On the Master’s programme in Systems Engineering and Management – specialising in Electrical Engineering – at Ulm University of Applied Sciences, you will learn to develop and manage complex technical products and processes in a holistic manner. You will combine hardware and software skills with fundamental business knowledge and develop a systemic way of thinking that is becoming increasingly important in industry. The aim is to identify customer requirements at an early stage, structure development processes and successfully design products through all phases right up to handover. The Master’s in Electrical Engineering has an interdisciplinary structure and specifically prepares you for leadership roles. Through the close integration of technology, management and practical experience, you will be ideally equipped for demanding roles in development, project management and industrial systems.
In the Master's in Systems Engineering and Management with a focus on Electrical Engineering, you will deepen your knowledge of electrical engineering and information technology and qualify for challenging development and management tasks.
Products and processes in the field of engineering are becoming increasingly complex. The role of systems engineering is to make them manageable and feasible. Thinking in terms of systems is becoming increasingly important in this context. In the Electrical Engineering Master’s program, you will learn to identify customer requirements early on, define development processes, and design engineering workflows in every detail—all the way through to the handover of the finished product—without losing sight of the overall concept. The program is the result of a collaboration between several faculties at the University of Ulm, with the goal of offering attractive advanced training to graduates of bachelor’s programs in engineering who aspire to leadership roles.
In the “Electrical Engineering” specialization, you will gain in-depth engineering expertise in the areas of hardware and software, as well as business skills, for example in finance and human resources.
The program has a modular structure. The Master’s in Electrical Engineering lasts three semesters and is divided into four subject groups, the content of which is tailored to the application of the latest findings in the field of electrical and information technology. The curriculum combines in-depth engineering studies in key future-oriented fields with the broader economic knowledge necessary for management roles.
In the subject group “Mathematical and Natural Science Foundations,” students first gain in-depth knowledge in areas required for advanced scientific studies but not covered in the Bachelor’s program. This subject group includes the courses “Numerical Optimization” and “Physical Methods.”
Within the “Systems Engineering” subject group, you will deepen your engineering knowledge across five modules. You will build upon the foundational knowledge from your bachelor’s program, examine it from the perspective of more complex systems, and bring it up to the current state of scientific knowledge. These include the courses "Modeling of Technical Systems," "Model-Based System Development," "Embedded Systems," "Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems," and, as an elective, either "Advanced Software Engineering" or "Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing for Engineers."
The “Management” subject group equips you with the skills needed to successfully plan, manage, and implement development projects. In doing so, you will supplement your technical and scientific competencies with essential management knowledge. To this end, you must complete two required elective modules from a selection of five management courses. The “Scientific Work” subject group concludes the program with a master’s project and a master’s thesis.
For the Master's degree program in Systems Engineering and Management with a focus on Electrical Engineering, you must have an above-average degree in a technology-oriented course with at least 180 ECTS and a standard period of study of three years. Other requirements include a good command of German and English. In addition, you have sound knowledge and skills equivalent to those of the Bachelor's degree program in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at THU. If you are unable to provide full proof of the required specialist knowledge and skills before the start of your studies, you will be admitted on the condition that you catch up on the missing knowledge within one semester if you have the appropriate qualifications and successfully pass a selection interview.
