Double Bachelor's degree programme in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering (one diploma from each partner university and a diploma supplement):

Building upon fundamental maths and science, the curriculum develops the core materials scientific principles based on the well-known conceptual relationships between structure-properties-process-performance. Following the core courses, the curriculum will apply these principles to a wide range of material types such as metals, ceramics, polymers, and glasses. Furthermore, the curriculum will cover more advanced topics that focus on specific phenomena related to materials including characterisation techniques, thin films, composites, surface chemistry, and other applications and phenomena. Laboratory courses will be an especially important element in the curriculum, and both Saarland University (UdS) and Oregon State University (OSU) are well equipped to give the students hands-on skills in advanced materials characterisation and processing techniques.
The technical curriculum will culminate in an engineering design course based on the existing senior Mechanical Engineering capstone design course sequence at OSU. In this course, teams of students collaborate on a technical project under the supervision of a faculty adviser and an industrial mentor. In addition to technical and laboratory skills, the design course sharpens the students' team building, organisational, and communication skills.
Finally, a critical component in the degree programme includes the non-technical courses. Language courses will serve as an important component in this category, but the proposed degree programme will also follow the guidelines of the OSU Baccalaureate core curriculum that emphasises writing, creative thinking, cultural diversity, the arts, science, literature, lifelong fitness, and global awareness.

• Language training provided
• Training in intercultural skills
• Projects with partners in Germany and abroad