MSc Communications and Signal Processing at Ilmenau University of Technology

English-taught two-year programme open to applicants worldwide. It starts with foundation lectures that bring students from different countries to a common level, followed by in-depth lectures in the second and third semesters. Topics include information theory, coding, modulation, convex optimisation, compressed sensing, tensor-based signal processing, multimodal data fusion, machine learning, parameter estimation, array signal processing and adaptive filters.

Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credit points  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught; double master with France possible  |  Intake: Winter semester (1 October)  |  Location: Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Computer science and communication systems, communications engineering, signal processing, high-frequency and measurement technology, media technology, non-technical courses, research projects and the master's thesis.

Career pathways

Graduates work in research and development for modern communication systems, planning of mobile communication networks, improving the performance of communication systems, development and verification of algorithms, and system design including antennas, radio-frequency electronics and decoding algorithms.

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