Program Regulations

MAP students need to be familiar with the MAP curriculum and the program regulations. The aim of this page is to provide information on key elements related to the MAP program for a smooth and successful course of studies. Further detailed information and frequently asked questions (FAQs) are answered in our Student Wiki.

MAP Curriculum

The following charts show the MAP curriculum valid for students starting in the winter semester 2024/25 and later.

Fundamentals are assigned individually based on the student’s previous academic background. All students must take the Basic I and Basic II lectures. Each student chooses two out of four focal subjects.

This table shows the MAP curriculum of the primary course. The lectures and seminars, the miniproject, and the scientific are scheduled for the first to the third semester. In the forth semester, MAP students work on their Master's thesis. In the first semester, students can reach 32,5 ECTS, in the second semeseter 30 ECTS, in the third 27,5 ECTS and in the forth semester 30 ECTS each. The different subjects are examined in different ways. — MAP curriculum of the primary course

Additional Qualifications (‘Zusatzstudien’) either with industry or research focus

This table shows the MAP curriculum of the Additional Research Qualifications. The elective course and the soft skills are scheduled with 5 ECTS each for the second semester. The second miniproject and the internship in an industrial company with 10 ECTS each are scheduled for the third semester. — MAP curriculum for the Additional Research Qualifications

This table shows the MAP curriculum of the Additional Qualifications for Business and Industry. The elective course and the soft skills are scheduled with 5 ECTS each for the second semester. The second miniproject and the internship in an industrial company with 10 ECTS each are scheduled for the third semester. — MAP curriculum for the Additional Qualifications for Business and Industry

The following charts show the MAP curriculum valid for students starting until the winter semester 2023/24.

This table shows the MAP curriculum of the primary course. The lectures and seminars, the miniproject, the scientific and soft skills are scheduled for the first to the third semester. In the forth semester, MAP students work on their Master's thesis. In the first semester, students can reach 32,5 ECTS, in the second semeseter 27,5 ECTS, in the third and forth semester 30 ECTS each. The different subjects are examined in different ways. — (**Click to enlarge**) PL = Prüfungsleistung (Benotet), SL = Studienleistung, **SeL** = Seminarleistung, **PrL**= Praktikumsleistung gemäß §6 Abs. 3 ABMPO/TechFak, **SeL** = Seminarleistung gemäß §6 Abs. 3 ABMPO/TechFak, **K xmin** = Klausur x Minuten, **m xmin** = Mündliche Prüfung x Minuten

MAP curriculum primary course

Additional Qualifications (‘Zusatzstudien’) either with industry or
research focus

This table shows the MAP curriculum of the Additional Qualifications in Business and Industry. The elective course (M22) and the soft skills (M23) are scheduled with 5 ECTS each for the second semester. The second miniproject (M24) and the internship in an industrial company (M25) with 10 ECTS each are scheduled for the third semester. — (**Click to enlarge**) PL = Prüfungsleistung (Benotet), SL = Studienleistung, **SeL** = Seminarleistung, **PrL**= Praktikumsleistung gemäß §6 Abs. 3 ABMPO/TechFak, **SeL** = Seminarleistung gemäß §6 Abs. 3 ABMPO/TechFak

MAP curriculum industry focus

This table shows the MAP curriculum of the Additional Research Qualifications. The elective course (M18) and the soft skills (M19) are scheduled with 5 ECTS each for the second semester. The second miniproject (M20) and the internship in a research institution (M21) with 10 ECTS each are scheduled for the third semester. — (**Click to enlarge**) PL = Prüfungsleistung (Benotet), SL = Studienleistung, **SeL** = Seminarleistung, **PrL**= Praktikumsleistung gemäß §6 Abs. 3 ABMPO/TechFak, **SeL** = Seminarleistung gemäß §6 Abs. 3 ABMPO/TechFak

MAP curriculum research focus

Module Handbook

The content of the single modules is described in our module handbook.

The current and old module handbooks are published on the FAU website of the Faculty of Engineering.

Please excuse any inconvenience when reading some older versions of the module handbook due to some layout problems Please note that this document is automatically generated from an official German document, therefore some parts appear in German language only.