Information and Communication Technology MSc
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Degree
Master of Science
Language
English
Tuition
Free
Duration
4 semesters
Programme Overview
Interdisciplinary master's programme focused on information and communication technology and embedded systems at the interface of computer science and electrical engineering. Students can start in winter or summer semester and complete the degree full-time or part-time.
Admission Requirements
- Academic requirements
Engineering mathematics: linear algebra, complex analysis, linear differential equations, Fourier transform, Laplace transform, z-transform; Signals and Systems; Communications; Stochastic Processes; Digital Signal Processing: A.V. Oppenheim and R. Schafer, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 2013; Software: MATLAB; Knowledge in fundamentals of algorithms and data structures; Knowledge in digital circuit design; Basic knowledge in programming languages, e.g., C.C++, Java
- Minimum GPA
- Minimum bachelor's grade of 2.5 in the German grading system.
- English requirements
- English at level B2 or equivalent proof. The DAAD-linked programme information lists TOEFL iBT 80, TOEFL CBT 210, TOEFL PBT 547, IELTS 6.0, or a medium-of-instruction certificate as accepted evidence.
- German requirements
- German language skills are not required.
- Accepted bachelor fields
- Bachelor's degree in ICT or a related subject such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Communication Technology, Mechatronics, or Physics, plus the published prerequisite knowledge in engineering mathematics, signals and systems, communications, stochastic processes, digital signal processing, MATLAB, algorithms and data structures, digital circuit design, and programming.
- APS Certificate
- Yes
- Thesis required
- Yes
Costs & Funding
- Tuition fee
- None
- Semester contribution
- 72 EUR per semester
- ECTS credits
- 120
- Funding info
Tuition: None Semester contribution: 72 EUR per semester
Career Outcomes
Prepares graduates for high-tech ICT and embedded-systems roles in industry and research, especially in Bavaria's communications, electronics, and applied-research environment.
Typical job roles
Target industries
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Programme details
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Mode
- full-time, part-time (study alongside work)
- Start
- Winter semester, lecture period starts mid-October
- Deadline
- 15 July (annual)
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