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Programme Profile 'Research'

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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!

These 5 Master Programmes in Engineering offer a Programme Profile in Research which can be studied fully in English:

Profile Overview

Enrolled in the Programme Profile Research you work intensively in a research project (30 ECTS) under supervision of one of our professors. For your application, you need to apply to one of the below listed available research topics. If you are interested in one of these topics and you need further information, please contact the mentioned supervisor by email well before applying to the programme. The research topics have been internally assessed in a defined process in order to allow for research on a high level.

Aside from the research project you have a mandatory lecture in Research Management (5 ECTS). For the remaining 25 ECTS of lectures you chose from a broad range of engineering topics. The choice of the lectures is done in accordance with the supervisor of your research project.

The programme ends with your Master's Thesis (30 ECTS) and a required peer-reviewed publication.

Double Degree

We offer the possibility to do a double degree together with the UTHM in Malaysia within the framework of a Research Master. You will study the first semester in Heilbronn and spend the two following semesters (research project and master thesis) in Batu Bahat at UTHM. After successful completion of your studies, you will then have both the German and the Malaysian Master. For further information, please get in touch with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Gleiter (uwe.gleiter@hs-heilbronn.de).

Programme Structure - Profile 'Research'

  • 1st Semester
  • 2nd Semester
  • 3rd Semester
  • Documents
  • Statistical Methods
  • Selected Topics of Mathematics
  • Engineering Project 


Elective subjects (selection):

  • 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.


Requirements and Application

To study the Master Programme Profile "Research" you have to choose and enroll in one the following HHN Master Programmes:

The entry requirements and informations on the application process you can find on the websites of the programmes.

Research Projects

Examples of already processed projects

Research and Labs of the faculty of Engineering

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