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Information and Communication Engineering (Master)
The Information and Communication Engineering Master's Programme offers a modern and comprehensive education based on sound, high-quality and sustainable knowledge in information and communication technology. You will gain in-depth insights into information and signal processing, study network technologies and network security, deal with the development and optimization of telecommunications systems and explore the latest technologies in high-frequency engineering and optical communication. Our flexible module structure allows you to learn both the fundamental methods of information processing in modern telecommunications systems and to explore their diverse fields of application in various areas of electrical engineering. With this knowledge, you will be ideally prepared to take on a decisive role in research or industry and actively shape the networked world of tomorrow.
| Degree programme code | UE 066 507 - Master's Programme Information and Communication Engineering |
|---|---|
| Related master's programmes | Master's programmes in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, opens an external URL in a new window |
| Duration | 4 semesters |
| Credits | 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Degree | Dipl.-Ing. (internationally comparable with "Master of Science") |
| Module structure | Information and Communication Engineering, opens an external URL in a new window |
Programme Structure
Full details about structure and content of the programme are available in the curriculum, opens in new window (PDF) and in the list of courses, opens an external URL in a new window in TISS.
This Master's programme is structured as follows:
- Basics Information and Communication Engineering (18 ECTS)
- Signal Processing (9,0 ECTS)
Machine Learning Basics (9,0 ECTS)
- Signal Processing (9,0 ECTS)
- Specialisation Information and Communication Engineering (36 ECTS)
- Two modules totalling 9 ECTS each must be selected from Module Catalog A, and two advanced modules totalling 9 ECTS each must be selected from Module Catalog B (see: curriculum).
- Related specialist subjects (27 ECTS)
- Three elective modules totalling 9 ECTS each must be absolved
- Free Electives und Transferable Skills (9 ECTS)
- Diploma Thesis (30 ECTS)
Further Information
Admission to the Master’s programme in ‘Information and Communication Engineering’ is possible after completing an eligible Bachelor’s degree at an accredited national or international post-secondary educational institution.
For example, the following Bachelor's programmes are considered eligible for admission:
- Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (TU Wien)
- Computer Engineering (TU Wien)
- Electrical Engineering (TU Graz)
To compensate for fundamental subject-specific differences between your previous education and the level of qualifications expected at TU Wien, supplementary examinations totalling a maximum of 30 ECTS credits may be required.
You can find the general admission requirements on the page Admission to Master’s Programmes.
The Master's degree programme in Information and Communication Engineering qualifies graduates - without the need for an extended onboarding period - for relevant engineering roles in the ICT sector, including the following professional profiles:
- Leading or contributing to development and project planning tasks.
- Application-oriented implementation in hardware and software systems.
- High-level roles in industrial processes.
- Independent research activities at universities and in the industry.
At TU Wien, you can undertake one of the following doctoral programmes after completing your Master’s degree:
- 796 700 – Doctoral Programme in Engineering
- 796 600 – Doctoral Programme in Natural Sciences
- 796 300 – Doctoral Programme in Social and Economic Sciences