Admission requirements for Electrical Engineering Master's programmes
If you would like to enrol in a Master's programme (Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management specialised in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Systems Engineering, Techno mathematics), you can do so in both the summer and winter semesters.
Depending on the programme, the deadlines for beginning a Master's programme may place certain demands on the content of your Bachelor's programme (see below). If you meet these requirements, you can enrol directly in the programme, as all Master's programmes are entrance-free.
Exception: If you are about to complete your Bachelor's degree at the University of Paderborn and would like to start your Master's programme without any problems, it is not necessary to re-enrol. It is sufficient to apply to Paul for a change of degree programme. However, the same deadlines (see above) as for external applicants must be observed. Bachelor's students at the University of Paderborn who wish to begin a consecutive Master's programme in Paderborn are given the opportunity to bring forward Master's courses already in the Bachelor's programme. You can find the regulations on bringing forward Master's courses here.
In order to be able to commence a Electrical Engineering Master's programme in Paderborn, Bachelor's graduates must, depending on the programme, fulfil certain requirements with regard to the study content of their Bachelor's programme. These can always be found in the current examination regulations.
The Bachelor's degree already obtained must be a first professionally qualifying university degree with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters.
"The degree must include study components in the following fields:
- Advanced mathematics - at least 24 CP
- Signal theory - at least 4 CP
- Systems theory - at least 4 CP
- Field theory - at least 5 CP
- Electromagnetic waves - at least 5 CP
The examination board determines the prerequisites. If credit points are missing, enrolment may be subject to the condition that the requirements are made up for through appropriate studies and by passing the associated examinations by the time of registration for the Master's thesis. The decision on this and on the type and scope of the studies and examinations is made by the Examination Board on the basis of the previous degree. The missing studies and those to be completed must not exceed 30 credit points. The studies and examinations should be completed in the first semester of the Master's degree programme." (Excerpt from the examination regulations AM 108.15)
The Bachelor's degree already obtained must be a first professionally qualifying university degree with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters and proof of 12 weeks of practical work experience. You can find more details on this in the internship regulations.
The degree must include study components in the following fields and minimum scope:
| Economics field | 60 ECTS | |||
| of which: Fundamentals of Business Administration | 18 ECTS | |||
| of which Fundamentals of Economics | 9 ECTS | |||
| of which statistics | 5 ECTS | |||
| of which methods of business informatics | 10 ECTS | |||
| Engineering field | 95 ECTS | |||
| In the case of the desired specialisation Electrical Engineering thereof: | ||||
| Advanced mathematics | 24 ECTS | |||
| Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering | 16 ECTS | |||
| and at least two technical fundamentals from the following list: | ||||
| Signal and system theory | 9 ECTS | |||
| Field Theory | 9 ECTS | |||
| Energy and measurement technology | 9 ECTS | |||
| Computer Engineering | 9 ECTS | |||
The examination board determines the requirements. If credit points are missing, enrolment may be subject to the condition that the credit points are made up by appropriate studies and by passing the associated examinations by the time of registration for the Master's thesis. The decision on this and on the type and scope of the studies and examinations is made by the Examination Board on the basis of the previous degree. The missing studies and those to be completed must not exceed 30 credit points. The studies and examinations should be completed in the first semester of the Master's degree programme.
Source: Examination regulations AM 121/15
The Bachelor's degree already obtained must be a first professionally qualifying university degree with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters.
"The degree programme must include at least the following achievements:
- 20 LP in the field of mathematics,
- 30 CP in the field of computer science, whereby topics in computer engineering in particular must be covered
- 30 CP in the field of Electrical Engineering,
- 12 CP for an independent final thesis.
The examination board determines whether the requirements have been met." (Excerpt from the examination regulations AM 107.15)
In addition, sufficient knowledge of the English language must be demonstrated. This is demonstrated by certificates or other documents relating to
- successfully completed school lessons in English of at least 5 years duration, at the earliest from grade 5 at a German institution or
- a language test at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), achieved for example by TOEFL iBT 61 points, TOEFL paper & pencil 500 points, Cambridge First Certificate in English Grade B (FCE) or British Council IELTS, minimum band 5.0.
Foreign students must also provide proof of aptitude via a GRE Revised General Test. More information can be obtained from Prof Dr Marco Platzner.
The admission requirements for the English-language Master's degree programme can be found here.
For information on admission requirements, please contact Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Grit Graefe or Mr Bolte at the Centre for Educational Research and Teacher Training (PLAZ) directly.