Study Guide

Descriptions

In the future, industry will be looking for professionals who are capable of comprehensive thinking and can combine technological and business knowledge. The requirements for today's engineer are extensive, including technological, economical, ecological, social and management skills, The degree programme in industrial management and engineering gives you the knowledge and skills required in various positions in industry. All studies will aim at comprehensive professional growth, not forgetting subjects that train for entrepreneurship

As an industrial management engineer you are familiar with innovativeness, new working methods, customer orientation, sustainable thinking and will be ready for interesting and challenging positions.

Structure of studies and study contents:

Basic Studies 100 credits
Professional Studies credits 90:
Practical Training 30 credits
Bachelor´s Thesis 20 credits

Objective

Graduated engineers from the degree programme of Industrial Management and Engineering are capable to work within an international environment as professionals where both techological and business knowhow is needed. Main strong areas of the graduated engineers are process management, processes of tecnology industry, business knowhow and internationality combined with good English language skills, innovativeness and co-operation skills.

Graduated engineers have good capabilities to work in demanding managerial tasks in industrial life. Duties can be related to e.g. purchasing, project or production management and quality management. Degree programme gives good basis for becoming an entrepreneur as well.

Possible jobtitles after graduation are eg. purchasing manager, production planner, project manager, factory manager, development engineer/manager, quality engineer/manager.

Development

Several educational methods are implemented in the Degree Programme. These include traditional lecturing, educational discussion and debate, group and seminar work, participative teaching methods, research and development work, excursions and homework.

Further information

Various assessment method are used in order to measure the learning results and to motivate students to invest time in studying. The main evaluation basis consists of written exams, project works, exercises and other performances. The grading scale is normally from 1 to 5 but some courses are assessed by grades "passed" or "failed". Additionally self assessment and peer assessment are being used.