Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering

The study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering belongs to the domain of engineering sciences and technology, and falls under the scientific and professional field of Mechanical Engineering. The study program lasts for 1 year, i.e. 2 semesters, and is equivalent to 60 ECTS credits.

The study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering comprises core and elective courses, whose completion provides the necessary academic knowledge and skills for acquiring the professional degree of Master in Mechanical Engineering – Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering. This degree corresponds to the degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.), awarded by higher education institutions within the European higher education framework.

The study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering, which admits the maximum of 24 students, contains 3 core courses, compulsory professional practice M, 4 elective courses (selected by a student from the available elective blocks) and the master’s thesis.

The admission requirements for the study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering include completed four-year undergraduate studies within the domain of engineering sciences and technology, which are equivalent to at least 240 ECTS credits.

The total involvement of students in completing the master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering consists of active teaching (lectures, tutorials, other forms of active teaching), independent work, mid-term tests, exams and professional practice.

The purpose of the study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering lies in acquiring interdisciplinary knowledge and training students to carry out complex design, development and new product creation tasks.

This study program should provide students with an opportunity to improve and develop the acquired fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering within the more specialized field of mechanical design, so that they can work on product development in industrial practice. Furthermore, the knowledge and skills acquired by completing this study program allow further education and orientation towards scientific and professional research within engineering sciences and technology, as well as interdisciplinary scientific fields.

The implementation of thus conceived study program leads to the education of masters in mechanical engineering, within the field of Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering, who possess certain competence on the European and global scale.

The basic aim of the study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering is the acquisition of academic knowledge and skills which correspond to the degree of master in mechanical engineering, as well as the application of the acquired knowledge and skills within the design of mechanical systems and product development.

By completing the core curriculum of the study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering, students acquire necessary knowledge in the following fields: modern tools and technologies in product development, project management in accordance with international standards, and virtual product development.

By completing the elective curriculum of the study program of master academic studies in Mechanical Design, Product development and Engineering, students acquire necessary knowledge in the following fields: product development methods, modelling and simulation, industrial design, product technologicity, as well as communication and presentation techniques. Bearing in mind the type of activities carried out by a design engineer, students of this profile are introduced to the concept of intellectual property protection as well.