BACHELOR PROFESSIONAL
CHOICE!
With a qualification from the DMSB, you have the choice!
The world’s only engineering school offering a state qualification in the cereals and feedstuff industry and in mill construction
A qualification from the DMSB will enable you to work not only in the various segments of the milling industry, but in any industry where bulk materials are
- conveyed, sorted, and treated/processed,
- crushed, granulated, and pelletized,
- separated, dosed/fed and mixed.
This means that all sections of the food and feedstuff production, bulk materials and storage technology industries, the chemical and recycling sectors, as well as related areas, are open to you.
Those who wish to continue their studies can complete a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration at the Welfenakademie Braunschweigin just two further years.
Your curriculum
The DMSB offers advanced training that includes state-of-the-art equipment, a well thought-out concept and application-focused courses. One of the main reasons for this is the close interaction between the business and science communities and the DMSB. The focus is on practical relevance and experienced practitioners ensure that the school also keeps up to date in terms of equipment.
Vocational section
Mill construction plus cereals and feedstuff technology
- Operational management/ economics
- Project management
- Energy and control engineering
- Mechanical engineering,
- Process technologies (wheat, rye, durum, spelt and other breadstuffs)
- Specialty milling
- Quality management (bakery technology, cereals and flour analysis, laboratory)
- Compound feedstuff production (feedstuff technology, feedstuff plant design, animal nutrition, feedstuff law)
- Process planning (intake, cleaning, grinding, packaging, materials handling and silo technology)
- Leadership
- Project work
Cross-disciplinary section
General subjects
- German
- English
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Politics
Plant Engineering specialism
- Design engineering / CAD 3D technical drawing
- Mill design / engineering
- Mill construction / structural engineering / statics
- Automation
Admission requirements
You can study at the DMSB if you
- have a vocational qualification and one year of practical experience,
- have a technician or engineer qualification
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree
in the following disciplines:
- milling, food or feedstuff production
- mill construction, metal engineering, mechatronics
- design engineering (Technical Product Designer / Technical Systems Planner)
- agribusiness/agriculture
- bakery or confectionery
Qualifications you can acquire:
The graduation certificate always includes a university of applied sciences entrance qualification.
In some German Länder, the “State-Certified Technician” qualification also provides direct access to higher education or entitles the holder to take the relevant entrance examinations.
The title of the “Bachelor Professional” qualification now makes this qualification internationally comparable as well. Specific information on admission issues is provided by the student advisory services of the respective universities.
Knowledge about animal nutrition as well as about the processes involved in compound feedstuff manufacturing and feedstuff law is taught. This is a qualification for assuming feedstuff production management responsibility at a compound feedstuff plant.
In cooperation with the Chamber of Craft Trades and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, you can acquire the following additional qualifications:
The master craftsman’s examination can also be taken at the Chamber of Craft Trades while studying. The Braunschweig District Chamber of Skilled Crafts offers supplementary preparatory courses for Part III (business administration, commercial and legal examination) and Part IV (vocational and occupational education examination) especially for DMSB students.
The final examination passed at the DMSB is recognized as Part II of the master miller’s examination. Part I, the practical examination, is in turn conducted by the Chamber of Skilled Crafts – to some extent in DMSB facilities and laboratories.
DMSB students can also take the instructor aptitude examination (AdA) at the Chamber of Craft Trades or the Chamber of Industry and Commerce while studying. Since the abolition of the master craftsman requirement in the milling industry, “state-certified technicians” are allowed to train apprentices themselves if they hold a so-called AdA certificate (training the trainers).
Dual study program
This additional offering from the DMSB is aimed specifically at high school graduates. With a high school diploma, you can complete a shortened apprenticeship in one of the entry-level professions in four years on a dual basis (i.e. in a company and at school) and then acquire the “State-Certified Technician” qualification at the DMSB.
Afterwards, you have the additional option of gaining a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in business administration at the Welfenakademie in Braunschweig within two (instead of three) years.
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Curriculum
Curriculum
Curriculum
How does it work? Practical and project-focused
| Subjects | |
|---|---|
| Module 1 | Project management Working on small projects in different subjects |
| Module 2 | Raw materials Mechanical engineering Physics fundamentals Electrical engineering ATEX fundamentals |
| Module 3 | Process engineering – fine and specialty milling Mechanical engineering |
| Module 4 | Feedstuff technology Feedstuff plant design Animal nutrition Feedstuff law |
| Module 5 | Process planning: intake, cleaning, storing and preparing raw materials Materials handling and silo technology |
| Module 6 | Leadership Communication Conflict management Conversation techniques |
| Module 7 | Quality management cereals, flour and feedstuff analysis including laboratory Bakery technology |
| Module 8 | Sustainability Cost management Investment appraisal Fundamentals of business administration |
| Module 2A | Systems planning fundamentals, 3D-CAD (Auto-CAD) |
| Module 3A | Mill design / engineering, 3D-CAD (Auto-CAD) Mill construction / statics |
| Module 4A | Control engineering Automation |
Still undecided?
Studying at the DMSB provides you with numerous opportunities. The focus is on practical relevance, and experienced practitioners ensure that the school is superbly equipped. With a DMSB qualification, many segments of the milling and bulk materials industry are open to you. Those who have studied here have superb opportunities for the future! Just read all about it at your own pace in our information brochure durch. Or read the stories of our successful milling engineers.
More good reasons to study at the DMSB:
- Practical relevance: content is taught using concrete situations from professional life
- Project focus: these learning situations are actioned in a problem-, solution- and project-focused manner using actual tasks and challenges.
- Field trips: trade fairs, technical seminars, visits to companies and research institutions
- Final dissertation: four-week project work with practically relevant assignments mentored by industry practitioners, final presentation in front of a professional audience
- State-of-the-art equipment: this is ensured by the financial support provided by the booster club and close interaction between the busiess and science communities and the DMSB.
- Help with finding a room: room rental through the “Glück zu” student fraternity – and therefore a network of lifelong contacts
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Successful graduates
Ulrich Leisentritt
Ulrich Leisentritt
Process engineering – from the mill to recycling
For Ulrich Leisentritt, training at the German Milling School was, so to speak, genetically pre-determined. “My father was already in Braunschweig from 1951 to 1953. […]
Anne Jette Winter
Anne Jette Winter
From the mill into process engineering
Anne Jette Winter started her career with training at a market leader, the Aurora mill in Hamburg. As a trained process technologist in the milling and animal feed industry, she first went to Kölln Flocken for a year […]
Johannes Decker
Johannes Decker
Change of direction enabled
Without WDR, Johannes Decker would probably never have got into milling. “I found out about a vacant apprenticeship as a miller in Gelsenkirchen through the WDR 2 apprenticeship campaign,” the former DMSB student recalls. At the time, he was looking for […]
Frank Hentschel
Frank Hentschel
Nice and spicy
Frank Hentschel follows through with whatever sets his mind on. This was already the case when he was looking for an apprenticeship. Following an internship in a water-powered repeat-grind mill in the Sauerland region, he really wanted to […]
Alexander Schnelle
Alexander Schnelle
“The same heart beats in every chest”
Schnelle comes from a family of millers. It was always clear to him that he would be the third generation to carry on the family tradition, do a miller’s apprenticeship and then attend the DMSB like his father before him. But then things turned out differently. […]
Karsten Eisenhardt
Karsten Eisenhardt
Goal: more knowledge
Karsten Eisenhardt comes from a family of millers. He took the classic route, doing his military service in the German Armed Forces and then completing a miller’s apprenticeship in a compound feedstuff factory, where he already felt the urge to acquire more knowledge. […]
Linda Köberle
Linda Köberle
The Weissachmühle: eight generations, three revenue streams – one miller
Linda Köberle is a real mill child. “I used to help out here during vacations, when I was a child. I always felt at home in the mill and was interested in everything […]
Bernhard & Simon gr. Austing
Bernhard & Simon gr. Austing
Regionally connected – the Austing compound feedstuff factory
This region is in many respects like a pig in four-leaf clover. In the Oldenburger Münsterland region, pigs are fattened both to meet domestic demand and for export. The local compound feedstuff plants […]
Braunschweig – city of students and science
The traditional and the modern meet in the student city of Braunschweig. The interplay of historic buildings, oases of greenery and high quality of life make the city stand out. Surrounded by the river Oker, the downtown area features plenty of greenery. In the evening, the Magniviertel, the Kultviertel and the bar mile on Bültenweg offer relaxation and the chance to experience student life. Sports enthusiasts get their money’s worth here: for example, canoeing, playing soccer, cycling or running.
Braunschweig has a total of around 20,000 students. Most of them study at the Technical University, one of the oldest universities in Germany. Many companies have settled in the vicinity – Braunschweig is a popular location. The people of Braunschweig are also proud of their cultural offerings: museums, theaters, movies and city festivals ensure that there is never a dull moment here.
And as the “City of Science”, Braunschweig is excitingly diverse and features a unique network interlinking research, business, culture and the city. Did you know that Braunschweig is a leading research region in Europe? That time, for example, is created here – and all other units of measurements?
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