Automated Driving and Vehicle Safety, M.Eng.
Currently, two fundamental technical developments have the potential to make dramatic changes of the automotive sector: the electrification of the drive and the digitization of the vehicle in the form of automated driving. The latter requires in-depth knowledge of both computer science and engineering. Processing operations performed in a network of microcontrollers have to run in real time and must implement an interaction of sensors, algorithms and actuators. In addition, in the development of automated moving vehicles engineering knowledge is required too, which is related to the changes of the vehicle itself and their modeling for e.g. to deal with functional safety. Safety-relevant systems must be configured redundantly. However, knowledge of sensors and actuators as well as the interaction between man and machine including the necessary data transmission systems are required in the various phases of the development of systems for automated and safe driving.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) |
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| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €42 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The aim of the Master's programme is to extend the theoretical and scientific knowledge of students in order to give them either a doctorate or work in the field of science.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The job profile of the graduates is characterized by tasks in the areas of research and development of algorithms, safety concepts, sensor/actuator systems for safe, automated driving.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €42 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Admission to the master's program requires a degree in an engineering discipline, computer science or a related field with at least 210 ECTS credits. |
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| Language | German B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 15.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.