The car industry in Germany, and especially in Baden-Württemberg, is a force for technical and social innovation and a key high value sector. Its continuing readiness to invest strongly in research and development is the reason why the car industry still provides one out of seven jobs in Germany. This does not just include the major car manufacturers, but to a growing extent suppliers as well. According to a business study, the supply parts market will grow from €500 billion to over €700 billion in the next 10 years. This growth is to a large extent accounted for by vehicle electronics.

Despite the ongoing debate over its value to society, the motor car has lost none of its appeal. Even though this fascination is the emotional response to a combination of design and mechanical performance data, it is the areas of electronics and information technology - especially sensor technology, information transfer, microcomputer technology and software engineering which are the driving forces behind the growth in vehicle production. They account for more than 90 % of innovations in the car industry.

Electronic components can already be found in almost every part of the vehicle and have led to major progress in environmental sustainability, safety and comfort. In the future, their importance in determining the major car manufacturers’ ability to be innovative and competitive will grow even further.

The course in Automotive Electronics enables graduates to apply the most up-to-date knowledge and processes of the highly innovative communication and information technology sector to the vehicle manufacturing industry.

Standard period of study: 7 semesters including the practical semester Graduation degree: Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)