Master’s · Computer Science & Software Engineering
Automotive Software Engineering M.Sc.
Chemnitz University of Technology · Chemnitz · Official programme page
21 facts from 8 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026
Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
Key facts
Length, deadlines and costs
- Language
- English and German
Source
“Lehrveranstaltungen werden in Englisch abgehalten, gegebenenfalls angereichert mit deutschsprachigen Inhalten. In den Modulbeschreibungen ist geregelt, welche Lehrveranstaltungen in deutscher Sprache abgehalten werden.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_29_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
Recorded as english-and-german rather than english: the programme page says the degree 'can be studied in German or English as language of tuition', and the faculty hints PDF says only some modules are available in English and that exams are in German unless the student applies, with no guarantee. DAAD claims 100% English.
- Study mode
- On campus
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von vier Semestern (zwei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von acht Semestern (vier Jahren).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_29_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
No distance-learning provision; the regulation only provides for full-time and part-time on-campus study.
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“Standard period of study : 4 terms Course Language: German, English Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/ma_automotive_software_engineering.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
The regulation adds part-time study of eight semesters. The page also carries a stale, contradictory line claiming an admission restriction; the live value elsewhere on the same page is free admission.
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von vier Semestern (zwei Jahren)”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_29_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“Within the study course 120 credit points (CP) in total have to be achieved”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/ase/Translated_Hints-2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Intakes
- Winter, Summer
Source
“Please note that the deadline to apply for students from abroad the summer term 2027 is January 15.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/index.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
The 2026 regulation says 'Ein Studienbeginn ist in der Regel im Wintersemester möglich'; the programme page and the faculty index both offer a summer start.
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)EduApplication portal.15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)EduApplication portal.
Source
“Please note that the deadline to apply for students from abroad the summer term 2027 is January 15.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/index.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
The only place in this dataset where a 2027 deadline is printed literally. The winter date is the standing 15 July.
- Non-EU tuition
- None
Source
“Students who have already completed a Bachelor's degree are not required to pay tuition fees for a second undergraduate degree or for a consecutive Master's degree programme”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/gebuehr.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
- Application fee
- Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 7 Nov 2026
- www.eduapplication.de/
- www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en
- www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/zsb/broschueren/Application_Guide_english_bf.pdf
eduapplication.de renders its application info and FAQ in JavaScript and serves only navigation labels, so no fee is readable. The Advanced Manufacturing faculty states 49.95 EUR for the same portal; that figure is not extrapolated to the other pilot programmes.
- Places
- Unrestricted
Source
“Application: free admission”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/ma_automotive_software_engineering.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Source
“Über die Gleichwertigkeit sowie über den Zugang anderer Bewerber entscheidet der Prüfungsausschuss.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_29_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
No credit-point or minimum-duration floor in either the 2026 or the 2022 regulation.
- Subject background
- A bachelor's in Informatik, Angewandte Informatik or Automobilinformatik from TU Chemnitz, or a degree equivalent in content. The programme page names acceptable foreign degrees: Applied Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science & Engineering, Information Science & Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Hardware, and Electronics & Communication, Computer & Communication or Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering with a significant share of computer science lectures.
Source
“wer an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz im Bachelorstudiengang Informatik oder im Bachelorstudiengang Angewandte Informatik oder im Bachelorstudiengang Automobilinformatik oder wer in einem inhaltlich gleichwertigen Studiengang einen berufsqualifizierenden Hochschulabschluss erworben hat”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2026/AB_2026_29_2.pdf · checked 14 November 2026
The page's list opens with 'e.g.', so it is not exhaustive. It is the only programme page here that names non-German degrees, which is useful for Indian, Nigerian and Pakistani B.Tech/B.E. holders.
- Minimum grade
- No hard minimum. Applicants with a bachelor's grade of 2.0 or better on the German scale are strongly encouraged to apply.
Source
“Students who are interested to join master program automotive software engineering and who hold a bachelor degree with grade 2.0 or better are strongly encouraged to send their application.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/ma_automotive_software_engineering.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
A recommendation, not a requirement: the programme is admission-free.
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
- English
- Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72. Cambridge: First Certificate in English. TOEIC min. 785 points. The programme page lists a shorter set than the university-wide rule and omits PTE, telc, UNIcert, TOEFL ITP and the Cambridge business certificates; it does not mention the TOEFL iBT Home Edition or the Duolingo English Test.. Exemption: Applicants from countries with English as official or native language need no proof; a confirmation of English as language of instruction, a degree in English studies or a translator/interpreter degree also counts
Source
“you need to show a proof of one of the following English certificates: IELTS 5.5 TOEFL internet based: min. 72 points Cambridge: First Certificate in English TOEIC min. 785 points”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/ma_automotive_software_engineering.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
- German
- Not needed when applying. During studies: German language modules are part of the curriculum
Source
“In case of the following degree programmes, the applicants do not need to show a proof of German proficiency at time of application as German language education is already part of these degree programmes”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
- Selection
- The faculty board reviews every application; no interview, motivation letter or aptitude procedure. The published procedure must be followed exactly.
Source
“The faculty board reviews all applications”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/studium/studiengaenge/ma_automotive_software_engineering.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
- How to apply
- Directly to the university
Source
“been revised as part of a pilot project. Applications are now submitted directly via the EduApplication Portal”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026
Applications go to the EduApplication portal instead of uni-assist. The printed Application Guide (March 2026) still lists only four pilot programmes, and the ETIT faculty pages for Information and Communication Systems and Design and Test for Integrated Circuits still name uni-assist.
India, Pakistan, Nigeria
Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria
- English test waiver
- Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, because English is an official language there
Source
“Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application. However, different requirements apply to certain countries. In such cases, additional proof of English language proficiency may be required.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 8 November 2026
TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries but never names them: no page, programme page, application guide or regulation lists the countries, so an applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan cannot tell from any published source whether the waiver really applies to them and should expect to be asked for a certificate. English is an official language and a language of education in all three countries, so the wording covers them on its face. The caveat sentence appears on the central application page only; the Application Guide and Bewerbungsguide PDFs, the Business & Economics language page, the Automotive Software Engineering page and the Mechanical Engineering applicant PDF state the same waiver without any exception, so the central page is the strictest source and the one cited here. Independently of the country rule, the accepted-certificate list itself counts a "completed degree with English as the language of instruction", and the Advanced and Computational Mathematics and Automation, Robotics and Control pages say explicitly that a Medium of Instruction certificate is accepted. The German embassy's visa section may still require a certificate even where the university does not.
- Rules that name these countries
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
Source
“original APS-certificate or digital verifiable document (only for Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants)”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026
One of the documents that have to be submitted "For application via uni-assist or EduApplication Portal", so it applies on both routes and at both degree levels. China and Vietnam are named in the same line; the Application Guide writes "or Indian applicants".
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.
More on this programme
- All English-taught programmes at Chemnitz University of Technology
- Master’s programmes in Computer Science & Software Engineering at other universities
- Master’s programmes in Automotive & Mobility at other universities
- The university’s own page for this programme
Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.