Sales Engineering and Product Management, Master 1 subject

Sales Engineering and Product Management

... looks into questions such as ...

How does a product reach the customer?
How do I explain a product’s technological processes?
How do I calculate the processes of technological plants?
How do I optimise presentation?
How do I work together with customers and suppliers?

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Even though the course fundamentally focuses on sales and marketing, it still meets my requirements in terms of technology.
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Johann Vorderwülbecke, Bachelor's degree read more ...
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Application-oriented exercises and simulation games were great fun and kept the degree course interesting.
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Kerstin Fischer, Master's degree read more ...
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If you’d like to study SEPM, you must be prepared to struggle through all mechanical-engineering disciplines and to have much motivation.
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Florian Nowack, Bachelor's degree read more ...

Johann Vorderwülbecke is a second-year student of Sales Engineering and Product Management. He is pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree.

What made you choose this degree programme?

I always knew that I wanted to do something in the engineering field. But I couldn’t think of any options apart from mechanical engineering; this is why I made an appointment with a student advisor at RUB. Following a long interview, the advisor recommended the SEPM degree course, and I have been in love with it ever since.

In which respect have or haven’t your expectations been fulfilled?

Even though the course fundamentally focuses on sales and marketing, it still meets my requirements in terms of technology. Plus, it offers a very comprehensive range of subjects.

Which aspect of your degree programme do you enjoy most?

The obligatory holiday week after the exam phase, and also the lectures. You always pick up something new, so to speak.

What has been your biggest challenge to date?

Getting organised, and balancing everything to prepare for the exams the best I can.

What would you like to become after completing your degree?

Be successful – ideally to work in the international marketplace.

Which advice would you like to give to students who consider enrolling in this degree programme?

Attend all lectures, especially in the beginning, and don’t underestimate some of the subjects. Anything else will be fine.

Kerstin Fischer is a first-year student of Sales Engineering and Product Management. She is pursuing the Master of Science degree.

What made you choose this degree programme?

Back in school, I used to enjoy maths, physics and English. Consequently, I wanted to find a degree course which combines all these subjects. With engineering science making up 2/3 and industrial sales and product management 1/3 of the curriculum, the Sales Engineering and Product Management degree course offers a good combination, in my opinion.

In which respect have or haven’t your expectations been fulfilled?

My expectations have been met, for the most part. The subjects covered by the mechanical engineering, sales and product management curricula were consistent with my ideas. On a more general note, I would have wished for more English-language lectures.

Which aspect of your degree programme do you enjoy most?

Application-oriented exercises and simulation games were great fun and kept the degree course interesting.

What has been your biggest challenge to date?

Definitely the exam phases and the lack of leisure time that went with them. Here, the main challenge was to stick it out and keep up my motivation.

What would you like to become after completing your degree?

Through my sales and product management courses and my internships, I gained a good insight into a number of fields. At present, I am leaning towards a career in product management.

Which advice would you like to give to students who consider enrolling in this degree programme?

I think that motivation and the ability to get organised are very important requirements. Approach your degree course as a fun thing to do, and don’t let setbacks bring you down – rather, hang in there :-)

Florian Nowack is a first-year student of Sales Engineering and Product Management (SEPM). He is pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree.

What made you choose this degree programme?

I was looking for an engineering degree that offers comprehensive training and that won’t get boring any time soon.

In which respect have or haven’t your expectations been fulfilled?

At the beginning, the degree programme focuses mainly on mechanical engineering rather than on economics. In the third semester, however, this is supposed to change.

Which aspect of your degree programme do you enjoy most?

The opportunity to prove myself time and again.

What has been your biggest challenge to date?

The workload and individual responsibility requirements are very high. This is world’s apart from the school experience.

What would you like to become after completing your degree?

Sales engineer, as this is the qualification the degree programme is supposed to provide.

Which advice would you like to give to students who consider enrolling in this degree programme?

If you’d like to study SEPM, you must be prepared to struggle through all mechanical-engineering disciplines and to have much motivation. It can be very hard sometimes, but you can always count on your fellow students as well as the older students to help.

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Degree:	Master of Science
Start:	Winter- and summer semester
Duration:	3 semesters
Classroom language:	German

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What's it all about?

This degree programme is unique, because ...

he is the only university course in Germany that combines technology and business in cooperation with numerous partners such as the Association of German Engineers (VDI) and representatives of entrepreneurial practice to provide engineers of tomorrow with practical training in technical sales, product management and service management.

It provides the opportunity to specialise in the following fields

Energy and process technology
Machine and automation systems
Material and microengineering

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Who is suited?

Those who wish to enrol in this degree programme,

... have:
basic technological know-how and good language and communication skills
... enjoy:
interacting with people and developing problem-oriented solutions
... struggle through:
concrete application-oriented ways of looking at problems and a variety of methods for a specific solution

This degree programme is suited for graduates in the following subjects

Sales Engineering and Product Management
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
related engineering and natural science disciplines

Graduates from this degree programme frequently work

as technical sales staff
as product managers
as service managers
as Key Account Managers
as managerial staff
in other managerial and executive positions in the industry

And else?

An internship ...

is optional.

Studying abroad ...

is recommended.
Duration: 1 semester

Where do I find help?

Academic advisory office

Dr. Luis Barrantes
Building, Room: IC 02/81
Phone: +49 (0)234 / 32-26481
Email: Luis.Barrantes@isse.rub.de
Website academic advisory office

Contact students

Fachschaft SEPM
Building, Room: IC 03/147
Phone: +49 (0)234 / 32-21460
Email: fsr@sepm.info
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