
MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering
Cospicua, Malta
DURATION
18 up to 36 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,500 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
* plus one-time admission fee: 1500 EUR + registration fee: 400 EUR yearly + activity fee: 200 EUR yearly
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Introduction
The MSc program in Advanced Mechanical Engineering builds on the knowledge, understanding, and skills acquired at the BSc level, and aims to expand the horizons of the students and enable them to become leading engineers capable of meeting the demands of modern-day industry or potential researchers.
The program also includes a directed research and/or design component in the form of two connected modules (MSc Thesis I and MSc Thesis II) that expose students to the modern trends and developments in the field and are intended to consolidate and strengthen their research and innovation capacities and other related skills. Although those two modules are concerned with a single project problem, they are structured to extend over two semesters to ease their management and oversight.
Additionally, it must be also highlighted that the program is designed to impart students with many communication and judgment skills. This will be evident in the modules that involve project or research components. Many modules require students to communicate through different modalities such as writing reports and papers, giving presentations, working in a team, answering questions, and taking part in debates. Through components that involve teamwork, students will develop leadership skills and will have to exercise critical thinking and judgment.
Program Details
- Program length: 18 Months. Full-time ( face-to-face, blended), 36 Months. Part-time.
- Credits needed to earn the degree: 45 US credits / 90 ECTS
- GPA needed to earn the degree: 2.0 or higher
Overall Course Objectives
This MSc program is directed at applicants who possess a first degree in Mechanical engineering or another related field, and who want to advance their careers into new specialized areas of Engineering and Technology. It targets those who want to gain advanced knowledge and skills in design, innovation, and critical thinking. Social, economic, and environmental influencers are considered to gain insight into novel engineering approaches that incorporate sustainability, safety, and quality rationales. Furthermore, this MSc program forms a good entry point for candidates who want to venture into research and development whether in academia or industry. Additionally, the program may be attractive to students who want to join new emerging fields that require a solid technical background, strong analytical skills, numeracy, and joined-up thinking attributes such as the financial sector, forecasting, project assessment, consultancy, etc.
Admissions
Curriculum
Module/Unit Title
- ENR511: Research Methodology
- MEE512: Advanced Mechanics of Materials
- MEE513: Contemporary Topics in Thermo-Fluids
- MEE514: Rotating Machinery
- ENR521: MSc Thesis I
- ENR522: Engineering Seminars
- MEE521: Computational Fluid Dynamics
- MEE522: Finite Element Analysis
- MEE523: Modern Engine Technologies
- MEE524: Experimental Techniques in Mechanical Engineering
- ENR531: MSc Thesis II
- ENR532: Operational Safety in Engineering
- ENR533: Sustainability & Engineering
- MEE531: HVAC
- MEE532: Robotics & Automation
- MEE533: Mechanics of Composite Materials
Program Outcome
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the MSc program, the learner will be able to:
- Design complex thermal and mechanical systems or components.
- Design, build, instrument, and run experiments and analyze their results.
- Apply research methodologies and conduct research to advance and develop Mechanical Engineering know-how.
- Use technical and theoretical know-how to pursue a successful career in Engineering.
- Solve advanced engineering problems and analyze and resolve complicated situations.
- Use advanced computational technologies to solve mechanical engineering problems.
- Practice professional mechanical engineering and deal with its professional challenges and requirements.
- Apply the notions of life-long learning.
Learning Outcomes for Competence
Upon successful completion of the MSc program, the learner will be able to:
- Manage complex thermal and mechanical installations.
- Lead teams, and manage people to accomplish engineering tasks.
- Advise on the selection of equipment and systems.
- Optimise system performance and ensure safe and sustainable operation.
- Think outside the box and come up with solutions to complex problems, whether technical or resource-related.
- Communicate ideas and concepts using different media and modalities
- Comply with necessary standards, whether legal, environmental, or health and safety related.
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
The proposed MSc program in Advanced Mechanical Engineering will use a balanced mix of teaching and learning modalities to ensure that its learning outcomes are optimally realized. These include:
- Formal lectures
- Invited lectures by industrial personalities
- Tutorials
- Supervised lab experiments
- Computer simulation applications
- Supervised hands-on workshop exercises
- Practical projects and independent research
- Industrial site visits
- Video demonstrations within formal face-to-face lectures, etc.
Appropriate delivery tools will be employed to suit each modality.
In the online program, teaching will occur via an online meeting/lecture software to deliver real-time lectures.
A VLE will be used to deliver asynchronous learning which enables students to reach learning content (e.g. PDFs, eBooks, videos, etc..) when it is the most convenient time for them.
Faculty will deliver online video lectures that are identical in content to face-to-face classes. Educational videos will be liked from academic resources licensed through the AUM Library (e.g. Business Source Complete, and other databases). If appropriate, faculty can also utilize selected VODs such as Netflix, or Apple TV to incorporate in lectures.
For academic support, the VLE and SIS systems will be the main channels of communication for student-tutor engagement. Technical support -ticketing system- will be available 24/7 on both platforms.
Our pedagogical approach aims to provide a holistic understanding of management, engineering operations, and technology that will help graduates become technology leaders, either in management or engineering positions. While the program offers a variety of courses, all courses follow a similar teaching and learning philosophy. It is based on the latest online, face-to-face, and blended learning technologies, combining digital techniques and tools for self-paced learning with live virtual sessions to provide the best learning experience.
Teaching methods include:
- Individualized teaching: Due to the high degree of flexibility and digital orientation, the program can be adapted to the individual talents, and academic and professional backgrounds of learners, which can also allow them to ideally combine work and studies.
- Hands-On Experience teaching: In most courses you will have the opportunity to work on real managerial or technological challenges, allowing you to apply the knowledge gained in the courses and gain hands-on experience.
- Learner-centered teaching: All courses are based on a learner-centered approach with an emphasis on motivating learning. This is guaranteed by a lively interaction between lecturers and participants using professional lecture videos, regular online sessions, and discussion forums. Case discussions, group presentations, debates, or virtual laboratory sessions take place.
- Interdisciplinary Teaching: Most courses focus on the intersections between management, technology, and operations helping to approach real-world challenges from different perspectives and developing a truly interdisciplinary mindset.
- Intercultural Teams Work: Most courses offer teamwork in group projects in which learners can solve managteamworkhnological challenges in culturally diverse teams.
Program Admission Requirements
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