Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Study guides

Timetables

Morning schedule: 1st and 2n years
Afternoon schedule: all years
Special schedules for working students

Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory Optional Bachelor's Degree Final Project
1st year 54 6    
2nd year 6 54    
3rd year   60    
4th year     48 12
Total 60 120 48 12

Period of study

Six-monthly

Part-time or full-time

Full-time. Slow track available.

Specialisations

General training
Specialisation in Industrial Processes
Specialisation in Integral Design

Basic and compulsory training

1st year 2nd year
1st semester
- Physics
- Calculus
- Computer Science
- Business
- Anthropology
- Environmental Engineering
2nd semester
- Chemistry
- Mathematical Analysis
- Engineering Design Graphics
- Electrical Physics
- Applied Mathematics
1st semester
- Business Organisation
- Electrical and Electronic Technology
- Statistics
- Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
- Automation and Industrial Control Methods
2nd semester
- Materials Science and Technology
- Fundamentals of Thermal and Fluids Engineering
- Circuit Theory
- Technical Office and Project Management
- Strength of Materials
3rd year 4th year

Year-long
- Mechanical Engineering Projects
1st semester
- Elasticity
- Industrial Manufacturing Systems
- Mechanical Technology
- Fluids and Thermal Engineering
- Advanced Engineering Design Graphics
2nd semester
- Truth, Kindness and Beauty
- Theory of Structures and Industrial Constructions
- Design of Machines and Mechanisms
- Manufacturing Processes
- Heat Engines and Motors

- Bachelor's Degree Final Project

Optional subjects

4th year / credits
  • Foreign Language (English)
  • Foreign Language (German)
  • Further Materials Resistance
  • Automation of Industrial Processes
  • Teaching Methods for Mechanical Engineering
  • CNC Manufacturing and Simulation
  • Advanced Production Methods
  • Design and Manufacturing Information Systems
 
Double Specialisation Specialisation in Mechanical Design

To obtain a dual specialisation students must enrol in 60 credits, distributed in the following manner: 48 credits at the collaborating entity, of which 12 credits correspond to the Final Bachelor's Degree Project, and 36 credits belonging to the subjects Company Placement I and II. The remaining 12 credits must be formed by two optional subjects offered at the EUSS. 

  • Company Placement I (18 cr.)
  • Company Placement II (18 cr.)

To obtain this specialisation students must enrol in 48 credits. 

  • Mechanical Design and Virtual Reality
  • Computer-Assisted Engineering (CAE)
  • Material Selection for Design
  • Design of Hydraulic and HVAC Installations
  • Quality Control and Management Systems
  • Product Ecodesign and Carbon Footprint
  • Work Placement (12 cr.)

 

All optional subjects are worth 6 credits except when otherwise specified.