Computer and Communication Systems Engineering (Master)

Hardware-software systems

In information systems engineering, the focus is on the design of highly-specialised hardware-software systems of great complexity. Such systems can be found, for example, in mobile phones or luxury cars. These embedded systems and their complex software have little in common with conventional personal computers. For these systems, you will need both knowledge of software and a solid education in engineering. In the Information Systems Engineering programme, you will receive the right training.

The Master’s degree programme builds on the Bachelor’s degree programme in Information Systems Engineering or a similar degree programme. In addition to mathematical basics, which will be covered in the first semester, you will choose your specialisation from one of the following areas:

• Communication Engineering
• Computer Engineering and Embedded System Platforms
• Software and Systems Engineering

The Master’s programme provides an intensive introduction to current scientific issues at the constantly evolving interface between electrical engineering and information technology on the one hand and computer science on the other. Consistently interdisciplinary in its approach, the Master's degree programme takes into account requirements from the real world going beyond pure knowledge transfer.

At the end of the Master’s programme, you will have acquired problem-solving skills and will put them to use with your specialist knowledge. With your interdisciplinary knowledge, you also have a vital prerequisite that can be of great benefit for later project management tasks or a career in management.

Those who have gained experience abroad and speak a foreign language are particularly sought after by the economy. Today, large companies operate globally, research projects are carried out in international teams and specialised literature is written in English. It is therefore important that you take advantage of your studies to gain experience abroad and to professionalise your foreign language skills.

Within the framework of our international university partnerships, we offer you many opportunities to study abroad.:

• Europe: with universities in, for example, Scandinavia, Southern and Eastern Europe
• North America: with universities in the USA and Canada
• South America: with universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico
• Asia: with universities in India, China, Japan and South Korea

Studying abroad [in German only]

You can use the self-assessment of TU Braunschweig: Fit4TU is a computer-assisted questionnaire to assess your own expectations as well as the knowledge and skills needed for the degree programme.

An ever-growing market waiting for your ideas

Information technology is a fast-growing field, with electronics having a much larger market share than software. With a degree in Information Systems Engineering, you can enter this rapidly growing market with a promising future. There is a demand here for engineers who can combine a deep knowledge of software from computer science with a sound knowledge of electrical engineering.