combined heat and power plant, and directly in the sharp right-hand bend turn left onto the grounds of the technology park.
Motorway exit Villach/Ossiacher See, then approx. 2 km in the direction of Villach, on the right is Gasthof Seehof, on the left is Lake Vassach, continue on the B33 left in the direction of east, Wernberg, Klagenfurt, always follow the B33, after approx. 4 km turn right in the direction of Magdalenen See. The road leads through a small forest, always follow the road, after an S-curve past Lake Magdalenen (left) always straight ahead, cross the southern railway line and go uphill directly into the centre of St.Magdalen. Turn right at the top of the hill, down the road, the grounds of the technology park are already visible to the south, the chimney of the combined heat and power plant, and directly in the sharp right-hand bend turn left onto the grounds of the technology park.
The bus company Dr. Richard runs from Villach city to the FH in about every 15 minutes. The timetables are coordinated with the timetables of the ÖBB.
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Explore Campus Villach on a 360° Tour.
