Communications and Signal Processing, M.Sc.
The two-year program starts with some basic lectures**, bringing students from all over the world to a common level of knowledge. With this background, students are well prepared for the in-depth lectures of the second and third semesters. Students are motivated to work on the tasks discussed in the lectures at home. Homeworks and student research projects encourage academic work and offer research and development opportunities as well as the chance to work in groups. In the projects, students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering disciplines and to learn working methods, skills and modern engineering tools, which are important for their professional career.
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 15.05 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €129.88 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 CSP program focuses on fundamental concepts, e. g., information theory, coding, modulation, (convex) optimization techniques, compressed sensing, tensor-based signal processing, multi-modal data fusion, machine learning, data analytics, parameter estimation, array signal processing, adaptive filters and many applications that lead to rewarding career opportunities, e.g., in data science, future systems for data transmission, channel modeling, antenna design, connected/autonomous vehicles, radar/sonar, wearable technologies, audio coding, hearing aids, multimedia systems, biomedical signal processing, brain-computer interfaces, improved medical scans, biometric security, big data, stock quote analysis and more.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Fields of work
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- Research and development for modern communication systems
- Planning of mobile communication networks
- Improving performance of communication systems
- Development and verification of algorithms
- Verification of theoretic results via measurements
- System design including antennas, radio frequency electronics, decoding algorithms and applications
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Thuringia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €129.88 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Suitable for good Bachelors of Science in electrical engineering communications engineering information technology media technology computer engineering biomedical engineering mathematics, physics, and related areas |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.05 |
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 15.05Send 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 15.05.2027 (213 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.