- Degree
- Master of Science in Microelectronic Systems
- Course location
- Hamburg
- In cooperation with
- FH Westküste
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English. German is not required to apply for this programme.
Students can choose individually whether they want to write their examinations and the Master's thesis in English or German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- For an application at HAW Hamburg (winter semester only):
Application period: 1 June to 15 July (programme start: October)
Please have your school and Bachelor's certificates checked first by uni-assist (www.uni-assist.de (http://www.uni-assist.de)) to get a VPD ("Vorprüfungsdokumentation") well in advance BEFORE applying to HAW Hamburg.
With your VPD, please apply using the myHAW online application system (https://myhaw.haw-hamburg.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces) on the HAW Hamburg website.
You do not need to send your documents with the postal mail to complete your application.
If you have questions about the application process, please e-mail the admissions office: studierendensekretariat@haw-hamburg.de
The application deadlines and requirements for a programme start in March at FHW Heide can be found on their DAAD GATE database profile.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- Microelectronic technology is at the heart of any modern technology and innovation. As a scientific discipline, it encompasses the design, production, testing and application of microelectronic circuits, components and related embedded software. Microelectronics is the term for the subfield of electrical engineering which concerns itself with the incorporation of large numbers of components into what are known as integrated circuits (ICs). Integrated microelectronic systems can be found in a wide range of products from the automotive industry, to traffic engineering, production technology and telecommunications solutions.
The Master's programme is made up of two semesters of theory and practice with the following modules:
Winter semester:
• System on Chip
• Embedded Signal Processing
• Smart Sensor Systems
• Sustainable Research Project 1
• General Elective Module 1
Summer semester:
• Microtechnology
• Chip Design
• Machine Learning on Embedded Devices
• High-Speed Digital Design
• Sustainable Research Project 2
• General Elective Module 2
Students complete their Master's thesis during the third semester.
The course is run in cooperation with FH Westküste in Heide in Schleswig-Holstein. The synergies that emerge from the combination of the core competencies of the two institutions give students an outstanding, real-world-centred higher education and opportunities to make use of the institutions‘ networks of contacts with businesses and other higher education institutions inside and outside Germany. Upon successful completion of the programme, a joint degree certificate is awarded by both universities.
NOTE: Applicants whose Bachelor’s degree is equivalent to 180 credit points are required to attain a further 30 credit points within the first two semesters on the course in order to enrol fully. If this applies to you and your application is successful, your studies will generally take one semester longer.