Smart City Solutions

Organisation:: Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Duration:: 3 or 5 semester(s)
City, country:: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Programme

HFT Stuttgart’s International Master Programme Smart City Solutions (SCS) is designed for professionals in the fields of architecture, urban design, urban planning, infrastructure or engineering; equipping them to take leading roles in complex international projects.

Attracting experienced postgraduates from around the world, the Master Programme provides you with the knowledge and methods to work in smart city projects with a focus on strategy, concept and project implementation: either self-employed, as a leading consultant for an international company or as a leading architect, urban planner or engineer.

Our flexible, modular structure allows students to study full-time or to combine their studies with part-time work.

Career prospects

SCS graduates move to strategic positions in the emerging smart city job-market. Students enrolling at SCS have earned work experience after completing their first university degree. They are looking for exposure to new ideas, methods and knowledge outside their job which enables them to reach the next career level. SCS furnishes them with the cross-sectoral understanding of disciplines like water, energy, mobility, and IT- and data-based solutions. SCS graduates are sought after by national and international municipalities, real-estate developers, utility providers, architectural design offices, engineering firms and research institutes.

Emphasis/Curriculum

Semester 1 - Urbanism I Buildings I Information

Module 1 Basics of Smart Solutions (6 ECTS)
Module 2 Smart Urbanism (6 ECTS)
Module 3 Smart Building (6 ECTS)
Module 4 Smart Information Modelling (6 ECTS)
Module 9.1 Case Study (6 ECTS)

Semester 2 - Infrastructure I Finance I Management

Module 5 Smart Energy & Mobility (6 ECTS)
Module 6 Smart Resources & Resilience (6 ECTS)
Module 7 Smart Sustainable Finance (6 ECTS)
Module 8 Smart Governance, Citizens & Management (6 ECTS)
Module 9.2 Case Study (6 ECTS)

Semester 3 - Master Thesis

Module 10 Master Thesis (30 ECTS)

Entrance requirements

Total fees approx.: 10000

Admission requirements

First university degree that qualifies for a profession plus transcript of records: Bachelor's, Magister, Diplom or equivalent.

Suitable majors are construction and infrastructure-related subjects (e.g architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, business administration or management).
Comprising at least 210 ECTS*/ full-time study programme of 7 semesters.
If you have a degree in another discipline the admission committee will decide if SCS is a good fit for you.
If you have a first university degree with 6 semesters or 180 ECTS* please check the FAQs on our website.;

Above-average academic grades;
Demonstrated knowledge of the English languageTOEFL: 550 points in a paper-based test, 213 points in a computer-based test, 80 points in an internet-based test. IELTS test (academic) min. score 6,5;
Graduates from higher education programs taught in the English language do not need to submit an English Language Certificate.
At least one year of relevant full-time professional experience after completing your first higher-education degree
Academic-style essay (1-2 pages or 600-900 words, for instructions please refer to the essay guidelines on our website).

Submission deadlines:

15. April for non-EU applicants,
15. July for EU applicants

Candidates are encouraged to apply throughout the year. Qualified applicants are enrolled following the first-come-first-served principle. Once all spots are filled, qualified applicants can defer their studies to the following year.

Languages

Language(s) of instruction:

English

Duration and study time

Start: Mid-September each year

Full-time study (3 Semesters)
Semester 1,2: Modules 1 - 9
Teaching days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
German class: optional on Wednesday afternoon

Semester 3: Module 10
Teaching days: Self-study, some Saturdays

Part-time study (5 Semesters)
Semester 1,2: Modules 1, 2, 5, 6, 9
Teaching days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
German class: optional on Wednesday afternoon

Semster 3, 4: Modules 3, 4, 7, 8
Teaching days: Saturday, Sunday, Monday
German class: optional on Wednesday afternoon

Semster 5: Module 10
Teaching days: Self-study, some Saturdays

Eligible: EU-residents

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Organisation

The Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart has been training students since 1832, and the original winter school for craftsmen has long since become a modern University of Applied Sciences. Three faculties offer 35 bachelor's and master's degree courses. The university is characterised by inter-faculty projects and contacts to numerous companies in Stuttgart and the region as an attractive business location.

The students appreciate the central inner-city campus. Fields of study are architecture, civil engineering, building physics, computer science, interior design, mathematics, geomatics and business management. The practice-oriented education is characterized by supervision in small learning and semester units and the professional experience of all professors.

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Contact

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart

Smart City Solutions
Schellingstrasse 24
70174 Stuttgart
Germany

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Phone:: +49 711 8926 2640
E-Mail:: scs-master@hft-stuttgart.de
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