Goals of the Course of Study

This program provides in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in modern communication technologies, focusing particularly on advanced digital multimedia transmission systems. Students will be trained in the whole spectrum of telecommunication systems including the evolution towards the future internet and the next generation cellular radio systems UMTS/IMT-2000.

During the six-month Master's thesis the students will work in an industry-oriented research project. Graduates of this program will be able to apply scientific methods to analyse and to design future multimedia communication systems using state-of-the-art software tools and implementation technologies. The program will also train the students to work in project teams and to write scientific and technical documents.

Structure

This two-year program consists of three semesters of courses, 18 weeks of industrial internship, and a six-month period for the Master's thesis. The third semester comprises only 1-2 courses and the industrial internship. The course is taught in English. The courses comprise lectures, exercises, seminars, and experimental laboratories in communications engineering. In addition, the students have to attend German language courses. Furthermore, the students can take any voluntary elective courses offered by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.

Each subject is assessed through an exam. The Master's thesis is concluded by an oral presentation.

The candidates have to earn 68 credits with the coursework during the first three semesters, 22 credits with the industrial internship including a seminar pertinent to the internship, and 30 credits with the Master's thesis.