BSc Engineering Cybernetics and Systems Theory at Ilmenau University of Technology

Interdisciplinary science between engineering and applied mathematics that studies processes such as automatic ship navigation, processes in cell organisms and optimising water and energy consumption. Students get a strong mathematical education alongside automation, modelling, analysis, systems theory, control and optimisation of technical processes, with application fields such as biomedical engineering, energy grids or robotics.

Faculty: Faculty of Computer Science and Automation  |  Duration: 7 semesters (3.5 years), 210 credit points  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; double master with Peru possible  |  Intake: Winter semester (1 October)  |  Location: Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Engineering foundations (physics, mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, electrical engineering and electronics, computer science, measurement and sensor technology), mathematics (analysis, linear algebra, numerics, stochastics), programme-specific modules (automation technology, modelling and simulation, control and systems engineering, system identification, digital control systems, systems theory), elective application fields (biomedical engineering, energy grids, robotics, microelectronics and circuit technology, process measurement technology), key qualifications, a technical internship and the bachelor thesis.

Career pathways

Fields include automation, control and process technology, process and production engineering, the chemical industry, the automotive and transport sector, aerospace, environmental and biosystems engineering, the pharmaceutical industry, traffic planning and logistics, consulting and banking.

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