Electrical Engineering (dual degree course) (Bachelor)

After completing your degree in Electrical Engineering, you will be qualified as an engineer to develop electrotechnical products, and to plan and monitor their production. You will be able to analyse technical issues and challenges using engineering methods on the basis of mathematical and scientific knowledge. You will also be able to find solutions, and to assess these solutions in terms of their feasibility, impact and costs. During your technical training, you will gain the expertise and methodological skills that will qualify you to become an engineer.

As a sought-after expert, you will have the opportunity to actively and creatively shape technology of today and tomorrow, considering that electrical engineering is a key technology. Your fields of activity will range from development to quality management and production, to technical sales. If you would like to enhance your electrical engineering skills after completing the Bachelor programme, you can progress to our Master’s programme in Electrical Engineering, which we also offer as a part-time programme. Here, occupation and study – practice and further training are closely connected.

The programme takes four years (eight semesters) altogether, during which time you will complete your apprenticeship and earn your Bachelor’s degree. In the first year, you will focus on your vocational training. Although there is no obligation to attend vocational school, we recommend that you visit vocational college. Several vocational colleges adapt their classes to our study model.

After the first year, you will take your preliminary exam and then start studying at Münster University of Applied Sciences. You will attend courses during term time. During the second year, you will additionally attend vocational college one day a week. You will continue your company based-training outside term time. After two-and-a-half years, you will be able to take your skilled workers’ exam, which will be your first qualification. The final half-year of the four-year programme is dedicated to a block of practice and the Bachelor thesis, which you will complete at your company. You will now be able to apply the experience gained from your practical training and the engineering skills gained at university to tackle a demanding assignment. For example, you might undertake a software project to control a complex system or develop hardware in your company-specific environment.

With regard to content, your university education is divided into two stages: at the start of the programme, you will first learn the fundamentals of engineering, such as mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, computer science and electronics. By then, you will have the foundations required to pursue in-depth studies based on your interests in one of our specialisations:

• Specialisation in Energy and Automation Technology

In this specialisation you will familiarise yourself with modern drives including power electronics, program our model factory, measure sensors and get to know modern power supply systems. Electives such as Photovoltaics, Wind Power Converters or Robotics offer the opportunity to form individual study foci.

• Specialisation in Information Technology

The specialisation Information Technology deals with all aspects of wireless and wireline communications. You analyse and modify signals, program microprocessors and develop electronic circuits. Through our elective courses, you can delve into topics such as Embedded Software, Communication Technology or Software Engineering.

Our dual programme enables you to combine university study with stages of practical and skilled worker training. As a result, practice and theory are closely linked. You will be able to finance your degree, enabling you to concentrate fully on your studies during your three years at university. You will gain an education in engineering, with a constant reference to practice.