Description
Embedded systems control the material world inside vehicles, buildings, machinery, industrial processes, domestic appliances, and every smart system interacting with the environment. Tampere region has very strong industrial cluster in intelligent machines, embedded systems, and telecommunications and is looking for experts in embedded systems!
Embedded systems are an essential part of the modern society. They integrate electronics and software with the controlled system and the development requires expertise in both areas.
Embedded Systems specialization offers a full set of courses on how to design and build dependable embedded systems by combining electronics design and software engineering. Your choices include microcontrollers, digital design, programming and testing embedded systems, productization of devices, and understanding the architecture of both hardware and software.
As a student, we expect you to know the basics of electronics, microcontrollers, and programming. Having prior education in related areas such as computer networks, wireless communications, power electronics, robotics, or industrial automation is recommended.
After completing the programme, you will be qualified to pursue a wide range of career opportunities in different fields of embedded systems design. You will have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in industry or continue your studies towards a doctorate. Tampere region has very strong industrial cluster in intelligent machines, embedded systems, and telecommunications.
Embedded Systems (MSc Tech) is one of the engineering specializations in the Master’s Programme in Computing Sciences and Electrical Engineering.
Requirement
BSC Certificate /Transcript,CV
Recommendation Letter
A copy of your High School Diploma (O LEVEL & A LEVEL) e.g (WAEC, NECO, SAT, KCSE, ZIMSEC, GCE)
A copy of your International passport Bio-data page.
A copy of your recent Passport Photo.
A valid copy of your Result Checker Card.
All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of five (5) credits, in the Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC, NECO, SAT, KCSE, ZIMSEC, GCE).
To be eligible to apply to a master’s programme at Tampere University, you must have:
Bachelor’s degree - nationally recognized first cycle degree*
an applicable bachelor’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences in Finland
a bachelor's degree completed in a university outside Finland which provides eligibility to pursue an academic master’s degree in the country where the awarding institution is located
with a minimum scope of 180 ECTS credits, three to four years of full-time study
from a relevant field for the master’s degree programme that you are applying to
from a recognised institution of higher education
A good command of the English language for academic purposes.
The application period for master’s programmes conducted in English with studies starting in autumn 2025 begins on 11 December 2024 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends 3 January 2025 at 15.00 (UTC+2). The online application form will be available only during the application period at Studyinfo.fi.
Fees
The early bird offer gives a 1500 € reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.
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. The programme duration is
three years for bachelor’s degree
two years for master’s degrees
five years if the study right is granted for both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree.
At the discretion of the university, individual Tampere University scholarships covering the full tuition fee may be awarded to exceptionally qualified applicants. The university is not obligated to award any full scholarships.
The continuation of the scholarship throughout the programme duration is subject to conditions. In order to retain the scholarship, the recipient must progress in their programme studies at the normative pace.