Courses for Machine Design
The two-year master's programme in Machine Design consists of three terms of courses and one final term dedicated to the master's degree project. Each term consist of approximately 30 ECTS credits. The courses presented on this page apply to studies starting in autumn 2025.
Year 1
Proposal for Specialisations:
- Computational Methods
- Mechatronics and Control Systems
- Ground Transportation
- Marine Technology
- Aircraft Design
- Manfacturing Technology
- Machine Learning
- Lightweight Design
- Material Mechanics
A minimum of 12 credits must be taken from conditionally electives within a specialization or free of choice
Mandatory courses
- Component Design (MF2010) 6 credits
- Tribology (MF2018) 6 credits
- Robust and Probabilistic Design (MF2024) 6 credits
- Machine Dynamics (MF2068) 6 credits
- Modell-Based Design, Adaption Course (MF2054) 3 credits
- Machine Design: Fundamentals (MF2511) 6 credits
- Advanced Machine Design Project, Part 1 (MF2521) 6 credits
- Systems Engineering (MF2522) 6 credits
- Eco Design (MF2032) 6 credits
Conditionally elective courses
- Dynamics and Motion Control (MF2007) 9 credits
- Entrepreneurship for Engineers (ME2072) 6 credits
- Management of Technology Innovation and Creativity (ME2092) 6 credits
- Dynamics and Motion Control (MF2007) 9 credits
- Hybrid Vehicle Drives (EJ2410) 7 credits
- Machine Learning and Data Science (EQ2415) 7 credits
- Entrepreneurship for Engineers (ME2072) 6 credits
- Mechatronics basic Course (MF2030) 6 credits
- Innovation Management - Theory and Practice (MF2087) 7 credits
- Programming in C for Embedded Systems (MF2095) 3 credits
- Mechatronic in Product Design (MF2104) 6 credits
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology (MG2009) 6 credits
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Extended Course (MG2109) 9 credits
- Sustainable Production (ML2300) 9 credits
- Vehicle Components (SD2222) 8 credits
- Sustainable Vehicle Design (SD2250) 7 credits
- Rail Vehicle Technology (SD2307) 7 credits
- Lightweight Structures and FEM (SD2411) 8 credits
- Structural Optimisation and Sandwich Design (SD2416) 6 credits
- Fundamentals of Flight (SD2601) 7 credits
- Underwater Technology (SD2709) 7 credits
- Marine Structures (SD2722) 7 credits
- FEM for Engineering Applications (SE1025) 6 credits
- Material Mechanics (SE2126) 9 credits
- Applied Elasticity with FEM (SE2132) 9 credits
- Fatigue (SE2137) 6 credits
- FEM Modelling (SE2860) 8 credits
- Probability Theory (SF2940) 7 credits
- Data-driven Methods in Engineering Mechanics (SM2001) 7 credits
- Mechatronics basic Course (MF2030) 6 credits
- Advanced Computation in Fluid Mechanics (DD2365) 7 credits
- Machine Learning (DD2421) 7 credits
- Machine Learning Theory (EL2810) 7 credits
- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (EQ2341) 7 credits
- Innovation- and Product Development Processes (MF2085) 6 credits
- Computer Aided Manufacturing - CAM (MG2036) 6 credits
- Additive Manufacturing (MG2044) 6 credits
- Ground Vehicle Dynamics, Basic Course (SD2225) 11 credits
- Applied Vehicle Dynamics Control (SD2231) 7 credits
- Fibre Composites - Analysis and Design (SD2413) 6 credits
- Fibre Composites - Analysis and Design (SD2413) 6 credits
- Marine Hydromechanics (SD2723) 7 credits
- Minor Marine Technology Project (SD2724) 3 credits
- Flight Mechanics (SD2805) 9 credits
- Testing Techniques in Solid Mechanics (SE2123) 6 credits
- Dynamic Problems in Solid Mechanics (SE2134) 7 credits
- Fracture Mechanics (SE2139) 6 credits
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (SG2212) 7 credits
- Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (SG2224) 5 credits
Year 2
Also course "Machine Learning and AI" 3 cr. given in period 2 is mandatory