During your Master’s in Electrical Engineering, you will earn 120 EC within two years. In addition to the two compulsory courses for all master’s students in Electrical Engineering, you will take three mandatory specialisation courses to develop expertise in dependable integrated systems. Moreover, you can further specialise in hardware/software or analogue/digital by choosing elective courses. In your second year, you will do an internship and conduct research for your master’s thesis.
STRUCTURE
Year 1 | Number of EC | |
|---|---|---|
Philosophical and societal courses | 5 EC | |
Mandatory specialisation courses | 20 EC | In addition, you need to choose one of the following mandatory courses: |
Electives and homologation courses | 35 EC | Suggested elective courses: Hardware/Software theme:
Analogue/Digital theme: |
Year 2 | Number of EC | |
Internship | 20 EC | In the second year, you will do an internship preparing you for the professional field. |
Master’s thesis | 40 EC | In the final three quarters, you will join a research group to complete your master’s thesis. |
Total EC | 120 EC |
Internship
In the second year of your Master’s in Electrical Engineering, you will do an internship. That way, you can apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired during your studies at an aerospace agency, telecommunications company, semiconductor chip manufacturer, or research centre in the Netherlands or abroad. The EEMCS faculty at the University of Twente has connections with a large number of high-tech companies, research institutes, and other organisations where you can do your internship.
Previous students have done internships at:
- Semiconductor design and manufacturing companies, such as NXP
- Alliander, Benchmark Electronics, Gable Systems, and other technology companies
- Fabless semiconductor companies, such as Axign
Master's thesis
You will complete your Master’s by writing your master’s thesis. You can conduct research within the research group Computer Architecture for Embedded Systems (CAES) or do an external master’s thesis at a company. For example, you can explore how radiation impacts electronic components in space-simulated conditions. Consequently, you can assess the dependability of satellite electronic systems and discover methods to improve them. What about investigating how the amount of power a device uses can give clues about its activities so that you can assess the security of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms?