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Automation and Robotics (M.Sc.)

at TU Dortmund in Dortmund

At a glance

Language
English-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€0 public university
Semester fee
€339.70

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Robotics · Process Automation · Cognitive Systems

An interdisciplinary, English-taught Master drawing on six faculties (Electrical Engineering & IT, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Bio- and Chemical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics) plus the Robotics Institute and Fraunhofer IML. The first semester builds a common foundation (including Matlab); students then specialise in Robotics or Process Automation through elective modules and lab work.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering & IT, ICT, Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering, or comparable
Minimum grade
2.0 (German scale); the Bachelor grade is the sole admission criterion
English
CEFR C1 (IELTS 7.0 / TOEFL iBT 95)
German
not required
Prerequisite credits
  • ≥18 ECTS mathematics (linear algebra, analysis)
  • ≥12 ECTS computer science / programming
Also required
Work experience and additional courses are disregarded in admission.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Annual window early February – 15 May, via uni-assist. Year-anchored for WS 2026/27: applications open beginning of February and must be completed by 15 May 2026 (official A&R/DAAD text).
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester "Beginning of January until Friday before the Lecture Period (cut-off)", per the EU/EEA master application page. Lectures WS 2026/27 start 12 Oct 2026, so Friday-before = approx. 9 Oct 2026 (derived, not a published fixed date). Differs from the non-EU deadline (15 May 2026). EU applicants apply directly via the TU Dortmund online portal, not uni-assist.
EU / German-degree applicants Summer semester no fixed date EU / German-degree applicants: approximately the Friday before lectures start, via Campusportal (inferred from university-wide practice; verify).

Fees & funding

Tuition
€0 per semester
Semester contribution
€339.70
Semester ticket
included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition. Semester contribution €339.70 for WS 2026/27, confirmed from a current TU Dortmund student payment. Includes the nationwide Deutschland-Semesterticket. For the latest figure verify at: https://www.stwdo.de and https://www.tu-dortmund.de/studium/organisation-des-studiums/semesterbeitrag/

Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dortmund scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
Application portal
www.uni-assist.de
Official page
www.tu-dortmund.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

4.3 /5

Seven StudyCheck reviewers rate the programme 4.3/5, and every one of them would recommend it. They describe a technically demanding course of study in which mathematics (control theory, linear algebra, differential equations) carries real weight, offset by substantial practical work using ROS, MATLAB and Python on concrete projects. The university's digital and online infrastructure earns consistent praise, and graduates feel well positioned for careers in robotics, the automotive sector and Industrie 4.0, with several noting the programme can be managed alongside a working-student (Werkstudent) job.

Liked

  • Substantial hands-on work with ROS, MATLAB and Python through real projects
  • Seen as strong preparation for robotics, automotive and Industrie 4.0 careers
  • Well-developed digital and online study infrastructure
  • Workload is manageable alongside a Werkstudent (working-student) job
  • Every reviewer would recommend the programme (100%)

Criticised

  • Technically demanding, with a heavy mathematics load (control theory, linear algebra, differential equations)
  • A solid quantitative background is effectively assumed to keep up

Where graduates go

Typical roles
Automation/control and robotics engineering, with demand from automotive and aerospace and regional Dortmund technology-park employers; the university states more than 450 graduates are active in robotics/automation across academia and industry (source)

No official placement statistics exist for this programme; these are directions described by the university, not measured rates.

External resources

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