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For example the Engineer Law of Baden-Württemberg states in § 1.1:

  (1) The professional title "engineer" may be held by anyone who

  1. has successfully completed a course of study in a technical or natural science subject with a standard period of study of at least six semesters, corresponding to at least 180 ECTS credits, at a German state or state-recognised higher education institution, whereby this course of study must be predominantly in the fields of mathematics, information technology, natural sciences and technology, ... [1]
My own interpretation is that not all of these four aspects need to be included equally in a course of study. If the question is of practical importance to you, you should contact the Chamber of Engineers of the respective (federal) state for an authoritative answer.

[1] Original:

  (1) Die Berufsbezeichnung »Ingenieurin« oder »Ingenieur« darf führen, wer

  1. ein Studium in einer technischen oder naturwissenschaftlichen Fachrichtung mit einer Regelstudienzeit von mindestens sechs Semestern, was mindestens 180 ECTS-Punkten entspricht, an einer deutschen staatlichen oder staatlich anerkannten Hochschule mit Erfolg abgeschlossen hat, wobei dieses Studium überwiegend von den Bereichen Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik geprägt sein muss, ...
Source: https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/jportal/portal/t/3ba/page/bsba... (in German)


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