Admission requirements: Master Embedded Systems
Master’s degree programs build on a completed bachelor’s degree program and allow students to specialize or focus on topics in more detail or to expand their existing expertise.
You must meet subject-matter requirements to be admitted to the Embedded Systems master’s degree program. Prerequisites include a bachelor’s degree from a UAS in a relevant subject matter or an equivalent degree from a recognized post-secondary educational institution (at least 180 ECTS credits) in Austria or another country.
If basic equivalence has been established except for a few missing prerequisites, the program director can require students to take exams to establish full equivalence. These exams are taken during the master’s program.
The Bachelor’s certificate must be submitted no later than November 15, 2022.
When is my bachelor’s degree considered relevant?
The relevance of bachelor degrees is determined as follows, with a distinction made between full and basic equivalence:
1. Full equivalence
Full equivalence is established if the applicant holds a degree in one of the programs below, which are listed by program group:
| Degree |
|---|
| Medicine |
| Health Informatics |
| Computer Science |
| Software |
| Software Engineering, Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mobile Computing, Computer Security, Information and Communication Systems, IT Security |
| Electronic Engineering, Communication Systems, Automation |
| Production and Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronic Engineering, Precision and Information Engineering, Sensor Technology and Microsystems, Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Embedded Systems |
Students who have completed a course of study from these groups meet the requirements for the Master’s degree in Embedded Systems.
2. Basic equivalence
Basic equivalence is established if approximately 60 ECTS credits have been completed in five to seven core subjects. The core subjects are key requirements that students should already have mastered in order to successfully complete the master’s degree program.
| Core subject area |
|---|
| Principles of natural science |
| Electronics and medical technology |
| Health informatics |
| Basic principles of medicine |
| Advanced instruction in one of these subject areas |
If the equivalence is basically given and only individual supplements to the full equivalence are missing, supplementary examinations to the extent of max. 30 ECTS must be taken in order to achieve full equivalence. If the required supplementary examinations would exceed the extent of 30 ECTS, the admission requirements are considered not fulfilled.
What prerequisites do I need to meet if I am applying from outside Austria?
Degree program applicants must have language skills equivalent to level B2 or higher of the Common European Framework Reference for Languages and must be able to submit a certificate of their proficiency. Applicants who have a diploma or university degree in the language of instruction are not required to provide a certificate of their proficiency.
A number of documents (e.g. leaving certificates) are required to show that you meet the admission requirements for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. If your documents were issued abroad, you will need to have these certified in line with the relevant guidelines so that they can be recognized in Austria – and thus by UAS Technikum Vienna. If your documents have not been issued in German or in English, you must also submit a German or English translation which must also meet certain criteria. You can select the country in which your documents were issued on the following page, from which you are then forwarded to the associated legalization regulations and translation rules.
List of countries with legalization regulations
The program director can determine on an individual basis whether an applicant meets admission requirements.