STUDY
Term dates & deadlines
Winter semester 2021/22
General admission period:
12 July to 5 September 2021
Extended admission period:
6 September to 30 November 2021
Master Information and Communications Engineering (ICE)
Branch of Study Networks and Communications
Contents of the degree programme
The Master’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering builds on and develops skills acquired in the course of a Bachelor’s degree, such as Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Telematics, or Informatics. The Master’s degree is international in its orientation and is therefore taught entirely in English. In addition to offering broad fundamental knowledge, the branches of study allow students to gain in-depth qualifications for the development and use of modern information and communication technologies.
The branch of study Networks and Communications serves to provide an academic education and qualification for professional activities in the development and operation of modern information and communication technologies, which require the application of scientific insights and methods.
The course content encompasses both sound theoretical principles and practically relevant methodology. In the first instance, students are taught the principles and methodologies of mobile communications, signal processing, and wireless sensor networks. During the course of the degree programme, students can attend additional lectures, courses, and practical laboratory courses on mobile networks, pervasive computing, signal processing, measurement technology, robotics, image processing, and transportation telematics. The programme is further supplemented by a range of courses from technical informatics (e.g. system security, distributed systems), and technical mathematics (e.g. optimisation, stochastics).
Fact Box
Duration: 4 semesters
ECTS: 120
Level of qualification: Master’s degree programme
Degree: Diplom-Ingenieurin/Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) (Austrian university degree comparable to Master of Science)
Prerequisites: Yes
Special admission procedure: No
Language of instruction: English
Curriculum
ECTS: 120
Level of qualification: Master’s degree programme
Degree: Diplom-Ingenieurin/Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) (Austrian university degree comparable to Master of Science)
Prerequisites: Yes
Special admission procedure: No
Language of instruction: English
Curriculum
Contact details
Student Guidance Service
E-Mail: studieninfo [at] aau [dot] at
Office of the Programme Director
Website of the Programme Director
E-Mail: spl-infotech [at] aau [dot] at
Student Representatives
Website of the Student Representatives
E-Mail: oeh [dot] informationstechnik [at] aau [dot] at
Study objectives
In the first instance, students are taught the principles and methodologies of mobile communications, signal processing, and wireless sensor networks. During the course of the degree programme, students can attend additional lectures, courses, and practical laboratory courses on mobile networks, pervasive computing, signal processing, measurement technology, robotics, image processing, and transportation telematics. The programme is further supplemented by a range of courses from technical informatics (e.g. system security, distributed systems), and technical mathematics (e.g. optimisation, stochastics).
Upon completion of the degree programme, students are qualified to
- improve concepts and methods from the field of information technology,
- identify and comprehend new problem definitions in this field,
- recognise technological paradigm shifts.
Admission to the degree programme
The admission to the degree programme must take place before the end of the extension period (winter semester: 12 July to 30 November | summer semester: 10 January to 30 April).
Admission for foreign applicants
The admission to the degree programme must take place before the end of the general period (winter semester: no later than 5 September | summer semester: no later than 5 February).
Prerequisites
Bachelor’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering or a degree programme of equivalent academic value at another post-secondary educational institution.
English language level B2
Programme structure
Programme structure: a tabular overview
| SUBJECT | DESIGNATION | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Required subjects |
Networks and Communications: Fundamentals | 12 |
| Electives | Networks and Communications: Advanced | 30 |
| Information and Communications Engineering: Supplements | 18 | |
| Technical Complements | 12 | |
| Soft Skills | 12 | |
| Options | 6 | |
| Master thesis |
incl. exclusive research seminar | 30 |
| Total | 120 |
Recommended course of study
Important note regarding lecture courses scheduled on a cyclical basis: Although certain lecture courses are only offered once a year, the corresponding examinations can be taken year-round on specific dates.
1. Semester (Starting in the winter semester)
| SUBJECT | ECTS | Course number + title | Course type |
| NC Fundamentals | 4 | Mobile Communications | VC* |
| 3 | Mobile Communications | KS* | |
| 4 | Signal Processing for Communications | VC* | |
| 3 | Signal Processing for Communications | KS* | |
| NC Advanced | 4 | Pervasive Computing | VC* |
| 4 | Smart Grids | VC* | |
| 4 | Seminar on Self-Organized Systems | SE* | |
| Total | 26** |
* compulsory attendance
** choose Free Electives to sum up to 30 ECTS
| SUBJECT | ECTS | Course number + title | Course type |
| NC Fundamentals | 4 | Sensors Networks | VC* |
| 3 | Sensors Networks | KS* | |
| 4 | Wireless Networks | VC* | |
| 3 | Wireless Networks | KS* | |
| 3 | Pervasive Computing Lab | KS* | |
| 4 | Powerline Communications | KS* | |
| 4 | Advanced Wireless Communications | VC* | |
| 4 | Seminar on Smart Grids | SE* | |
| 4 | Modelling and Simulation of Energy Systems | VC* | |
| Total | 33 |
* compulsory attendance
Practical training
To reinforce the practical and research experience as well as the problem-solving skills, students can complete a practical placement (worth 6 ECTS credits) as part of the elective subject “Soft Skills”. During the research or industrial placement, which must last at least 2 months, students work on a project, defined in advance, under the expert supervision of a university lecturer. The industrial placement can be completed in a company, with a public administrative body, a non-profit organisation, or a non-university research institution. Research placements are completed at a university.
Periods of study abroad
It is principally recommended that students spend at least one semester abroad. Provided that the equivalence can be established, examinations successfully completed at foreign universities can be recognised in the place of examinations prescribed by the curriculum. The period abroad should be scheduled to take place after the courses in the compulsory subjects have been successfully completed. It is further recommended that students obtain a “pre-notification” from the programme director before commencing the period abroad.
Erasmus+ and Joint Study programs and the good relations of your professors allow students to study at numerous partner universities in Europe and across the globe.
Careers and occupational profiles
Graduates of the Master’s degree programme are qualified for a wide range of professional activities, for instance in the development or product management for technical systems
- for automotive manufacturers and suppliers
- in automation engineering
- in microelectronics
- in consultancy services
- and in medical technology
The branch of study Networks and Communications also offers the opportunity to acquire specialised expertise, for example in the following areas:
- embedded and ubiquitous systems.
- mobile and wireless networks.
- self-organizing networks with applications in the areas of mobility and energy.
What our graduates say
„In choosing a degree programme, it was important for me to find one that not only opened the way into the business world, but also managed to capture my full attention throughout. The combination of Electrical Engineering, Informatics, and Business makes the Information and Communications Engineering degree programme absolutely unique.“
Continuing your studies
Upon successful completion of the Master’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering, students can continue their studies in the Doctoral degree programme.
Specialist courses
Within the scope of the options and in accordance with the respective curriculum, students can receive credits for individual courses or for entire modules from other subject areas.
Term dates & deadlines
Summer semester 2022
General admission period:
10 January 2022 – 05 February 2022
Extended admission period:
06 February 2022 – 30 April 2022
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