Apparatus for the detection of a pressure of a fluid medium, the apparatus comprising: - at least one housing with at least two pressure feed lines (168, 169); - at least one sensor module, the sensor module being received in the housing, the sensor module comprising: • at least one carrier element, the carrier element having at least one substrate and at least one moulding compound, the carrier element having, furthermore, at least one passage opening, the passage opening penetrating the carrier element completely; • at least one pressure sensor element for the detection of the pressure, the pressure sensor element comprising at least one membrane, the pressure sensor element covering the passage opening; characterized in that, furthermore, the sensor module has at least one control and evaluation unit, the control and evaluation unit having at least one application-specific integrated circuit and being enclosed at least partially by the moulding compound, the housing comprising at least one first housing part and at least one second housing part, the first housing part and the second housing part being connected to one another in an integrally joined manner, the pressure sensor element having an upper side and a lower side, the membrane being situated on the upper side, the lower side facing the substrate, the sensor module being received in the housing in such a way that the upper side faces the first housing part, a first pressure duct and a second pressure duct being configured in the first housing part, the first pressure duct being connected to a first pressure feed line, and the second pressure duct being connected to a second pressure feed line, the first pressure duct being configured in such a way that the pressure sensor element can be loaded from the lower side with a first pressure, the second pressure duct being configured in such a way that the pressure sensor element can be loaded from the upper side with a second pressure, and in that the first pressure duct is of substantially U-shaped configuration with a bottom section and two limb sections, the second pressure duct extending through between the two limb sections. - at least one housing with at least two pressure feed lines (168, 169); - at least one sensor module, the sensor module being received in the housing, the sensor module comprising: • at least one carrier element, the carrier element having at least one substrate and at least one moulding compound, the carrier element having, furthermore, at least one passage opening, the passage opening penetrating the carrier element completely; • at least one pressure sensor element for the detection of the pressure, the pressure sensor element comprising at least one membrane, the pressure sensor element covering the passage opening; • at least one carrier element, the carrier element having at least one substrate and at least one moulding compound, the carrier element having, furthermore, at least one passage opening, the passage opening penetrating the carrier element completely; • at least one pressure sensor element for the detection of the pressure, the pressure sensor element comprising at least one membrane, the pressure sensor element covering the passage opening;