M.Eng. Renewable Energy and E-Mobility

General requirements:

Completed first degree in electrical engineering, energy technology, renewable energies, mechanical engineering, physics or related degrees

Proof of knowledge in the following fields (e.g., official course description as provided by the university):

• Measurement technology of at least four hours per week for one semester or 5 ECTS points
• Control engineering amounting to at least four hours per week for one semester or 5 ECTS points
• Fundamentals of electrical engineering amounting to at least four hours per week for one semester or 5 ECTS points
• Electrical machines amounting to at least two hours per week for one semester or 3 ECTS points and
• The usual mathematical foundations underlying these fields

At least three of the four modules demonstrating the respective subject knowledge must also be completed with a grade of at least 2.7 or, in the case of another grading system, with a comparable grade (70% of the applied grading scale).

Proof of English proficiency (level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages)

An average mark of the Bachelor's degree of at least 1.8

An average mark of 1.9 to 2.3 is subject to a special individual assessment. For this purpose, a letter of motivation in German or English (approx. 500 words) and, if applicable, further proof of the subject-specific and programme-specific qualification have to be submitted.

Applicants with an average mark of 2.4 or lower will be rejected!

Further requirements depending on the duration of the study:

Three-semester programme:

• An undergraduate degree with at least 210 ECTS points
• Applicants must have completed a relevant internship of at least 12 weeks or professional experience. (Internships during the undergraduate degree programme will be credited.) If no internship has been completed, this must be provided before registering for the Master’s thesis.

Four-semester programme with internship:

• An undergraduate degree with at least 180 ECTS points

Four-semester programme without internship

• An undergraduate degree with at least 180 ECTS points
• Applicants must have completed an internship of at least 12 weeks. (Internships during undergraduate degree will be credited.) If no internship has been completed, this must be provided before registering for the Master’s thesis.

The Admission Commission considers the provided expertise and decides on admission.

Proof of English proficiency (opens in a new tab) (level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages)

The required language skills level can be proven by one of the following:

• TOEFL: 79 points (iBT), 213 points (CBT) or 550 points (PBT)
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0 points
• Cambridge First Certificate
• Equivalent certificates which correspond at least with the level B2 according to CEFR
• A successfully completed course of study that was taught fully or partly in English
• A secondary school leaving certificate from an international high school
• A 10-month stay (or longer) in a country with English as official language (with appropriate documentary proof)

Applicants from countries whose official language is English are exempt from this requirement as long as they obtained their university entrance qualification in the English language as well.