Master in Applied Image and Signal Processing

This is an English-taught master's degree at the University of Salzburg, run as a joint degree with the FH Salzburg. The FH is a university of applied sciences, so you get two institutions in one programme: a classic public university and an applied one, both in the same city.

What you study

The programme is about image and signal processing: researching, improving or redesigning methods and applications in that field. The page describes the degree as both a scientifically grounded professional education and an applied, practice-oriented one. The stated aim is to make you fit for a career and, if you want it, for a doctorate.

The qualification profile is built from three parts: subject and scientific competences, personal competences, and social competences, taught jointly with the FH Salzburg. The page mentions a broad range of elective subjects and application areas, so you can shape the degree around your interests. It does not list individual modules.

How the programme is organised

Four semesters, 120 ECTS, leading to a Master of Science (MSc). Teaching is in English. The programme is embedded in national and international research projects, and students can take part in them and write their final theses in that context. That means early contact with international research topics. The page also stresses the short distances between the two institutions in Salzburg.

Who it suits

You should come in with a subject-relevant bachelor's degree. If you like the idea of working on algorithms and then seeing them run on real hardware or inside software systems, this fits. The page names possible work focuses: spotting and strategically planning the potential of these technologies, porting selected algorithms to special hardware platforms, integrating the methods into software systems, and meeting customer requirements with image and signal processing systems. The degree can also lead on to a doctorate, and the page points to the doctoral programme in Digital and Analytical Sciences.

Admission, language and next steps

Admission requires a subject-relevant bachelor's degree, a bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences, or an equivalent degree from a recognised post-secondary institution in Austria or abroad. There is also an interview to assess your subject and language suitability. You need proof of English. The teaching language is English.

Deadlines change every semester, and the programme page links to the current dates. There is no central application portal: you apply directly to the University of Salzburg, and its own page gives the application period. The curriculum (Studienplan) is linked from the programme page, so read it before you apply.

The aim of the English-taught joint master’s degree programme in Applied Image and Signal Processing is to enable the students to research, improve or redesign methods and applications in the field of image and signal processing. The degree programme offers a scientifically sound professional education as well as an application-oriented practical training following the guiding idea of an academic education of the highest possible quality (professional qualification plus ability to do a dissertation).

In Kooperation mit der Fachhochschule Salzburg

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Salzburg. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: Interview to determine the applicant's professional and linguistic aptitude. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.