Computer Engineering for IoT Systems (M. Eng.)

The world of tomorrow will be highly automated, data driven and interconnected. Recent advances in wireless and cloud computing as well as battery technology and low power solutions expanded the possibilities of connecting all kind of devices to the Internet of Things (IoT). Intelligent, complex and decentralized solutions are being created for consumer use (smart home), manufacturing (Industry 4.0), utilities (smart grid), urban services (smart city), agriculture, retail, health care, telecommunication, transport and logistic.

The programme provides an introduction to the disciplines that are part of typical IoT solutions such as Microelectronics, Cloud Computing, Embedded Software, Wireless Networking, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The programme emphasizes the relations of these disciplines and shows ways to combine them for a complete solution. The wide range of involved disciplines makes it an academically challenging programme which prepares its graduates to contribute to future solutions.

Course outline

Within the programme, the students will learn

• How to plan, implement and manage create efficient and secure IoT solutions.

• How to implement mobile usage scenarios for digital business models.

• How to support consumer and industrial IoT solutions with cloud and on-premise IT.

• How to assess protocols, standards, vendors and design.

• How to discuss and present technical solutions.

As part of the programme, international students can take one module of German that will help them to connect to local companies.

The last months of the degree programme are dedicated to a master thesis project. With the department’s help, the students shall find an internship and will be challenged to apply their skills at real-world clients and to write an academic report. Starting from its foundation in 1997, the University has years of teaching and research experience in all the disciplines related to the new programme ensuring an upto-date and practice oriented course of study. University labs provide an opportunity to improve students’ skills in a hands-on environment.

Course contents/ Module overview

Semester	Module No.	Course title	SWS (V/Ü/Pr)	CP	PA

Qualification semester (Winter Semester)	870	Basics in Electrical Engineering	3 1	5	PL
	716	Information and Communication Technology	2 2 0	5	PL
	873	Scientific Practice	3 1 0	5	PL
	255	Distributed Systems	3 1 0	5	PL
	907	Cultural Studies and Academic Writing	4 0 0	5	PL
	908 or 912	Foreign Language Module I: German as a Foreign Language I or Foreign Language Module I: Technical English I	4 0 0	5	PL

1st semester (Summer Semester)	787	Embedded Systems	2 1 1	5	PL
	781	Dependable System Design	3 1 0	5	PL
	782	Embedded Software Design and Programming	2 2 0	5	PL
	783	Signals and Control	3 1 0	5	PL
	784	Seminar on topics in computer engineering	0 0 2	5	PL
		Obligatory Elective Course #1	4	5	PL

2nd semester (Winter Semester)	785	Mobile Software Systems Engineering	2 2 0	5	PL
	786	Cloud Computing and Big Data	3 1 0	5	PL
	780	Wireless Sensor Networks	2 1 1	5	PL
	788	IT system performance analysis	2 2 0	5	PL
	789	Scientific Seminar	0 0 2	5	PL
		Obligatory Elective Course #2	4	5	PL

3rd semester (Summer Semester)	940A	Master's thesis		26
	940B	Presentation and Defense		4

Elective Courses (subject to availability and change)
	568	Project Management	2 0 2	5	PL
	762	Data Science in Python	2 0 2	5	PL
	830	Mechatronic Systems I	2 2 0	5	PL
	755	Industry 4.0	2 0 2	5	PL

SWS = hours per week CP = Credit points PA = Type of examination			V = lecture Ü = practice Pr = project		PL = exam

Study and Exam Regulations

ACHTUNG/ ATTENTION	Die Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen werden in den Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der Hochschule Nordhausen veröffentlicht und sind mit der Veröffentlichung verbindlich gültig. Bis zur Veröffentlichung handelt es sich nur um vorläufige Ordnungen (Lesefassungen). The study and exam regulations are published in the Official Announcements of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences and are binding upon publication. Until publication, they are only provisional regulations (read-only versions). The Offical Announcements are only available in German.

	Ordnungen, gültig für Erstimmatrikulationen ab Sommersemester 2022 Regulations, valid for first-time enrolments from summer semester 2022 onwards
Datum/ Date	Inhalt/ Content
29.05.20	Studienordnung und Prüfungsordnung - veröffentlicht in den Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der HS Nordhausen, Ausgabe 6/2020
16.07.20	Erste Änderung der Studienordnung Ausgabe 9/2020
27.09.21	Zweite Änderung der Studienordnung Ausgabe 19/2021
22.02.22	Dritte Änderung der Studienordnung Ausgabe 3/2022
02.11.22	Vierte Änderung der Studienordnung Ausgabe 18/2022
29th May 2020	Study and Exam regulations - May 2020 (Reading Version in English)

Minimum entry requirements

Completed Bachelor‘s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar fields (e.g. Automation, Electronics, Software)
US-GPA above 2.5 (is equal to German grading system 2,5 or less)
English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.0 or completed Bachelor‘s programme in English)
APS (students from India, China and Vietnam)

Standard period of study

The Master program can be accessed with a Bachelor‘s degree of 180 or 210 Credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) in Computer Engineering or a similar field. Graduates of international Bachelor degree programs corresponding to 180 Credits need to attend a qualification semester at University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen with 30 Credits right before the 1st semester starts. The qualification semester always starts in October of each year. The 1st semester always starts in April.

Application Documents and Advice for Student-Visa Seekers

We accept online-only applications. You do not need to provide certified copies or translations (as long as the documents are in German, English or French).

As a minimum please provide the following documents:

High school diploma/certificate of higher education entrance qualification
Bachelor degree certificate (proof that Bachelor degree was succesfully completed)
Complete Transcript of Records (with overall grade)
Proof of English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.0 or Bachelor's Medium of Instruction is English)

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IMPORTANT: Documents can only be submitted through Uni-Assist before the application deadline.

Since Hochschule Nordhausen cannot influence the visa process in any way, all prospective applicants are advised to carefully check the visa requirements, appointment waiting and processing times at the reponsible German mission abroad.

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