Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, B.Sc.
Beginning with the mathematical and physical foundations, students get many insights into the functioning of electronic technical systems during the course of their studies. From the fourth semester onward, they can choose one of three specializations: Electrical Energy Technology; Microsystems Technology and Microelectronics; and Information and Communications Technology. The program also includes a 12-week-long industrial internship, which is recommended for the sixth semester. Here the students should apply independently to a company where they can then, during the internship, put the knowledge they have gained through study to the test. The course of study concludes with writing the Bachelor's thesis.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| 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 →What you study
The bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering and information technology deals with energy conversion and energy transmission, automotive electronics, data communication as well as the development and processing of microchips. Starting with the mathematical and physical basics, students gain a lot of insight into how electrical systems work over the course of their studies. From the fourth semester onwards, you can choose one of three specializations. The course also includes an industrial internship. Finally, the bachelor's thesis is written.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The application areas open to electrical engineers are diverse and depend in part on the focus chosen during the course of studies. Yet all of the specialist areas have one thing in common: The demand for engineers in electrical, electronics, and information technologies is greater today than ever before. In addition to research, development, and production, tasks carried out by electrical engineers can for example include providing technical support or business advice. Companies in the energy services sector need electrical engineers for the provision, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy. Demand for electrical engineers is also high in the automobile industry, since electronic systems have come to steer every vehicle. Graduates are also very much in demand in automation technology, robotics, and telecommunications. In the areas of small-scale and entertainment electronics, for example, they work on the development of microchips, sensors, smartphones, and more. Thus, the growing importance of electronic systems in everyday life offers excellent career opportunities.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €339.70 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Good to very good knowledge of physics and mathematics is just as important for the everyday work of engineering as logical thinking and the willingness to take on complex tasks. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
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 C1 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 via uni-assist until 15.07uni-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.
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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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The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.