General Semester Structure

Every semester is about 18 weeks long and is divided into three parts (phases): 

(Click on the links below to view the description and content of the courses in the htw saar module database. Alternatively, go to https://moduldb.htwsaar.de/ and enter “EPS” and in the search field to view the list of all the modules. Effective are only the 2024 ASPO versions.)

• Project work at one company from the Saar region (20 ECTS)
• Special designed EPS.TEC modules (each 2,5 ECTS):
  • Introduction to Arduino
  • electives: Embedded Systems and Simulink OR  Sensor Systems
• Project Management (2 ECTS)
• Intercultural Communication (0,5 ECTS)
• German Course including the intensive German Course (2,5 ECTS) for incomings / for local htw students Technical Case Study (2,5 ECTS)

Total: 30 ECTS

The Technical Case Study is only for htw saar students. It replaces the German Course that incomings must attend.

Winter Semester 2025/26

Start: September 22, 2025
End: February 27, 2026

Summer Semester 2026

Start: March 16, 2026
End: Juli 31, 2026

Winter Semester 2026/27

Start: September 21, 2026
End: February 28, 2027