Automotive Engineeringfull time
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 3 semesters
- Location
- Köln
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Vehicle Engineering
Target group
Engineers from the automotive technology and production technology sector
Annotation
The course can also be started in the winter semester. This is then the second semester; the first semester is to be completed thereafter according to the curriculum.
Admission requirements
A degree course is relevant if it teaches knowledge of the sciences, mathematics and engineering sciences amounting to at least 110 ECTS points and includes vehicle-related knowledge from modules amounting to at least 30 ECTS points.
Applicants with an academic degree with less than 210 credit points according to ECTS may be admitted subject to conditions.
A good proficiency in English, demonstrated in a placement test, is required for admission to the course. Depending on the result of this test the student must complete either no language course or a one or two-semester language course. These are offered by the faculty with corresponding levels of qualification.
Lecture period
- 06.04.2026 - 31.07.2026
- 28.09.2026 - 12.02.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 30.06.2026
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 30.06.2026
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
02.05.2026 - 15.07.2026
Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree. For more information, please see https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/alle-studiengaenge-auf-einen-blick_76.php
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Further information on how to apply for admission in a higher semester can be found at https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/bewerbung-zum-hoeheren-fachsemester_5324.php
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
16.10.2026 - 31.12.2026
Please note that there are different deadlines depending on the course you wish to study: https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/alle-studiengaenge-auf-einen-blick_76.php For information on the correct way to apply, please visit https://www.th-koeln.de/internationales/wie-bewerbe-ich-mich-richtig_8332.php
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
16.10.2026 - 15.01.2027
Please note that there are different deadlines depending on the course you wish to study: https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/alle-studiengaenge-auf-einen-blick_76.php For information on the correct way to apply, please visit https://www.th-koeln.de/internationales/wie-bewerbe-ich-mich-richtig_8332.php
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
16.10.2026 - 15.01.2027
Please note that there are different deadlines depending on the course you wish to study: https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/alle-studiengaenge-auf-einen-blick_76.php
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.03.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English