Master of Science in Mechatronics
Kaunas University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 5,157 / per year
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
Studying master’s in Mechatronics at KTU is a great opportunity to delve even deeper into this extremely interesting and innovative complex field that connects many technological areas.
Mechatronics engineers made tremendous contributions to the 4th Industrial Revolution, which reduced the need for human labor dramatically. After completing a master’s in Mechatronics at KTU, you will further increase your career opportunities in global markets, equipped with the competencies of creating engineering solutions for the transport, medicine, or aerospace industry. This study program is developed to upgrade your interdisciplinary engineering skills, which are based on the systematic combination of knowledge and methods within the fields of mechanical, control, and computer engineering.
After your studies, you will be able to solve complex technical problems related to the design, analysis, quality assurance, operation, monitoring, and diagnostics of macro-and micro-mechatronic systems.
- Wide range of elective courses, allowing to specialize in the preferred domain of mechatronics;
- The accumulated multidisciplinary background enables the graduates to opt for a research-oriented carrier by pursuing a PhD;
- KTU pioneered the studies in mechatronics in Lithuania and has a long-standing experience in the field;
- Open access to a wide range of state-of-the-art educational and research facilities.
Admissions
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Curriculum
Program structure
Design and analysis of mechanical elements of mechatronic systems
- Integrated CAD/CAE/CAM systems
- Robotics
- Computer-aided analysis of structures
- Finite element method
- Design for automated assembly
Design and analysis of control elements of mechatronic systems
- Adaptive mechatronic systems
- Design and implementation of control systems
- Programmable logical controllers
- Embedded systems design
- Information technologies for control systems
Maintenance and monitoring of mechatronic systems
- Computer integrated manufacturing
- Quality assurance of mechatronics systems
- Industrial maintenance
- Systems monitoring and diagnostics
- Automation of production processes
Design, materials, and fabrication of microsystems (MEMS)
- Microelectromechanical Systems Design
- Product Development
- Nanoscience: design, deposition, and analysis of the nanomaterials
- Cleanroom technologies
- Optical Technologies and Spectroscopy
Program Outcome
Student’s competences
- To apply new solutions and application methods of mechatronics engineering problems.
- To make engineering solutions when facing complex, technically undefined, and incomprehensive information.
- To assess the latest achievements in mechatronics, to have knowledge of the latest materials, production methods, and reliability.
Student’s skills
- Able to apply mechatronics knowledge in critical assessment and solving of a myriad of new problems.
- Able to conduct tests, model, or simulate functionality and operational properties of mechatronic systems.
- Able to use the principles of engineering management, understands the interaction of its structural elements, is able to assess operational and environmental safety aspects in engineering activities.
- Able to process and provide information and arguments for various audiences.
Career Opportunities
You may become
- Engineer-designer, mechatronics engineer, test engineer
- Project development engineer, engineer-researcher, RDI engineer
- Specialist of industrial processes, operations engineer
- Production automation engineer
- Customer service engineer, product engineer, technical service engineer
- Engineer consultant, expert consultant
- Production manager
- Manager of the companies, institutions, and organizations
- Researcher, lecturer
Competitive advantage in the job market of today and tomorrow
Due to interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, graduates of Mechatronics are valued by employers as being able to more rapidly adapt to specific requirements of a particular engineering-oriented job position. This professional flexibility facilitates the pursuit of various carrier paths within different manufacturing industries as well as within the technical service sector. Experts in mechatronics are crucial in highly innovative and internationally competing manufacturing companies, where process automation is inevitably based on mechatronic technologies. Mechatronics engineers are particularly welcome in industrial and R&D sectors of the developed countries, where smart macro/micro-mechatronic systems are continually developed and implemented in advanced technological machinery, robotics, medical and testing devices, aerospace, and automotive equipment.