Renewable Offshore Energies

Bachelor’s

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.)
Length of Study: 6 semesters
Course content: German
Enrolment: each winter term (no admission restrictions)
Application deadlines for first semester: May until 15.09. of each year (winter term)
Application deadlines for a higher semester: Novemberuntil 15.03. of each year (summer term), May until 15.09. of each year (winter term)
Pre-study training: proof of 12-week practical training/internship, to be completed before the beginning of the 4th semester

Your future with a degree in Renewable Offshore Energies

If you feel like helping to shape the energy transition, this bachelor's degree program is the only one of its kind in the whole of Germany. Students deal with offshore wind energy, which will be at the center of energy supply in the future, but also with wave power plants and current power plants, which will contribute to energy supply in the future. Jobs are open to graduates in the offshore industry, but also in the field of renewable energies onshore, mechanical engineering or shipbuilding - from manufacturing to operation and maintenance to research and development.

Good reasons to study Renewable Offshore Energies at Kiel UAS

  • course of study contributes to the energy transition
  • graduates are offered attractive job prospects in a growth industry
  • practice-oriented education
  • expertise in "green" technology

Best prospects

Bonke Jensen

"One of the biggest benefits of studying is that I'm familiar with the procedures: from manufacturing to installation and deconstruction methods that are out there."

WTG Engineer Equinor Norway

Curriculum

1st semester of study:

  • Mathematics I
  • Statics
  • Introduction to Machine Design
  • CAD-OAT (semesters 1 and 2)
  • Basics of Manufacturing
  • Engineering Elective Modules (semesters 1 to 5) *
  • Elective modules from Interdisciplinary Studies (from semester 1)

2nd semester of study

  • Mathematics II
  • Strength Theory
  • Materials Engineering (semesters 2 and 3)
  • Machine Elements (semesters 2 and 3)
  • English language skills (semesters 2 to 5)

3rd semester of study

  • Kinematics and Kinetics
  • Computer Science I

4th semester of study

  • Thermodynamics
  • Machine Dynamics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Technical Project Management

5th semester of study

  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Control Engineering and Electric Drives
  • Business Administration and Law

6th semester of study

  • Industry Project
  • Thesis
  • Colloquium

Examples of elective modules:

  • Offshore Structures,
  • Geotechnical Fundamentals
  • Manufacturing and Assembly Technology for Large Plants
  • Wind Energy
  • Logistics
  • Development of Ships for Offshore Use

Application

Requirements

  • general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or
  • subject-related higher education entrance qualification or
  • general or subject-specific technical college entrance qualification (consisting of a school- and a practical-based part) or
  • successfully passed master craftsman’s examination or equivalent previous education (e.g. apprenticeship)
  • information about the university entrance qualification

Application Deadlines

Please apply in good time so that you can start your studies smoothly!

Information about the date of the first term student welcome event, and thus the start of your studies, can be found here.

The processing time for your application can take up to 2 weeks and the last possible date for enrolment is 31st March for the summer semester and 30th September for the winter semester.

Applications for the first semester of study:

  • May until 15.09. of each year (winter term)

 

Applications for higher semester of study:

  • December until 15.03. of each year (summer term)
  • May until 15.09. of each year (winter term)

 

Information on application deadlines and procedures for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification can be found at https://www.fh-kiel.de/en/degree-courses/information-for-prospective-students/international-applications

Application

Documents to be submitted (as upload):

  1. certificate of university entrance qualification
  2. certificate in the event of a name change (e.g. marriage certificate)
  3. certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) if you study/have studied the same course of study for which you are requesting admission to a first semester of study
  4. if applicable, certification of civic service/duties (armed forces, year of social service and ecological work, EU voluntary work, charity work, development agency work, etc)
  5. complete evidence of previous study periods by means of study certificates
  6. proof of previous achievements (when applying for a higher semester)
  7. if applicable, proof of sufficient German language skills for applicants without a German university entrance qualification and without a German university degree (enrolment requirement in the case of admission)

Admissions Procedure

When your documents have been positively checked, you receive an invitation to enrol.

You are informed of the enrolment deadline with the notification of admission. If enrolment is not made on time, the right to the study place expires irrevocably. You can find more information on enrolment here.

Fees

There is a compulsory fee charged each semester for the Student Services Authority, the student body and the semester travel ticket.

Also, there is an administration charge for enrolment. This charge is non-refundable.

Additional information on the above-mentioned fees and charges

Questions?

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Contact

Postal Address

Fachhochschule Kiel
Student Secretariat
Sokratesplatz 1
24149 Kiel

Tel.: 0431 210 1339

E-Mail: studieninformation(at)fh-kiel.de

Office

Fachhochschule
Student Secretariat
Sokratesplatz 3
24149 Kiel

Opening Hours:

You can find our current Opening Hours here.