Master in Automation Engineering

Tuition fees for Master in Automation Engineering are 3,000 EUR per year.

Automation Engineering is a master's program taught in English at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, based in Bologna, Italy. The discipline focuses on the design, control, and integration of automated systems used across manufacturing, robotics, process industries, and increasingly in domains such as transportation and energy management. Typical subjects include control theory, robotics, industrial automation, sensor networks, embedded systems, machine learning applied to control problems, and the software architectures that coordinate hardware and processes in real time. Students learn to model dynamic systems, design feedback control loops, and apply optimization techniques to improve the efficiency, reliability, and safety of automated equipment. The field draws on electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering fundamentals, blending them into a specialization aimed at making industrial and service systems operate with minimal human intervention. Because automation touches nearly every modern industry, from factory production lines to logistics and smart buildings, graduates find opportunities across a wide range of sectors. Common career paths include automation engineer, robotics engineer, control systems specialist, and roles in research and development for companies producing industrial machinery, automotive components, or process equipment. Others move into consulting or systems integration, helping organizations adopt automated solutions. The two-year program is structured for students who already hold an undergraduate degree in engineering or a related technical field and want to deepen their expertise in control systems and automated technologies, an area of engineering that continues to expand as industries pursue greater efficiency and digital integration.