Master of Science in Commercial Vehicle Technology

The Master's programme in Commercial Vehicle Technology (CVT) offers a bilingual, interdisciplinary approach and a close cooperation with industry. The education and research on CVT topics like... Hybridisation & Electrification Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Autonomous Driving Big Data & Artificial Intelligence Simulation & Digital Twin Human-Machine Interaction ...integrate all major fields of the product life cycle of commercial vehicles, such as vehicle design & dynamics, materials science, joining technology, and production technology. At the same time, it also incorporates a range of sociological and economic aspects as well as soft skills. The Master's programme in Commercial Vehicle Technology is an interdisciplinary Master's programme offered by the following faculties: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Computer Science Department of Social Sciences Department of Business Studies and Economics The programme includes: Compulsory and elective engineering modules (choice from catalogue) Project internship in the commercial vehicle industry in Germany Cooperative research activities (Master's thesis) This international and interdisciplinary study programme focuses on teaching students a sufficiently comprehensive knowledge in the fields of mechanical and process engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science. The main objective is to deal with interdisciplinary issues in the area of commercial vehicle technology, which can be difficult even for interdisciplinary teams, and to close the communication gaps in classical teams. This includes the teaching... …of skills to think in at least three engineering disciplines simultaneously and of a high level technical and methodological knowledge, both research- and industry-related, from all disciplines …of an interdisciplinary way of thinking and thus of high interdisciplinary problem-solving skills …of basic knowledge in the field of economics and organisation …of general soft skills, such as teamwork or communication skills …of skills for social and cultural engagement, especially by the course offerings in the area of social and economic sciences. This enhances the students' sense of reflection and responsibility in terms of a democratic community. This includes, for example, offerings in the area of ethics or psychology. The first two semesters are dedicated to acquiring basic knowledge in the three major disciplines (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science) in mandatory subjects. All mandatory subjects are held in English. Up to the third semester, knowledge in the CVT sector is generally acquired in elective subjects. Elective subjects are held partly in English and partly in German. In the third semester, a CVT-specific project internship is completed in the commercial vehicle industry. The fourth semester is dedicated to a Master's thesis supervised by one of the scientific institutes at RPTU. The programme is accompanied by courses in social sciences and business studies & economics. Further information is available here.