Modules for the master's degree in Engineering Acoustics
The modules of the extra-occupational Master’s degree programme in Engineering Acoustics cover the entire spectrum of acoustics.
| semester | Place | Modules | Can be taken individually as a modular course | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mittweida | Advanced Mathematics | no | |
| Fundamentals of Technical Acoustics | no | |||
| Acoustic Measurement Technology | no | |||
| 2. | Room and Building Acoustics | no | ||
| Psychoacoustics | no | |||
| Media Acoustics and Sound Engineering | no | |||
| 3. | Munich | Management and Contract Law | yes | |
| Low-noise design and sound insulation | yes | |||
| Vehicle acoustics | yes | |||
| 4. | Simulation methods in acoustics | yes | ||
| Seminar on Academic Writing | no | |||
| 5. | freely selectable | final assignment | no |
Module Overview
| Course content | This module provides the knowledge required to understand and actively describe the scientific processes covered in the subsequent modules. The focus is on formal mathematical notation and mathematical methodology. Topics covered include complex analysis, field theory, and the use of partial differential equations and numerical solutions. |
| Objective | To establish a common foundation for students’ varying levels of prior mathematical knowledge and to address the specific features of advanced mathematics as they relate to vibration and acoustics. |
| Bibliography | Papula, L. (2017): Collection of Mathematical Formulas: For Engineers and Scientists, Springer-Verlag. Egerer, H. (2013): Engineering Mathematics: A Textbook of Advanced Mathematics for Technical Professions, Springer-Verlag. Erwen, J.; Schwägerl, D. (2008): Mathematics for Engineers, Oldenbourg Verlag. Papula, L. (2011): Mathematics for Engineers, Volumes 1–3, Vieweg Verlag. Ansorge, R.; Oberle, H.J.; Rothe, K.; Sonar, T. (2010): Mathematics for Engineers, Volumes 1–3, Wiley-VCH Verlag. Meyberg, K.; Vachenauer, P. (2001): Advanced Mathematics 1 and 2, Springer Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (30 hours of taught sessions, 150 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Course content | The course covers both an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of noise emissions from machinery, plant and vehicles, and the mathematical methods used to describe sound generation and sound transmission. Based on sound field theory, the course covers the underlying relationships and the formal description of the field quantities sound pressure and sound velocity. In addition, the most important noise exposure indicators are explained on the basis of human hearing. In a laboratory internship, students apply the theoretical abilities they have learnt to set up experimental apparatus, and evaluate and discuss the experiments. The insights gained in this way help them to understand the physics underlying acoustics. The internship takes place as part of the subsequent measurement technology module. |
| Objective | The module is designed to provide an overview of the various sub-fields of acoustics, such as airborne sound, structure-borne sound and structure-borne sound transmission, low-noise design, sound absorption and noise reduction. This ensures that students acquire the fundamental knowledge required for a deeper understanding of vibroacoustic processes. |
| Bibliography | Schirmer, W. (2013): Technical Noise Protection: Principles and Practical Measures for Machinery and Workplaces to Protect People from Noise and Vibrations, Springer-Verlag. Sinambari, Gh. R.; Sentpali, S. (2014): Engineering Acoustics: Physical Principles and Application Examples, Springer-Verlag. Sinambari, Gh. R. (2017): Structural Acoustics: Primary and Secondary Noise Reduction, Springer-Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Course content | The course covers the key sensors used in airborne and structure-borne sound measurement technology in detail. In doing so, lecturers and students engage in in-depth discussions on the specific applications of the sensors covered. Furthermore, the curriculum includes a detailed examination of the fundamentals of signals and systems and digital signal processing, using the example of the measurement-based acquisition of acoustic signals. In addition, students are introduced to modern measurement techniques in acoustics and vibration analysis. |
| Objective | Students are expected to become familiar with the most common measurement methods used in acoustics and vibration measurement. Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to set up measurement set-ups independently and determine measurement parameters. Furthermore, they will be able to carry out procedures such as positioning sensors and calibrating measuring equipment. Students will be able to critically evaluate measurements and their set-ups and interpret them correctly. |
| Bibliography | von Grüningen, D. (2014): Digital Signal Processing: with an introduction to continuous signals and systems, Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG. Möser, M. (2009): Acoustic Measurement Techniques, Springer-Verlag. Kollmann, F. G.; Schösser, T. F.; Angert, R. (2006): Practical Machine Acoustics, Springer-Verlag. Schirmer, W. (2013): Technical Noise Protection: Principles and Practical Measures for Machinery and Workplaces to Protect People from Noise and Vibrations, Springer-Verlag. Möser, M.; Kropp, W. (2009): Structure-Borne Noise: Physical Principles and Technical Applications, Springer-Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Course content | Students will gain an overview of room acoustics design and the relevant standards and recommendations. In addition, they will learn how to design rooms from an acoustics perspective using numerical calculation methods. In the field of building acoustics, students are introduced to sub-areas such as noise control in urban planning, airborne and structure-borne sound propagation in buildings, sound insulation and sound absorption of building components and materials, and acquire a basic understanding of building acoustics planning, design and calculation based on the relevant DIN standards. |
| Objective | Students learn about building acoustics measures that can enhance people’s well-being within a space. To this end, the theoretical foundations – such as metrics for human well-being – are covered at the start of the seminar to enable students to interpret the experimental results. |
| Bibliography | Fasold, Prof. W.; Veres, Dipl. Ing. E. (2016): Sound Insulation and Room Acoustics in Practice: Design Examples and Structural Solutions, Beuth Verlag GmbH. Cremer, L.; Müller, H. A. (1976): The Scientific Principles of Room Acoustics, Hirzel. Vigran, T. E. (2014): Building Acoustics, CRC Press. Hassan, O. (2009): Building Acoustics and Vibration: Theory and Practice, World Scientific Publishing Company. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Course content | Building on the fundamentals of acoustics, students learn to recognise the relevance of psychoacoustic parameters to the problem at hand. In particular, students are to be equipped to assess noise situations in terms of their impact on people and, where appropriate, to put forward proposals for targeted changes. In doing so, both aural (hearing damage) and non-aural effects (e.g. annoyance or desired noise characteristics) must be taken into account. With the aid of statistical methods, such as correlation analysis and principal axis transformation, auditory impressions are quantified using objective metrics. |
| Objective | Students are able to understand and explain the relationship between exposure to noise and how humans perceive it. Furthermore, upon completion of the module, they will be able to identify the limits of human hearing and will be familiar with the associated clinical presentations. |
| Bibliography | Zwicker, E. (2013): Psychoacoustics, Springer-Verlag. Kalivoda, M. T. (1998): A Handbook of Applied Psychoacoustics, Springer. Zwicker, E.; Fastl, H. (1998): Psychoacoustics, Springer. Genuit, K. (2010): Sound Engineering in the Automotive Sector, Springer. Möser, M. (2010): Acoustic Measurement Techniques, Springer. Borucki, H. (1989): An Introduction to Acoustics, Wissenschaftsverlag. Fasold, W.; Kraak, W.; Schirmer, W. (1984): *Acoustics: A Pocket Guide*, Verlag Technik Berlin. Kuttruff, H. (2004): Acoustics, Hirzel-Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of lectures, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Course content | This module provides the technical expertise required for the planning and design of sound recording studios and control rooms, including their technical equipment. Students will learn to plan the use of equipment and implement it professionally, drawing on technical and physical principles. During this course, they will acquire the ability to edit raw audio material using professional audio editing systems, to process it professionally using appropriate equipment or software mastering tools, and to prepare it for subsequent distribution. The course covers the recording, production, editing and post-production of audio material using standard audio editing programmes and the relevant processing and mastering tools. |
| Objective | Upon successful completion of this module, participants will be able to make professional audio recordings, interpret and analyse them, and prepare them for subsequent distribution. |
| Bibliography | Weinzierl, S. (2009): Handbook of Audio Technology, Springer-Verlag. Görne, T. (2014): Sound Engineering: Hearing, Sound Transducers, Impulse Response and Convolution, Digital Signals, Multichannel Technology, Practical Sound Engineering, Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG. Smyrek, V. (2016): Sound Engineering: For Event Technicians in Training and Practice, Hirzel S. Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Course content | This module provides an overview of all aspects of organising, implementing and evaluating projects. It covers the fundamentals, models and concepts of project management. Another key focus is on the role of psychology in project management. Students also learn about selected business-related topics and are introduced to the basics of contract law. The aim is to enable them to assess contracts correctly from the perspective of a project engineer. |
| Objective | Upon completion of the course, students will be able to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate a project. They will have mastered the key project management techniques and will be able to select and lead Project Staff in a goal-oriented manner. Participants will be able to independently carry out, analyse and evaluate projects, from organisation and implementation right through to cost management and invoicing. |
| Bibliography | Germany (2017): Civil Code (BGB), Aegitas. Rumpf-Rometsch, E. (2018): The Cases. Fundamental Rights: Constitutional Complaints and More. 30 cases with draft solutions and suggested wording, Fall-Fallag. Bohnstedt, J. (2018): Contract Law in Procurement: A Key Success Factor in Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM), Springer-Verlag. Schlüter, A. (2011): Management and Consultancy Contracts: The Contractual Framework for the International Transfer of Management and Consultancy Services, Walter de Gruyter. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
This module can be taken as a stand-alone module. You can find all the relevant information on our website under ‘Extra-occupational modular courses in engineering acoustics at Hochschule München’.
| Course content | In this module, students are introduced to the fundamentals of noise generation in machinery, plant and vehicles, as well as to noise emission. They learn about design options that can be used to prevent or reduce noise pollution in the environment and in the workplace during the development stage of machinery, plant, equipment and products. They will recognise that this is the most effective and, at the same time, the most cost-effective form of technical noise control. |
| Objective | Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to carry out acoustic assessments of plant and equipment and make recommendations regarding the noise-reduction measures that can be implemented. When designing new technical equipment and structures, students will be able to design them to minimise noise, evaluate such designs and, where necessary, question them. |
| Bibliography | Kollmann, F. G.; Schösser, T. F.; Angert, R. (2006): Practical Machine Acoustics, Springer-Verlag. Schirmer, W. (2013): Technical Noise Protection: Principles and Practical Measures for Machinery and Workplaces to Protect People from Noise and Vibrations, Springer-Verlag. Möser, M.; Kropp, W. (2009): Structure-Borne Noise: Physical Principles and Technical Applications, Springer-Verlag. Mechel, F. P. (1998): Sound Absorbers, Parts I to III, Hirzel. Sinambari, G. R.; Sentpali, S. (2014): Engineering Acoustics: Physical Principles and Application Examples, Springer-Verlag. Sinambari, G. (2017): Structural Acoustics: Primary and Secondary Noise Reduction, Springer-Verlag. Schirmer, W. (2006): Technical Noise Control: Principles and Practical Measures for Protection against Noise and Vibrations from Machinery, Springer-Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
This module can be taken as a stand-alone module. You can find all the relevant information on our website about extra-occupational modular courses in engineering acoustics at Hochschule München.
| Course content | More than almost any other economic good, cars are characterised by both rational and emotional aspects. This module focuses on the specific characteristics of vehicles as sources of interior noise, as well as the resulting traffic noise. Specialised measurement techniques for measuring exterior and interior vehicle noise are practised during the internship. Furthermore, the methods of operational contribution analysis, modal analysis and order analysis are applied to describe noise exposure. The effects of traffic noise and ways of reducing it are also covered in the module. |
| Objective | Upon successful completion of this module, participants will be able to locate and interpret abnormal noises in a vehicle. In the field of traffic noise, students will be able to put forward individual proposals for noise reduction and analyse measurements relating to this. |
| Bibliography | Zeller, P. (2018): Handbook of Vehicle Acoustics: Fundamentals, Design, Calculation, Testing, Springer-Verlag. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
This module can be taken as a stand-alone module. You can find all the relevant information on our website under ‘Extra-occupational modular courses in engineering acoustics at Hochschule München’.
| Course content | Early analysis of the dynamic and acoustic behaviour of products is a key component of the virtual development process. Furthermore, it is necessary to be able to predict sound propagation during the planning phase of workspaces or production facilities. This involves the application of a wide variety of simulation methods for describing sound sources and wave propagation, such as those required, for example, for fluid-acoustic sources or wave diffraction at sound screens. The course content includes the numerical simulation of sound fields in liquids and gases as well as in solid structures, and standardised noise exposure prediction calculations. |
| Objective | Upon successful completion of this module, participants will be able to visualise various room geometries virtually and analyse them from an acoustics perspective. Furthermore, studies of sound propagation will be carried out and evaluated, using examples of objects in various states of matter. |
| Workload | 180 hours (45 hours of taught sessions, 135 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 6 |
This module can be taken as a stand-alone module. You can find all the relevant information on our website under ‘Extra-occupational modular courses in engineering acoustics at Hochschule München’.
| Course content | This module is designed to enable students to carry out project-based engineering work. The projects are based on the day-to-day professional life of an acoustics engineer. Students may support research or take part in team-based competitive projects. The project module aims to enable students to carry out national and international research in databases and libraries and to evaluate project-specific publications in order to describe the current state of the art. Furthermore, the module covers the development of a research design, including the selection of a research method, as well as the ability to secure research projects and document them in accordance with scientific criteria. |
| Objective | The aim of the module is for students to work on acoustic projects as part of the event. This will take place through research activities and in collaboration with an industry partner. |
| Bibliography | Huber, B.; Hienerth, C.; Süssenbacher, D. (2012): A Concise Guide to Academic Writing: How to Write Successful Theses for a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree, Linde Verlag GmbH. Theisen, M. R. (2017): Academic Writing: How to Succeed with Your Bachelor's Degree and Master's Theses, Vahlen. Dahinden, U.; Sturzenegger, S.; Neuroni, A. C. (2013): Academic Writing in Communication Studies, UTB GmbH. Kohler-Gehrig, E. (2008): Diploma, seminar, bachelor's degree and Master’s Theses in Law, W. Kohlhammer Verlag. |
| Workload | 300 hours (45 hours of lectures, 255 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Course content | In this module, students demonstrate their ability to work independently on a challenging research task using academic methods. In doing so, they apply, integrate and, where appropriate, deepen the knowledge and abilities acquired in the other modules, as well as those newly developed through independent study. It is important here to work independently on an academic research task, to find solutions and to evaluate them. The work is documented in accordance with the conventions of academic writing in the form of a final assignment (Master’s thesis). |
| Objective | Upon successful completion of this module, participants will be able to investigate a wide variety of acoustic issues and correctly understand and interpret the associated physical processes. Nothing now stands in the way of further specialisation in the field of acoustics. |
| Workload | 600 hours (60 hours of taught sessions, 540 hours of preparation and follow-up work, exam preparation) |
| ECTS | 20 |
