- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Erlangen
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- English
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
• part-time (study alongside work)
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The Welcome Week for international students takes place at the beginning of October or at the beginning of April of each semester.
Semester dates at FAU: https://www.fau.eu/education/study-organisation/semester-dates/ (https://www.fau.eu/education/study-organisation/semester-dates/)
- Application deadline
- Winter semester: 15 July
Summer semester: 15 January
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Autonomy Technologies offers a unique combination of engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence. Students gain a broad knowledge base of hardware and software components and in-depth system understanding. Graduates of the programme are competent engineers, perfectly prepared for careers in the rapidly growing field of autonomous systems. The degree qualifies students for jobs in different branches of industry such as automotive, automation and robotics, communication services or industrial services.
Autonomy Technologies aims to address the technological challenges of tomorrow’s technical systems by providing a unique blend of electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer science, and artificial intelligence. Therefore, the study programme conveys a system-oriented understanding and a broad knowledge base for software and hardware components to design autonomous systems. In particular, the study programme comprises the following four cutting-edge specialisation areas: Human-System Interfaces, Networking & Collaboration, Planning & Control, and Sensing & Perception.