Industrial Management in Microelectronics (M. Sc.) - Full-time

Prof. Dr. Gerald Gerlach 

This module brings together important subject areas that will help students 'arrive' in their new environment, bring them together and give them an insight into new cultures. 

German class - part 1 

A short test is taken at the beginning of the course to determine your level. On this basis, students learn the most important vocabulary and phrases to enable them to cope in everyday life. At the same time, students are familiarised with German culture. 

German class - part 2

This part of the course focuses on language and professional work. Preparation of job applications plays an important role. Students also learn how to conduct job interviews and simulate interviews with companies. 

Cultural and team competences

This course helps students to get to know and understand their fellow students and their cultures better. At the same time, students learn about team composition and the different roles in a team and their benefits and strengths. By solving creative tasks, students practise these roles and acquire important skills for leading teams in their future careers.

Sustainability project

After an intensive workshop in which the students receive the most important knowledge on the topic of sustainability, they work on a project of their own choice in which they put the theory they have learnt into practice and write it up.

Prof. Dr. Rainer Lasch

Scientific Working - Part 1
This part serves to bring all students to a common level on the topic of ‘scientific working’. Students have knowledge of

• Purpose and Principles of Scientific Work
• Planning, Developing and Managing a thesis
• Developing a Topic, Cooperation with the supervisor
• Working with Literature/ Sources
• Writing a scientific Paper or Thesis
• Defence of the thesis

Scientific Working - part 2
The bootcamp is a training workshop, where students receive further training on the topic of “scientific working”, which enables them to

• write an individual term paper on a topic of their choice in accordance with the requirements of academic writing
• present the most important results of the written work in a concise manner within a given time frame 

Scientific Working - part 3

This part serves to develop overarching competences in preparation for the master's thesis by deepening students' scientific working and writing skills in a targeted manner. 
Students can:

• derive and formulate research questions, cite correctly and write an abstract independently
• conduct literature research and collect research-relevant data
• apply the basic scientific rules that must be observed when writing the master's thesis in a targeted manner - applying their knowledge from the previous modules

Prof. Dr. Andreas Bahr

Electronic circuits and devices: 

• Analog basic circuits
• Differential amplifiers
• Power amplifiers
• Operational amplifiers and their applications
• Power supply circuits and digital basic circuits
• Combinatorial and sequential circuits

Prof. Dr. Stefan Mannsfeld

Fabrication technology of semiconductor device

• Semiconductor basics
• IC device and design
• Semiconductor manufacturing processes
• Basic principles of fabrication and miniaturization
• thermal processes and lithography
• Interaction between physical fundamentals and function principles

Prof. Dr. Thomas Zerna

• Trends in electronic packaging
• Packaging technologies for semiconductor devices and systems
• Thin-film & Thick-film technologies
• Printed circuit board (PCB) and interposer technologies
• Surface technologies for electronic components

Prof. Dr. Rainer Lasch

• Logistics subsystem
• Aspects of process modelling and process
• performance
• Concepts to improve business processes
• Supply Chain Management
• Material requirement planning

Prof. Dr. Gerald Gerlach

• Microsystem technology
• Sensor technology

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Schmid

• Introduction to project fundamentals
• Industrial environment analysis
• Methods for job & project design
• Applicable to all project types

Prof. Dr. Mario Straßberger

• Investment appraisal: techniques to assess investment attractiveness
• Business case focus: justify costs by valuing benefits

• Corporate finance: optimal financial decision-making

   

• Thesis
• Kolloquium

Prof. Dr. Rainer Lasch

Completion of a concrete task within a professional environment. 

Discussion of strategy development.

Prof. Dr. Rainer Lasch

A comprehensive self-study regarding the specific content of a module, their distinctions, and their relation to one another. 

Graduates are well prepared for roles in microelectronics, microsystems, sensor technology, and the wider semiconductor and industrial supply chain, supported by international, intercultural, and German-language components.

The program is designed for professionals with experience in the semiconductor field, graduates with a STEM background, and TU Dresden students who want to expand their expertise in microelectronics.

The curriculum combines technical knowledge in processor technology, packaging, microsystems, and sensor technology with practical expertise in operations, logistics, and project management in the semiconductor industry.

This full-time Master’s program is offered onsite in Dresden. A part-time study option is also available.

Applicants need a recognized university degree equivalent to 210 ECTS, at least one year of relevant professional experience, subject-specific prior knowledge, and proof of advanced English language skills.

The program takes 18 months (3 semesters) to complete and comprises 90 ECTS credits, including the Master’s thesis.

The tuition fee is €895 per month, excluding the €500 thesis fee and any additional courses.

Graduates are prepared for careers in the microelectronics industry, in companies specializing in microsystems and sensor technology, and across the broader semiconductor supply chain. The program also includes international and intercultural elements, and a mandatory German course that supports career opportunities in Germany.