Communications Engineering (English-Taught Master Study Program)
The study program Communications Engineering comprises three semesters of lectures, tutorials and lab courses, along with an industrial internship of at least 18 weeks and a final master thesis in the fourth semester. In total, the program amounts to 120 ECTS credits.
The curriculum is complemented by a broad offer of laboratories, project works and seminars. In addition, there is an area of eligible courses which comprises the full master program of the faculty, hence including courses from all study programs. Finally there is an area of free elective courses from the entire RWTH course program, including language courses, courses in economy, law or soft-skill courses and block lectures.
Study Plan (recommended)
Master of Science in "Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering"; Study Program Communications Engineering (English-taught):
1. Semester
| Modules | Credits | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2 compulsory elective modules from catalogue A and catalogue B ; 4 modules from catalogue C in the selected study program | 16 | 30 |
| 1 elective module from the entire offer of the faculty | 4 | |
| Laboratory or project from the catalogue in the selected study program | 4 | |
| German language course | 6 |
2. Semester
| 5 compulsory elective modules from catalogue A and catalogue B in the selected study program | 20 | 31 |
| 1 elective module from the entire offer of the faculty | 4 | |
| Seminar from the catalogue of the selected study program | 4 | |
| German language course | 3 |
3. Semester
| Industrial internship (18 weeks) | 18 | 29 |
| Seminar relating to the internship | 4 | |
| Free elective courses from the entire RWTH offer | 7 |
4. Semester
| Master thesis incl. master colloquium |
30 120 |
| Total |
The curriculum outline gives information on the basic outline of the master program, the number of courses or credits you have to take etc.
Another important document is the examination regulation per module (in German) in the CAMPUS-system which provides specific data pertaining to the selected semester.
If you follow the links to RWTHonline, please make sure that the right semester is being displayed (you can choose the semester in the right upper corner of the screen)!