Automotive Engineering  (NMS3)

This programme provides students with a high-quality degree in Automotive Engineering.

The automotive sector is embracing - and driving - a radical paradigm shift, making it a partcularly exciting time to study Automotive Engineering.  Automotive vehicles in general are transitioning from what has been an essentially mechanical device, towards a coupled, mechanical-electrical-electronic system whose operational characteristics are defined in part by software rather than hardware.  Despite the massive increase in complexity associated with these newer vehicles, commercial realities demand a shorter design and development cycle, and tight control of costs.

Light-duty vehicles are transitioning to electrified powertrains, adopting a huge range of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and exploring the possibilities offered by tighter integration with area-wide transport and electricity networks.  Heavy-duty vehicles, on the other hand, are likely to retain their dependence on internal-combustion engines (ICE) for the foreseeable future, but these vehicles will also need to become cleaner and more efficient to reduce their environmental footprint.  Automotive engineers of the future therefore need to straddle both camps: retaining a firm grasp of conventional technologies, while expanding their knowledge of next-generation technologies.

The goal of this programme is to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and desire, to adapt to - and ultimately to lead - these changes.

  

1 - 1 Exhibit knowledge and understanding of a range of automotive systems and the underlying associated mathematical, scientific, analytical and data science principles.
2 - 2 - Demonstrate the ability to analyse and model automotive components and systems within engineering problems, and to make appropriate judgements in a responsible way.
3 - 3 - Design solutions to problems in automotive engineering, using appropriate methodologies (including hardware or software), and taking into account professional responsibilities, relevant standards, and with reference to pertinent health & safety requirements.
4 - 4 - Investigate and learn from existing knowledge, by designing and conducting experiments, and by analysing and interpreting data.
5 - 5 - Work effectively as an individual, in teams, or in multidisciplinary settings, with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning.
6 - 6 - Listen carefully to the needs of clients and society, and communicate, effectively and clearly, engineering analyses, proposals and solution options.
7 - 1 Exhibit knowledge and understanding of a range of automotive systems and the underlying associated mathematical, scientific, analytical and data science principles.
8 - 4 - Investigate and learn from existing knowledge, by designing and conducting experiments, and by analysing and interpreting data.
9 - 5 - Work effectively as an individual, in teams or in multidisciplinary settings, together with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning.
10 - 6 - Communicate effectively engineering proposals and solution options to colleagues, clients and the public, as well as having the capability of listening to the needs of peers, clients and society.

See the UCD Assessment website for further details

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