MScAutomotive Mechatronics and Management

Study location	Austria, Wels
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Completed Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS or equivalent) in Electromechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related subject areas. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Attention: if given preliminary admission, international applicants MUST provide legalised documents translated to German or English for the following documents: - Bachelor Degree - Transcript of Records for Bachelor Degree Legalisation confirms the authenticity of documents, signatures and authorities that issued the document. Three scenarios are possible depending on the issuing country: - no legalisation is required, - legalisation in the form of the Apostille - full diplomatic legalisation To see if and what legalisation you would need for your diploma, please refer to this Legalization of Foreign Documents in Higher Education document

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or other equivalent IELTS 6.0 overall TOEFL iBT min. 78 points* *If you take a TOEFL test, you can use our university’s TOEFL code (9775) to have the results sent to our institution directly.

Other requirements

A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please describe your objectives, career aspirations, personal interests and plans - Bachelor Certificate - Transcript of Records (of your Bachelor degree) - Passport and Birth Certificate - Motivation Letter - CV - English Certificate (IELTS min. 6.0, TOEFL min. 78) - Secondary School Leaving Certificate (“A-levels”, High School Diploma) - filled prerequisite form *Interview” If you meet all of the formal requirements, you will be invited for an interview via Skype or MS Teams. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Please be aware that the visa process can take up to 3 months, therefore you should send your application as early as possible! For more details on the visa application please visit the following webpage: www.oead.at

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

The study program focusses on following areas:

Vehicle Engineering: vehicle components, drive concepts, road performance
Vehicle Mechatronics:, sensors, actuators, signal preparation, system architecture
Vehicle Systems: regulation-, safety- and support systems
Vehicle Informatics: communication structure, Car2X communication,
embedded systems
Quality Management: quality planning, quality assurance, quality
management systems
Management & Law: innovation, market-oriented management,
IPR: Intellectual Property Right
Business Economics: management, controlling, production economics
Social Competence: intercultural-, moderation-, leadership competence

Career opportunities

Graduates receive a targeted education in order to work as project managers or project leader in the field of Product Development of mechatronic systems. Typical tasks are in the following fields:

-project planning, risk management and resource planning for the development of mechatronic systems
-coordination of development projects culminating in series production readiness
monitoring of development progress with the focus on quality, resources and time (R&D Controlling)
-coordination of international developer teams
-communication and coordination with customers and suppliers
-support of Quality Management in respect of feasibility and risk analysis
-securing projecct documentation

As a Development Engineer for Mechatronic Systems with the focus on the design and validation of mechatronic systems the typical tasks and activities are as follows:

-Requirements Management with the aim of a common understanding between the contractor and contractee about the mechatronic system to be developed.
-System design: establishment of the essential physical and logical effects of the future product in the form of a domain-spanning solution concept.
-System integration: integration of the results of the individual domains to a complete system
-planning and coordination of prototype production and execution of design and product validation
-Safeguarding of characteristics: matching of the desired system characteristics tot he system specifications
-Support of the industrialisation process in production facilities

As a Quality Manager in a company in the motor vehicle industry graduates of this program undertake the following tasks:

-Quality Planning/Quality Control within a QM team using QM methods and QM systems
-Recogition in-time of risk and mistake potential in running development projects
-Securing and executing quality requirements
-Further development of the Quality Management System following ISO TS 16949
-Responsibility for the keeping to clearly defined rules in the problem management process
-support of certifications and quality tests
-co-work on supplier evaluations and audits