Degree programme Air Transport and Logistics (Master) accredited

Important information

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Admission requirements

Prerequisite for the admission of the study course is a first in Germany recognised university degree that qualifies for a profession or a degree from a state or state-recognised university of cooperative education in the field of engineering (Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Transport Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science), in a scientific field (Physics, Mathematics, Geography and Geodesy), in Transport and Traffic Sciences, or a university degree in a study course with comparable skills' acquisition.

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with foreign school leaving certificate please find information here: language requirements.

Application hints and tips

If, at the time of the application, proof of the first degree that qualifies for a profession cannot yet be provided, applicants will be considered if 80% of the achievable points of the university degree can be proven by a certificate of the university of origin (Examining Office), on the basis of a completed module exam, assignment paper or colloquium. For Master study programmes with restricted admission (TU-NC), the certificate shall also include a provisional average mark, calculated on the basis of academic achievements already completed.

General information for the degree programme

The Master’s Programme covers seven mandatory and five elective modules, which enable the students to place option driven emphases. Therefore, content-related modules in the field of Air Transport Systems, Transport Logistics and Theory of Transportation Systems are provided as modules which involve general and specific aspects and basic knowledge of the transportation systems, e.g. Transport Law and Policy, Transport (Infrastructure) Planning, Traffic Psychology, Quality and RAMS-Management, Sensor Technology in Transport Systems, Transportation Telematics Networks, Theory and Technology of Information Systems, Performance Analysis of Rail Freight and Passenger Transport, Applied Computer Science.

The theoretical-methodical and mandatory modules „Advanced Theory of Transportation Systems“ and „Logistics“ provide lectures in methods and procedures of operation and decision theory, simulation and optimization of traffic systems and logistics. The graduates will be able to describe and evaluate logistic system variables. In addition, there is the knowledge of a holistic description, analysis and planning of material flows.

The aviation-specific mandatory modules "Aircraft Technology" and "Aircraft Characteristics" will provide a gain in knowledge of design, manufacture, maintenance and servicing of the aircraft, to the graduates, supported by applied methods. In addition, the graduates are taught in aerodynamic characteristics, flight characteristics, flight performance and theory of the propulsion system, plus design and mode of operation.

The air transport-specific mandatory modules "Flight Planning and Flight Operations", "Operational Logistical Structures of Air Transport" and "CNS and tactical ATM" provide knowledge of operational and legal aspects of flight and airport operations as well as the tasks and requirements of a safe flight performance. In addition, the graduates gain basic knowledge of the procedure design and the airspace usage as well as the essential technical basics for communication, navigation and surveillance of the air transport system, including the necessary facilities and systems. The graduates are also taught in flight preparation procedures, procedures which intent safe and economic flight operations and about central elements of the cockpit equipment.

In addition, the methods and skills taught within the framework of the modules are used for a comprehension and assessment of complex issues in an interdisciplinary context, to reflect and transfer scientific knowledge into practice, while respecting the principles of scientific honesty and the preparation and comprehension of complex issues.