Automation Engineering and Computer Science

part time, full time

Degree
Master of Engineering
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
3 semesters
Location
Merseburg
Deadlines
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
August 2026 (EU)
August 2026 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Automation Technology
  • Information Technology
  • Computer Science

Focus

Signal Processing and Control, Embedded Systems, Process Automation, Virtual Instrumentation, Information Engineering, Communication Engineering, Knowledge-Based Systems, Mobile Computing, Real-time Operating Systems

Target group

Computer scientists, automation engineers, electrical engineers with university degree

Annotation

Foreign applicants must demonstrate German language skills by way of:
- TestDaF (Test of German as a Foreign Language): 4 x TDN 4 \; or
- TestDaF: 1 x TDN 4, 3 x TDN 3 with an additional language course
- DSH 2 \; or
- DSH 1 with an additional language course
- Telc C1 University \; or
- Goethe Institute C2 \; or
- German Language Diploma DSD II, or
- Assessment exam German at a Studienkolleg.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Standard period of study 3 semesters. For graduates with fewer than 210 ECTS points (but at least 180), the period of study will be extended to 4 semesters due to a an adaptation semester.

Lecture period

  • 06.10.2025 - 21.02.2026
  • 01.04.2025 - 02.08.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026

    Application via uni-assist

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026

    Application via uni-assist

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    07.05.2026 - 30.09.2026

    Extended application deadline for winter semester 2021/22: 30.09.2021

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    07.05.2026 - 30.09.2026

    Extended application deadline for winter semester 2021/22: 30.09.2021

Summer semester (2025)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2026 - 31.01.2027

    Application via uni-assist.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.10.2026 - 31.01.2027

    Application via uni-assist.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.11.2026 - 31.03.2027

    For the summer semester, only admissions to a higher study semester are possible.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.11.2026 - 31.03.2027

    For the summer semester, only admissions to a higher study semester are possible.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German