Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
(Bachelor of Science)
German HZB: none
International application: German C1
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Pre-internship (recommended)
Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.
Short Description
Electrical engineering covers the whole area of electrical and electromagnetic phenomena, including energy, automation and communications engineering, as well as microelectronics and computer engineering.
Leibniz Universität Hannover is the only higher education institution in the whole of Germany that offers electrothermal process technology as an area of research and specialisation.
Continuous innovation is the basis for technological progress. This requires widely trained engineers who make use of scientific methods. Current focuses such as automation technology, automotive electronics, mobile communication and alternative energy require major investments; numerous additional jobs are being created in these fields. Recent studies estimate that there will be an annual demand for 3,000 to 4,000 newly qualified engineers in Germany. Based on currents levels of new students, however, there will only be around 1,500 graduate engineers each year over the next few years. In other words, the career prospects for first-year students are extremely positive.
Areas of Focus
- Automation technology
- Communications engineering
- Computer engineering
- Electrical power engineering
- Microelectronics
The Electrical Engineering degree programme, which is divided into a foundation stage and an application stage, provides students with a broad, scientifically based education combined with practical skills. The foundation stage focuses mainly on basic subjects in mathematics, science and engineering, as well as eight weeks of basic practical training. We recommend that prospective students complete their basic internship before embarking on the degree programme. During their basis practical training, students gain insights into production processes, operations and the organisation of industrial enterprises.
After completing the foundation stage, students proceed to the application stage in which they focus on one of the following specialisations: Automation Technology, Electrical Power Engineering, Communications Engineering, Microelectronics or Computer Engineering. In addition, students take the core subject of Control Engineering, as well as application-oriented compulsory and optional courses in the chosen specialisation. The degree programme also involves the Studium Generale, experimental lab work and project work. The application stage concludes with a Bachelor’s thesis.
| Kompetenzfeld/Semester | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
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| Mathematik, natur- und ingenieurwissenschaftliche Grundlagen | Vorpraktikum |
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| Informations- und Systemtechnik | Grundlagen digitaler Systeme |
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| Elektrotechnik | Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik: Gleich- und Wechselstromnetzwerke |
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| Halbleiterelektronik / GruLaLa 3 | |||
| Vertiefungsrichtungen | Wahlpflichtfach (Wahl 4 aus 7):
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| Zusatz- und Schlüsselkompetenzen | Studieneinstiegsmodul: Ringvorlesung / Mathematische Methoden / Praxis elektrischer Methoden / Technisches Projekt |
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| Bachelorarbeit | Bachelorarbeit und Präsenation der Bachelorarbeit | ||||||
| Leistungspunkte | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Electrical engineering students should possess strong powers of imagination and abstraction. It is also important that they have a technical flair, an interest in mathematics and a logical way of thinking. Good foreign language skills are advantageous.
The programme involves eight weeks of basic internship, which prospective students are strongly recommended to complete before embarking on the degree programme. No specific time is set aside for completing this basic practical training during the degree programme.
Graduates work in R&D labs in virtually all branches of industry, for utility companies, software firms and services enterprises, as well as in the public sector, research institutes and educational institutions. They often start their careers in R&D, and increasingly take on management tasks at a later stage. The degree programme prepares students for independent work in research, development and production. It also qualifies them to work in technical sales and to assume executive positions in various corporate divisions.
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Under certain conditions, admission to the following Master's programme is also possible. More detailed information can be found in the respective admission regulations. If you have any questions, please contact the course advice of the desired Master's programme:
Admission Requirements
This degree programme is admission-free.
If you did not graduate from a German school nor have a German higher education entrance qualification (for example, the Abitur), a language certificate proving your knowledge of German is required for the application and enrollment.
Application Deadlines
First-year students from Germany and the EU
- June 1st – September 30th of the year for the winter semester
- December 1st – March 31st of the year for the summer semester
First-year students from non-EU countries
- April 15th – May 31st of the year for the winter semester
- December 1st – January 15th of the year for the summer semester
Students Resuming their studies and transfer students (application in a higher semester)
- June 1st – September 30th of the year for the winter semester
- December 1st – March 31st of the year for the summer semester
Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (B.Sc.) - Torben erzählt von seinem Studium
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