Information and Communication Systems Chemnitz University of Technology

Courses are held in English (100%).

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:

• Information Processing Technologies
• Communication Systems

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: Design of Digital Systems, Advanced Mobile and V2X Communication, Digital Signal Processing, Basics of Microwave and Photonic Systems 1 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.

15 July for the following winter 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):

• Design of Digital Systems (semester 1, lecture/seminar/lab)
• Advanced Mobile & Car to X Communication (semester 1, lecture/lab)
• Digital Signal Processing (semester 1, lecture/seminar)
• Basics of Microwave & Photonic Systems 1 (semester 1, lecture/seminar/lab)
• Next Generation Internet (semesters 1&2, lecture)

The students have to choose 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:

• Design of Heterogeneous Systems (semester 2, lecture/seminar/lab) 
• Multisensorial Systems (semesters 1&2, lecture/lab) 
• Computer Vision 1 (semester 1, lecture/seminar)

Compulsory subjects in Communication Systems:

• Basics of Microwave & Photonic Systems 2 (semester 2, lecture/seminar/lab)
• Simulation & Performance Analysis of Communication Networks (semester 2, lecture/lab)
• Advanced Mobile Networks (semesters 1&2, lecture/seminar)

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
• Digital Signal Processing 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 Engineering – 5 CP
• Network Planning – 5 CP

Further elective subjects in technical field:

• Digital Components & Architectures for Data Processing – 5 CP
• Mobile Localisation and Navigation – 5 CP
• Image Processing and Pattern Recognition – 5 CP
• Video Signal Processing – 3 CP
• Programming & Data Analysis – 5 CP
• IP Networking and 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

No tuition fees

All students have to pay a semester contribution of approx. 330 EUR. This fee also covers the semester ticket, which permits you to use buses and trams in Chemnitz as well as regional trains throughout Germany 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. 970 EUR per month to cover personal expenses

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology ("Bachelorstudiengang Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik") of Chemnitz University of Technology
• Equivalent degree (individual decision by a board of examiners)

English:

• IELTS 5.5
• TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test): 72 points
• TOEFL ITP Level 1: 543 points
• Cambridge Preliminary English Test + Result Distinction (PET)
• Cambridge First Certificate in English: Grade B or C (FCE)
• Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage), Legal (ILEC), Financial (ICFE)
• Cambridge IGCSE: first or second language with B2
• Pearson PTE Academic: 59 points
• TOEIC: Listening and Reading Test 785 points, Speaking Test 160 points, Writing Test 150 points
• telc B2 certificate
• UNIcert II
• Completed degree in English Studies or American Studies
• Completed degree with English as the language of instruction
• Proof of professional qualification as a state-examined interpreter/translator

Applicants from countries with English as official/educational or native language are not required to submit proof of English language proficiency within their application.

German (according to the general rules for enrolment at the university):

• A1 (Goethe, telc or ÖSD) to be provided with the application
• A2 (CEFR) to be provided by the end of the third semester

(CEFR: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

15 July for the following winter semester

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.

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 270 EUR and 350 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