Study Applied Research in Engineering Science
An active contribution to research and innovation - enter the world of applied research during your Master's degree! Over the course of three semesters you will work on a specific research project, in addition to subject-specific and interdisciplinary training modules.
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What is the Master of Applied Research in Engineering Science about?
Did you particularly enjoy working independently on projects during your Bachelor's degree? Do you want to further qualify yourself for a career in applied research and development? Then this is the right degree for you. The course centres on an engineering research project, which you will work on continuously and independently over three semesters.
Individual, diverse and flexible:
You choose your personal research topic at the beginning of the degree programme, depending on your own interests. Then you choose from a wide range of methodological and subject-specific advanced modules, tailored to your practical research activities. Thanks to a collaboration between nine Bavarian universities, you can access a wide range of inter-university block courses, allowing you to shape your own course content and area of specialisation. Your lecturers will support you at all times with intensive individual supervision.
Study in a research environment:
The programme focuses on professional research practice and academic exchange. Each semester, you will present aspects of your project work at a scientific conference in the form of a presentation or poster. Your research project will culminate in a scientific publication. You will begin to establish valuable contacts for later professional work with research institutes and companies during your degree.
Career opportunities
Top career prospects
Acquire the skills necessary for working on technical and academic projects, securing funding, presenting results at conferences or the methodology of project management and lay the foundations for a successful career.
Get straight to work
This degree is the ideal qualification for a job in development or innovation management within a company, or for a career in research.
Advance your academic career
The so-called "Research Master" is also the ideal preparation for a doctorate, for which you will have already made important contacts during your studies.
Your lecturers are available to give you advice and support. Please feel free to contact them.
How is the degree programme structured?
Structure and modules
The Master's in Applied Research in Engineering Science is designed as a full-time programme comprising three theoretical semesters. The course's intensive focus on a specific research project, combined with numerous elective options, allows students to actively shape their degrees.
At the beginning of the degree, students choose a specific research project that they will work on throughout their studies. This research project forms the core of the degree and is the basis for all further content. The programme is generally divided into research and teaching modules, which are composed as follows:
Research Modules:
- Project Work 1 (semester 1)
- Poster session or conference (semester 1)
- Project Work 2 (semester 2)
- Poster session or conference (semester 2)
- Master Thesis (semester 3)
- Poster session or conference (semester 3)
Teaching modules:
- Two Subject-specific Elective Modules (semester 1)
- Research and Strategy Methods (semester 1)
- Two Subject-specific Elective Modules (semester 2)
- Interdisciplinary Elective Module (semester 2)
Research and teaching modules are closely linked.
Through the elective modules you will deepen your methodological and subject-specific knowledge. You have an extensive range of modules to choose from.
Cooperations with universities from all over Bavaria enable you to participate in the Applied Research Conference (ARC), which is organised especially for the degree programme and features contributions from young scientists from a wide range of disciplines. In addition, it is possible to attend certain modules at the cooperating universities.
In addition to your professional knowledge, you will also work intensively on your communication and teamwork skills during your studies.
Studies and organisational matters
So that everything runs smoothly
Here you will find everything you need to know about studying for a Master's in Applied Research in Engineering Science.
1. Please register in the OTH Regensburg application portal. It is not necessary to register with “Hochschulstart” for this degree programme.
2. The application process is entirely online. Please complete the online application and upload all required application documents.
3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. These documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline.
4. You will automatically receive email notifications via the application portal when your application status changes.
5. After your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail with further information from the Admissions and Organisation Office of the OTH Regensburg as confirmation of receipt.
6. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline.
7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".
1. Please register in the OTH Regensburg application portal.
2. The application process is entirely online. Please complete the online application and upload all required application documents. Important components of the application are your university entrance qualification, your current transcript of grades from your previous studies and the application for credit transfer. If further documents are required, they will be requested in the application portal.
3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. These documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline. Please note that it only makes sense to apply for a higher semester if you have already obtained credits in the same or a closely related degree programme. If this is not the case or if you are in doubt about receiving credit, please apply (additionally) for a first semester.
4. After your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail with further information from the Admissions and Organisation Department of the OTH Regensburg as confirmation of receipt.
5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline.
6. The examination committee decides on the crediting of academic achievements and whether a placement in a higher semester is possible. This placement is based on the creditable achievements and not on the semesters completed. Please note that there may also be admission restrictions in the admission procedure for higher semesters.
7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".
BACHELOR'S CERTIFICATE
For the application for a Master's degree programme at the OTH Regensburg (university of applied sciences) please submit your certificates and diplomas of your home country translated into German or English. The complete Bachelor's certificate with all subjects, the final grade and the grading scale is required. You can find detailed information in the admission requirements.
GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS
German language skills on level DSH 1 are required. You have to upload your German language certificate either when applying or when enrolling via the online portal.
These certificates are recognized as an alternative to the DSH 1 certificate:
- TestDaF: TDN 3 in all sections of the exam
- Studienkolleg: Feststellungsprüfung „Deutsch“
- DSD: Level II with B2 in all sections of the exam
- Goethe: C1
- telc: telc Deutsch C1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
- ÖSD: C1
You can find more information for prospective international students on the web pages of the International Office.
Admission and enrolment
After the Master Commission has checked your documents, you will receive an admission or rejection notice by e-mail.
If you receive admission, you can immediately accept the place of study online in the application portal and upload the enrolment documents.
Enrolment generally takes place in August for a winter semester or in February for a summer semester.
Important information for online enrolment
Semester fee
The application for enrolment ("Antrag auf Immatrikulation") will include information about the current semester fee and the transfer details.
Documents
The following documents must normally be uploaded for online enrolment at the university:
- Signed application for enrolment ("Antrag auf Immatrikulation") along with other documents required, depending on the individual case. You will receive this by e-mail.
- Signed(declaration of consent regarding data protection (“Einwilligungserklärung zum Datenschutz”). You will receive this together with the application for enrolment.
- Copy of valid identity card/passport
- Digital notification of health insurance (M10), see the following notes "I would like to enrol. What do I have to do?"