Communications Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering
with Specialization in Communications Engineering
Please note: the official designation of the Master's program is "Elektrotechnik, Informationstechnik und Technische Informatik", which is due to the fact that there are other, German-taught specializations.
The M.Sc. programs with specialization in Communications Engineering and in Electrical Power Engineering, however, are fully taught in English.
Goals of the Course of Study
This program provides in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in modern communication technologies, focusing particularly on advanced digital multimedia transmission systems. Students will be trained in the whole spectrum of telecommunication systems including the evolution towards the future internet and the next generation cellular radio systems UMTS/IMT-2000.
During the six-month Master's thesis the students will work in an industry-oriented research project. Graduates of this program will be able to apply scientific methods to analyse and to design future multimedia communication systems using state-of-the-art software tools and implementation technologies. The program will also train the students to work in project teams and to write scientific and technical documents.
Structure
This two-year program consists of three semesters of courses, 18 weeks of industrial internship, and a six-month period for the Master's thesis. The third semester comprises only 1-2 courses and the industrial internship. The course is taught in English. The courses comprise lectures, exercises, seminars, and experimental laboratories in communications engineering. In addition, the students have to attend German language courses. Furthermore, the students can take any voluntary elective courses offered by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.
Each subject is assessed through an exam. The Master's thesis is concluded by an oral presentation.
The candidates have to earn 68 credits with the coursework during the first three semesters, 22 credits with the industrial internship including a seminar pertinent to the internship, and 30 credits with the Master's thesis.
Entrance Requirements
A prerequisite for starting studies is a first university degree, with which the necessary background education can be proven, as determined in the exam regulations. The exam board determines whether it fulfills the entrance requirements. (For further information see "Examination Regulations" and "course website" at the bottom of this page.)
Examination Regulations
Exam regulations (de) regulate academic goals and prerequisites, the course of study layout, and exam procedures. The appendix to the regulations contains the description of the modules, from which the course of study is composed.
Curriculum
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Subject Catalogue
- Forward Error Correction and Digital Modulation
- Mobile Radio Networks
- Estimation and Detection Theory
- Algorithm Design of Digital Receivers
- Ad-Hoc Networks: Architectures and Protocols
- Signal Processing in Multi-Antenna Communication Systems
- Principles and Architectures of Cognitive Radio
- Advanced Topics in Signal Processing and Communication
- Multimedia Communication Systems
- Advanced Methods of Cryptography
- Acoustic Virtual Reality
- DSP-Design Methodologies and & Tools
- Antenna Engineering
- Microwave Circuits
Career Opportunities
The ongoing extreme growth of the information technology sector produces a high need for well-trained communications engineers. There is a world-wide lack of communications engineers which are needed in the field of multimedia communication systems for industrial and non-industrial research, system development, fabrication, network planning, and network management and maintenance.
International Applicants
Application Procedure: Please go to the Course Website to apply online.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Shmaila Iqbal of the International Office at RWTH Aachen University.
Further Information
Course Website: Communication Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Communication Systems and Data Processing (IND)
Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Rüngeler
52056 Aachen
Germany
Fax:+49 241 80-22254
Email:ce-info@rwth-aachen.de