Automation and Robotics, M.Sc.
Very good teaching, state-of-the-art laboratories and application-oriented research await you in the English-language, internationally oriented Master's program Automation and Robotics at TU Dortmund University. According to the Wirtschaftswoche University Ranking (2018), the faculty and its courses are among the TOP 10 in Germany ,
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.03 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €339.70 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 →About the programme
Through its research, our faculty actively shapes the current future areas of "Industry 4.0", "Cyber-Physical Systems" and the "Energiewende". The faculty realizes its high level of research through a strong networking of the competences of science and industry on a national and international level.
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The research activities of our faculty are incorporated directly into the courses offered. The challenging course program developed by us together with four other faculties from the natural and engineering sciences of the TU Dortmund enables you to develop your strengths and thus give your own profile in one of three Major Fields:
- Cognitive Systems,
- Process Automation,
- Robotics.
What you study
In the first semester, the prerequisites for the further semesters are created with the Mandatory Courses and the Matlab Internship. In the 2nd and 3rd semester the subject specialization can be chosen in the elective modules. The project group will deal with a large scientific and technical problem within a set deadline in a group. In the 4th semester, following the compulsory optional subjects, the Master's thesis is written in the chosen specialization.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Comprehensive and up-to-date professional knowledge, skills and methods, flexible options for choosing a course, practice-oriented components such as the project group and a very good supervision in the study program qualify our Master's graduates for the responsible implementation of engineering activities in industry and commerce and create the prerequisites for further education scientific qualification, eg the promotion.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €339.70 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.03 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.03Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.03.2027 (152 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.