Master's Programme Mechatronics
Joint Study Programme of the University of Innsbruck and the UMIT TIROL
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering Sciences |
Duration / ECTS-Credits | 4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits |
Academic Degree |
Diplom-Ingenieurin/Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing. or DI) |
Qualification Level |
Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7 |
ISCED-F | 0788 Inter-disc.progr. involv. Engin., Manuf. and Construction |
Mode of Study |
Full-Time |
Study Code |
UC 066 481 |
Curriculum | Information on the Curriculum (2013W)* |
Language of Instruction | German |
Admission Requirements |
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates |
Application | The first admission takes place at the UMIT TIROL and the second admission takes place at the LFUI. Tuition fees are to be paid at the UMIT TIROL. |
* Information on the Curriculum (2013W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:
- Bachelor's Programme Mechatronics
- Bachelor's Programme Mechatronics (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz)
Proof of general university entrance qualification:
The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.
The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.
In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:
- 6 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Fundamentals of Natural Sciences
- 45 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Mathematics and Informatics
- 45 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering
- 35 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Electrical Engineering and Control Engineering
- 10 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Industrial Mechatronics and Material Science or Biomedical Engineering
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
Area of specialisation Industrial Mechatronics and Material Science
9.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 1: Mathematics and Information Theory
15.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 2: Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering
6.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 5: Industrial Mechatronics and Material Science 1
7.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 3: Electrical Engineering
9.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 4: Electrical Engineering and Informatics
9.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 6: Industrial Mechatronics and Material Science 2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 1: Industrial Mechatronics and Material Science 3
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 9: Advanced Mechatronics
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 10: Additional Qualifications
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 2: Industrial Mechatronics 1
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 3: Industrial Mechatronics 2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 4: Material Science 1
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 5: Material Science 2
27.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master Thesis Defense
Area of specialisation Biomedical Engineering
9.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 1: Mathematics and Information Theory
15.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 2: Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering
6.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 7: Biomedical Engineering 1
7.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 3: Electrical Engineering
9.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 4: Electrical Engineering and Informatics
9.0 ECTS-Credits: Compulsory Module 8: Biomedical Engineering 2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 6: Biomedical Engineering 3
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 9: Advanced Mechatronics
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 10: Additional Qualifications
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 7: Biomedical Engineering 4
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module 8: Biomedical Engineering 5
27.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis Defense
Qualification Profile and Skills
A central element of the Master’s Degree Programme of Mechatronics is its focus on sustainability and relevance of knowledge and skills. This is why the imparting of knowledge and competences of scientific methods is given priority to specialist user knowledge. Graduates have the competence to further develop their knowledge and understanding in the field of mechatronics autonomously, also for new and unfamiliar problems or within the scope of research contexts resp. They are especially qualified for demanding tasks in industry and business enterprises in the different fields of mechatronics and the related fields of mechanical engineering, material science, electronic science, medical engineering etc. after brief training periods. There, the advantages of the university education’s focus on basic and methodological competence take effect.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Graduates have a highly specialised knowledge in the areas of development and implementation of mechatronic components and systems. They are able to demonstrate their competence in the named fields of mechatronics and where they overlap with other disciplines by correctly formulating and supporting scientific arguments and solving problems in an innovative way and by taking on project leadership.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
The research-oriented university education of the Master’s Degree Programme of Mechatronics is the basis for access to a vast occupational field in the area of mechatronics, from planning, developing and construction, to production, manufacturing, quality management and consulting. The occupational fields open to the graduates are correspondingly manifold. Typical occupational fields are: (i) employment with an industrial business in the area of machine, vehicle or plant engineering, with producers of electronic, medical-technical, data processing or process control devices and employment with engineering offices, (ii) self-employed work as enterprisers or engineering consultants and (iii) working for educational and research institutions.
Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck
Supplementary Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits or 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information:
- https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-entrepreneurship/
- https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/
- https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-scientific-computing/
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
Austrian grading scheme |
Definition |
%-age |
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1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance |
38.6 |
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= 100% |
2 |
GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors |
30.2 |
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3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors |
20.6 |
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4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria |
10.6 |
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5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Information on the Programme (in German only)
- Information about the Master‘s Programme
- Guideline about the Master's Programme
- Examination Dates
- Deadlines
- Equivalence List
- Data Sheet
- Guidelines for electronic submission and publication of academic theses and Instruction
- Formal Structure of a Thesis (Information of the Dean of Studies)
Forms (in German only)
- Examination Records
- Application for the Master's Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Declaration of Academic Honesty
- Submission of the Master's Thesis
- Choice of Specialisation
- To block a thesis
- Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Technikerstraße 17
Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petar Grbović
(Recognitions)
Contact at the University of Innsbruck
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Manfred Kleidorfer
Contact at the UMIT TIROL
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Woittennek
Phone: +43 050 8648-3817| E-Mail: lehre@umit-tirol.at