Automation and Robotics
Summary
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Subject group | Engineering Sciences |
| Standard program duration | 4 semesters |
| Admission requirements |
none
|
| Start of studies |
Winter semester
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| Language | English |
| Enrollment requirements | |
| Further information | Website of Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
Overview
This English-language degree program is aligned with international benchmarks, offering very good teaching, well-equipped modern laboratories, and opportunities for application-oriented research. Interdisciplinarity is built into its structure, with active participation by the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Computer Science, Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, and Mathematics as well as the Robotics Research Institute and the Fraunhofer Institute for Logistics.
The challenging range of courses enables students to develop their strengths and thus form their own profile in one of three major fields:
• Cognitive Systems
• Process Automation
• Robotics.
In the first semester, mandatory courses and Matlab training establish the prerequisites for the following semesters. In the second and third semesters, compulsory elective modules in the subject-matter focus area may be selected. The project group gives students the experience of collaborating to tackle a comprehensive scientific-technical problem within a specified period of time. In the fourth semester, a Master's thesis in the chosen major, building on the compulsory elective subjects, is written.
Due to the flexibility of the Master’s degree program in Automation and Robotics, it is possible to integrate a stay abroad into your studies at any time.
Skills and knowledge
Prerequisite for enrollment is a relevant Bachelor’s degree program with a good grade (2.0) in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Information and Communications Technology, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering from TU Dortmund University or a comparable degree.
According to the examination regulations (§3), comparability of degrees obtained at other universities is generally granted if the degree program has the following subject-related content:
a) at least 18 ECTS credits from the field of mathematics and
b) at least 12 ECTS credits from the field of computer science and
c) knowledge of English proven, for example, through
- certification of sufficient knowledge of English according to TOEFL with the following minimum point score: paper-based: 590; computer-based: 243; Internet-based: 95; or
- at least one year of schooling at an English-speaking school, or
- one compulsory elective course conducted in English and including an oral examination in English, or a seminar conducted exclusively in English as part of the Bachelor's program.
English language skills are only acknowledged through an official test. The exception to this is studying in countries such as the USA, UK or Australia, but then also only at locations on the mainland.
Field of activity
Graduates can work in research and development as well as design and production in many industries including, for example, the automobile, chemical, and aerospace industries. Comprehensive and up-to-date specialist knowledge, skills, and methods, flexible course options, practical components such as the project group, and a very good supervisory relationship during the study program equip graduates for the responsible implementation of engineering activities in industry and business and establish the preconditions for further academic qualifications, for example a doctoral degree.
Additional information
For International Applicants
Beginning from February 2023 the application will be handled via Uni-Assist. Tentatively the application period will be from 1st of Feburary to 15th of May each year.
For National Incomers
Please use the campus portal of the TU Dortmund University to apply within the regular application period.
You can find the current information in the examination regulations on the website of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.