Automotive Systems Engineering
Master of Engineering
Advance your expertise in mechanics, electronics, and informatics with our Master’s in Automotive Systems Engineering – shaping the future of mobility.
Key Information
Programme Overview
The Master's programme in Automotive Systems Engineering combines the various disciplines of mechanics, electronics and computer science with a focus on automotive systems. You will deepen your expertise in selected specialisations. We teach methodological skills for the systematic and creative solution of challenging technical problems in the automotive industry. These include automated driving and the development of new drive and vehicle concepts. In addition to the Engineering programme profile, the Master's programme in Automotive Systems Engineering is also available with a focus in Research, Development Management or International.
Programme Profiles
The degree programme can be completed with one of four different course profiles:
You will automatically be assigned to this profile after enrollment. See below for the course of study.
In the Development Management programme profile you will study economics and business administration subjects in addition to your engineering education. You can apply with a letter of motivation to the Programme Dean for the Development Management programme profile from the time you are admitted to the programme until the end of the third week after the start of lectures.
You can choose the International programme profile if you complete at least 20 ECTS credits at a university abroad. You will not work on a master's project in this profile. It is also possible to obtain a double degree with a foreign university.
Would you like to work intensively on an interesting and current research project and publish your results? We can support you here! The Research programme profile gives you the opportunity to do just that. It is also possible to obtain a double degree with a foreign university. This course profile can be studied in English!
As part of the 'International' and 'Research' programme profiles, it is possible to obtain a double degree in collaboration with UTHM in Malaysia. Upon successful completion of your studies, you will then hold both a German and a Malaysian master's degree. For further information on the double degree, please contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Gleiter (uwe.gleiter@hs-heilbronn.de).
Careers: What career prospects will I have with a Master´s degree?
Graduation – and what next?
Mobility, automation and intelligent technical systems are evolving at a rapid pace. Pioneering solutions are emerging today at the intersection of automotive engineering, electronics, software, energy supply and connectivity. Developing these solutions requires specialists who can understand complex interrelationships, design innovative concepts and take overall responsibility for sophisticated systems.
The Master’s programme in Automotive Systems Engineering prepares you to take on such tasks at a high scientific and technical level. You will deepen your expertise in systems engineering, analyse and optimise complex technical systems, and develop solutions for current and future challenges in mobility. In doing so, you will work on issues relating to automated and connected systems, electric powertrains, functional safety and sustainable mobility concepts.
With a Master’s degree, you will be qualified for demanding specialist and managerial roles in the automotive and supplier industries, as well as in numerous other technology sectors. You will be able to lead development projects, take responsibility for complex system architectures and drive forward innovative products and technologies within interdisciplinary and international teams.
Furthermore, the Master’s degree opens the door to academic careers in research and development, right through to a PhD. The qualification therefore offers you excellent prospects for actively shaping the technological future and taking on responsibility in key areas of modern engineering.
Programme Structure - e.g. Profile 'Engineering'
- 1st Semester
- 2nd Semester
- 3rd Semester
- Study Abroad
- Documents
- Statistical Methods
- Selected Topics of Mathematics
- Engineering Project
- Elective subjects
- Autonomous systems: Deep learning
- Autonomous systems: Path planning and control
- Autonomous systems: Perception and situation understanding
- Advanced Suspension Systems
- Industrial Processes in Materials Engineering
- Lightweight Car Body Engineering
- Optical Sensors
- Numerical Methods and Optimization
- Design of Experiments
You will be able to practically apply this knowledge in your engineering project. Small teams of students tackle work on specific tasks from the industry. The tasks can be of a constructive, experimental or theoretical nature.
The wide range of elective subjects (see module handbook) and the option to take elective subjects of other faculties or universities (including from abroad) will provide you with a well-rounded professional profile.
- Design of Experiments
- Numerical and Optimization Methods
- Engineering Project with Colloquium
- Elective subjects
- Autonomous systems: Deep learning
- Autonomous systems: Path planning and control
- Autonomous systems: Perception and situation understanding
- Advanced Suspension Systems
- Industrial Processes in Materials Engineering
- Lightweight Car Body Engineering
- Optical Sensors
- Numerical Methods and Optimization
- Design of Experiments
- Computer and Robot Vision
- Autonomous Systems: Architecture and Planning
- Digital Singal Processing and Pattern Recognition
- Exhaust (gas) treatment
You will be able to practically apply this knowledge in your engineering project. Students work in small teams on specific tasks from industry. The tasks can be of a constructive, experimental, or theoretical nature.
The wide range of elective courses (see module handbook) and the opportunity to take elective courses from other faculties or universities (including those abroad) round off your academic profile.
Master’s thesis with colloquium (30 ECTS)
You will undertake this either in a laboratory of Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences or in collaboration with the industry.
Are you interested in studying abroad during your degree programme? Detailed information on semesters abroad, partner universities, contact persons and scholarships can be found here: Studium im Ausland or here: Bewerbung für ein Auslandssemester
Requirements and Application
Before applying to Heilbronn University, non-German Bachelor degrees need to be declared equivalent to a German first degree. Therefore, please fill in the below form "Application for Recognition of Certificate" as well as the necessary documents also mentioned below, or an equivalent certificate issued by Studienkolleg Konstanz or UniAssist.
Please note: Requirements of the Bachelor's degree for admission to the master's programme are
- a grade of 2.5 or better (German grading scale)
- 210 ECTS credits (see page 10 in the ECTS User's Guide for more information) - at least, however, 180 ECTS (conditions for acceptance do apply)
- comparable first degree with a predominant engineering component of at least 50%.
- for studies in German at least level B2
- for studies in English (research profile) at least level B2
The entry requirements in German also apply to Incomings (Erasmus+, Global, Freemover). However, we also offer and recommend appr. 30 ECTS lectures in English language that you can attend.
Application for Recognition of Certificate
Please fill in this form
In addition to the filled in form, please submit the following documents
- Curriculum vitae
- Bachelor's certificate and transcript of records in German or English
- Proof of your English language skills
- Proof of your German language skills, if applicable
- APS certificate, if applicable
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Testimonial
"We deal with current industry topics such as driver assistance and alternative drive concepts. The range of elective courses is diverse and offers scope for individual specialization. Interdisciplinary projects with students from other technical degree programmess focus on finding solutions and teamwork."
