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Structure and content of the Bachelor course industrial mathematics

In the course industrial mathematics students achieve knowledge of how to work on and solve complex problems from technology, industry, engineering and natural sciences by means of mathematical methods. In the Bachelor course of Industrial mathematic the base is put, in order to be able to work successfully in later practice. Essentially thereby, apart from the technical qualifications, are the abilities, to cooperate and to communicate with experts from different fields. Next to the general capability to a scientific way of working, a conceptual-analytic-logical thinking and arguing and the development of various communication skills the training in the course industrial mathematics is based on the following three emphasis, as it corresponds to the Germany far valid concept of the industrial mathematics:

Course of studies

The Bachelor course covers six terms (i.e. three years) and is structured by the organization into modules. For each successfully completed module so-called Credit Points (CP) will be assigned, which rate the respective hourly loads of the students and which specify the weighting of the results of a module for the conclusion note of the Bachelor course. Altogether the study covers 180 CP.
In the first two academic years the training in the mathematical basic disciplines analysis, linear algebra and numerics (four modules over two semesters with each 18 CP) takes place. The knowledge acquired here is then used in the pro-seminar and the modelling practical course. The basic training concerning industrial mathematics is rounded off with functional analysis in the fifth semester. Parallel to mathematics two computer science modules are studied in the first year. In the second and third year the basic training in the selected technical application subject takes place. Additional lectures and other activities within the range of the general studies are completed. In the sixth term the study is concluded with a Bachelor's degree paper.
A stay abroad is appropriate after the forth and before the final semester. It is possible to make the final paper in co-operation with a foreign university, if the support by one of the University Bremen professors is guaranteed.

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application subjects

According to the concept of industrial mathematics with the three emphasis mathematics/technical subject/computer science each student chooses a technical application subject, that is studied starting from the third semester (exception: Production engineering) parallel to mathematics. Available are: Electrical engineering, production engineering, physics and – as a Bremen speciality – earth science. The second application subject for all is practical computer science, wherefore in the first and second semester two modules are supposed to be taken.
Courses of the appropriate program in the total extent of 30 CP have to be taken within the technical application subject, which distribute themselves slightly differently on the semesters, depending upon the program.
more information: Studium Anwendungsfächer BSc Technomathe (application/pdf 36.4 KB)

General Studies

General Studies are vocational field-referred study portions and supplement the technical study by knowledge transfer of study techniques and key qualifications. Partly in connection with specialized scientific courses, partly in special modules the students can acquire abilities and knowledge of aspects such as presentation and lecture techniques, project development, methods of scientific working, industry-relevant software tools, science and mathematics history or vocational fields and professional experience.

Practical experience

... is particularly important for industrial mathematics. Therefore the students work on first smaller projects in the context of the modelling practical course (fifth semester). Usually the Bachelor's degree paper deals with the solution of a practical problem too. The students can make further and more intensive practical experiences in the following master course. In particular practical course phases are integrated into the modelling seminar, which are completed with the cooperation partner.
Beyond that a lot of students gain practical experience, by cooperating as a student auxiliary worker in application projects of the ZeTeM. Industrial placments are helpful but not prescribed.

courses, exams and forms of exams

Lectures with accompanying exercises are typical, in addition come the pro-seminar including presentation techniques, computer practical course and modelling practical course as well as the Bachelor's degree paper. If necessary laboratory practical courses will take place beside lectures and exercises within the technical application subject.
The study is divided into modules, to which accompanying exams have to be passed. The mathematical exams are accomplished predominantly as verbal exams, partially in written exams too. For the reduction of the exam expenditure large modules (18 CP) are formed. An essential component of the course is the successful treatment of exercises to the lectures, which serve as prerequisite for admission to the exams
All particulars are regulated in BPO Technomathematik 2008 (application/pdf 36.5 KB).