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The Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering is aimed at professionals from industry, technology, IT and the commercial sector who are interested in a management role at the interface between different specialist and business areas. The degree courses are offered full-time and part-time or as distance learning courses. The Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering FH from a recognized university of applied sciences is federally and internationally recognized and provides access to a consecutive Master's degree and various postgraduate courses.

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Industrial engineer FH: link between industry, technology, business and management

Are you interested in industrial engineering? Can you imagine completing a qualified course of study at a university of applied sciences so that you can later work efficiently as an industrial engineer at a university of applied sciences? The Bachelor's degree course in Industrial Engineering enables you to systematically analyze business processes and then optimize them. Would you like to be involved in designing products according to the preferences and needs of customers and using the resources required for this in a conscious and appropriate manner? If you also meet the educational requirements with a school-leaving certificate or vocational baccalaureate, then you should take a look at the courses on offer.

Qualified universities of applied sciences offer degree courses in industrial engineering FH. Start this versatile course and learn to combine technical and economic sciences in a success-oriented way. This will enable you to solve problems in a technical environment, in industry and in the service sector in a goal-oriented manner. The industrial engineering degree program offers you a choice of different fields of study. For example Industrial Engineering (organization and implementation of operational company processes) and Business Mathematics (analysis and optimization of business processes in banking or insurance with the help of mathematical-economic working methods). Study industrial engineering and become familiar with the systematic development of solutions. The Swiss education platform Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch offers you numerous educational opportunities and contacts.

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The Bachelor's degree course in UAS Industrial Engineering takes six semesters as standard. Part-time and part-time courses take longer - but at least 8 semesters. Find out in advance from the individual University of Applied Sciences about the specific duration of study.

In Switzerland, it is only possible to study industrial engineering at a UAS, not at a university or other educational institution.

The specializations in the industrial engineering FH course are different at each university of applied sciences. Possible specializations for the Diploma in Industrial Engineering FH are: Business Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Strategic Resource Management, Service Engineering and Marketing, Production Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Process Controlling, Production Technology and Processes, Product Management, Business Engineering and Operations Management.

As a rule, students only decide to study industrial engineering during the course of their FH degree program.
for a specialization after they have completed their basic studies. The individual universities will inform you about the exact regulations.

At some Universities of Applied Sciences it is possible to complete a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering UAS while working, but not at all.

After the federally recognized diploma "Bachelor of Science FH in Industrial Engineering and Management", the following options are available:

  • Master's degree at a university of applied sciences, e.g. Master of Science in Engineering (MSE), Master of Science (MSc) in Business Information Systems or in Business Administration
  • Various postgraduate courses

Industrial engineering responsibilities and competencies are common after industrial engineering UAS:

  • Management of individual divisions
  • Professional skills
  • Leadership skills

The following requirements apply for a UAS in Industrial Engineering (University of Applied Sciences in Industrial Engineering):

  • Completion of three years of vocational education and training (VET) in a field related to the field of study with a technical, commercial or design Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (VET)

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  • Baccalaureate and one year of professional internship in a field related to the field of study

or

  • Baccalaureate and internship contract with a company (for practice-integrated Bachelor's degree programs)

The Director of Studies of the respective University of Applied Sciences decides on admission in special cases.

An industrial engineer at a university of applied sciences usually performs the following tasks:

  • work at the interface between business administration and technology
  • work in industrial and service companies as well as in public administrations
  • take on demanding project management functions and lead employees
  • Bring in systematic thinking
  • Understanding of business processes
  • Designing and optimizing products and processes
  • Work in process controlling, product management, production technology and industrial engineering or logistics

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