• Overview of all modules of the degree programme

The coursework in the Master of Applied Research (MAPR) consist of project-related application-oriented research to an above-average part. He is therefore also referred to as a research master or as a project master. The course is divided into research modules, compulsory elective modules and cross-university block courses, which are described in more detail below.

Research modules

With admission, a research topic is assigned to fresh students to a research topic, to which the contents of the entire degree programme are based. To develop the research topic, three scientific works based on the content of each other, one of them in English, must be prepared:

There are 2 platforms for the scientific exchange of MAPR students:

1. Our MAPR seminar takes place annually towards the end of the winter semester. All MAPR students of the HSA are participants.
2. The Applied Research Conference (ARC) takes place annually towards the end of the summer semester. All MAPR students of the partner universities who alternate with the ARC are held. The HSA most recently hosted the ARC 2016 with 220 participants.

This means that 2 MAPR seminars and an ARC attendance at the start of their studies in the winter semester, a MAPR seminar and 2 ARCs fall into the standard period of study when they start their studies. The participations will be credited to the following modules in the order of their occurrence:

A scientific article in English has to be submitted to the ARC during the course, which will be published in the conference proceedings of the ARC. This falls on the 2. Study semester at the beginning of studies in the winter semester, or on the 3. Study semester at the beginning of studies in the summer semester.

Elective courses

MAPR students are generally available to all courses of other master's degree programmes (in both university and external). The selection is based on the research topic, is determined with admission to the study programme and is then binding. In the category, a total of 15 ECTS credits and an interdisciplinary 5 ECTS are to be taken in the category:

The assignment to the study semesters is arbitrary. If the course offering requires this, e.g. all compulsory elective modules in a single semester. To compensate, the PA 1 and PA 2 research modules could then be moved to the other semester.

Cross-level block courses (HÜ)

With inter-university courses, the courses are expanded to include the content of the partner universities. The courses are offered as block events with 2 days (2 ECTS) or occasionally 4 attendance days (4 ECTS). The evaluation is usually based on a seminar paper submitted. In the category subject-specific and interdisciplinary, a total of 6 ECTS credits have to be taken:

The assignment to the study semesters is arbitrary. The nationwide course offer of one semester will be sent by e-mail to all MAPR students at the end of the previous semester. You can find a link to the module descriptions of all HÜ courses offered in the current semester in the download area. The Technical University of Applied Sciences Ausburgparticipates in the overall offer with the following courses:

• HÜ courses (HSA only)

Interested parties choose the Master of Applied Research because they have achieved above-average performance in the bachelor's degree, because they have a particular interest in independent scientific work, because they appreciate the high proportion of projects in their studies because the proximity to the application of the projects promotes their own motivation, to acquire the necessary knowledge themselves, because they.

As graduates of the Master of Applied Research, they are therefore particularly suitable for development-related activities in companies and engineering offices, or, with appropriate experience, also for activities in the planning, organisation and management of development projects. In addition, the degree programme provides a good basis for further scientific activities in a research institution, for example with the aim of the doctorate. As a master's degree, the degree also enables the entry into the higher civil service career.

Find a research topic

The prerequisite for an interesting, successful MAPR degree programme is the availability of a suitable research project. The search for a research topic is therefore the first and perhaps most important step and should already take place before the application - otherwise it could be that at the beginning of the study all research topics in your area of interest are already awarded.

The research topics are awarded and supervised by research-active professors of the HSA. These include third-party funding from industrial cooperation and public funding programmes in which MAPR students conduct research. For their participation as research assistants in these projects, MAPR students usually receive financial remuneration, which is financed by the third-party funding revenue.

• Ask early (e.g. B. 1 year before the start of the MAPR studies) to the professors of the HSA (or other MAPR universities), who cover interesting areas of interest to you, whether these MAPR projects offer.
• Look at MAPR infoboard (3rd Floor in the staircase south, building A) according to offers.
• Visit the MAPR information event at the beginning of the semester. Open projects are usually presented there.
• Please ask at the MAPR study consulting, stating your faculty and your areas of interest.

Admission requirements

• overall grade 2.5 (or better) in the Bachelor,
• 210 ECTS (corresponds to 7-semester Bachelor) or
• 180 ECTS (corresponds to 6-semester Bachelor) + additional benefits

Application deadlines

• 6. January to start studies in the summer semester
  
• 15. June to start studies in winter semester

Application documents

• Cover letter with the following information:
  • Your name
  • Address
  • Phone number (mobile, if available)
  • E-mail address (Ã...hs-augsburg.de, if available)
  • Details of your qualifying degree (university, degree programme, BSc/BEng/BA, 180 or 210 ECTS)
  • Theme of your Bachelor Thesis
  • Name of the research project you are applying for
  • Supervising: Professor:This research project
• Letter of motivation (1 page)
• Copy of the bachelor's certificate (if available) OR:
• Certificate of your current grade point average (weighted or unweighted)
• Current grades

Please no further certificates or letters of recommendation!
These are irrelevant for your admission to the selection interview.
The final bachelor's certificate is requested after admission.

The documents (no online applications) are submitted in writing to:

Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Master of Applied Research
At the university 1
86161 Augsburg

Selection talks

The invitation to the selection interview will be issued by e-mail about 2 weeks in advance, stating a lecture topic. For the selection interview is to be prepared

• the lecture,
• the compartment selection.

The selection interview consists of your lecture (15 min) as well as questions from the selection committee for your lecture (15 min). Following the selection interview, you will be informed about the result. Admission is granted if the selection interview has been evaluated with at least the grade of 4 and if the arithmetic means of this grade and the bachelor's grade is at least 2.5. The selection interviews are held:

• Beginning of February at the beginning of studies in the summer semester
• Mid-July to start studies in the winter semester

Send the electronically completed form to the PK chairman 7 days before your selection interview. The FWPF 1-3 modules are said to have at least 15 ECTS credits. The module IWPF 1 should have at least 5 ECTS credits. All modules should have master level. It is not checked whether the courses actually take place in the semester you specify, and for some courses, due to limited numbers of participants, registration at the beginning of the semester is required. Therefore, please ensure that you can participate, e.g. based on the curricula of the relevant Master's programmes.

Incompletely completed forms will not be accepted. The information is either available online or can be requested from the faculties. An in-depth occupation with the offer of optional courses is therefore recommended.

Courses

All courses from master's degree programmes can be selected. For courses offered in both master's and bachelor's degree programmes, it must be documented that further examination requirements are placed at Master's students.

¹ The modules in this Master's degree consist of a lecture contribution (5 ECTS) and a project component (2.5 ECTS). MAPR students only study the proportion of lecture with 5 ECTS per module.
² All courses take place in the summer semester!
³ The Faculty W offers a course tailored to MAPR in the field of logistics.

Subject-specific specialisation

This addition to the name of the MAPR appears on your testimony, e.g. B. "Master of Applied Research on Computer Science" if mainly subjects from the computer science master is taken. The subject-specific deepening cannot be freely chosen, but is always based on the name of the degree programme, which makes up the majority of the courses of your subject selection. In case of doubt, the Examination Board will correct your registration accordingly.

Change of subject selection

A change in the field selection can be requested by sending the (unblocked) PDF form to the PK chairman, stating the reasons for the change. The change must be agreed with the professor at the supervising professor (in CC).

Proof of performance and testing