Mechatronics at the JKU encompasses various aspects of mechatronics and is not merely a concentration in mechanical engineering. As part of this graduate degree program, students can choose to pursue a wide range of specialized fields, meaning graduates can find professional opportunities in different areas ranging from electronics to conventional mechanical engineering.
Research-driven education puts students in touch with experts in diverse areas of technology; these experts are actively involved within the international community and in a wide variety of technological fields, including radar technology, sensor technology, drive technology, aircraft construction, and robotics.
Thanks to its industries and advanced technological infrastructure, Linz and Upper Austria have become a fertile environment in which the JKU can actively conduct international research in mechatronics on a global scale.
Be it hydraulics, radar technology, well-designed technologies, or advanced products, processes & systems are the future! When it comes to understanding mechanical, electronical, and information-processing components, you could become a highly sought-after expert!
The Master's degree program in Mechatronics expands on your expertise regarding technical processes, systems, equipment, etc. based on integrating and combining mechanics, electronics, and information processing.
The degree program provides opportunities to specialize in a wide range of areas ranging from hydraulics and model-based mechatronic design, to microsystems and radar technology.
Graduates are qualified to take on a variety of challenging responsibilities in industry, as well as continue advancing mechatronic disciplines. The Master's degree program also qualifies graduates to pursue a doctorate degree at a university in Austria or abroad.
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Master's Degree in Mechatronics
Degree
DI / DIin
Duration
4 semesters
ECTS
120 credits
Language
German (Level B2)
Location
Linz
Program
Full-time
What Makes the Program in Mechatronics Special
- The academic degree program in Mechatronics at the JKU is unique: You not only learn about state-of-the-art technology, but also how to broaden the scope of technology! If you are interested in how to apply your scientific expertise to beneficial applications, then you've come to the right place!
- There are countless opportunities to pursue a specialization in line with your personal interests: The study of Mechatronics includes fundamental principles found in biology, electronic circuits, and machines. You can actively engage in a selected range of disciplines by choosing a corresponding specialization, ranging from drive technology to mechanics.
- This academic degree program covers both a concentration on mechanical engineering as well as the full breadth of mechatronics, providing you with outstanding prospective career prospects, and/or an ideal foundation to pursue a doctorate degree in Austria or abroad.
Program Structure
As part of the Master’s degree program, students are required to complete courses totaling 120 ECTS credits in the following areas.
| Subject Areas | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|
| Mandatory subjects (interdisciplinary foundations): Mathematics, physics, computer science | 21 |
| Electives (specializations) | 57 |
| Master's thesis (incl. Master's thesis seminar) | 28 |
| Master's examination | 2 |
| Autonomous coursework | 12 |
Options to Specialize as part of the Elective Subject Areas:
- Electrical and mechanical drive technologies
- Mechanics, smart structures and materials
- Control engineering and robotics
- Measurement technology, sensor technology and microsystems technology
- Electrodynamics, electronics and wireless systems
- Medical and biomechatronics
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Areas of Specialization: Master's Degree in Mechatronics
Your extensive, multidisciplinary, science-based education and the resulting flexibility will open doors to a wide range of industrial and professional roles. The Master's degree program in Mechatronics focuses on:
- An in-depth understanding of basic principles: Master a broad range of principles in the fields of mechanics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics, systems and control engineering, as well as computer sciences based on mathematical, scientific, and engineering principles.
- Applied approaches: Students will have the capability to apply various methods to address real-world issues by contributing their base-knowledge understanding, acquired in-depth expertise, and advanced skills. Students will be able to independently conduct research or tackle application-oriented projects based on a broad, highly specialized research methodology in the subject area.
- Scientific expertise: Students will acquire methodological expertise in various subjects relating to mechatronics and specialize in an internationally recognized sub-area on a scientific level with the potential to specialize in other sub-areas. Students will have the ability to analyze and expand ideas in order to address scientific problems in mechatronics.
What You Will Learn Studying Mechatronics at the JKU
The Master's degree program in Mechatronics has been designed to convey the following skills:
- You will acquire a deep understanding of complex mechanical, electrical and software-based mechatronic systems and their processes. You will also learn to understand and analyze these types of complex systems, as well as the mechanical, electrical/electronic, and software subsystems involved. This includes not only the processes and interactions within systems, but also a holistic perspective based on the involved technical and related disciplines, ranging from electronics, mechanical engineering, and materials sciences, to medicine.
- Given the rapid pace of technological advancements, this degree program provides students with a wide range of expertise and skills designed to lay the foundations toward sustainable and innovative technologies of the future, particularly those we cannot even imagine today.
- working in a solution-oriented manner, both independently and as part of a team.
Your Career Prospects
Graduates in the Mechatronics degree program can pursue a wide range of professional careers locally, nationally, or internationally (such as in the field of product development, conducting research, management, sales, consulting, etc.), or pursue a career in academia at universities and/or other research organizations in Austria or abroad. Potential employment opportunities include:
- Robotics
- Automation technology
- Electromobility
- Production plants
- Medical technology
- Measurement technology and sensors
- Communication technology
- Microsystems technology
- The patent system
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On average, graduates of this degree program find a job immediately after graduation. After 3 years on the job, their average monthly gross salary is € 4,990.
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Prerequisites
In order to be admitted to the Master's degree program, you must fulfill the following requirements.
- If you have successfully completed the Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics at the JKU, you are may enroll in the Master's degree program without any further constraints.
- Those who have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics at another college, university, or post-secondary educational institution in Austria or abroad may be admitted to the program providing they can meet certain conditions. The program's content and scope must be equivalent and comparable to the Bachelor's degree program in Mechatronics offered at the JKU. Students may be subject to taking supplementary examinations (up to a maximum of 40 ECTS credits); the examinations must be taken by the end of the second semester of the Master's program.
- If your first language is not the language the degree program is offered in, you will be required to submit proof of B2 level of proficiency in German.
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