The Master's programme builds directly on the content of the previous Bachelor's programme, but gives you greater freedom and takes your specialist interests into account. For example, you can choose a specialisation area from a wide range of topics in the economics part of the Master's degree programme. The economics curriculum is supplemented by compulsory modules in qualitative or quantitative methods and a compulsory business internship.

The economics specialisation is chosen from a profile area.
 

The Management profile area can be selected:

• Marketingmanagement
• Human Resource Management und Organizational Behavior
• Strategy, Innovation and Cooperation
• Sustainability Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Management der digitalen Transformation

 The profile area Accounting and Finance can be chosen:

• Controlling
• Finance and Accounting

 The Intelligence, Logistics & Operations profile area can be selected:

• Business Information Systems & Operations Research
• Produktionsmanagement
• Logistik
• Produktions- und Logistikmanagement

 The Economics profile area can be selected:

• Environmental and Industrial Economics
• Economic Theory
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  The Computer Science specialisation continues the content of the Bachelor's degree programme. Here, too, you have many options to choose from:
  You have to choose modules totalling 34 ECTS credits from the core and specialisation modules from two of the five teaching areas in the Department of Computer Science:
   
• Embedded Systems and Robotics
• Information Systems
• Intelligent Systems
• Software Engineering
• Distributed and networked systems

In addition, a seminar with 4 ECTS credits must be taken from one of the two chosen subject areas. The subjects already chosen in the Bachelor's degree programme can be continued or new subjects can be started.

Research-based learning forms an important pillar of the Master's degree programme with seminars, a research project and the Master's thesis.

Thanks to their interdisciplinary skills, industrial engineers are in demand in many sectors. Master's graduates are particularly recommended for demanding tasks in specialised and management positions within business and industry. A Master's degree also entitles graduates to a doctorate and thus opens up the possibility of pursuing a career in science.


As a graduate of the Master's degree programme in Industrial Engineering and Management with a focus on Computer Science, you will have a wide range of career prospects that encompass both technical and business management skills. Here are some possible career paths:

IT management: You could work in IT departments of companies and take on tasks in the areas of IT strategy, resource allocation, IT infrastructure and project management.

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics: With your business background, you could work in analysing large data sets to inform business decisions and gain strategic insights.

IT consulting: As a consultant, you could support companies in the introduction of new IT technologies, processes and systems and help them overcome technical challenges.

Software development: You could work as a software developer in organisations to design, develop and implement software solutions for different application areas.

Project management: You could work as a project manager on IT projects involving the implementation of new systems, technologies or software.

IT strategy and business consulting: You could help organisations develop IT strategies that align with business goals and make recommendations for technology investments.

E-commerce and online retail: Your knowledge could help you to work in companies that are active in the field of e-commerce, be it in the development of e-commerce platforms, data analysis or customer loyalty.

IT security and data protection: You could work in IT security to protect systems from cyber threats, or in data protection compliance to ensure that companies adhere to data protection guidelines.

Software project management: You could be specifically involved in the coordination and management of software development projects to ensure they are completed on time, on budget and to the required quality standards.

Start-ups and innovation: Your knowledge of business and computer science could help you to work in technology-orientated start-ups or even set up your own company.

If you are interested in pursuing the Master's degree programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, you can find the entry requirements here:
You can participate in the programme if you have successfully completed the Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. Alternatively, you can also provide proof of at least equivalent examination results, which comprise a total of at least 180 credit points (excluding practical components) and include a professionally qualifying university degree.
Please note that you must provide proof of English language proficiency corresponding to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
 

If you did not obtain your Bachelor's degree at RPTU, you must fulfil the following admission requirements:

Business and Economics

Business Administration 30 credit points
Proof of competence in business administration areas such as cost and revenue accounting, financial reporting, production/logistics, marketing, investment and financing, human resources, organisation, taxes, operations research, strategic management

Economics 10 credit points
Proof of competence in the areas of
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
 

Computer Science programme with at least 58 credit points

• Software development 26 credit points
• Information systems 20 credit points
• Any other computer science modules 12 credit points

Mathematical and statistical methods 30 credit points
Proof of competence in the areas of descriptive and inferential statistics, analysis, vector calculus, differential equation systems and data science