Communication, Systems and Electronics – (M.Sc.)

The graduate program “Communications, Systems, and Electronics — CSE” is an interdisciplinary graduate program in Electrical Engineering (EE) with strong links to other graduate programs at Jacobs University, in particular the Smart Systems graduate program in Computer Science and the graduate program in Nanomolecular Science. New methodologies from different sciences and engineering disciplines are integrated into modern electrical engineering. This, coupled with extensive exposure to industry-oriented highly relevant research, will equip young scientists with a unique professional expertise that will enable them to excel at the leading edge of technology development and research in industry or academia.

The CSE graduate program follows a twofold approach: Integration of and specialisation in traditional electrical engineering disciplines. During the initial 3 semesters special emphasis is placed on the integration of three major fields of EE, namely Communications, Systems, and Electronics. This integration is deemed essential given the ever increasing complexity of engineering tasks. While it is recognised that a high degree of specialisation is necessary to enable the development of sophisticated solutions in particular fields, an additional challenge of EE nowadays is to make single highly specialised components work together most effectively and efficiently.

The CSE Graduate Program facilitates the progress of students from the Master’s Program to the Ph.D. Program by offering a Qualifying Exam before the 4th semester of the Master’s Program. Passing the Qualifying Exam will allow the student to combine the preparation of the Master Thesis with initial Ph.D. research. The PhD will then be obtained after 3 years.