Would you like to study vehicles as complete systems within the framework of future-oriented mobility concepts and help build the mobility systems of the future? Then the Master’s degree programme in Automotive Engineering at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, right in the automotive hotspot of the Stuttgart region, is the right decision for you. You will deepen your skills and later develop sustainable mobility solutions as a specialist or manager.
Campus City Centre
Period in semester3 Semester
Languages of instructionGerman
Application PeriodsSummer semester: 31 October to 15 January
Admission RequirementsBachelor's degree programmes in Automotive Engineering, Automotive Systems and associated degree programmes
The Master’s programme offers you a wide range of courses in the field of Automotive Engineering. You will develop knowledge and expertise in the areas of motors, car body development, driver assistance systems and automated driving. You will develop your scientific skills through a research project and your Master’s thesis.
The Master’s degree opens up a wide range of career perspectives. Your potential employer can rely on your professional problem-solving skills. Alternatively, the content of the study programme will enable you to find a future-oriented position as a specialist or manager in research and development. Or you can pursue an academic career and decide to do a doctorate after your Master’s degree.
With your Master’s degree, you will be a sought-after specialist or leader in these areas
You apply for this program online via the campus management system HEonline of the Hochschule Esslingen.
Check the requirements
The admission and enrollment statutes as well as the special selection criteria for master's programs inform you about the application requirements for this program.
Register and apply via hochschulstart.de
You register in the central application portal hochschulstart.de to receive your applicant ID and apply for the desired degree programme.
Upload your documents
We need your documents and certificates so that we can process your application. You can upload them in Esslingen’s “HEonline” campus management system. We need your documents by the application deadline at the latest.
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You can view the processing status of your application at any time via HEonline. You should keep your login details safe. Shortly after the application deadline, you will be able to see whether you have received an admission offer in HEonline and hochschulstart.
You can expect an excellent teaching and research infrastructure. For your research project and your Master’s thesis, which you can also plan in cooperation with a company, the high-tech laboratories of the Faculty of Mobility and Technology are available to you.
The teaching team has many years of experience and is very well networked with the automotive industry.
The scientific teaching content qualifies you for a doctorate at a later stage.
Automotive companies and their suppliers offer you practical topics for your research project and Master’s thesis.
Lectures and seminars take place in small groups to ensure your learning success.
The teaching content takes into account current and future relevant topics in Automotive Engineering and mobility.
The high-tech laboratories of the Faculty of Mobility & Technology are available to you for your research and Master’s thesis.
Employers confirm: You will have the best qualifications to shape the future of the automotive industry.
After your Master’s degree, you have the option of completing a doctorate.
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