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)

Important Advice for German Student Visa-Seekers

All prospective applicants are advised to carefully check the visa requirements, appointment waiting and processing times at the reponsible German mission  abroad before application and plan it accordingly. Only then you can ensure that you are able to commence your studies properly.

We are aware of long visa appointment waiting times and delayed visa issuances in the German visa offices of certain countries. Please understand that we cannot influence the visa process in any way, even in case of successful admission. It is also not possible to defer your admission to a later term.

The classes in winter semester will be provided in hybrid format for latecomers due to delays in student visa issuances. All exams and classes in summer semester will only be provided in presence format only. Students who got admission but can't obtain their visas in time, are advised to not enrol and have their application being reconsidered for the next year's intake.

Further Information about the Application Process

Click here to find more detailed information about the application process and answers to frequently asked questions.

 

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.

Applicants with an INTERNATIONAL Bachelor degree please click below to start the online application.

 

 

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