Mechatronics, M.Sc.
Mechatronics combines content from the classic engineering sciences mechanical engineering / mechanics, electrical engineering / electronics and computer science and networks them into a new interdisciplinary specialist area with a high degree of innovation and great growth potential. At Bavarian universities, this trend-setting subject is only offered at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg as an undergraduate bachelor's degree with a master's degree based on it. As an engineering course, mechatronics is located in the Faculty of Technology and is largely supported by the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering-Electronic Information Technology with the participation of computer science.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05, summer semester until 07.01 |
| 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 | €82 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
In the first 3 semesters of the master's program, students acquire in-depth competencies in 2 specializations from the list below, which range from chip manufacture to factory planning and convey the current state of knowledge of the specialist areas. In addition, there are technical and non-technical elective modules (i.e. also available from other FAU faculties), university internships and a seminar. A mandatory 8-week internship deepens the practical relevance and provides guidance for starting your career. The fourth semester comprises the six-month master's thesis, with which the students can demonstrate that they can successfully and independently complete a scientific task in mechatronics.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Admission requirements for the master’s degree are above-average completion of a bachelor’s degree (mechatronics or a related discipline) in Germany or abroad. |
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| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05, summer semester until 07.01 |
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 directly to the university until 07.01Send 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.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 07.01.2027 (85 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.