# Construction and Robotics (MSc) at RWTH Aachen

Interdisciplinary, fully English-taught master run by the Chair of Individualized Production in the Faculty of Architecture. It merges mechanical engineering, computer science, civil engineering and architecture to develop automated construction machinery and digital construction processes, drawing on the Center Construction Robotics and the wider Aachen research ecosystem. Suited to engineering and architecture graduates targeting the digitalisation and automation of the construction sector.

University: RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/rwth-aachen.md)
City: Aachen (https://studygermany.dev/cities/aachen.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/rwth-aachen-msc-construction-and-robotics/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: IELTS or TOEFL required; applicants whose school or first degree was completed in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand are exempt. Proof is provided at enrolment per the examination regulations — no single numeric threshold is published.
- German requirement: not required
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: €375.19
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: €0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor's in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or an equivalent degree
- Minimum grade: Examination-board review of the subject background; no public numeric NC
- Prerequisite credits: Subject background per the examination regulations
- Also required: No preliminary review of eligibility is offered — applications are assessed after submission via RWTHonline. Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2026-03-01 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 August.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree.
- Non-EU applicants, summer semester: 2026-09-01. Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 February.
- EU / German-degree applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://online.rwth-aachen.de/
- Official programme page: https://cr.rwth-aachen.de/

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://cr.rwth-aachen.de/)
- [DAAD — search listing](https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/result/?q=Construction+Robotics+RWTH)
- [Apply via RWTHonline (no uni-assist)](https://online.rwth-aachen.de/)


## Focus areas

- Construction robotics fundamentals
- Discipline-related specialization
- Individual Master's thesis

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- RWTH Aachen — Construction and Robotics M.Sc. official programme site (English-language programme, interdisciplinary scope, Faculty of Architecture): https://cr.rwth-aachen.de/
- Construction and Robotics — FAQ (RWTHonline application; EU deadlines 15 July / 15 January, non-EU 1 March / 1 September; English-test exemption countries): https://cr.rwth-aachen.de/faq/
- Construction and Robotics — Admission (tuition-free; semester social contribution applies): https://cr.rwth-aachen.de/admission/
- AStA RWTH Aachen — Semesterbeitrag / finance (WS 2026/27 components; WS 2025/26 total €338.05 confirmed): https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/about-us/finance/
- RWTH Aachen — Master's application route: direct via RWTHonline, no uni-assist, no VPD: https://online.rwth-aachen.de/
- Inferred — WS 2026/27 semester contribution €375.19 reconstructed from official AStA components; not published by RWTH as a single figure. Confirmed fallback €338.05 (WS 2025/26). Verify before publishing a hard number.: https://www.asta.rwth-aachen.de/en/about-us/finance/