Master’s Degree (2nd cycle) in Engineering & Automotive Industry – FINI, Fakulteta za industrijski inženiring

Postgraduate Master’s study programme – 2nd cycle

The aim of the postgraduate Master’s study programme in Engineering & the Automotive Industry is to educate highly educated professionals to work in research abnd development in the field of development engineering, development of products and technologies, marketing, as well as automotive energy. Graduates will be able to work on complex and strategic work in the fields of development, technology and production methods of product development, processes and innovations as well as concurrent engineering.

2 years

4 terms

120

ECTS

Title at graduation

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Majors

The programme does not have majors, but a choice of 3 modules

Type and location of studies:

Novo mesto – part time studies and distance learning (e-learning)

Content

Technology
Production
Quality
Research activities
Strategy and diagnostics of activities
Development
Development of modern materials
Innovation
Automation and robotization of technological processes
Logistics
Energy systems
Automotive mechanical systems

Enrolment requirements

The Master’s Study Programme Engineering and Automotive Industry can be entered by someone

who has completed a first cycle study programme or equivalent previous education in the relevant professional fields according to KLASIUS P-16: 0713 Electrical Engineering and Energy, 0714 Electronics and Automation, 0715 Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking and 0716 Motor Vehicles, Ships and Aircraft,
who has completed a first cycle study programme or equivalent previous education in other professional fields according to KLASIUS P-16: 07 Engineering, Production Technologies and Construction if prior to enrolment he has completed study obligations in the scope of 14 ECTS credits in the first cycle courses: Technology, Technical Documentation and Machine Elements,
who has completed a first cycle study programme or equivalent previous education in professional fields, other than those defined in the first two indents, if prior to enrolment he has completed study obligations indispensable for continuing studies in the range from 10 to 60 ECTS, as determined by the Commission for Studies and Student Affairs FINI Novo mesto.

In case of limited admission to Year 1, candidates will be selected according to their achievements in undergraduate studies:

grade point average: 80%,
diploma thesis grade 20%.

Enrolment to a higher year of the Master’s study programme Engineering and Automotive Industry is possible if

the candidate for enrolment meets the conditions for enrolment to Year 1 of the second cycle Master’s study programme Engineering and Automotive Industry (MA),
the candidate for enrolment is transferring from a study programme, which upon completion of studies ensures the acquisition of comparable competences or learning outcomes,
the candidate for enrolment in the transition is recognized at least half of the ECTS obligations from the first study programme, which relate to the compulsory courses of the second cycle Master’s study programme Engineering and Automotive Industry (MA),
the candidate for enrolment in the recognition process at the time of transition will be recognized at least as many ECTS credits as to meet the conditions for enrolment to a higher year of the second cycle Master’s study programme Engineering and Automotive Industry (MA):
- for enrolment to Year 2: 42 ECTS.

According to the transfer criteria among study programmes the candidate for enrolment is required to fulfil the missing obligations if he wants to graduate in the new study programme.

Conditions for enrolment are also met by a candidate who has completed a comparable study programme abroad and is granted the right to continue education in the second cycle study programme in accordance with the applicable legislation on the evaluation and recognition of education.

Curriculum from 1. 10. 2024

Year One

Course	Semester	ECTS
Selected Topics in Mathematics	1	8
Modern Technologies	1	7
Advanced Materials Development	1	7
Selected Topics in Mechanics	1	8
Experimental Methods	2	7
Automation and Robotisation of Technology Processes	2	7
Computional Solid Mechanics	2	8
Computational Fluid Dynamics	2	8

Year Two

Course	Semester	ECTS
Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Protection	1	6
Electromechanical Systems	1	6
Module Course 1 (I or II or III or IV modul)	1	6
Module Course 2 (I or II or III or IV modul)	1	6
Module Course 3 (I or II or III or IV modul)	1	6
Elective Course	2	6
Methods of Scientific Research	2	4
Master’s Thesis	2	20

MODULE I: Development Engineering in Industry	ECTS
Sustainable Development of Products, Processes and Innovations	6
Design Methods	6
Virtual Prototypes	6

MODULE II: Sustainable Engineering in Energy	ECTS
Heat and Mass Transfer in Buldings	6
Energy Systems	6
Virtual Prototypes	6

MODULE III: Virtual Engineering and Artificial Intelligence	ECTS
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence	6
Advanced Maintenance of Processes and Devices	6
Virtual Prototypes	6

MODULE IV: Automotive Industry	ECTS
Information and Electronic Control Systems in Vehicles	6
Business Process Management in Automotive Industry	6
Sustainable Development of Products, Processes and Innovations	6

Elective Courses

Course	Semester	ECTS
Tribology	2	6
Vehicle Software Equipment	2	6
Sensors and Actuators	2	6
Development of Logistics Processes	2	6
Strategic Management	2	6

Curriculum to 30. 9. 2024

Year One

No.	Course	1st Semester			2nd Semester
No.	Course	L	LW	ECTS	L	LW	ECTS
1.	Selected Topics in Mechanics	45	45	8	–	–	–
2.	Methods of Scientific Research	30	45	7	–	–	–
3.	Advanced Materials Development	45	30	7	–	–	–
4.	Selected Topics in Mathematics	45	45	8	–	–	–
5.	Experimental Methods	–	–	–	30	45	7
6.	Automation and Robotisation of Technology Processe	–	–	–	45	45	8
7.	Business Process Management with Project paper	–	–	–	45	30	7
8.	Elective Course	–	–	–	45	45	8
Total		165	165	30	165	165	30

Year Two

No.	Course	3rd Semester			4th Semester
No.	Course	L	LW	ECTS	L	LW	ECTS
9.	Electromechanical Systems for Maintenance	45	30	7	–	–	–
10.	Module Course 1 (Module I, II, or III)	45	45	8	–	–	–
11.	Module Course 2 (Module I, II, or III)	45	30	7	–	–	–
12.	Elective Course II	45	45	8	–	–	–
13.	Master’s Thesis	–	–	–	–	–	30
Total		180	150	30	0	0	30

*The total number of lessons of laboratory work and seminars in the 4^th semester depends on the choice of elective course. Regardless of the choice, the total number of laboratory practice and/or seminar are 45 hours of organized student work.

Elective Modules

No.	Course
No.	Course	L	LW	ECTS	L	LW	ECTS
	Elective MODULE I: Development Engineering in Industries
1.	Sustainable Development of Products, Processes, and Innovations	45	45	8	–	–	–
2.	Design Methods	45	30	7	–	–	–
Total		90	75	15	–	–	–

No.	Course
No.	Course	L	LW	ECTS	L	LW	ECTS
	Elective MODULE II: Intelligent Systems and Mainterance Processes
1.	Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence	45	45	8	–	–	–
2.	Advanced Maintenance of Processes and Devices	45	30	7	–	–	–
Total		90	75	15	–	–	–

No.	Course
No.	Course	L	LW	ECTS	L	LW	ECTS
	Elective MODULE III: Automotive Energy
1.	Energy Systems in Vehicles	45	40	8	–	–	–
2.	Information and Electronics Control Systems in Vehicles	45	30	7	–	–	–
Total		90	75	15	–	–	–

Elective Courses

No.	Course
No.	Course	L	LW	ECTS	L	LW	ECTS
1.	Thermal processes	45	45	8	–	–	–
2.	Vechicle software equipment	45	45	8	–	–	–
3.	Virtual Technologies	45	45	8	–	–	–
4.	Strategic management	45	45	8	–	–	–
5.	Microprocessor systems in vehicles	45	45	8	–	–	–
6.	Development of Logistics Processes	45	45	8	–	–	–
7.	Power Transmission and Drivetrains	45	45	8	–	–	–
8.	Chemistry of fuels and polymers	45	45	8	–	–	–
9.	Pharmaceutics for engineers	45	45	8	–	–	–

Competences

General competences

In the Master’s programme Engineering and Automotive Industry students will acquire the following general competences: strategic orientation, i.e. ability to develop strategies, ability to project-team work, ability to development work, ability to undertake research, ability to manage technological processes and implementation of contemporary methods, ability to manage development and technology and implementation of innovations, ability to use research methods and their application in practice, knowledge and implementation of the mission, strategy and vision within the industry and in society.

Ability to analyse and solve problems in the field of technology
Ability to design and use contemporary methods and tools
Strategic orientation, i.e. the ability to develop strategies
Ability of project-team work
Ability to development work
Ability to undertake research
Ability to manage technological processes and implementation of contemporary methods
Ability to manage development and technology and implementation of innovations
Ability to use research methods and their application in practice
Knowledge and implementation of the mission, strategy and visions within the industry and in society

Subject-specific competences

Ability to understand and create innovative solutions in the field of energy and information systems in vehicles
Understanding, application and synthesis of different types of knowledge
Ability to create information programmes
Ability to implement and use information programmes
Ability to create a virtual product
Ability to development work
Ability to develop and manage overall quality
Ability to create diagnostics and continuous progress
Ability to implement automation and robotization in technological processes
Management and implementation of development engineering in industry
Knowledge of microprocessor systems in vehicles and
Knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Terms of Progression into Year 2

A student advances to year 2 if he/she has acquired the knowledge prescribed by the programme and completed the obligations of year 1(lectures, laboratory work, project assignments) and has collected at least 42 credit points according to ECTS.

A student can re-enrol in year 1 if he/she fulfils more than 1/3 of obligations (20 credit points) of the current study year and if he has not yet used the possibility of re-enrolment.

Study is completed with preparation for and oral defence of a Master’s thesis.