Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering

English
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
120
 ECTS
2 years

The Vehicle Technology and Transport track of the Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (BRUFACE) (120 ECTS) is built up modularly:

1) Common Core Courses (22 ECTS)

2) Partially Common Courses (20 ECTS)

3) Master Project (5 ECTS)(to select 1 out of 4)

4) Specific Courses (29ECTS)

5) Master Thesis (24 ECTS)

6) Electives (20 ECTS)

Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering

Common Core Courses

Compulsory courses: year 1

Control System Design
5
Design Methodology
5
Data-Driven Engineering
4
Turbomachinery
3
Electrical Drives
5

Partially Common Courses

Compulsory courses: year 1

Piston Engines
3
Structural Analysis and Finite Elements
5
Mechanical Vibrations
5

Compulsory courses: year 2

Fuel Cells and Batteries
4
Composite Structures
3

Master 1 Projects

You select one elective from four options

Project in Electromechanical Engineering
5
Development Cooperation Project
5
Team Leader Project
5
Eco-Marathon Project
5

Specific Courses

Specific courses: year 1

Vehicle Dynamics and Kinematics
4
Sustainable Mobility and Logistics
3
Vehicle Aerodynamics
3
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Traction
4
Railway Technology
6

Specific courses: year 2

Vehicle Electronics
6
Advanced internal combustion engines
3

Master Thesis

Master Thesis Electromechanical Engineering
24

Electives

You choose a total of 20 credits of courses from the following options

Internship (60 days)
10
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
3
Automotive Standardization
3
Case Studies with Composite Materials
3
Internship (40 days)
6
Machine Learning
6
Entrepreneurship
3
Operations Management
6
Supply Chain Management
6
Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary Approach
6
Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
3
Business Aspects of Technology: Factory of the Future
3
Total number of ECTS
120