Master in Information and Computer Engineering

Master in Information and Computer Engineering is one of 11 English-taught Computer Science programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 9 institutions. 11 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 8 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

This is a two year Master's programme at Graz University of Technology, taught entirely in English. It mixes computer science with electrical engineering, so you come out knowing both software and hardware. The degree is a Diplom-Ingenieur or Diplom-Ingenieurin (Dipl.-Ing.), which counts as a Master of Science. You need 120 ECTS to finish.

What you study

The programme is deliberately generalist. You build advanced theoretical and practical knowledge across computer science and electrical engineering, and you learn to design, implement, evaluate and operate complex hardware and software systems on your own. You pick a major and a minor from a long list of specialisations. The majors are:

• Artificial Intelligence: neural networks, deep learning, speech recognition and image processing.
• Communications and Mobile Computing: Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, radio-based communication, self-organising sensor networks and smart services for mobile systems.
• Embedded and Automotive Systems: microprocessors, real-time systems, signal processing, automotive engineering, automation and communication systems.
• Information Security: practical side of security mechanisms, secure systems such as ATM cards or chips.
• Microelectronics and IC Design: semiconductor physics, integrated circuit technology, simulation techniques and EMC.
• Robotics: navigation, computer vision, machine learning, knowledge representation, decision-making and language comprehension.
• Sensing and Control Systems: mathematical models, digital simulation and systematic control system design.
• Signal Processing and Human Communication: algorithms for signal processing and highly integrated information technology systems.
• Software Technology: analysis, design, validation and verification of complex software, AI in software engineering, programming languages and compiler construction.
• Visual Computing: computer graphics, image processing, geometric modelling, virtual and augmented reality, information visualisation.

There is also a major in Internet of Things. For the minor you can take Business, Law and Management, which gives you basic management training and the basics of setting up and running a business.

How the programme is organised

The degree is made up of a primary subject (major), a secondary subject (minor), an elective subject, a seminar or project, a free-choice subject and a master's thesis. You have a lot of freedom in choosing your courses, and a mentor for your subject area advises you. The programme has strong links with international scientists, and stays abroad are actively promoted. You also get practical insight through cooperation with national and international industrial partners such as AVL, Siemens, AMS and partners in Silicon Valley. For lab work you have access to computer and embedded systems labs, robotics labs, the Human Centered Computing Lab and droneSpace.

Who it suits

This is for you if you want depth in both hardware and software, not just one side. It suits students who like the idea of a broad education across several specialisations and who want to shape their own curriculum. If you already know you want to work on embedded systems, robotics, AI or security, the majors let you go deep. The generalist structure means you will not be boxed into a single narrow track.

Admission, language and next steps

You need a completed Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject. Graduates of certain TU Graz Bachelor's programmes are admitted without further requirements: Information and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering and Management, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Acoustics, Music, and Information Engineering (the former Electrical Engineering and Audio Engineering), Biomedical Engineering, and Digital Engineering. Other national or international degrees are checked against the curriculum. You also need to prove English competence. The admission procedure can be completed before you finish your Bachelor's. Registration for the academic year 2027/28 runs from 15 October to 15 December 2026. Graduates of TU Graz are exempt from the admission procedure, and from winter semester 2027/28 so are graduates of an eligible degree programme in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK (see the curriculum). Applications go directly to the institution, not through a central portal. At a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester.

Never before in human history has there been such a rapid increase in knowledge and thus constant change in knowledge as is the case in information technologies. Students of the master’s programme in Information and Computer Engineering will learn how to deal with this phenomenon and to adjust to the necessity of independent and continuous renewal of their knowledge. The curriculum is therefore geared towards a great deal of freedom in choosing course content and prepares the students for independence and initiative in thinking, decision-making and acting. The aim of this course is therefore particularly to enable students to think, decide and act in an interdisciplinary manner and to take an integrative approach to systems and thus to environmental and social issues, which are gaining importance especially in view of the increasing globalisation of the economy and society. Information technologies are the carriers and drivers of globalisation and the spread of the English language as the "lingua franca" of our world. Therefore the use of the English language is a natural element of the master’s programme in Information and Computer Engineering. Study periods abroad are encouraged, international doctoral students are integrated into the course, professors from abroad enrich the study programme considerably and contribute to the development of the students’ social skills. Projects, lectures, papers and teamwork serve to develop the relevant key qualifications in the students. Planning and thinking is developed as an integral element of the degree programme.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here Graz University of Technology. 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: Admission procedure for applicants who have NOT completed a subject-relevant bachelor's degree programme at Graz Univers. 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.