A Program for Border Crossers!
Are you ambitious to apply sophisticated and smart robot systems to the automation of production and the customizing of products? You value the interdisciplinarity between mechanical engineering, computer engineering and electrical engineering? Then become a sought-after specialist in mechatronics and robotics, which is a strong foundation for a professional career in automotive engineering, automation technology, medical technology and many other fields at the interface between mechanical engineering, information technology and electrotechnology.
The formal requirements for admission to this master's program are
- a master's admission qualification (see TUM's glossary of documents)
- specialized knowledge from basic areas of mechanical engineering
- higher mathematics
- engineering mechanics
- machine elements
- materials science
- fluid mechanics
- control engineering
- basics of modern information technology
- German language skills
What you'll learn for your future?
Mechatronics - a key technology fundamental to successful innovation - opens the door to future markets. Graduates of this application and research-focused degree program are optimally prepared for the challenges of this interdisciplinary arena at the interface between mechanical engineering, electrotechnology and information technology.
During their studies, prospective graduates earn a high-level overview of relevant fields of mechatronics and robotics. Since course teaching is broken down according to the areas of overall system, control engineering, mechanics, information technology and electrotechnology, the study program ensures that students are equipped with advanced knowledge and competencies in all central areas of mechatronics and robotics. Moreover, students are free to go deeper into specific subjects, gaining further insights into electrotechnology and/or information technology, for example, by attending an image processing course in robotics.
Since graduates learn how to network the specialized knowledge of the disciplines concerned, they are able to view a mechatronic system from all relevant perspectives. Expert know-how in all three disciplines of mechatronics plus awareness of interdisciplinary relationships are indispensable prerequisites not only for successful treatment of mechatronic systems along their entire lifecycle but also for their optimization regarding the quality of products and production processes.
More information on the M.Sc. Mechatronics, Robotics and Biomechanical Engineering can be found on our TUM MRBE Wiki.
Type of Study: Full Time
Standard Duration of Studies: 4 Semester
Credits: 120 ECTS
Main Locations: Garching
Admission Category: Aptitude Assessment
Start of Degree Program: Summer and Winter Semester
Application Period: Winter semester: 01.04. – 31.05. and Summer semester: 01.10. – 30.11.
Required Language Proficiency: English or German
Tuition Fees: for Students from Non-EU Countries
The standard period of study for the master's degree in Master Mechatronics and Robotics is four semesters.
The Master Degree Course allows you to create your own individual study course plan. The Program is structured as follows:
- Master Modules, divided into main subject areas overall system, automatic control, mechanics, information technology/computer aided methods, electrical engineering and engineering science flexibilization
- Practical courses
- Supplementary Subjects
- Research Internship (term project, team project, practical research course)
- Key Competences (language courses, soft skills workshops, …)
- Master’s Thesis
You will find the list of modules in Wiki. The degree course comprises modules covering
- Overall system (e.g. automation technology, development of smart distributed embedded systems, methods of product development, robot dynamics, medical automation)
- Automatic control (modern control 1-3, mechatronic device technology, control of discrete event systems)
- Mechanics (e.g. dynamics of mechanical systems, kinematic rating of articulated structures by means of Matlab and Catia, finite elements, kinematics)
- Information technology/computer aided methods (e.g. industrial software development for engineers, multidisciplinary design optimization, nonlinear finite elements, parallel programming)
- Electrical engineering (e.g. rating of electric vehicles, microtechnical sensors/actuators, fundamentals of electric machinery, modelling of microstructured components and systems)
Please apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents.
Minimum requirements to apply for a Master's program at TUM are a recognized undergraduate degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s) and the successful completion of the aptitude assessment procedure to evaluate your individual talents and motivation for study.
If you receive an offer of admission, you will additionally have to submit individual documents as notarized copies to be enrolled.
Generally, applicants with a qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. a bachelor’s) obtained outside of the EU/EEA must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist.
In detail: Applying for a master’s program: Application, admission requirements and more
