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MSc Elektrotechnik (Electrical Engineering) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Research-oriented master's programme combining mathematics, electrical engineering, engineering and computer science, building the ability to analyse electrical engineering problems independently and apply scientific methods to describe and solve them.

Faculty: Electrical and mechanical engineering  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Four semesters with modules totalling 120 credits (60 semester hours) and a master's thesis, leading to the M.Sc. Electrical Engineering.

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

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Paderborn University or an equivalent or comparable degree from another university or university of applied sciences; relevant prior education must be shown and conditions can be imposed if it is insufficient. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Summer and winter semesters

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS

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

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