Program Overview

Programme Overview

The Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering is a 2nd cycle programme that intervenes in computers, telecommunications, electronics, control, and energy. It has a huge impact on the technologies that define modern society and life. An electrical and computer engineer has the skills to design electrical and electronic devices, as well as develop systems involving hardware, software, communication networks, power generation, and control of sensors and actuators.

Programme Structure

The programme has a duration of 4 semesters (2 years), equivalent to 120 ECTS. The structure is as follows:

• Core Structure (54 ECTS): The Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering deepens the knowledge acquired in the 1st Cycle in the following specialties:
  • Electronic Circuits and Systems
  • Control, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence
  • Telecommunications
  • Computer Systems
  • Energy
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Networks and Communication Systems
• Free options (30 ECTS): Part of the curriculum is of fully free choice, i.e., students may choose modules not only in Electrical Engineering but also in any other scientific field offered by Técnico.
• Project (6 ECTS): To integrate the knowledge acquired in this Master's, students will study and elaborate a project, individually or in groups, and in an academic or business environment, on a challenge of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Dissertation (30 ECTS): The dissertation is the final assignment of the study cycle, which allows students to focus and specialise on a specific subject that may take any of these formats:
  • Scientific thesis
  • Internship at a company
  • Capstone project

Target Audience

The Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering is intended for graduates in engineering-related areas, namely those with a background in Electronics, Telecommunications, Robotics, Energy, Control, and related fields.

Career Opportunities

Técnico's Electrical and Computer Engineers can work in the areas of Telecommunications, Energy, Electronics, Robotics, Computers, Decision, and Control, developing activities such as:

• Project, implementation, and maintenance of communication systems, and respective terrestrial and satellite networks
• Development of conventional, solar, and wind power generation systems to provide electricity
• Design and implementation of computer circuits to accelerate communication networks and processors
• Development of fast and efficient processors
• Implementation of sensor networks that allow efficient monitoring, and their interconnection with actuators
• Development of autonomous robots
• Design, development, and programming of systems that allow many devices to behave intelligently
• Development of image processing algorithms
• Development of biomedical systems
• Scientific research and development
• Quality control
• Consulting and leadership and management roles
• Professional training and teaching

Facts & Figures

• 97.7% of MSc graduates are employed
• 81.2% of employability is in the area of study
• 15.3% internationalization

Entry Requirements

To apply for a 2nd Cycle at Técnico, candidates should:

• Hold a 1st cycle degree in Science and Technology
• Hold an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum that certifies their ability to do the MSc programme they apply for Candidates are selected according to these criteria:
• Affinity between the degree they hold and the programme they apply for
• Type of degree they hold
• Academic success in the programme they attended

Students' Organisations

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Students' Organisation (NEEC) is the main structure of Electrical and Computer Engineering students, which promotes activities such as:

• Repository of study materials
• Alumni sessions (NEEC Talks)
• Summer internships in the Técnico Summer Internships initiative
• Organisation of the Conferences on Electrical and Computer Engineering
• NEECathon Challenge