On April 5, 2025, the new students of the Master Automotive Electronics (M. Eng.) started their studies. They arrived at the OTH Regensburg campus in perfect spring weather and were welcomed by the continuing education officers Julia Geiger and Bianca Hirthammer from the Center for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW). After a short round of introductions and an organizational introduction, the first course on the topic of “CAN bus” got underway - directly with practical exercises in the laboratory for industrial electronics of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.
The other courses in the module week were not to remain purely theoretical for long, as all of the lecturers on the Master's course have many years of professional experience in the automotive industry and always put the scientifically based course content into a practical context. For example, the students acquired knowledge about communication architectures and networking in vehicles and continued their education on the topics of wiring system design, LIN bus, Car2x, vehicle diagnostics and car IT security.
The course “Ethernet in the automobile” was particularly practice-oriented. After the theoretical basics, lecturer Josef Nöbauer, Senior Director in Software Development, invited the group of students on an excursion to the neighboring Vector Informatik GmbH. There, he and Florian Breitkopf, Software Development Engineer, presented an Ethernet application on a vehicle model and clearly demonstrated how it works, for example in the simulation of obstacles on the road. This made it possible to experience the theory taught previously.
The students themselves already have a wide range of experience in the automotive industry - from electronics or software development to quality control or system development. With the Master's degree, they now want to deepen their knowledge or expand it beyond their own specialist area.
In the six modules of the Master's degree program, participants acquire extensive know-how in the areas of electronics hardware, software, system communication and sensor and actuator interfaces to the vehicle. In this context, the Master's also examines topics such as electromobility, hydrogen technology and IT security and teaches sought-after management skills in the automotive industry. All modules can also be attended individually in order to gain further training in specific areas, for example in the field of electromobility.
The Master's course, which is run in cooperation with the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, is now in its 16th year. In addition to current, application-oriented content, it is characterized by small groups, personal support from the ZWW and an organization in block weeks from Saturday to Saturday (without Sunday). This enables students to combine their studies, job and private life - without interrupting or reducing their professional activities.
Interested students will have the opportunity to find out more about the course at a non-binding online information event organized by the ZWW on 21 May at 5.00 pm.
You can find more information about the course here.
