Courses & research

During your Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, you will collect a total of 120 EC within two years. You will follow (elective) courses related to the specialisation in Smart & Sustainable Industry, do an internship and you will end your Master’s by writing your master’s thesis. What your curriculum will look like exactly, depends on the choices you make within this specialisation.

European Credit Transfer System

Student workload at Dutch universities is expressed in EC, also named ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), which is widely used throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands, each credit represents 28 hours of work.

Master's structure


Specialisation courses 
You need to choose at least six of the specialisation courses

30 EC

Elective courses

You can choose courses of the Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, but you can also choose (a maximum of three) courses offered by other programmes at UT. Of course, you can also choose more of the specialisation courses listed above.

30 EC

Internship

15 EC

In the first quartile of your second year, you will do an internship, as preparation for the professional field. It is also possible to do the internship abroad to gather the global perspective on smart and sustainable industry.

Master’s thesis

45 EC

You will finish your Master’s in ME with your master’s thesis (45 EC).

Total EC 

120 EC


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Internship

During your Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, you will gain practical experience by doing an internship for approximately three months. Thanks to close ties with clinical partners and the industry, there are many options open to you when it comes to choosing your internship, both in terms of companies and subjects. If you are a student entering from a university of applied science (Dutch HBO), you will follow 15 EC master’s courses, instead of doing an internship.

Master's thesis

You will end your Master’s with your master’s thesis. The choice of your graduation subject is largely up to you. Most students complete their graduation project at an external organisation, either in the Netherlands or abroad. This is a highly recommended option since it is a great opportunity to combine your academic skills with experience in the professional field.

Your master's thesis could involve investigating questions such as:
  • How can the implementation strategy of smart and sustainability technologies be derived, while taking into account the holistic performance indicators?
  • How can AI enabled smart solutions developed for production operations and resilience?
  • How can the democratisation of smart industry technologies, methods and tools be generated?
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