Core Courses and Specialisations
The core courses serve to deepen the technical foundations and prepare students for the Master's programme.
There are currently around 20 core courses to choose from, of which at least 3 (equivalent to 18 credits must be successfully completed.
Course overview specialisations autumn semester
Course overview specialisations spring semester
The choice of a selection of core courses will allow students to deepen their studies in a certain area. Below, we list a set of recommendations. However, the decisive factor should be whether a course and lecturer seem interesting and demanding:
Biomedical Engineering is an exciting and growing field which resides at the interfaces between engineering, biology and medicine. The broad goal of biomedical engineering is to solve human health problems through advances in diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of human disease.
This specialisation provides basic knowledge of the development and use of instruments and signal processing theory to measure physical, physiologic or biologic signals in humans and other living organisms and prepares students to work in the development and application of state-of-the-art imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance, ultrasound and micro-computed tomography.
Central Core Courses:
- Biomedical Imaging (fall)
- Bioelectronics and Biosensors (fall)
- Neural Systems (spring)
Complementary Core Courses:
- Discrete-Time and Statistical Signal Processing (fall)
- Control Systems 1 (fall)
- Optics and Photonics (spring)
- Communication Electronics (spring)
Telecommunications is about transmitting "information" (pictures, sound, generic files) by means of a physical medium such as wires, optical fibres or electromagnetic waves in free space. The challenge is to do this efficiently and reliably despite the many imperfections of the respective medium.
The courses and projects in this area cover fundamentals and applications in communication systems, information theory, electromagnetic wave propagation, and signal processing.
Central Core Courses:
- Communication Systems (fall)
- Discrete-Time and Statistical Signal Processing (fall)
- Communication and Detection Theory (spring)
- Communication Networks (spring)
Complementary Courses:
- High-Speed Signal Propagation (spring)
- Electromagnetic Waves: Materials, Effects, and Antennas (fall)
- Communication Electronics (fall)
- VLSI 1: HDL Based Design for FPGAs (fall)
Today, computers are essential components of every complex system. Very often, they are embedded into much larger systems and they are also often networked for the purpose of realizing geographically distributed functionality. The study course on Computers and Networks covers methods and processes for the analysis, design, realisation and operation of systems in information technology.
Central Core Courses:
- Discrete Events Systems (fall)
- Communication Systems (fall)
- Embedded Systems (fall)
- Communication and Detection Theory (spring)
- Communication Networks (spring)
The broader area of Electronics and Photonics deals with the realization of system concepts in the fields of communications, computing, signal processing, sensing, imaging, etc., with electronic or optoelectronic devices, circuits and higher-level hardware platforms. The study covers semiconductor and materials technologies, circuit and IC-design by CAD, system architecture, as well as high frequency techniques and photonics.
The broader area of Electronics and Photonics is divided into two sub-areas with the following courses offered:
Integrated Circuits and Systems
Central Core Courses:
- Analog Integrated Circuits (fall)
- Communication Electronics (spring)
- VLSI 1: HDL Based Design for FPGAs (fall)
Complementary Courses:
- Discrete-Time and Statistical Signal Processing (fall)
- High-Speed Signal Propagation (spring)
- Communication Systems (fall)
More information:
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Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices
Central Core Courses:
- Solid State Electronics (fall)
- High-Speed Signal Propagation (spring)
-Electromagnetic Waves: Materials, Effects, and Antennas (fall)
- Optics and Photonics (spring)
The generation and the distribution of electrical energy, and its use in electrical motors and other appliances, marked the very beginning of electrical engineering. Impending changes in the power industry and the needs of sustainable energy are moving these topics centre stage once more. More efficient converters and motors of all sizes (up to large-scale power plants and down to micro mechanics) are needed. Suitable control policies for the coexistence of small local power generators, large power stations, and new types of loads such as electrical vehicles must be developed. Novel power electronic devices, new materials, and state-of-the-art information technology offer opportunities for new solutions to these challenges.
Central Core Courses:
- Control Systems 1 (fall)
- Power Electronics (fall)
- Experimental Techniques (spring)
- Power Semiconductors (spring)