Electrical Automotive Engineering MSc

Program Overview

Electrical Automotive Engineering MSc

Course Overview

This course aims to provide students with a deep and comprehensive understanding of electric and hybrid electric vehicles, preparing them to become highly sought-after specialist engineers in the electrical automotive engineering market.

What You'll Study

This course combines theory, simulations, and laboratory testing to create an engaging learning environment. It aims to develop a solid foundation in electrical automotive engineering while fostering critical and innovative thinking.

Modules

• Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives - 30 credits
  • Enhance your understanding of the analysis and design skills needed to study and integrate power electronics and electrical machines into modern electric drive systems used in industrial applications.
• EV Powertrain - 30 credits
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the subsystems and control mechanisms of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and use model-based design to validate BEV architecture in the context of electrical automotive applications.
• Advanced Energy Storage: Devices and Management - 30 credits
  • Develop your knowledge of various energy storage technologies, such as batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen fuel cells within the context of electrical and electronic automotive applications.
• Automotive Embedded Applications - 30 credits
  • Develop your knowledge and experience in the engineering techniques and processes needed to develop complex automotive ECU systems.
• Master’s with Professional Placement
  • Gain valuable industry insights and skills as you apply your academic knowledge and skills to a professional placement.
• Individual Project - 60 credits
  • Apply your prior and new learning from taught modules to solve a significant engineering problem professionally.

How You'll Learn

Teaching and learning methods may include:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Presentations
• Group projects
• Workshops
• Practical laboratory sessions

Entry Requirements

• UK: An honours degree 2:2 or above in a related discipline, or international equivalent.
• International: An honours degree 2:2 or above in a related discipline, or international equivalent.
• English language requirements: IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

Fees and Funding

• UK: £11,200
• EU: £11,200 per year with EU Support Bursary, £18,600 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £18,600
• Professional placement fee: £1,500 (UK), £1,800 (EU and International)

Facilities

• Electronics laboratories
• Battery laboratory
• In-house development board for embedded system
• Electrical laboratory
• Lanchester Library
• The Hub

Careers and Opportunities

Successful graduates may seek positions in:

• Electric vehicle battery engineering
• Automotive electronics engineering
• Control systems engineering
• Electrical automotive systems engineering
• Power electronics and battery engineering
• Energy systems engineering
• Project engineering/management
• Engineering consultancy

How to Apply

UK students: Apply online International students: Apply directly to the university

Disclaimers

• Facilities are subject to availability.
• Access to some facilities may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.
• The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study.
• The University will review tuition fees each year.
• For UK (home) students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes.
• Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.
• For international students, we may increase fees each year, but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation.