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Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSc)

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  • Winter and summer
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  • Bilingual
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  • 31 Jan
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About the programme

Interdisciplinary Engineering is an MSc at Trier University of Applied Sciences that trains engineers to combine specialist knowledge across disciplines. It takes 3 semesters and 90 ECTS, and you can start in the summer or winter semester. Content from electrical engineering, mechanical and automotive engineering, technical building services, industrial engineering and medical engineering is combined with interdisciplinary team projects and seminars, and your core discipline is usually the field of your first degree. The programme has an international focus and is partly offered in English, but from summer 2025 only a limited number of courses are in English, and German courses at B1 and B2 level are offered. It suits graduates in one of these fields.

Fields of study

Electrical Engineering(Engineering)
General Engineering(Engineering)
Industrial Engineering(Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering(Engineering)

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Requirements

What you need to apply for Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSc) at Trier University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Trier)

English language

IELTS Overall
6/ 9.0
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The degree programme can be studied in German or English. Applicants for the degree programme Interdisciplinary Engineering with English as the language of instruction must provide evidence of language skills in English by at least one of the following qualifications:

Abitur certificate (advanced course with at least 10 out of 15 points in the average of the last two school years, the Abitur grade also counts)

Abitur certificate (basic course with at least 12 out of 15 points in the average of the last two school years)

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (minimum 75 points internet based)

Cambridge C1 Advanced (at least 170 points) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) at least C1 level (at least 6.0 points)

TELC (The European Language Certificates) at least C1 level

Acquisition of a university entrance qualification in English

Completion of a bachelor's degree programme in English

Recognition of proof of English language proficiency at the partner university in the case of a double-degree programme

German language

German for application
B1
Maximum German grade(lower is better)
2.5
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The following certificates are accepted:

-Goethe certificate B1

-Certificate German / telc German B1

-TestDaF TDN 3

-UNIcert I DaF

-German Language Diploma (DSD) from the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs – First Level (DSD I) with B1 in all areas)

-DSH B1

-Bachelor's degree in German language

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
Minimum ECTS credits
210

ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.

MOI accepted as English proof
Accepted
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admission possible with a 6- or 7-semester first degree (see admission requirements)

90 ECTS

no

Tests and documents

Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Required
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Required
Letters of Recommendation
Required
GRE
Not required
GMAT
Not required
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Normal 2 pages SOP

yes

yes

Not needed

APS verification

APS certificate
Required for Application

APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Prerequisites

The Master's programme "Interdisciplinary Engineering" is open to applicants who prove a first professional university degree with an overall mark of usually at least 2.5. The subject orientation of the first university degree must contain essential contents of a degree programme in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, technical building services, industrial engineering or medical engineering.

Usually the core discipline is identical to the subject orientation of the first professional university degree.

Applicants with a first professional university degree with less than 210 ECTS (e.g. six-semester Bachelor's programme) who wish to enrol in a Master's degree programme with 90 ECTS have the option of taking additional credits at the latest by the time of registration of the Master's thesis in order to achieve the 300 ECTS required for a Master's degree. For this purpose, suitable Bachelor's and Master's modules ("bridge modules") are defined in a catalogue of additional credits. You can get an overview of these modules and your personal selection with the "Module-Choice-Tool".

Applicants for the degree programme Interdisciplinary Engineering, where the language of instruction is partly English, must also provide evidence of language skills in English and German (see "Evidence of language skills")

The degree programme can be studied in German or in parts also English. Applicants for the degree programme Interdisciplinary Engineering with partly English as the language of instruction must provide evidence of language skills in German and English by at least one of the following qualifications for English language skills:

  • Abitur certificate (advanced course with at least 10 out of 15 points in the average of the last two school years, the Abitur grade also counts)
  • Abitur certificate (basic course with at least 12 out of 15 points in the average of the last two school years)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) (minimum 75 points internet based)
  • Cambridge C1 Advanced (at least 170 points) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
  • “IELTS (International English Language Testing System) at least overall band score 6.0 points"
  • TELC (The European Language Certificates) at least C1 level
  • Acquisition of a university entrance qualification in English
  • Completion of a bachelor's degree programme in English
  • Recognition of proof of English language proficiency at the partner university in the case of a double-degree programme

Proof of language proficiency in German is provided by at least one of the following qualifications:

  • Goethe-Zertifikat B1
  • Zertifikat Deutsch / telc Deutsch B1
  • TestDaF TDN 3
  • UNIcert I DaF
  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs - First Level (DSD I) with B1 in all areas)
  • DSH B1
  • Completion of a Bachelor's degree programme in German

Documents checklist

What to prepare for your application to Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSc)

Programme-specific documents

1. complete curriculum vitae in tabular form, including periods after obtaining the university entrance qualification up to the time of application

2. copy of identity card or passport for international applicants

3. certificate of university entrance qualification or entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences

also practical part (e.g. proof of internship, certificate of a voluntary social / ecological year or similar), for professionally qualified persons the journeyman's certificate, skilled

worker's certificate or IHK examination certificate and the final certificate of the vocational school or master craftsman's certificate

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Apostille and notarization

Requirements vary by nationality and issuing country. Many German universities require certified translations and, in some cases, document apostilles. Verify current requirements directly with the admissions office, or use our document services for guided preparation.

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How to apply

Step-by-step guide to applying for Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSc) at Trier University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Trier)

Application procedure

A requirement for admission to the programme is a counselling interview with the head of the degree programme to determine the area of specialisation (core discipline) as well as the modules that must be taken and, if applicable, the catalogue of additional credits ("bridge modules"). Please make an appointment before or parallel to your application.

In preparation for the counselling interview, please complete the Application for Admission: Counselling Interview as well as the Catalogue of (bridge) modules as far as possible and bring both forms with you to the agreed appointment.

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Selection process

no

Application quick facts

APS

Required for Application

APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Application fee

75 EUR

Complexity

Medium

Address

Trier University of Applied Sciences

Study Service - Building G

Schneidershof

54293 Trier

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Costs

Tuition

FREE

No tuition fees

Semester contribution

303.04 EUR

per semester

Application fee

75 EUR

per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

12,510 EUR

Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs.

Additional fee information

SEMESTER FEE FOR FIRST-TIME AND NEW ENROLLERS

The current semester fee (applies only to first-time and new enrollers, not to re-registerers) is for

Winter semester 2023/2024 - EUR 303.04

(EUR 14.00 - ASTA; EUR 109.00 - Studierendenwerk; EUR 1.60 - delivery fee; EUR 155.44 - semester ticket; EUR 23.00 - chip card)

Please do not pay until you have received the notification of admission!

If you already have a chip card, the semester fee is reduced by €23.00!

Please note that the transfer can take up to 5 days, even with online transfers.

If you withdraw your enrollment before the start of lectures , your semester fee will be refunded. In this case, the university is obliged to charge a fee for canceling the enrollment:

for a non-restricted study course in the amount of 25.00 euros

for a degree program with restricted admission in the amount of EUR 45.00.

If an ID card has already been issued, the amount of EUR 23.00 for the chip card cannot be refunded.

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Admission outcomes

Community-reported data from MS in Germany students (2018-2025)

Acceptance rate

91%

41 accepted out of 45 total applications

Grade distributionGerman scale (1.0 = best, 4.0 = passing)

AdmittedRejected
1.02.03.04.0

Based on 45 applications from MS in Germany students 2018-2025.

Based on 45 applications from MS in Germany students 2018-2025.

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