International Automotive Engineering (M. Eng.)

Applying for a degree course
The programme starts in summer term (March 15th) as well as in winter term (October 1st).

Application dates
November 15th – January 15th in case of admission for the summer term;
May 2nd – July 15th in case of admission for the winter term;

Please apply online in our Primuss portal - please find all information on master application follwing this link.

Dubious Application Agencies

Currently, THI is receiving an increasing amount of information regarding fraudulent activities in connection with student applications to THI. Therefore, it is important for you to know the following:

1. THI does not work with agencies. Please apply directly to THI via the Primuss application portal.
2. THI never asks for money via agencies for application purposes.
3. THI only sends emails from @thi.de.
4. THI never asks for money before you receive your admission letter. If you need a VPD from uni-assist, you will have to pay a processing fee to uni-assist. However, uni-assist only checks certain documents and does not grant admission to THI.
5. The application process is conducted in the THI Primuss portal. Only there will you be able to access your application progress.

As of winter semester 2024/25, THI charges service fees of 500 euros per semester for students from third countries (outside the EU and the EAA (European Economic Area) . If you have any questions, please go to Contact for prospective students

Please note: No service fees for exchange students, visiting students, participants of summer school!

The dual Master's programme at THI offers optimal career opportunities. In addition to the regular degree programme, the dual Master's programme includes intensive work experience in a company. It is consecutive and is aimed at both non-dual and dual Bachelor graduates who have previously completed a combined degree programme or a degree programme with in-depth practical experience.

During the dual Master's programme, you will receive a salary from your company. The salary for Master's degree programmes should be appropriately higher than the salary for Bachelor's degree programmes.

Special feature: Normal duration of study with significantly more practical experience than in a regular Master's programme

In addition to the professional and international orientation, the attractiveness of the programme is enhanced by the possibility of obtaining a double degree in which two degrees are acquired with an additional expenditure of up to one semester: Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt awards one degree, while the other is awarded by a foreign partner university. This possibility opens graduates excellent prospects in the increasingly global labor market.

• Universidade Federal Do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Joinville, Brasilien
  The double degree agreement exists with a master's program in mechanical engineering (Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica) or with one in electrical engineering (Mestrado em Engenharia Elétrica). It impresses with its research-oriented characterization, opening up explicitly the prospect of further qualifications after the Master's degree in the direction of doctoral degree. The agreement stipulates that the first semester have to be completed at the THI. In the second semester, theoretical courses as well as an individual project has to be passed at UFPR (language of instruction will be English). In the project, the thesis is being prepared thematically and methodically. The third semester is reserved for the preparation of the final thesis.
   
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australien
  Another double degree agreement exists with the Master's program "International Automotive Engineering". In the first two semesters, the courses of the THI program either of the core area "Vehicle Electronics" or of the core area "Vehicle Safety" with some restrictions related to electives have to be completed. Then, additional two semesters at RMIT theoretical courses have to be attended and a final thesis has to be written.

Basically, graduates will work as a development engineer for electronic/mechatronic systems of automobiles used to increase comfort and safety.

Yes.

Currently, we accept between 20 and 25 students each semester.

Yes, the programme is open for mechanical engineers as well as electrical engineers. You must be open for electronic/mechatronic subjects. The programme is not a specialization in a specific area of the mechanics of automobiles.

First, the term 'International' in the programme's name indicates that our aim is to prepare our students to collaborate in international teams. Second it refers to fact that the language of instruction is English.

After completion of the programme you have the opportunity to do a PhD at a university. Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt cannot directly award PhDs but there may be the opportunity to do a cooperative programme with us. Generally, we can say that other universities in Germany accept the master degree from our university. In some cases, you have to rework some field of study. However, this depends on the faculty of the university where you do your PhD.