Master of Science (Technology) in Automation Engineering
Tampere, Finland
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application for studies starting in autumn 2025 begins 11 December 2024 and ends 3 January 2025
** per academic year for non-EU/EEA students
Key Summary
Introduction
Reach higher – choose automation!
Do you want to become an expert in factory automation and robotics? Join our inspiring learning environment with the international staff!
Tampere University offers a unique learning environment for factory automation and robotics. After completing the program, you will be qualified to pursue a wide range of career opportunities in different fields of automation and robotics. You will also have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in the industry or continue your studies toward a doctorate. Please see our unique learning and research environments
- RoboLabTampere - A fab lab for robotics education and R&D,
- Fast Lab research group and
- Innovative Hydraulics and Automation (IHA).
To be a successful student of Factory Automation and Robotics, you need to have a background in an applicable field of engineering with proficiency in mathematics and physics and strong programming skills.
The studies consist of two majors that complement each other. The studies in Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics prepare you to apply systems thinking to design, develop, and integrate factory automation and information systems. The robotics major provides you with skills and knowledge related to robotics and the technology involved, such as the fundamentals of robotics, the control of robotics, and sensing/perception systems. You can flavor your studies in different directions depending on your interest and the career directions you want to take.
After graduation, you will have excellent career opportunities in different fields of engineering. The jobs that our graduates have gone into include, for example, project manager, design engineer, application specialist, automation system designer and R&D engineer. With your Master of Science Degree in Technology, you will also have excellent opportunities to continue working in academia as a scientist or pursue a doctoral degree.
Admissions
Curriculum
Study contents
More than half of the studies in the program involve different laboratory assignments, hands-on exercises, practical learning, and the use of machines and devices in innovative learning environments. The program gives you an opportunity to gain both theoretical and practical competencies in the fields of factory automation and robotics. Problem-solving, teamwork, and project management are the most important soft skills you will learn.
Compulsory basic studies introduce students to automation engineering and prepare them to pursue more advanced studies. The module also provides students with other necessary skills, such as the basics of the Finnish language and guidance for thesis writing.
To complete a Master's Degree in Technology, you are required to prepare a master's thesis. The thesis carries 30 credits and may be completed in about six months. The topic of the thesis must be related to Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics, or Robotics. Students prepare their master's thesis individually. Your master's thesis is an extensive treatise, which trains you for independent study and research, mastery of scientific methods, the convention of references, and the scientific mode of presentation in a good literary form. The thesis is conducted and written independently but under the supervision of a professor or a doctoral graduate in the field of your major subject.
You can freely select elective courses that are counted towards your degree, such as courses in the Finnish language. You do not have to complete elective courses if the scope of your degree meets the minimum requirement of 120 credits.
Choosing a field of specialization
Our students can choose either Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics or Robotics as their major. As you will be initially taking both modules, the final decision can be made later on.
Structure of studies
The Master’s Programme (120 ECTS) may be completed in two years of full-time study.
All students with a previous degree from a Finnish university of applied sciences (AMK) are required to take complementary studies, such as courses in mathematics depending on their background.
Scholarships and Funding
Tampere University Tuition Fee Scholarships
Tampere University tuition fee scholarship is an exclusive opportunity awarded to a limited number of the best-performing applicants in each programme.
Tampere University tuition fee scholarships awarded at admission cover 50% of the tuition fees for the programme duration.
Early bird offer
While Tampere University scholarships are available to a limited number of applicants, the early bird offer is available at admission to all fee-paying students. The early bird offer gives a 1500 € reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.
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Career Opportunities
After completing the program you will be qualified to pursue a wide range of career opportunities in different fields of automation. During the studies, students develop the expertise to take up different expert, development, and management positions in their field. Many of our students do their thesis work in industry or work there as summer trainees.
You will have the required competencies to pursue a career in industry or continue your studies towards a doctoral degree.
Co-operation with other parties
Factory Automation and Robotics, Automation Engineering is with the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Tampere University, and enjoys close collaboration with several other faculties and groups. The staff of the university have strong cooperation on these topics, which reflects in both education and research. Collaboration among automation, mechanical engineering, signal processing, machine learning, computer science groups are exemplary. Students will enjoy this inspiring environment.
Program Tuition Fee
Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
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