Master Mechatronics and Automation (MSE)
The Mechatronics and Automation program offers the ideal blend of theory and practice. You’ll tackle current challenges from industry and research, gaining valuable experience for your future career. Thanks to the program’s flexible structure, you can expand your knowledge in a targeted manner, whether by taking a broad approach or specializing in a specific field. You’ll be guided by dedicated faculty members who, through their close ties to industry and active research, bring up-to-date expertise and practical insights directly into the classroom.
Program at a Glance
Degree
Master of Science in Engineering with Specialization in Mechatronics and Automation (90 ETCS)
Program Start
Spring semester: 22 February 2027
Autumn semester: 20 September 2027
Duration
3 semesters fulltime full-time or 5-6 semesters part-time
The degree program can be completed alongside professional employment.
Tuition
CHF 1,000 per semester
Campus
Rapperswil-Jona or Buchs: You select one of these locations for your area of specialization.
Zurich: Theory and Context Modules
Admission
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the field of Mechatronics and Automation. Academic performance across the entire Bachelor’s program must correspond to an ECTS grade of A or B.
More Information on Admission
Accepted Bachelor's degrees:
BSc in Electrical Engineering
BSc in Mechanical Engineering
BSc in Systems Engineering
BSc in Microtechnics
BSc in Industrial Systems
BSc in Mechatronics Engineering
Admission Deadline
Spring semester: 30. November 2026
Autumn semester: 30 April 2027
Advantages of MSE Mechatronics and Automation studieren?
- Playing an active role in shaping the technologies of the future: Automation, robotics and autonomous systems are shaping the industry of tomorrow. With this specialisation, you will gain expertise in a field with great future potential and play an active role in shaping technological developments.
- Developing interdisciplinary expertise: Mechatronics and Automation combines electronics, computer science and mechanics. You will expand your knowledge in a targeted manner at the interfaces between these disciplines and develop a comprehensive understanding of complex technical systems.
- Developing mechatronic products and intelligent systems: You will learn how modern mechatronic products are developed and explore topics such as robotics, mobile robots, drones and autonomous systems in greater depth.
- Further developing scientific work and thinking: The Master’s programme provides you with in-depth specialist knowledge and enhances your ability to conduct academic research, analyse complex issues and develop innovative solutions.
- Exploring new career prospects: With a Master of Science in Engineering, you will achieve a higher academic qualification and broaden your career prospects in industry and research. At the same time, you will lay the foundations for a potential academic career.
- Advisor support: During their Master’s programme, students receive individual support from an advisor, a professor in their chosen field. The advisor ensures that the students’ academic goals are achieved through the appropriate choice of modules.
Industrial systems
You will learn how to analyse and develop integrated systems. The focus is on the automation of processes using actuators, sensors, robots and other mechatronic systems. The programme focuses on technical challenges relating to digitalisation, connectivity and data security. You will also become familiar with concepts in data statistics and machine learning, which are important, for example, in the context of predictive maintenance.
Mechatronic devices
In the Mechatronic Devices specialisation, you will focus on the development and implementation of complex mechatronic systems such as mobile robots, drones and medical systems. We will provide you with in-depth knowledge in a wide range of areas, including drive and power electronics, embedded and real-time systems, real-time algorithms and signal processing.
Robotic
We teach you how to design, engineer and develop robotic systems. The Robotics specialisation familiarises you with industrial and mobile robots, as well as autonomous systems and drones, and teaches you how to develop applications using them. You will become familiar with sensors and software systems for planning, learning and navigation in complex environments, and will be able to network robots and integrate them into the cloud.
Dynamic Systems and Control
In the Dynamic Systems and Control specialisation, you will focus on the control of dynamic systems. You will learn how to apply advanced control methods, such as model-based, robust and model-predictive control techniques, as well as Kalman filters, in both continuous-time and discrete-time domains. You will learn to master the methods of modelling, identification, simulation and control, with the aim of improving the performance of sophisticated systems such as nanopositioning systems, drive systems, MIMO processes, robotic systems and autonomous systems.