Electrical and Information Engineering, M.Sc.
Thanks to the rapid development of computer technology, electrical engineering has long since developed into a general systems engineering with applications in almost all technical areas. At the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel (CAU) you can study the future-oriented subject of Electrical and Information Engineering as a single-subject master's degree program.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.07, summer semester until 02.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €179 per semester |
| Practical semester | Optional |
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 →What you study
The single-subject Master's degree in Electrical and Information Engineering, which is taught entirely in English, has a scope of 90 credit points, of which 30 credit points are for the preparation of a Master's thesis. The standard period of study is 3 semesters.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Electrical engineering, electronics and information technology can be found in almost all areas of life today. Electrical and Information Engineering engineers therefore have a correspondingly wide range of employment opportunities in a wide variety of sectors:
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- Classic fields of work are the electrical industry, information and communications technology and energy technology.
- Electrical engineering and information technology are considered key technologies in a large number of sectors: mechanical engineering, automation technology, aerospace, the automotive industry, process engineering, medical technology, environmental protection technology, etc.
- Electrical engineers work in the field of research and development at universities and other public and private research institutions.
The numerous specialist areas of electrical engineering can be assigned to five main groups:
- Information technology: telecommunications; wired and wireless data transmission; audio and video technology; mobile communications; navigation; radar technology; traffic control technology; Computer technology,
- Medical technology: electromagnetic and electrophysiologically based therapy and diagnostic procedures (e.g. ECG, EEG, pacemaker systems or magnetic field therapy), sensor systems (e.g. laboratory and monitoring systems or "lab-on-chip") and imaging procedures in diagnostics (e.g. X-ray, CT, MRI or ultrasound),
- Microelectronics and micro- or nanosystem technology: development, manufacture, assembly, testing and quality control (e.g. of integrated circuits or sensors); software development for the computer-aided design of systems, circuits and components,
- Measurement, control and automation technology: automation and production processes, mathematical modeling of technical processes; robotics, safety technology and engine management in automobiles; telematics,
- Electrical power engineering: generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy and its application.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Schleswig-Holstein), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €179 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | The prerequisite for admission to the master's program is a completed bachelor's degree in the relevant field or an equivalent qualification. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 01.07, summer semester until 02.01 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 02.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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 02.01.2027 (80 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.