Electrical Engineering
Master of Engineering (M. Eng.)

Our master’s degree programme in Electrical Engineering consists of two semesters of lectures, exercises and practical elements, after which the third semester is devoted primarily to the master’s thesis. Each semester of study accounts for 30 ECTS Credit Points.

The programme is highly application-oriented overall, in other words very practically focused. You can find an overview of the compulsory and compulsory elective modules below.

Timetable

You can download the schedule here.

This programme is structured to allow students who graduated from Kempten University of Applied Sciences to study for their second and third semester, or even entirely, at the  University of Ulster  in North Ireland and thus gain a Dual Award . Our experience with this arrangement stretches back more than 15 years. Industrial companies generally rate a period spent abroad studying very highly, as this trains students additionally in practical business operations.

Graduates from a German “Diplom” degree programme in electrical engineering and information technology can potentially be officially accredited one semester of theory, thus reducing the length of their study on this master’s programme to just two semesters as standard.

You can tailor your choice of elective modules, scientific project and subject for your master’s thesis towards the area of specialism that best suits your professional aspirations.

The third semester is spent focusing primarily on your master’s thesis. You can work on this based in a company in collaboration with a professor at either Kempten University of Applied Sciences or one of our partner universities, or alternatively in one of the university laboratories.

As a future graduate from the master’s degree programme in Electrical Engineering, the academic title M.Eng. identifies you as having the ability to work your way into new electrical engineering tasks and facets at an advanced level relatively swiftly due to the broad range of subjects that you have studied. All areas of research and development are open to them, not to mention production, planning, operations and management. A Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) formally qualifies you fundamentally to commence doctoral studies (Doctor of Engineering or PhD) at universities either in Germany or abroad. It can also gain you entry to senior service levels in state institutions. The classic fields of work for graduates from this master’s degree programme are energy generation, transmission, distribution and application, electrical drives and automation engineering, mechatronic systems, electronics, microcomputing technology, information and communication technology, microwave and high-frequency technology, to name just a few.

A great number of job openings for master’s graduates arise in small and medium-sized enterprises or major companies in the electrical sector. However, electrical engineering products and systems, and thus also jobs, are also to be found in many other fields, such as mechanical engineering – e.g. in the automotive and aviation industries, machine tools, robots, etc. – but also in building technology and in general medical and hospital spheres. For example, a new and future-focused discipline that’s just starting to emerge is “AAL” (Ambient Assisted Living). The broadly based advanced electrical engineering training that our graduates have completed on this master’s degree programme also make them exceptionally well suited to working in this particular field.

Extensive surveys amongst international industrial companies have shown unequivocally that graduates from this master’s degree programme are desperately sought after for demanding roles and special positions.
The high level of specialist expertise and flexibility in deployment that this master’s degree in Electrical Engineering attributes to you give you a clear competitive advantage over bachelor’s graduates and outstanding, high-flying career prospects.

To embark upon the master’s degree programme in Electrical Engineering at Kempten University of Applied Sciences, you must hold a first degree in electrical engineering and information technology with a “good” minimum final grade average (overall grade of 2.5+). Applications from related degree programmes can be accepted upon special request.
Proof of sufficient proficiency in both written and spoken English is required, in one of the following forms:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): minimum of either 75 points in the internet-based test (iBT), 206 points in the computer-based test (CBT), or 525 points in the paper-based test (PBT).
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): minimum 5.5 points.
• Applicants who have already completed a degree programme in English are assumed to be proficient.
• The same applies to applicants who attained a grade of at least 2.5 in “English” as a regular compulsory subject in their degree programme.

International students require proof of basic knowledge of German, i.e. level A1, to study for this master’s in Electrical Engineering. This can also be attained by completing the appropriate language course at Kempten University of Applied Sciences during the first or second semester.

If you took particular joy during your previous studies of electrical engineering and information technology or related degree programme in tackling electrical engineering challenges and have graduated with merit or distinction, then you will already have fulfilled the major requirements for embarking upon this master’s degree programme. Should you wish to expand and enhance your specialist knowledge of electrical engineering with additional language, methodological and problem-solving skills for going on to tackle demanding, complex tasks in the industry, then you should seriously consider postgraduate studies.

Application Procedure for International students

Deadlines for applications by international students for the master’s degree programme in Electrical Engineering:
– Winter semester: 15 January
– Summer semester: 30 June

International students are required to submit the following documents:

• Completed application form ( Download application form)
• Copy of bachelor’s certificate (diploma)
• Copy of notarized translation (into German or English) of the bachelor’s certificate (diploma) 
• Transcript of records (indicating the final marks of all passed exams) and the final grade (CGPA) for the bachelor’s degree
• Evidence of English language proficiency (see Personal Requirements)
• Copy of birth certificate (in German or English)
• Curriculum vitae
• Recent passport photo

You should send a package containing all the required documents, marked “Master Electrical Engineering” to the address below. Please do not enclose any other documents. Take care to ensure that your submission is complete, otherwise we will be unable to process your application.

Please do not apply if you have obtained less than 80% of the total achievable points for your bachelor’s study programme, in which case we would not respond or send feedback about your application.

Kempten University of Applied Sciences
Faculty Office for Electrical Engineering
Bahnhofstr. 61
87435 Kempten
Germany

Information about application and admission for German students can be found on the German-language page.

We ascribe to the values of openness, tolerance and acceptance. Our aim is to teach everyone involved at Kempten University of Applied Sciences about education in an international context. As part of this, we support university-wide, inter-faculty measures to promote international projects and cross-cultural interaction.

Would you like to learn more about our international focus and the options we offer to study abroad? Then please take a closer look at our portal.

• Module Handbook ( 820 KB / pdf)
• Application Procedure ( 143 KB / pdf)
• Application Form ( 319 KB / pdf)
• Course Schedule ( 357 KB / pdf)
• Flyer Master's Study Programme Electrical Engineering ( 209 KB / pdf)