- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 3 semesters
- Location
- München
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Production Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Engineering and Management
- Business Administration
- Logistics, Transport, Transport Management
- Technology Management
Target group
This HDBW master's degree is aimed at bachelor’s graduates in:
Business engineering or
business management with a relevant focus or
manufacturing or
logistics management or
mechanical engineering or similar subjects
Inquire with the HDBW student guidance service regarding degrees in other subjects.
Annotation
How do you manage a smart factory and network corporate divisions? How do you optimise the value chain? Exciting topics in the Master's degree in Digital Factory & Operational Excellence (M.Sc.). Study in small groups & personal atmosphere at the HDBW in Munich. Private | Practice oriented | Approved by the State.
The standard period of study in the full-time course is 3 semesters and 5 semesters for the part-time course.
All face-to-face classes in the Master's will be streamed live online (without recording). The Master's degree can therefore also be completed as a purely online degree.
Admission requirements
- Ideally 210 ECTS, but at least 180 ECTS. For the Bachelor with 180 ECTS, individual agreements are made before the start of the course in order to achieve the missing ECTS.
- B2 language level in the lecture language English
- Pre-Master’s in the event of non-European Bachelor’s academic degrees: A pre-Master’s semester is mandatory for Bachelor’s degrees obtained outside the EU. Recognition may be granted if the qualifications are relevant and the applicant has at least three years of relevant professional experience.
Lecture period
- 16.03.2026 - 10.07.2026
- 05.10.2026 - 22.01.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Until 14.03.2027
Start of Master's degree programme in summer and winter semester. Application: continual Deadline: September 30 for admission in the winter semester of the same year and March 14 for admission in the summer semester of the same year. Separate application process – see details:
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Until 14.03.2027
Start of Master's degree programme in summer and winter semester. Application: continual Deadline: September 30 for admission in the winter semester of the same year and March 14 for admission in the summer semester of the same year. Separate application process – see details:
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Until 15.01.2027
Start of Master's degree programme in summer and winter semester. Application: continual Deadline for non-EU applicants: 31.07 for admission in the winter semester of the same year and 15.01 for admission in the summer semester of the same year. Separate application process – see details:
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Not applicable
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Until 30.09.2026
Master's degree programmes and MBAs usually start in the summer and winter semesters. Application: continual Deadline: September 30 for admission in the winter semester of the same year and March 14 for admission in the summer semester of the same year. Separate application process – see details:
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Until 30.09.2026
Master's degree programmes and MBAs usually start in the summer and winter semesters. Application: continual Deadline: September 30 for admission in the winter semester of the same year and March 14 for admission in the summer semester of the same year. Separate application process – see details:
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Until 31.07.2026
Start of Master’s degree programme and MBA in summer and winter semester. Application: continual Deadline for non-EU applicants: 30.07 for admission in the winter semester of the same year and 15.01 for admission in the summer semester of the same year. Separate application process – see details:
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Not applicable
Tuition fees
No additional registration fee for EU applicants, EUR 100 registration fee for non-EU applicants.
All courses & examination fees are already included.
480 euros / months is the fee for the part-time (5 semesters) Master of Science.
Languages of instruction
Main language
English