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BSc Elektrotechnik (Electrical Engineering) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Bachelor's programme in electrical engineering, covering topics from the energy supply behind the socket to electric drives and renewable energy systems, relevant to the energy transition and improved mobility.

Faculty: Electrical and mechanical engineering  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

First stage (semesters 1-4) covers higher mathematics, stochastics for engineers, fundamentals of electrical engineering, lab courses, experimental physics, engineering mechanics, energy technology, systems theory and data processing; the second stage allows specialisation.

Career pathways

Electrical engineers develop, design, produce and test electrical devices and systems, mainly electrical machines, mechatronic systems and measurement transducers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or relevant subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife); applicants with a professional qualification can also be admitted. Mandatory Erwartungscheck, to be submitted at enrolment. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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