MSc Computer Engineering at Ilmenau University of Technology

Interdisciplinary programme linking classical engineering disciplines such as electrical and mechanical engineering with systems engineering and computer science. It deepens subject and method competence in a main area of computer engineering and qualifies graduates especially for development of technology-integrated hardware and software systems. The master's degree is equivalent to the former Diplom-Ingenieur. An optional practical semester is possible.

Faculty: Faculty of Computer Science and Automation  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credit points  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester (1 October) and summer semester (1 April)  |  Location: Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory area (for example dynamic process optimisation, foundations of complex information technology systems, information theory and coding), an elective area according to the study focus, a non-technical minor, a main seminar and the master's thesis.

Career pathways

Fields include industrial control and measurement technology, automotive engineering, aerospace, mobile and cognitive robotics, computer integrated manufacturing, medical technology, embedded computer applications, complex systems in technology and the environment, communication technology, consumer electronics and media informatics.

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