MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE QUICK FACTS 01 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATION 02 A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL TO UNI WITH OUR TIME PROGRAMME 03 A SMALL-SCALE PROGRAMME WITH ABOVE- AVERAGE PERSONAL GUIDANCE 04 AN INTERNATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME AT A LEADING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 05 PREPARING FOR A MASTER’S WITH EXCELLENT CAREER PROSPECTS UTWENTE.NL/MAG/ME-EN
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
QUICK FACTS
01 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATION
02 A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL TO UNI WITH OUR TIME PROGRAMME
03 A SMALL-SCALE PROGRAMME WITH ABOVE-AVERAGE PERSONAL GUIDANCE
04 AN INTERNATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME AT A LEADING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
05 PREPARING FOR A MASTER’S WITH EXCELLENT CAREER PROSPECTS
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AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER YOU HAVE A FIRM GRASP OF THE TECHNOLOGY OUR SOCIETY IS BUILT ON.Are you eager to create technological solutions that make a difference in our society? Do you dream of being an expert in inventing, designing, improving and maintaining all kinds of machines, constructions and processes? From a roller coaster, an aeroplane or a future energy installation to an innovative hearing aid, or the hinges for a robotic hand? Are you looking for a university where you can learn to integrate and apply mechanical engineering theory in realistic team projects? If you are, the three-year, English-taught Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (ME) is the right choice for you.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering is a challenging programme for hard workers with strong analytical abilities and plenty of resourcefulness. In order to feel at home in the field of mechanical engineering you need to love technology, be versatile and keen to solve the challenges that people and society face today. Throughout this programme you will become an expert in designing, improving and maintaining all kinds of machines, devices and installations, as well structures and processes. We will equip you for a very broad field of work, teaching you to contribute to many different kinds of innovations and improvements. Some examples include: 3D-printing a ship propeller; making a power plant sustainable; building a window-cleaning robot, or an exoskeleton for rehabilitation processes; developing and applying new materials for lighter, stronger aeroplane wings; contributing to the development of the self-driving car, or the magnetic glider train. With this Bachelor’s you will become an academically educated and highly resourceful mechanical engineer - anindependent thinker who understands the technology our society relies on, now and in the future.
STRUCTUREYour Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering takes three years. Every year you will follow four 10-week modules. This means that during the course of your studies you will complete 12 modules. In every module you will tackle a subject that is relevant in society, business or industry. This theme will bring together all the different parts of your study: theory and practice, research, designing solutions, self-study and teamwork. A fixed part of every module is the team project, in which you and your project team members apply the knowledge you have acquired to a current challenge and design a workable solution. This teaching method is part of the Twente Education Model (TOM): an innovative approach to study-ing that you will only find at the University of Twente.
HONOURS PROGRAMMEWould you like to learn about other scientific disciplines, in addition to your existing study programme? The Bachelor’s Honours programme could provide exactly the broader approach that you are looking for. For a period of eighteen months, you will follow one of the multidisciplinary tracks and work closely with students and scientists from other fields of study and research. The Bachelor’s Honours programme begins every year in February and is open to all bachelor’s students who are in the top 10% of their study programme.
YEAR 1
DESIGN & MANUFACTURING
ENERGY &MATERIALS
ENERGY &SUSTAINABILITY
DESIGN &MECHANICS
YEAR 2
DYNAMICSYSTEMS
PRODUCTDESIGN
FLUID MECHANICS & HEAT TRANSFER
MECHATRONIC DESIGN
YEAR 3
ELECTIVESBACHELOR’S
THESIS
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Dutch students
International students• Certificate equivalent to Dutch VWO (e.g. British
A-levels, International Baccalaureate)• E nglish (CEFR, B2/C1 level; IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 80 or
Cambridge CAE)• Mathematics, Physics
VWO profile NT
✔
NG
WIB + NA
EM
WIB + NA
CM
WIB + NA
FIRST YEARMODULE 1: DESIGN & MANUFACTURINGIn the first project you will work together with your team on designing an original, not-yet-existing mechanical tool, for example a solution for reducing the volume of plastic waste, or a volleyball cannon. You will invent and design the product, manufacture the different components, and then assemble them in our workshop. You will learn everything you need for this in lectures on subjects such as mathematics, statics, manufactur-ing systems and technical drawing.
MODULE 2: ENERGY & MATERIALSThe second project focuses on energy and materials. Together with your project team, you will analyse an existing energy system from a material and thermodynamic perspective. This module begins with a strong emphasis on thermodynamics and materials, giving you acquired knowledge you will need to start on your project. On top of that, you will have lectures on mathematics and, just like in the other first-year modules, modelling and programming.
MODULE 3: ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITYIn this module, you will go deeper into the theory you explored during the second module. An added theme is sustainability; during these lectures you will learn about life-cycle analysis. In your team project, you will re-design the energy system from Module 2, taking into account technological and environmental aspects. As in the other modules in the first and second year, we will also work on your overall academic training.
MODULE 4: DESIGN & MECHANICSDuring the fourth module’s project, you will be challenged to design a construction, finding the right balance between geometry, the materials and its strength. Again, throughout this module, the lectures are closely related to the project, so there will be subjects like mathematics, strength of materials, machine parts, and modelling and programming. By the end of the fourth module, you will have completed your first year.
SECOND YEARMODULE 5: DYNAMIC SYSTEMSDuring the second year’s first project, you will learn to analyse dynamic systems. Think, for example, of moving structures, such as a crane, an elbow, or an electrical toothbrush. The focus is on the structure’s movement in one direction. You will have lectures on mathematics, dynamics, system analysis and design principles for dynamic systems.
MODULE 6: PRODUCT DESIGNIn the project you will design a consumer product, working together with students from Industrial Design Engineering and Industrial Engineering and Management. Some examples of consumer products are a robot vacuum cleaner, a wine cooler for a café and a coffee machine. The theory for this project will be covered in lectures on subjects such as theory of elasticity, tribology, and the processing and properties of polymers.
MODULE 7: FLUID MECHANICS & HEAT TRANSFERThe second year’s third project in Module 7 is about fluids engineering. You will be challenged with quite complex assignments, like ice melting on the wings of an airplane during a flight or designing a heat shield for a spacecraft. The theory for this project is taught in the lectures fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
MODULE 8: MECHATRONIC DESIGNIn Module 8, you will go deeper into the theory you explored in Module 5. Having looked at a construction that can move in one direction, you will now learn to analyse and (re)design a complex multi-functional system. This could be a fuel pump, a cruise control system, or a wind turbine. You will gain the necessary theoretical knowledge in lectures on continuous dynamics, buckling, system and control engineering. Module 8 brings you to the end of your second year.
SIEM BUSE
Mechanical Engineering provides me with a broad,
technical foundation and outstanding career
perspectives.
THIRD YEARMODULES 9 AND 10: ELECTIVESIn your elective space, you have several options:• You can take modules that give you more in-depth
knowledge of your field, such as aeronautical engineeringor (bio)robotics. You can also take modules from otherprogrammes that broaden your knowledge, likeCivil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial DesignEngineering or Industrial Engineering and Management.
• There is also the option of studying abroad or at anotherDutch university.
• Do a pre-master’s course to prepare for a Master’sother than Mechanical Engineering.
• Join one of our student teams, like the Green Team,the Solar Team or the Electric Superbike Team.
• Choose the Education minor Learn to Teach and get asecond-degree teaching qualification. This allows you towork as a teacher at secondary school level.
MODULES 11 AND 12: GRADUATION The last six months of your studies are centred on a technical and scientific research project in one of the Mechanical Engineering disciplines. You will carry out your research with one of our research groups, learning how to set up and conduct research and how to critically study the results. At the same time, you will take subjects on Finite Element Methods and Statistics, and carry out a project in the field of Production Systems Engineering.
You finish off this Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering with a research paper and presentation on the research you have done. After completing this Bachelor’s you are admissible to the Master’s, in which you can pursue further specialisations.
BACHELOR’SAfter getting your Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, you can further specialise by completing a master’s. A few join the job market straight away, or start their own business.
MASTER’S PROGRAMME MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGAround 80% of the Mechanical Engineering graduates enter the Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at UT. With your Bachelor’s degree in ME, you are directly admissible to this Master’s. You can specialise in:• Aeronautics• Design and manufacturing• Energy and flow• Maintenance engineering and operations• High-tech systems and materials• Personalised health technology• Robotics
CAREER PROSPECTSWith your Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, you have an excellence chance of finding a well-paid job. You can work wherever high-tech solutions based on a keen under-standing of human and social needs are called for. Some examples of where you could end up working:• A production and development department• In the automotive or aircraft industry;• In the chemical or electro-technical industry;• At a research institute, such as TNO, NLR or MARIN;• At an engineering firm;• In the healthcare sector, as a healthcare engineer, for
example.
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