Structure

Degree

Master of Science in Automation and Control Engineering (M.Sc. ACE)

Programme Commencement

winter and summer semester

Standard Duration

4 semesters (2 years)

Place of Studies

Campus Duisburg 

Accreditation

Accredited by ASIIN

Description

In principle the master study program continues the qualification of understanding the context of complex technical systems from the bachelor study program, but now on a higher scientific level and with the opportunity for the students of setting up priorities in their degree. Hereby, the graduates become suitable for careers as engineers in several occupation areas, e.g. in the area of conception, planning and project development of automation in the branches of process control, manufacturing control, electrical power control, central building control, traffic control or control within cars or aeroplanes.

Furthermore there exists a particular suitability to the solving of particularly complex or demanding tasks. Therefore the following additional occupations come into play for the Master’s graduates:

  • Research,
  • Project management,
  • Management positions with personnel responsibilities.

Based on broad basic knowledge from the Bachelor study, in-depth knowledge in the following fields will be provided:

  • Mathematics (among others vector analysis, numerical mathematics) and additional physical basics (fluid dynamics),
  • Automation technology (with in-depth theoretical methods),
  • Computer science (real-time systems and distributed computer systems).

With this the following special goals are aimed at:

  • Principle ability to familiarise with theoretical complex themes,
  • Ability to solve complex automation tasks, which require demanding methods of modelling, simulation and control.

Content

ECTS Credits

The M.Sc. programme has been completed when the following 120 ECTS credits have been acquired:

- 90 ECTS credits from the tested modules comprising the compulsory and elective course units, consisting of

  • 70 ECTS credits in the technical compulsory modules
  • 12 ECTS credits in the technical elective module
  • 8 ECTS credits in the non-technical module

- 27 ECTS credits for the M.Sc. dissertation and
- 3 ECTS credits for the M.Sc. dissertation colloquium.

Study Plan

Study Plan Master Automation and Control Engineering

Schedule

time table