English-taught

Automotive Engineering (M.Sc.)

At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 3 sem 90 ECTS
Intake: not confirmed
Tuition: €0 public university
Semester fee: €375.19

RWTH's flagship automotive master - automotive and mobility engineering is arguably the university's single strongest external reputation, with deep German-industry ties. Unusually for RWTH it is a 3-semester, 90-ECTS programme, and unlike TUM's mixed-language equivalent it is taught fully in English. Distinct from FH Aachen's automotive offerings - this is the RWTH Universität programme.

Admission requirements

Prior degree: Bachelor in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering or a closely related field (not confirmed on the programme page this pass)
Minimum grade: not confirmed
English: IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 90 (RWTH working standard; exact score for this programme not confirmed).MOI certificates are not accepted; exemption only for degrees from UK/IE/US/CA/NZ/AU.
German: not required for admission
Also required: Non-EU/EEA applicants must submit a GRE General Test result: Verbal Reasoning at least 145, Quantitative Reasoning at least 160, Analytical Writing at least 3 (ETS institution code 8504). EU/EEA applicants and graduates of German universities are exempt. Around 120 CP of engineering, mathematics and science prerequisites are expected. Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines are not yet confirmed for this programme. They likely follow the university's general Master's deadlines. Verify with the faculty before planning your application.

Fees & funding

Tuition: €0 per semester
Semester contribution: €375.19
Semester ticket: included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).

Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist: not required
Application portal: online.rwth-aachen.de
Official page: www.ika.rwth-aachen.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

4 /5

Nine master-level reviews average 4.0 out of 5 on the latest check (the Batch-1 research pass a week earlier recorded 3.9, so the score sits right on the boundary). The picture is mixed-positive: reviewers rate the technical content, the automotive laboratories and the industry experience of the teaching staff highly, but administration and digital delivery draw repeated criticism, with material sometimes posted late and email replies slow in coming.

Liked

Strong technical and engineering content
Excellent automotive laboratories and facilities
Professors with real industry experience

Criticised

Weak digital and online delivery
Slow administrative and email responses
Course quality varies between modules

Where graduates go

No alumni outcome data found yet.

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