M.Sc. Automotive Engineering
University of Stuttgart Stuttgart
- Up to 1,500 EUR/semTuition
- Winter and summerIntake
- GermanLanguage
- 4 semestersDuration
- 15 JanNext deadline
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About the programme
Automotive Engineering at the University of Stuttgart is a four-semester Master's with unrestricted admission, and you can start in the winter or the summer semester. It deepens your engineering expertise and combines traditional automotive engineering with modern developments such as electrification, automated driving and connected driving, with simulation and testing as a direct link to practice. You can specialise widely, from traditional automotive engineering to automated and connected electromobility, in a modern curriculum focused on sustainability and digitalisation. Teaching is research-intensive, with close ties to the IFS and the FKFS, in the heart of the German automotive industry. The programme includes a 12-week industrial internship or compulsory electives worth 15 ECTS. It is aimed mainly at graduates in automotive, mechanical or energy engineering.
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What you need to apply for Automotive Engineering at University of Stuttgart
German language
Academic requirements
ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.
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Prerequisites
1. a suitable B.Sc. degree in Automotive Engineering, General Mechanical Engineering or a closely related course of study from a German university, university of applied sciences/university of applied sciences or cooperative education institution, or an equivalent degree from a foreign university is available or will be obtained in the foreseeable future - and
2. a minimum level of relevant skills/knowledge has been or is still being acquired.
Even if these two conditions are met, additional modules may be awarded if the required subject-specific skills are not sufficiently present. This is intended to prevent applicants from entering the Master's program in Automotive Engineering without sufficient prior knowledge, which could result in failure.
The catalog of possible additional modules includes the modules "Advanced Mathematics 3," "Engineering Mechanics 4," "Thermodynamics 2," "Engineering Fluid Mechanics," and "Control Engineering," each worth 6 ECTS credits. If you lack knowledge in the fields of thermodynamics and design theory, additional modules are also possible. The total number of additional modules may not exceed 30 ECTS credits. All additional modules must be successfully completed by the time you register your master's thesis with the Examination Office. Additional modules are not part of the master's degree program.
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What to prepare for your application to Automotive Engineering
Programme-specific documents
You can upload the following documents directly in the application portal:
Certificate of higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), which entitles the holder to study at a university in the respective home country, including the corresponding list of individual grades
Certificates or diplomas of university entrance examinations passed abroad, including the corresponding list of individual grades, if a university entrance examination is required in your home country
if available: all acquired higher education and university certificates (e.g. from colleges or academies), including the corresponding list of individual grades or proof of university examinations already passed
Proof of the required German language skills
Possibly additional documents that you will be asked for automatically
Country-specific documents : Applicants with educational certificates from the following countries must also upload the following documents:
India: Certificate of the Academic Testing Center (APS) at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Additionally for applications to Master’s programs:
Performance overview with grade point average
Bachelor's certificate if you have completed your Bachelor's degree and have already received the certificate
Depending on the subject, there may be supplementary applications that you should definitely include with your application. You can find these on the page Selection Criteria and Admission Regulations for Master's Programs.
Description of the course content of your completed Bachelor's degree program
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Costs
Tuition
Up to 1,500 EUR
per semester
Semester contribution
184 EUR
per semester
Application fee
Free
per application
Estimated year-1 total cost
12,272 – 15,270 EUR
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Additional fee information
1500 EUR
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