Engineering and Management of Space Systems Bremen University of Applied Sciences

The Master's degree programme in "Engineering and Management of Space Systems" (EMSS) provides students with essential systems engineering and management competencies required for the planning, design, implementation and management of space missions. This includes all necessary systems/facilities (Flight System, Ground System & Test Facilities, Launch System) following the current standards of the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The increasing digitisation, distribution and networking of technical systems lead to the necessity of a degree programme that teaches “the systems view” and interdisciplinary methods and skills. Furthermore, it is necessary to consider the entire life cycle of the systems starting with the requirements analysis to design, integration, verification, operation and maintenance. This, supplemented by management and social skills, forms a solid foundation for mastering the steadily growing complexity of technical systems in practice.

Since interdisciplinary approaches and internationality are essential for engineering and management of space systems, a joint interdisciplinary international double degree Master’s programme “Engineering and Management of Space Systems” was established as a cooperation between Hochschule Bremen (HSB) — City University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech), Poland. The first semester (summer) is conducted at the Gdańsk Tech. The second semester (winter) is conducted at HSB. The third semester is reserved for the Master's thesis and can be done at one of the both universities, usually in  cooperation with the industry. The degree programme is carried out in English.

The curriculum is oriented to the international systems engineering certification standards of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and its German Chapter, Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering (GfSE).

It  includes theoretical principles and concepts of systems engineering and management as well as practical projects concentrating on space systems and projects.

Prof Dr-Ing Jasminka Matevska on the HSB side and Prof Dr hab inż Zbigniew Łubniewski on the Gdańsk Tech side are responsible for this degree programme.

Organisation:

First semester (summer) takes place at the Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech), Politechnika Gdańska
Second semester (winter) takes place at Bremen City University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Bremen (HSB)
Third semester is reserved for the joint Master's thesis.

Students:

For each intake, 15 students per partner university are accepted.

Funding:

Erasmus+ is the funding option for the semester abroad.

Curriculum:

Foundation: developed under consideration of international standards of Systems Engineering based on the curriculum recommendations of the INCOSE certifications programmes and the GFSE Kernkurrikulum für SE-ZERT®, Ebene D

Mandatory modules: three modules per semester, which all students are required to complete

Special mandatory modules: One mandatory module per semester must be chosen according to the desired specialisation (CS, EE, ST).

Elective modules

• One module per semester, students can choose from a set of module options.
• The choice is possibly restricted by specialisation requirements.
• Optional elective modules, e.g. language courses at both universities

Master’s thesis

Politechnika Gdańska (Gdańsk University of Technology)

• Bachelor's, German "Diplom" or an equivalent first academic degree in a discipline according to the course specialisations (Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or Space Technology) or related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) academic degrees
• A final grade corresponding to German mark "good" or "very good" (min. of 2.5). For international students a grade point average of at least 3.00 / 4.00 or 7.50 / 10.00 or first class with distinction or with percentage larger 70% is necessary
• Good knowledge of English, min. B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference Level Descriptions OR equivalent certificate OR a university certificate, if English was the main language of instruction during studies OR an interview with the admission board

Please consider: Application and admission — HSB Hochschule Bremen.