Clarissa Becker, MSc.
For the native German, it all started with a fascination for the show “Sendung mit der Maus” and an irrepressible curiosity about how everyday…
OPEN LABS – ABEND DER TECHNIK
13. Juni 2024, 17:00-20:00 Uhr, Campus Villach
Wir laden herzlich zum Abend der Technik am 13. Juni 2024 von 17 – 20 Uhr am Campus Villach ein.
Besuchen Sie unsere Labore in den Bereichen „Bauwesen“ und „Engineering & IT“ und überzeugen Sie sich von unserer Infrastruktur und unserem Studienangebot in der Technik.
This Master's program is organized in a work-friendly way and is therefore compatible with a professional career.
Light Weight Engineering - Master's program
Lightweight engineering is regarded as a key technology of the future: in automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, energy technology, architecture, medical technology and even electronics. In times of scarcer resources, climate change and the need to reduce CO2 emissions and increase the efficiency of machines and systems, special know-how is needed. This is offered in the master's degree course "Light Weight Engineering" - guided by the motto "Green, safe, comfortable", which is a guiding principle throughout the entire course of studies.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
The contents of the course are diverse and range from areas such as Generative Design and Bionic Design to Composite Materials and Additive Manufacturing. Students learn about the most important modern manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing. Simulation-supported design in combination is a special competence focus of the course, which students acquire in practice-oriented courses. The course design focuses on project-based learning in order to best combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills.
The development of prototypes, which is an important part of the training in the master's course "Lightweight Engineering", also serves as realistic preparation for practical work. Concept, design and implementation of complete, complex systems are integral parts of the course, which is characterised by a focus on lightweight construction. As a basis for the specialized technical subjects, students build up the necessary basic knowledge in calculation and design, material technologies, FEM (Finite Element Method) simulation, generative design, bionic approaches and construction and materials testing. This broad expert knowledge is rounded off by the areas of simulation and validation, which are among the specialities of the course.
Contact
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Head of Degree Program
Level of qualification
Master
Master
ECTS credits
120.00
120.00
Tuition fees
€ 363.36 / semester
€ 363.36 / semester
Qualification awarded
- Master of Science in Engineering
Duration of study
4 semester
4 semester
ÖH (Austrian Student Union) fee
€ 24.70 / semester
€ 24.70 / semester
Language of instruction
German
German
FH campus
- Villach
General Study Information
Study & Work
Studium und Beruf – geht das?
Mit über 60 Study & Work Partnerfirmen und -organisationen bietet die FH Kärnten Studienanfänger*innen eines Bachelor- oder Master-Studiums an, Studium & Beruf zu vereinbaren. Studierende haben durch dieses attraktive Angebot die Chance, theoretisches Wissen umgehend in die Praxis umzusetzen und berufliche Erfahrungen in Kärntens führenden Unternehmen zu sammeln. Für einige Programme werden auch Stipendien ausbezahlt.
Profile
The master's degree program "Lightweight Engineering" deepens the technical understanding of the function of machines and systems and underlines the central role of lightweight construction as a motor for all branches of modern mechanical engineering. The course of study thus opens up career paths in automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, energy technology, architecture, medical technology or plant engineering and maintenance. There is a great need for highly trained experts in all these future-oriented fields. Students obtain the necessary knowledge for this in practice-oriented courses that deal with the design and implementation of complete, complex systems. Including 3D printing, a wide range of modern manufacturing technologies are discussed. Students can follow their own designs from the idea to the prototype and realize them in the Smart Lab. After successfully completing "Lightweight engineering", a wide range of career opportunities are open to you.
What students should bring to their studies:
- A completed Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject at an Austrian university or comparable academic degree from a foreign educational institution.
- A creative personality who enjoys innovative developments.
- Logical thinking skills, coupled with a sound basic education in the natural sciences/technology.
- Curiosity and the ability to work independently.
After successful completion of their studies, graduates have the following skills and knowledge:
- They know the properties of lightweight steels and light metals, of polymer materials and composite materials, and know how they are produced and processed.
- They are familiar with mathematical, physical, strength-theoretical and design methods for calculating and designing lightweight components.
- They are able to design components and joints even under dynamic or oscillating loads and also taking corrosive effects into account.
- You are very familiar with the finite elements method for different fields of application, bionic and generative design, topology optimization and can use 3D printing technology in a targeted manner.
- They check systems for errors, maintain and optimize them.
- They analyze and simulate highly dynamic, transient processes.
Current courses - Light Weight Engineering
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bionic Design | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-1.04 |
| Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-1.02 |
| Advanced lectures on strength of Materials | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-1.01 |
| Continuum Mechanics 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | MBLB-1.03 |
| Plastics | VO | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.10 |
| Lightweight steels | VO | 1,0 | 1,5 | MBLB-1.09 |
| Light metals | VO | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-1.08 |
| Methods of Material Selection | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.05 |
| Simulation of Non-Stationary Systems | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-1.07 |
| Transient Measuring Systems | ILV | 2,5 | 3,5 | MBLB-1.06 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Language Competence 1 | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| English For Professional Purposes 1 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.12 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D-printing technologies: Materials and Design | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.06 |
| Fracture mechanics & operational stability 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-3.02 |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.07 |
| Joining technology for light weight structures | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-3.01 |
| Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Metallic Materials | SE | 1,0 | 1,5 | MBLB-3.03 |
| Lightweight Design | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-3.04 |
| Physik der Schwingungen | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.08 |
| Test Stand Design | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-3.05 |
| Simulation of Structural Vibrations | ILV | 2,5 | 3,5 | MBLB-3.09 |
| Forming Simulation | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.10 |
| Thermal Management in the Construction | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-3.11 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture mechanics & operational stability 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-2.09 |
| Composite Materials | VO | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.02 |
| Manufacturing Technologies For Composite Materials | VO | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-2.03 |
| Flächentragwerke | VO | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.01 |
| Generatives Design | VO | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.06 |
| Designing with composite Materials | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.04 |
| Kontinuumsmechanik 2 | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.05 |
| Physics and Simulation of Mass and Heat Transfer | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-2.08 |
| Simulation of Coupled Systems | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.07 |
| Simulation of Lightweight structures | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-2.10 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Language Competence 2 | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| English for Professional Purposes | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-2.12 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Thesis | MT | 0,0 | 25,0 | MBLB-4.01 |
| Master Thesis - Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-4.02 |
| Master Thesis Examination | DP | 0,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-4.03 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bionic Design | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-1.04 |
| Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-1.02 |
| Advanced lectures on strength of Materials | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-1.01 |
| Continuum Mechanics 1 | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | MBLB-1.03 |
| Plastics | VO | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.10 |
| Lightweight steels | VO | 1,0 | 1,5 | MBLB-1.09 |
| Light metals | VO | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-1.08 |
| Methods of Material Selection | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.05 |
| Simulation of Non-Stationary Systems | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-1.07 |
| Transient Measuring Systems | ILV | 2,5 | 3,5 | MBLB-1.06 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Language Competence 1 | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| English For Professional Purposes 1 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.12 |
| Italian 1 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.13 |
| Spanish 1 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-1.14 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D-printing technologies: Materials and Design | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.06 |
| Fracture mechanics & operational stability 2 | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-3.02 |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.07 |
| Joining technology for light weight structures | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-3.01 |
| Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Metallic Materials | SE | 1,0 | 1,5 | MBLB-3.03 |
| Lightweight Design | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-3.04 |
| Physik der Schwingungen | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.08 |
| Test Stand Design | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-3.05 |
| Simulation of Structural Vibrations | ILV | 2,5 | 3,5 | MBLB-3.09 |
| Forming Simulation | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-3.10 |
| Thermal Management in the Construction | ILV | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-3.11 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture mechanics & operational stability 1 | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-2.09 |
| Composite Materials | VO | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.02 |
| Manufacturing Technologies For Composite Materials | VO | 1,5 | 2,0 | MBLB-2.03 |
| Flächentragwerke | VO | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.01 |
| Generatives Design | VO | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.06 |
| Designing with composite Materials | ILV | 2,0 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.04 |
| Kontinuumsmechanik 2 | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.05 |
| Physics and Simulation of Mass and Heat Transfer | ILV | 3,0 | 4,0 | MBLB-2.08 |
| Simulation of Coupled Systems | ILV | 1,5 | 2,5 | MBLB-2.07 |
| Simulation of Lightweight structures | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-2.10 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Language Competence 2 | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| English for Professional Purposes | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-2.12 |
| Italian 2 | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-2.13 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Thesis | MT | 0,0 | 25,0 | MBLB-4.01 |
| Master Thesis - Seminar | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | MBLB-4.02 |
| Master Thesis Examination | DP | 0,0 | 3,0 | MBLB-4.03 |
Research in the study program
Research and development make an important contribution to transforming broad university knowledge into practical application solutions and to promoting cooperation between companies and universities.
- Click directly to the Research Groups ADMiRE
- Click directly to the Research Center CiSMAT
- More information to the Equipment and Measurement Labs
- More information to the Research groups and research projects
Job & Career
With the master's degree course in lightweight engineering construction, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences offers a unique course of study throughout Austria that trains students in the future topic of lightweight construction. Recent surveys in the mechanical engineering industry have shown that there is already a shortage of mechanical engineers with lightweight construction skills and that the demand for lightweight construction engineers will continue to increase in the future throughout Austria and internationally.
The fields of activity of mechanical engineering / lightweight construction graduates include
- Design and simulation
- Experimental and testing activities
- research and development activities
- Management and leadership tasks
Alexander Winkler
Alexander Winkler received targeted training for his current function in his continuing education.
Giuseppe Piccolruaz
Giuseppe Piccolruaz decided to study mechanical engineering with a specialisation in power engineering at the Villach Campus.
Gianvito Sabella
Through my general mechanical engineering studies, I acquired a very broad technical knowledge, which I can draw on daily in my work as a development…
Career profiles
Clarissa Becker, MSc.
For the native German, it all started with a fascination for the show “Sendung mit der Maus” and an irrepressible curiosity about how everyday…
Alexander Winkler
Alexander Winkler received targeted training for his current function in his continuing education.
Giuseppe Piccolruaz
Giuseppe Piccolruaz decided to study mechanical engineering with a specialisation in power engineering at the Villach Campus.
Gianvito Sabella
Through my general mechanical engineering studies, I acquired a very broad technical knowledge, which I can draw on daily in my work as a development…
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Faculty and Staff - Light Weight Engineering
Head of Degree Program Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Light Weight Engineering
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn.
Robert Hauser
Administration of Studies
Dagmar Maria Kofler
Planning of Schedules and Rooms
Carina Jellitsch
Senior Lecturer1
FH-Prof.in Dr.in rer. nat. Priv.-Doz. DI Mag.a
Anita Kloss-Brandstätter
Professor of English
Mag. Dr. phil.
Oswald Jochum, MA
Head of Degree Program Electrical Energy & Mobility Systems, Professor of Electrical Engineering/Electrical Drive Engineering
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing.
Winfried Egger
Vice Dean Engineering & IT, Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering
FH-Prof. DI Dr.
Franz Oswald Riemelmoser, MBA
Senior Lecturer
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont.
Robert WERNER
Professor of English
Marvin Hoffland, MSc.
Project Assistant
Alexander Berndt, BSc MSc
Rosmarie Brigitte Heim, BSc MSc
Benjamin Prost, BEng
Laboratory Management EngIT & Lecturer
DI
Reinhard Tober
Part-time Lecturer
FH-Prof. Dr.
Erwin Baumgartner
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Ziad Khalil
Dipl.-Ing.
Herfried Lammer
DI Dr. mont.
Walter Ochensberger
DI Dr. mont.
Manuel Petersmann
Mag. (FH)
Thomas Saier
DI Dr. techn.
Rudolf Vallant
DI Dr.
Thomas Willidal, MBA
Campus & Anreise
Villach
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.
Contact
Europastraße 4
9524 Villach, Austria
+43 5 90500 7700
villach[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
Explore Campus Villach on a 360° Tour.
