Electrical Engineering in Practical Networks (B.Sc.)

The standard length of study for the dual and modularly-structured Electrical Engineering in Practical Networks (EPV) Bachelor’s degree program is eight semesters. The total length of the training program is - with an integrated 3-year vocational training - usually 4.5 years.

With regard to scope and content, this degree program is 100% is identical to the full-time Electrical Engineering degree program. The EPV degree program is characterized by its intermeshing with a commercial apprenticeship.

The training program starts in August with a full time vocational apprenticeship in an industrial company. There is still no student status in this first six-month practical training period.

Studies at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences begins in the summer semester with the 1st semester as a full-time semester. From the second to the fifth semesters, study takes place on two days in the week; vocational training is carried out on three days a week as well as during the semester holidays. The vocational training in the training company is complemented by the vocational school. After the fifth semester, the 3-year apprenticeship ends with the skilled worker examination at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The sixth and seventh semesters are full-time semesters in which the modules of the subject areas are attended. During the semester holidays, the students practice professional activities in the training company.

The project phase as well as the Bachelor thesis with colloquium with 15 credits each are done in the company in the eighth semester. A total of 180 credit points are to be completed for the Bachelor of Science degree.