Courses are held in English (100%).
15 July for the following winter semester
This English-language Master's course of study covers a wide range of modules with a focus on future challenges in the fields of information and communication systems.
All students have to pass particular general modules that are important for the understanding of the following deepening opportunities.
Building on this, the study programme provides the opportunity to deepen subject-related knowledge in one of the following majors:
Each of these tracks includes a number of different specific compulsory subjects as well as additional elective ones.
The basics for both are provided by the general compulsory modules, which are as follows: Design of Digital Systems, Advanced Mobile and V2X Communication, Digital Signal Processing, Basics of Microwave and Photonic Systems and Next Generation Internet.
Depending on the availability, the study programme offers the opportunity to do a research project at the university or a research internship during the third semester (students select one of the two options).
The study programme is completed by the Master's thesis in the final semester.
The students have to pass all of the required compulsory subjects and additional elective subjects of 48 CP in total.
Compulsory subjects for all students (27 CP):
The students have to chose between two different majors, either Information Processing Technologies or Communication Systems. Depending on this decision, they have to pass specific compulsory and elective subjects.
Compulsory subjects in Information Processing Technologies:
Compulsory subjects in Communication Systems:
Students majoring in Information Processing Technologies have to pass at least two of the following elective subjects:
Verification of Dig. Systems – 5 CP, Test of Digital & Mixed-Signal Circuits – 5 CP, Applied Circuit Design & Testing – 8 CP, DSP 2 – 5 CP, Computer Vision 2 – 5 CP
Students majoring in Communication Systems have to pass at least two of the following elective subjects:
Wireless Broadband Data Reception – 5 CP, Optical Communication & Networks – 5 CP, Aerospace Remote Sensing – 6 CP, Antenna Eng. – 5 CP, Network Planning – 5 CP
Further elective subjects in technical field:
Dig. Components & Architectures for Data Processing – 5 CP, Mobile Localisation & Navigation – 5 CP, Image Processing & Pattern Recognition – 5 CP, Video Signal Processing – 3 CP, Programming & Data Analysis – 5 CP, IP Networking & Software Defined Networking Lab – 3 CP, Communication Networks Seminar – 3 CP
Further elective subjects in non-technical field:
Optimisation for Non-Mathematicians – 6 CP, Resource Efficiency from an Economic Perspective – 5 CP, Communication & Leadership – 5 CP
Elective modules in research and internship:
Students select one of these two options.
Research Internship – 30 CP
Research Project (at the university) – 10 CP
Master's thesis
(compulsory, final semester) – 30 CP
All students have to pay a semester contribution of approx. 280 EUR. This fee also covers the semester ticket, which permits you to use buses and trams in Chemnitz during the semester. International students will receive the bank account details after admission with which they can transfer the semester contribution. However, the fee can also be paid after arrival in Chemnitz (by German bank card or transfer).
Approx. 934 EUR per month to cover personal expenses
Incoming students can apply for different funding opportunities via the International Office of Chemnitz University of Technology: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/international/incoming/stipendien/index.php.en.
English:
Applicants from countries with English as official/educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application.
German (according to the general rules for enrolment at the university):
(CEFR: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
15 July for the following winter semester
Applications may be submitted online at https://www.uni-assist.de/en.
It is not necessary to send certified copies. Please note that uni-assist must receive all application documents by the application deadline.
Students can find offers for part-time jobs, work placements etc. on the job portal offered by the Career Service of Chemnitz University of Technology: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/career-service/jobboerse/.
The "Studentenwerk" Chemnitz-Zwickau runs several student residences. International students can apply for a single room in one of the residences. The prices depend on the size and furnishings of the room and vary between 210 EUR and 320 EUR: https://www.swcz.de/en/student-housing/our-halls-of-residence/.
The Career Service of Chemnitz University of Technology supports students during their studies as well as graduates entering their professional life. The Career Service provides a platform for companies and institutions to present themselves: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/career-service/index.php.en.
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