Find out directly from the institutions (on the institution homepages or from the central student advice service, offered by the institutions). Every institution provides information about its current range of courses and its particular profile. The best way to find out about course content and main themes is to contact the relevant departments.
General subject descriptions and possible places to study in Germany can be found at www.studienwahl.de
The Choice of study and labour market information system (ISA) was developed at the University of Duisburg-Essen and provides information about course content and employment prospects for particular subjects in German and English.
The Council of Mechanical and Process Engineering Departments provides information about subjects in mechanical engineering, process engineering and industrial engineering: Course content, specialist areas, qualifications, places to study and a range of useful links.
In 2006 and 2008 respectively,ten Masters degree courses were awarded the 'Qualitätslabel' (seal of quality) as the top ten international Masters degree programmes offered by German higher education institutes. The seal was conferred by the 'Stiftverband für die Deutsche Wisenschaft' (innovation agency for the German science system) and the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).
To read about the experiences of students who opted for study courses in the domain of Engineering, have a look at the THINK ING website (in German only). There you will also find further information on engineering courses.
The DAAD provides an overview of international courses. Attention: Even for international courses, institutions frequently require an entrance qualification or, after a certain period of study, confirmation of German proficiency. Read the information from the institutions very carefully.
