Electrical Engineering – (M.Sc.)

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MSc programmes

Electrical Engineering offers three MSc programmes: Electrical Power Engineering , Microelectronics and Telecommunications and The Signals & Systems specialisation

The programmes take 24 months and comprise 120 credit points. TU Delft uses the EC definition of credit points. Each programme includes a common core which is compulsory for all students in the programme.

You will specialise in a specific field by selecting a number of courses from the list of specialisation courses, offered by the research groups participating in the selected programme and by other groups of EEMCS.

The free elective space can be used for a minor or for units of study such as a internship, international exchange or courses from other programmes.
You will conclude the programme with a thesis project resulting in an MSc thesis.

EC: european credit transfer system, EC = 26.7 hours, 60 EC = one year.

Master of Science Electrical Power Engineering

Electrical energy is the major energy carrier of the future. The operating environment of the power system is changing drastically due to new regulations and the liberalisation of the power market. The MSc- programme in Electrical Power Engineering brings the student up to date with the hot topics in Power Engineering: renewable energy, decentralisation of generation and the liberalisation of the energy market.

Graduate studies in Electrical Power Engineering form an excellent basis for a successful international career in this field. The 2-year programme starts with compulsory courses in Power Electromagnetics, High Voltage Technology, Planning and Operation of Power Systems, and Electronic Power Conversion. Subsequently, the graduate student selects courses to specialise either in High Voltage Technology, in Power Electronics and Drives, or in Power Systems.

Students specialising in High Voltage Technology will perform real-scale tests in our High Voltage Lab, the second largest lab in Europe. The lab does not only develop new diagnostic tools for monitoring transformers and turbo-generators in power plants, it is also involved in the 25 kV railroad electrification project of the Dutch railways. Students specialising in Power Electronics and Drives take part in the rapidly developing world of Power Electronics and Energy Conversion. Power electronics is the field concerned with influencing the flow of current in the high voltage network of utilities, and with designing of new solutions for the energy management in automobiles, ships and aeroplanes. And do not forget the sterilisation of food with pulsed electric fields. It is for these types of challenges that students of Electrical Power Engineering in Delft are trained.
If you decide to specialise in Power Systems, you can join the Intelligent Power Systems Research Programme and perform advanced network studies on our Real Time Digital Simulator, the largest network simulator in the Netherlands. Here we develop the control and protection schemes for the electrical power system of the future.

The groups participating in the programme are:

• Electrical Power Systems (Elektriciteitsvoorziening)
• Electrical Power Processing (Vermogenselektronica & Elektrische Machines)
• Hoogspanningstechnologie & Management

The programme

The individual study programme of the variant Electrical Power Engineering consists of the following parts:

1. A common core worth 20 EC,
2. Courses chosen from the list of specialisation courses for the variant worth at least 37 EC,
3. A free elective space worth at least 18 EC that the student must spend on units of study that are preferably from another curriculum, such as a work experience, international exchange programme, courses offered by other departments, or a minor like Production System Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Avionics or Sustainable Development (see art. 4).
4. A thesis project worth 45 EC.

Master of Science Microelectronics

The MSc programme in Microelectronics is supported by the Department of Microelectronics and Computer Engineering. It takes 24 months and is fully conducted in English. The programme offers challenging high-level education and research to talented students holding a BSc degree in technology or science. The first year comprises theoretical study, assignments, and laboratory work, whereas the second year is largely devoted to the graduation project. For the graduation project students participate in one of the university's advanced research or design projects or an equivalent assignment within a company.

A graduation in Microelectronics constitutes an excellent basis for a successful international career in this field. Within the 2-year programme students follow a number of compulsory courses (core module) that cover the entire field of Microelectronics. Further, students select a number of specialisation courses to design a programme that matches their interest. The specialisation courses range from technology and devices, via integrated circuit design to high-level system design and cover many important present and future application areas. It also brings students in close contact with challenging and internationally recognised research areas that are covered by the Department of Microelectronics and Computer Engineering via its strong participation in the Delft Institute of Microsystems and Nanoelectronics (DIMES).

The global character of the Department of Microelectronics and Computer Engineering is reflected by the international background of both the students and their professors. The department has its own clean rooms, so a student's idea does not have to remain only an idea, but can be realised. The available facilities also stimulate essential interaction between design-oriented and technology-oriented students. You are invited to take a virtual clean room tour.

The scope of Microelectronics includes the design, fabrication and testing of devices, circuits and systems, using integrated (silicon) micro-fabrication technologies. Only trained people with state-of-the-art expertise can develop successful innovative products. This MSc programme aims at providing such knowledge, by offering a set of courses that enables a student to acquire both a broad knowledge of the field and more detailed knowledge in a specialisation area.

Open Courseware

You can reach open courseware for the following courses:

• Methods and Algorithms for System Design
• Solar Cells
• Digital Signal Processing
• Advanced Device Physics

The Programme

The programme has duration of two years (120 EC) and starts each year in September. An individual programme consists of the following parts:

1. A common core worth 25 EC.
2. Courses chosen from the list of specialisation courses for the track worth at least 25 EC.
3. A free elective space worth 10 EC (or 25 EC in case of a 45-EC thesis project) that the student can spend on units of study that are preferably from another curriculum, such as a work experience, international exchange programme, courses offered by other departments, or a minor like Production System Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Avionics or Sustainable Development.
4. A thesis project worth 45 or 60 EC.

OpenCourseWare

• Microelectronics

Master of Science Telecommunications

The MSc programme in Telecommunications is provided by the department of Telecommunications. The programme takes 24 months and is fully conducted in English. It offers challenging high-level education and research to talented students holding a BSc degree in technology or science.

Telecommunication is an integral part of modern society: mobile telephony, the internet and e-mail have become everyday items. Within a reasonably short period of time, a wide range of new facilities has become available - today it is easy to exchange information by wired and wireless media, for anyone, any time, any place, and the associated distribution of services has followed in its footsteps.

In addition, we have created a complex society with intensive economic activity, cultural diversity, ecological changes and risks and rewards far beyond anything our grandparents could have imagined. The management and government of such a society necessitate up-to-date information. In parallel to the telecommunications revolution, yet based on the same techniques, new observation technologies are being developed, be it observation from space, the air or the ground. Radar and remote sensing are used to collect up-to-date information required to prevent collisions between aircraft, forecast weather, and manage crop health.

The MSc programme Telecommunications covers the full spectrum, with extended opportunities for specialisation.

Themes

Within the MSc Telecommunications programme, two central themes are distinguished:

1. Exploitation of electromagnetic phenomena:

• to transport information,
• to collect and extrac data.

2. Networking

• to distribute information,
• to guarantee Quality-of-Service.

Which cover the fundamental principles of telecommunications such as:

• electromagnetics: e.m. waves and antennas
• transport of information: modulation, coding and detection techniques,
• networking: protocols for wireless and fixed networks,
• observation technology: radar and remote sensing techniques
• aspects of system design,
• service-oriented applications: positioning and navigation.

The Signals & Systems specialisation

As electronics are increasingly integrated into everyday items and everyday life – in communications devices, home appliances, and automobiles, for example – as well as sophisticated equipment for science and industry, signals and systems, which play an essential role in the operation of these devices and equipment, are also becoming increasingly important. You find them in consumer electronics products like portable audio players, mobile phones, CD players, and HDTV and DVB-H receivers.
Radar systems, control systems for cruise control in automobiles and the control of robots and medical systems also make extensive use of signal processing. In all these applications, signal processing is key for the acquisition of signals and to extract and interpret the information that the signals are presumed to carry. Signal processing is also used to interpret the nature of a physical process based either on observation of a signal or on observation of how the process alters the characteristics of a signal.

What you will learn

The MSc specialisation in Signals and Systems trains electrical engineers to develop and apply theory and algorithms in the broad field of signal processing and system design. This programme offers you the possibility to specialise more specifically in a particular aspect of signal processing such as multimedia signal processing, signal processing for communication, biomedical signal processing or signal processing for remote sensing and radar systems.

General structure of the programme

The first year starts with in-depth compulsory courses covering the field of telecommunications. In the second semester, specialization and free elective courses are offered. It is also possible to undertake a minor subject in an academic area different to the final specialisation. The second year is largely devoted to the thesis assignment and general deepening of subject knowledge, which involves participating in one of the university's advanced research projects or an assignment within a company.

Our goals, your achievement

The fundamental goal of the MSc programme is to train students to become independently thinking and broadly developed professionals by offering thorough fundamental knowledge and by involving them in cutting-edge research programmes in a stimulating environment.
Telecommunications is a very vivid field with research institutes closely cooperating with the industry. The laboratories which constitute the Telecommunications department are:

• Wireless and Mobile Communications,
• Network Architectures and Services,
• Observation Technology,
• Electromagnetism,

These laboratorier are are related to many partners, be it commercial companies, research laboratories and other universities. This is also materialized in externally sponsored professors and other researchers at the laboratories. For students this implies that internships at companies during the two-years programme can easily be arranged.

A challenging career …With the extraordinary advances made over recent decades of digital technology, the opportunities within commerce, industry and government are simply vast. MSc Telecommunications graduates have a wide choice of career paths. The solid engineering programme provides an excellent background for careers in research, development, consultancy, and numerous commercial and management positions. Typical recent employers of graduates in the Netherlands include Philips, Thales, TNO Defense and Security, TNO Information and Communication Technology, LogicaCMG, and varied mobile operators.

Accreditation

NVAO independently assesses the quality of higher education in Flanders and the Netherlands. All of TU Delft’s educational programmes are accredited by NVAO and therefore meet the European quality standards. Alongside the national accreditation system, many of TU Delft’s education programmes are recognized as substantially equivalent to the best programmes in the USA by the American Board of Engineering & Technology (ABET).

Funding details

TU Delft offers an array of scholarships, ranging from (partial) tuition waivers to full scholarships covering tuition and living expenses. Some MSc programme-specific scholarships may only be announced on their respective websites.

TU Delft Excellences Scholarships are awarded to admitted students with exceptional promise and outstanding academic achievement. There is typically no separate application procedure. Selected scholarship recipients will be notified directly by the university.