Industrial Engineering & Management | Bachelor

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Duration of study

6 Semesters | 180 ECTS

Time model & Language

Full-time and Part-time | German

Prerequisites

University entrance qualification or relevant professional qualification with additional exams

Academic Degree

Bachelor of Science in Engineering | BSc or B.Sc.

Tuition fee

EUR 363,36 / semester plus membership fee for the Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) for EU and EEA citizens

Before studying Industrial Engineering & Management

Industrial Engineering & Management: An engineering study program as the ideal combination of technology and economy! You do not only want to know how something works technically, but also want to understand economic perspectives? Are you looking for a challenge that activates your analytical, creative and communication skills and supports your personal development? If you are interested in an exciting and varied study program that will open up excellent career opportunities in responsible interface functions with management potential, then the Bachelor's program in Industrial Engineering & Management is just right for you.

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The degree programm in Industrial Engineering & Management

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Overview

The global challenges facing industry, business and society can only be met with innovative solutions. This requires people who know how the economy of today and tomorrow works. This is what you will aim for during your course of studies in Industrial Engineering & Management at MCI. Technical and scientific skills meet economic expertise in this program. How do production processes work, from the idea to sales? How can products be designed sustainably and how can robust supply chains be achieved? These and other questions are not only addressed theoretically but also explored in group work with our corporate partners. Project-based learning and an excellent infrastructure create the perfect framework to complete your studies. In addition, you have the choice of full-time and career-enhancing models, which brings maximum flexibility.

The interdisciplinary training provides you with the key to the individual development of your own talents. After graduating, you will be able to make well-founded decisions for a sustainable future at various interfaces.

The choice is yours! Whether directly after obtaining your university entrance qualification or as a second educational pathway – the study program in Industrial Engineering & Management offers you excellent career prospects and prepares you optimally for a career in a globalized and digitalized world. You can work in various industries and functions, for example in process, project and quality management or in consulting. They are sought-after specialists and managers who have both technical and business skills and can think and act in an interdisciplinary manner.

If you are interested in an exciting and practical study program that offers you a wide range of career opportunities, then don't hesitate and apply now for the Bachelor's program in Industrial Engineering & Management at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®. We look forward to meeting you!

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Pillei, BSc MSc Head of Department & Studies

Do you have questions about studying? We look forward to hearing from you.

+43 512 2070 - 4100

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MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® is one of the most successful universities in the German-speaking region and Europe. Renowned business experts teach in small groups, distinguished lecturers ensure academic quality in all areas, and the dedicated MCI team supports students in their endeavors such as internships, research, and stays abroad.

Admission

Applications for studies are accepted on an ongoing basis via our online application platform. In the interests of your further planning, we recommend that you submit your application early.

Applications for several degree programs at MCI in parallel are possible and welcome, as long as the motivation for the chosen studies can be conclusively demonstrated.

Dates & Deadlines

Application deadline	Interview
Nov 9, 2025	Nov 24 - 26, 2025
Feb 8, 2026	Feb 23 - 25, 2026
Apr 12, 2026	Apr 27 - 29, 2026
May 24, 2026	Jun 8 - 10, 2026

Prerequisites

Generally, admission to the program is available to the following persons:

Individuals with a university entrance qualification for a social, business or legal sciences study program (e.g. school-leaving exam, appropriate university entrance equivalency exam etc.)

Individuals without a university entrance qualification, but with relevant professional qualification, provided that one of the following requirements is fulfilled:

school-leaving certificate from a relevant vocational secondary school
completion of a dual education course with a relevant apprenticeship

Applicants without a university entrance qualification with relevant professional qualifications and applicants with a German entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (Advanced technical college entrance qualification) must also take additional examinations in the following subjects: German, English (B2), Mathematics and Physics in order to fulfill the admission requirements. The level of the examinations corresponds to those of the university entrance qualification examination for natural science subject groups.

Persons in their last year at school wishing to apply for a place on the program before taking their final exams must include their most current school report with their application. Successful applicants must subsequently submit their school-leaving examination certificate before the start of the first semester.

Procedures

In just two steps to your desired study program at MCI:

Step 1 – Online application: CV & motivation

A complete online application consists of a CV, a letter of motivation, information on educational background, qualifications, professional career, social achievements and academic as well as professional goals. We would like to know why you are applying to study at MCI.

You may apply for more than one degree program at the same time, provided you can conclusively explain your respective motivations in your letter of motivation.

Step 2 – Online admission interview

In the second step, all applicants will be invited to an online admission interview.

In this interview, we want to get to know you. We are particularly interested in your motivation to study at MCI as well as your professional and personal goals you want to achieve with the help of your studies.

Within three weeks after the admission interview, we will inform you about the admission decision.

Preparation (Mathematics and Physics)

We offer a course in Basic Mathematics & Science to complement the curriculum and provide the best possible introduction to this study program. If you feel that you are not completely familiar with the secondary school material or have not been studying Mathematics and Physics intensively for a long time, these pre-science basics are ideal for refreshing the fundamentals and then solving exercises independently during your studies to achieve optimum learning success.

Scope: 1 hour per week per semester (corresponds to 15 teaching units) in Mathematics and Physics (of which approx. 2/3 in class and 1/3 asynchronously via our learning platform)

Period:
for full-time study (VZ): in the last two weeks of September
for part-time model (BB): in the last two weeks of August

Costs: EUR 50,-

Contact for content-related inquiries

The MCI impresses with its internationality and entrepreneurial dynamic!

Prof. Dr. Romano Prodi

Former President of the European Commission, Former Prime Minister of Italy

Congratulations to your focus on diversity, your entrepreneurial spirit and your goal to make MCI the best place to work, to learn and grow in a diverse and open world.

Catherine Ladousse

Executive Director Communications EMEA, Lenovo, Paris

Unbelievable, what has been created in Innsbruck! An Entrepreneurial University at its best!

Andreas König

former CEO TeamViewer, Start-up Investor, Göppingen / Germany

While studying Industrial Engineering & Management

The Industrial Engineering and Management course is characterized by its interdisciplinary nature. The course provides you with a broadly diversified engineering degree that teaches you a wide range of technical fundamentals. At the same time, you will receive a sound education in the field of economics and management, which will provide you with business and legal knowledge. You will specialize in production, process and project management and learn how to plan, optimize and control complex systems. In addition, the focus is also on interdisciplinary social and soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, presentation and leadership. The high level of practical relevance and business orientation help you to apply the knowledge you have learned through specific project work, case studies, excursions and internships. Responsible action in terms of global challenges such as sustainability, digitalization and innovation are part of our curriculum. You have excellent career prospects in responsible interface functions with management potential and you are ideally prepared for founding a start-up or entrepreneurship.

As an industrial engineer, you will learn how to combine technical and economic aspects. A large number of experts from industry and academia will support you in deepening your theoretical and practical knowledge. By integrating current topics from industry and society, you will be well prepared for an exciting and varied career in regional or international companies.

Module Overview

Subject	%
General engineering	35%
Production Engineering & Management	25%
General management	16%
English and Key Competencies	8%
Internship / Bachelor Thesis	16%

Time Model

You can choose between a full-time and a part-time model.

Within the full-time option, lectures and seminars take place on weekdays, while blocked units allow you to deal intensively with individual topics. The courses usually take place from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:15 and/or from 13:00 to 16:15. In exceptional cases, however, the times may vary and classes and/or examinations may take place outside the specified times or on Saturdays.

Part-time studies are organized in such a way that students can work full-time. However, employment is not required. The content and scope of the part-time degree program correspond to those of a full-time degree program. Courses and seminars are generally held in blocks on Friday afternoons (approx. 13:00 to 22:00) and Saturdays (08:00 to 17:00). In addition, individual courses can be held online on Thursday evenings (18:00 to 22:00).

In exceptional cases, appointments may be made outside the specified times of both time models.

Academic Degree

Graduates of the program are conferred the academic title of Bachelor of Science in Engineering, in short BSc or B.Sc. This is attested by a leaving certificate, the Bachelor diploma, the international diploma supplement, and further documents where relevant. MCI Alumni are entitled to combine their academic degree with the brand “MCI” to provide trust and orientation in an increasingly intransparent international education market. Example: BSc (MCI).
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Interdisciplinary Electives

Our interdisciplinary electives provide you with the opportunity to tailor your academic journey to your own interests and goals.

Interdisciplinary electives are cross-curricular courses on current trends and developments.

They allow you to discuss topics from different perspectives and interact with students and faculty from other disciplines.

During your studies you have the unique chance to choose such a course from a wide range of topics within the following focus areas:

Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Sustainability
Digitalization
Globalization
Society

The electives offer the opportunity to deepen your own interests and broaden your horizons. Join us as we enter a world of learning, exploration, and growth! Read more.

Cooperation & Career Partners

BMW
Hilti
Infineon
Liebherr
MedEL
Novartis
Porsche
Roche
Swarovski
VTU engineering

Learning Goals

In order to ensure the transfer of learning and to enable students to develop relevant competencies, MCI has defined clear cross-curricular learning goals. These describe, in detail, the knowledge and skills acquired by our graduates on completion of their studies at MCI.

Interdisciplinary competence

Industrial engineering students are able to analyze and understand complex tasks from different specialist areas and develop innovative solutions by integrating economic and technical approaches.

Technical know-how

Thanks to the knowledge acquired during their studies, students are able to understand complex interrelationships, design technical systems, find solutions to problems and derive optimization options.

Business knowledge

Thanks to the sound education in the field of economics and management, which includes both business and legal knowledge, students are able to solve economic problems and optimize operational processes. The planning, management and control of projects is a key competence in all areas of industry.

Social and soft skills

Interdisciplinary social and soft skills are designed to promote effective communication, teamwork, problem-solving skills and intercultural competencies in order to promote a holistic and successful professional future. As a result, graduates have excellent career prospects in responsible interface functions with leadership potential.

International Outreach

One of the most essential components of MCI study programs is their international orientation. This is reflected not only in the curriculum and assigned projects, but also in the backgrounds of our faculty and students. The program also includes the opportunity for students to spend the 5th semester abroad at one of MCI’s many partner institutions.

Study Abroad

at our partner universities around the world.

Italien

Polytechnic University of Milan

Mexiko

Anahuac Mayab University

Schweiz

Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW

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Practice

At the Entrepreneurial School®, providing a consistent link between science and practice has top priority. Therefore, we provide our students plenty of opportunity to put their newly acquired knowledge to practice, even during their studies. The collaboration with companies and organizations of different sizes and sectors forms one of the cornerstones of the MCI concept. Such cooperative work does not only benefit our students, but also, to a large extent our partners.

Fluids & Mechanics

The expertise developed in recent years in the fields of multiphase systems, structure dynamics and engine technology, have been pooled together in the research area “Fluids & Mechanics”. The unique strengths of MCI are the interdisciplinary approaches and varied comprehensive methods such as the experimental verification of simulations or the application of control engineering concepts in mechanical systems. Nonetheless, it is of prevailing importance to find the most appropriate solution for the respective challenge with regard to the general requirements.

Particle & Seperation Technology
Equipment & Process Optimization of Dispersed Systems
Computational Engineering
Structure Dynamics
Engines & Emissions

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Electronics & Data Analytics

The research focus "Electronics & Data Analytics" at MCI combines innovative approaches in electronics design and data-driven analytics. From the development of diverse hardware solutions to the appropriate measurement chain and data analysis, this research focus aims to promote technological innovations that will have a sustainable impact on our world today.

Hardware Development
Data Acquisition
Data Evaluation

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Smart Production & Organization

Changing demands on companies as well as their engineering and production processes pose ever-increasing challenges. The evaluation of existing production processes and the modernization of existing plants is the basis for future competitiveness. Targeted automation, the optimization of value-added processes, the continuous integration of existing employees and the use of data-based methods lead to a holistic view of engineering, production and organization.

Automation & Robotics
Production Planning, Optimization &
Simulation
Employee-Centric Production &
Organizational Transformation
Data-Based Methods in Engineering &
Production

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Internship

At MCI, each program of study requires students to complete an integrative internship of at least 12 weeks at a national or international company. Students receive support from the respective department in organizing this internship and are supervised in coordination with the company.

As part of practice-oriented projects, students are provided with the opportunity to work with local and international businesses. This allows them to immediately apply their newly acquired knowledge in practice and in collaboration with the project team. Their theoretical knowledge is further deepened by a mandatory internship of several weeks duration.

Cooperation with national and international Companies

students can apply the knowledge they have acquired directly and practically as part of a project team.

Applying problem-solving Skills

students can use the knowledge acquired during their studies to develop, reflect on and discuss initial contributions and solutions to specific technical problems.

Know How Transfer

through relevant work placements, students not only gain an insight into the working methods of business and industrial practice, but also have the opportunity to work on business-oriented projects as part of their Bachelor's thesis

After studying Industrial Engineering & Management

Studying at MCI is an investment in a successful future. Through close cooperation with industry and the practical orientation of all courses, MCI graduates are in particularly high demand on the job market and have several job offers even before graduation.

Professional opportunities

Thanks to the broad, interdisciplinary training, graduates are offered a wide range of employment opportunities, particularly in the following sectors:

Process, production & quality management
Project management / project leadership
Product management
Technical purchasing / sales
Sales
Supply Chain Management
Innovation management
Management consulting
Materials management
Logistics and distribution management

Success Stories

BA Industrial Engineering & Management

Julia Gerber

Senior Consultant, P3 automotive GmbH

BA Industrial Engineering & Management

Felix Pfister

Co-Founder & Project Manager, Preventive Hygiene Technologies | Lecturer, MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®

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Continue studying

The MCI offers a number of internationally oriented Master's courses. The master program Industrial Engineering & Management is aimed directly at the graduates of this bachelor program. The completion of a master's degree qualifies for the relevant doctoral studies.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Pillei, BSc MSc Head of Department & Studies

Do you have questions about studying? We look forward to hearing from you.

+43 512 2070 - 4100

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Questions & Answers

I have not yet received my school-leaving certificate. Can I still apply?

Yes, it is possible and it is even recommended that you apply before obtaining your school-leaving certificate in order to secure one of the limited places in your desired course of study. Please include your most recent certificates available in your application. Should your application be successful, the relevant school-leaving certificate may be submitted at a later date. People without a higher education entrance qualification, but with relevant vocational or school qualifications, obtain their admission requirements through additional internal examinations.

Is it possible to apply for two or more study programs?

Multiple applications are welcome as long as a plausible reason is provided in your cover letter. If you are admitted to two or more study programs, you are required to inform us of your final decision by the conclusion of the application procedures. If you have applied for two or more study programs, you will have to take the written entrance examination only once.

Can I complete the admission procedure abroad?

Yes, the admission procedure can also be completed from abroad. The initial interviews take place online. As soon as your application documents have been received via our application portal, they will be checked and you will receive further details by email.

What is the tuition fee?

For citizens of the following countries, the tuition fee is 363 euros per semester plus a fee for compulsory membership to the Austrian National Union of Students:

EU citizens,
EEA and Swiss citizens, and
non-EU citizens who, according to § 2 of the University of Applied Sciences Studies Act, are subject to § 1 of the Regulation on Eligible Groups of Persons (see Federal Law Gazette II No. 340/2013, in its current version).

For students of non-EU countries not considered eligible according to above regulations, the tuition fee is as follows:

Bachelor’s courses: 6,250 euros / semester plus compulsory Austrian National Union of Students membership fee
Master’s courses: 6,250 euros / semester plus compulsory Austrian National Union of Students membership fee

Your application documents regarding nationality will be assessed in detail as part of your admission procedure. Scholarships are available for applicants from non-EU countries and can be applied for as part of your online application.

Are there any areas of specialization in my studies? Are there any electives in my study program?

Students of this study program have the choice within their curriculum, but also as part of their extracurricular activities, to choose between modules, specializations, additional courses, electives, etc. Additionally, the semester abroad at one of our numerous partner universities, the internship, as well as projects and final papers, enable our students to make their study program a truly unique experience.

When does the semester start?

The full-time course of study begins in October; the part-time program at the beginning of September.

When do the classes take place?

Lectures and seminars in full-time courses are held on weekdays. To facilitate a more intense discussion of individual topics, some lessons may also be organized in blocks.

Many study programs offered at MCI are also available in a part-time format. Part-time programs are organized in such a way as to enable students to combine a full-time job with study. In both content and scope a part-time program corresponds to a full-time course of study. Lectures and seminars are usually held in a condensed form on Friday afternoons (e.g. between 1pm and 10 pm) and Saturdays (from 8am to 5pm).

Is attendance mandatory?

Attendance is mandatory in all classes. If you miss 25% of a course or more, this will have an effect on your final grade.

Exemption from mandatory attendance may be granted if a valid reason is given (e.g. sickness, visit to authorities or other personal reasons). Please submit your written request including relevant proof to the department for approval.

What scholarships and funding opportunities are available?

All information about scholarships and other funding options is provided on the Student Support site of our homepage.

What career options do I have after graduation?

Industrial engineers and managers are required in particular in process optimization and maintenance, marketing, industrial purchasing and sales, innovation management, quality management or for the implementation of operational analyses. Our brochure provides further information on possible careers.

Before studying Industrial Engineering & Management

Overview

Links & Downloads

MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®

Admission

Multiple Applications

While studying Industrial Engineering & Management

Learning Goals

International Outreach

Study Abroad

Practice

Internship

After studying Industrial Engineering & Management

Professional opportunities

Success Stories

Continue studying

Suitable master's programs

News

Questions & Answers