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.
Master's structure
Specialisation courses | 30 EC | Frontiers in Smart & Sustainable Industries (NEW) Energy Conversion Technologies Digital Twin for Smart Industry (NEW) Sustainability in Manufacturing (NEW) Machine Learning in Engineering Design in Production & Inventory Systems System Identification with Parameter Estimation and Machine Learning |
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 | 3D Printing; Processes and Use Energy System Integration (NEW) Business Models for Sustainable Energy Maintenance Engineering & Management Electrical Power Engineering & System Integration Smart and Sustainable Design and Packaging (NEW) |
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 | |
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.