Master in Electrical Engineering

Master in Electrical Engineering is one of 4 English-taught Electrical & Electronic Engineering programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 4 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. 2 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters. The same programme title is offered at 3 institutions, so compare the content, campus and requirements before you choose.

What you study

The Master's in Electrical Engineering at the University of Innsbruck is built around one idea: knowledge and skills that last. The register description says the programme puts engineering methods ahead of short-lived facts. You learn how to work on problems properly, not how to memorise answers for an exam.

Graduates come out able to work out and implement methodologically sound solutions to questions in electrical engineering. You also learn to design, analyse and develop complex electrical engineering systems on your own. The programme covers the physics behind the processes and the basics of mathematical modelling, and you apply both at master's level.

Admission, language and next steps

The register lists no entrance examination for this programme. Teaching is in German and English, so the programme is partly taught in English. Check with the University of Innsbruck which parts are in which language before you apply.

The degree is a Diplom-Ingenieur/Ingenieurin (Dipl.-Ing.), worth 120 ECTS over four semesters, or two years, in Innsbruck. There is no central application portal: you apply directly to the university, and its own programme page gives the application period. As a public university, Innsbruck charges no tuition to EU/EEA and Swiss students within the standard duration plus two semesters. Other students pay a fee per semester.

Ein zentrales Element des Masterstudiums Elektrotechnik ist dessen Ausrichtung auf Langlebigkeit und Relevanz von Wissen und Fertigkeiten, weshalb der Vermittlung von Kenntnissen und dem Auf- und Ausbau von Kompetenzen in ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Methoden der Vorzug gegeben wird gegenüber kurzlebigem Faktenwissen. Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Masterstudiums Elektrotechnik verfügen sowohl über das erforderliche Wissen als auch über die erforderlichen Fertigkeiten und Kompetenzen, um methodisch einwandfreie Lösungen für fachspezifische Fragen der Elektrotechnik zu erarbeiten und umzusetzen, sowie komplexe elektrotechnische Systeme eigenständig zu entwerfen, zu analysieren und weiterzuentwickeln. Sie verstehen die physikalischen Prinzipien hinter den Prozessen, kennen die Grundlagen mathematischer Modellbildung und können beides der Niveaustufe eines Masterstudiums entsprechend anwenden.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Innsbruck. 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: No. 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.