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 ; - 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 (p1), 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 (p2), 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 ; - 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 ; <EOS>