Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Master of Science (B.Sc.)

As with the corresponding Bachelor's degree courses(DE-MB, DE-ET, DE-Mechatronics), the aim of these Master's degree courses is to integrate engineering and computer science. They combine the essential elements of an engineering degree program with practice-relevant components of computer science, in particular software engineering and machine learning.

Digital Engineering offers demanding degree courses that address the key challenge of future industrial value creation: The integration of classical engineering tasks and software.

The challenge of "software competence" for engineers has now arrived in the press and in everyday life. From electric cars and smart meters to Industry 4.0, a lack of software expertise among engineers is currently the bottleneck to more innovative products and better quality. The share of software in value creation is increasing steadily and rapidly, meaning that this challenge will gradually affect all areas of our lives.

The Master's degree program also enables students to conduct scientific research in the field described above.

Graduates of the Bachelor's degree course in Digital Engineering - Mechatronics have the opportunity to take up the English-language Master's degree course in Mechatronics , which has been offered with great success for many years. New Master's degree courses are available for the Bachelor's degree courses in Digital Engineering - Mechanical Engineering and Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering .

 

The Master's degree course in Digital Engineering - Mechanical Engineering is offered exclusively in German, while the Master's degree course in Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering includes courses taught in both English and German, depending on the specialization chosen.

Bachelor's degree course with 6 semesters ... And now?

 

Graduates of a 6-semester Bachelor's degree course in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, etc. also have the option of choosing the Master's degree course in Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering. Individual requirements of approximately one semester (30 CP) are then issued, which cover the missing content, typically in the field of computer science. In principle, the Master's degree program in Digital Engineering - Mechanical Engineering also requires the completion of a programming internship of at least 6 credit points (CP).

The following overview provides orientation for a possible 4-semester Master's degree course plan in Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering for graduates of a 6-semester Bachelor's degree course. The requirements are outlined in red and fit seamlessly into the course of study. As you can easily see, the requirements cover a large part of the computer science content of a Bachelor's degree program in Digital Engineering. This means that a graduate of a traditional electrical engineering course, for example, can take off into the digital era with a Master's degree.

 

Specialization options for Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering

The Master's degree course in Digital Engineering - Electrical Engineering allows maximum flexibility. In addition to the Master's thesis and a module from specialist laboratories, there is a large selection of compulsory elective modules from electrical engineering and computer science with different specializations. In electrical engineering, modules of 6 CP are offered which cover topics from the following specializations:

All computer science modules are 6 CP in size and cover the areas of software development, image processing, machine learning and embedded systems in particular.

At least 3 modules (or 18 CP) each must be selected from Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Students are free to choose a further specialization (36 CP). The following overviews show examples of possible courses of study with different specializations between Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science:

 

The examination regulations can be found here.