Overview
- Educational areaElectrical and Biomedical Engineering
- DegreeMaster of Science, MSc
- LanguageEnglish
- Duration2 years
- Rate of studyFull-time, 100 %
- Instructional timeDaytime
Important dates
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Summary
From semiconductor chips, microwave technologies and wireless communications to radar systems, photonics, and quantum technology, electrical and electronics engineering underpins almost every significant technology of our time. This programme offers advanced study across the full breadth of the field, from the physics of semiconductor devices up through circuit design and into complex signal processing systems, giving you the skills needed to help contribute to some of today’s most impactful scientific fields.
Specialisations
Programme description
The foundations of the programme include electromagnetics, signal processing, and semiconductor fabrication. These advanced fundamentals underpin everything that follows, whether you go on to specialise in subjects like chip design, microwave systems, or integrated circuits.
A distinctive feature of the first year is hands-on work with semiconductors. You will have the chance to work in teams in a cleanroom facility, to analyse and develop fabrication processes for semiconductor devices. You will engage with the full spectrum, from laboratory work through to the economic, ethical, and geopolitical dimensions of semiconductor manufacturing. This reflects the real context in which chip technology now sits, with strategic significance on a global level, extending well beyond the lab.
On top of theoretical studies and hands-on project work, you will also engage in thorough, rigorous experimental methods. You will learn to carry out measurements, interpret results against existing theory, and evaluate the limits of different models. Access to Chalmers' open research infrastructures, including Myfab Chalmers, the Kollberg Laboratory, and the Onsala Space Observatory, means this experimental training happens in genuinely world-class facilities.
Several specialisations are available for you to focus on a specific field, but the course structure is designed with flexibility in mind, with various combinations of courses available. You also have the option to take an exchange in the second year.
With access to some of Chalmers' most significant research infrastructure, you have the chance to go deep into one of engineering's most foundational disciplines.
Job opportunities
The transition to clean energy, rapid global expansion of semiconductor manufacturing, space technology, and emerging quantum technologies all represent significant areas of employment growth. In the Gothenburg region specifically, the automotive industry and the concentration of relevant institutes and companies make for a particularly rich local job market. Chalmers graduates are among those developing microwave technologies in Gothenburg's Microwave Road, a unique industrial cluster in the region. If you choose to focus on other than microwave technology, Chalmers has long-standing collaborations and connections with many significant organisations in Sweden and beyond, including Volvo, Saab, Ericsson and many more.
Typical roles for graduates include research and development, design and testing, production engineering, and technical leadership. Depending on which area you specialise in, you could work in roles related to chip design, semiconductor manufacturing, microwave technologies and photonics, or radar and sensing systems.
You will also gain a strong foundation for doctoral studies at Chalmers or at universities abroad.
Research
Chalmers has an excellent international reputation in electrical and electronic engineering. Students and researchers have direct links to current research in ICT and nanotechnology, and to several major research environments, like WiTECH, a joint industry research collaboration in wireless infrastructure technology.
The research centre ClassIC, which focuses on semiconductor chip design, also positions Chalmers as a Swedish hub in that field. When it comes to quantum technologies, Chalmers is leading development of Sweden’s biggest quantum computer, and the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology draws on microelectronics, microwave engineering, and photonics in that work.
All these research centres help inform and influence the content of the programme, and you will have ample opportunities to attend guest lectures, participate in workshops and carry out internships in these environments. There are also options for master's thesis collaboration within ongoing research activities at Chalmers or with external partners.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in: Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, or the equivalent
Prerequisites: Mathematics (at least 30 cr. including Multivariable Analysis, Numerical analysis, Probability and statistics, Fourier methods, Complex analysis), Physics (or a course or courses in Mechanics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Quantum Physics) Electromagnetic field theory, Circuit theory or Electronics
English language requirements: Prove your English proficiency
How to apply
From application to admission
This guide explains how to apply for a Master's programme and which documents you need to submit to complete your application.