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) 6.0 credits
- Tribology (MF2018) 6.0 credits
- Robust and Probabilistic Design (MF2024) 6.0 credits
- Eco Design (MF2032) 6.0 credits
- Modell-Based Design, Adaption Course (MF2054) 3.0 credits
- Machine Dynamics (MF2068) 6.0 credits
- Machine Design: Fundamentals (MF2511) 6.0 credits
- Advanced Machine Design Project, Part 1 (MF2521) 6.0 credits
- Systems Engineering (MF2522) 6.0 credits
Conditionally elective courses
- Advanced Computation in Fluid Mechanics (DD2365) 7.5 credits
- Machine Learning (DD2421) 7.5 credits
- Hybrid Vehicle Drives (EJ2410) 7.5 credits
- Machine Learning Theory (EL2810) 7.5 credits
- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (EQ2341) 7.5 credits
- Machine Learning and Data Science (EQ2415) 7.5 credits
- Entrepreneurship for Engineers (ME2072) 6.0 credits
- Management of Technology Innovation and Creativity (ME2092) 6.0 credits
- Dynamics and Motion Control (MF2007) 9.0 credits
- CAD 3D-modelling and Visualization (MF2019) 6.0 credits
- Mechatronics basic Course (MF2030) 6.0 credits
- Product Innovation (MF2046) 6.0 credits
- Innovation- and Product Development Processes (MF2085) 6.0 credits
- Innovation Management - Theory and Practice (MF2087) 7.5 credits
- Programming in C for Embedded Systems (MF2095) 3.0 credits
- Embedded Systems for Mechatronics (MF2103) 9.0 credits
- Mechatronic in Product Design (MF2104) 6.0 credits
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology (MG2009) 6.0 credits
- Computer Aided Manufacturing - CAM (MG2036) 6.0 credits
- Additive Manufacturing (MG2044) 6.0 credits
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Extended Course (MG2109) 9.0 credits
- Sustainable Production (ML2300) 9.0 credits
- Vehicle Components (SD2222) 8.0 credits
- Ground Vehicle Dynamics, Basic Course (SD2225) 11.0 credits
- Applied Vehicle Dynamics Control (SD2231) 7.5 credits
- Sustainable Vehicle Design (SD2250) 7.5 credits
- Rail Vehicle Technology (SD2307) 7.5 credits
- Lightweight Structures and FEM (SD2411) 8.0 credits
- Fibre Composites - Analysis and Design (SD2413) 6.0 credits
- Fibre Composites - Materials and Manufacturing (SD2414) 6.0 credits
- Structural Optimisation and Sandwich Design (SD2416) 6.0 credits
- Fundamentals of Flight (SD2601) 7.5 credits
- Underwater Technology (SD2709) 7.5 credits
- Marine Structures (SD2722) 7.5 credits
- Marine Hydromechanics (SD2723) 7.5 credits
- Minor Marine Technology Project (SD2724) 3.0 credits
- Flight Mechanics (SD2805) 9.0 credits
- Fundamentals of Spaceflight (SD2900) 7.5 credits
- FEM for Engineering Applications (SE1025) 6.0 credits
- Testing Techniques in Solid Mechanics (SE2123) 6.0 credits
- Material Mechanics (SE2126) 9.0 credits
- Applied Elasticity with FEM (SE2132) 9.0 credits
- Dynamic Problems in Solid Mechanics (SE2134) 7.5 credits
- Fatigue (SE2137) 6.0 credits
- Fracture Mechanics (SE2139) 6.0 credits
- FEM Modelling (SE2860) 8.0 credits
- Fem for Nonlinear Problems in Solid Mechanics (SE2870) 7.0 credits
- Probability Theory (SF2940) 7.5 credits
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (SG2212) 7.5 credits
- Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (SG2224) 5.0 credits
- Data-driven Methods in Engineering Mechanics (SM2001) 7.5 credits
Year 2
Also course "Machine Learning and AI" 3 cr. given in period 2 is mandatory