Automation Engineering Tampere University

Overview

No admission in 2026

The Factory Automation Engineering MSc programme from Tampere University studies consist of two majors that complement each other. The studies in Factory Automation and Industrial Informatics prepare you to apply systems thinking to design, develop and integrate factory automation and information systems. 

The robotics major provides you with skills and knowledge related to robotics and the technology involved, such as the fundamentals of robotics, the control of robotics and sensing/perception systems. You can flavor your studies into different directions depending on your interest and career directions you want to take.

To be a successful student of Automation Engineering, you need to have a background in an applicable field of engineering with proficiency in mathematics and physics and strong programming skills.

After graduation, you will have excellent career opportunities in different fields of engineering. The jobs that our graduates have gone into include, for example, project manager, design engineer, application specialist, automation system designer and R&D engineer. With your Factory Automation and Robotics, Automation Engineering programme from Tampere University, you will also have excellent opportunities to continue working in academia as a scientist or pursue a doctoral degree.

Career opportunities:

• After completing the programme you will be qualified to pursue a wide range of career opportunities in different fields of automation. 

• During the studies, students develop the expertise to take up different expert, development and management positions in their field. Many of our students do their thesis work at industry or work there as summer trainees.

• You will have the required competencies to pursue a career in industry or continue your studies towards a doctoral degree.