Programme aims

The aim of the second cycle degree/two yearmaster in Electric Vehicle Engineering is to educate electricalengineers who are qualified to perform and manage complex activities involvingthe integration of electrical systems and components for the automotivesector, with a particular focus on “full-electric” solutions and the relatedmobility system issues. Following the established and rapidly expanding trend,mobility systems will be increasingly likely to have an electric propulsionsystem along with a multitude of automatic vehicle control and driving systems.

The degreefirst and foremost develops transferable skills shared across many industrialengineering sectors, thus offering graduates different career opportunities in awide range of industrial sectors. Moreover, it offers specialist training to beimmediately deployed in automotive firms, which are part of a sector enjoying along-lasting and successful tradition in the Emilia-Romagna Region. The existing experimental laboratories and ITequipment, which are being further improved, allow students to furtherinvestigate the theoretical concepts and applicative aspects learned inlectures.

ElectricVehicle Engineering graduates have many employment prospects and can easilyfind work in the electricvehicle industry, working with electric and electronic systems and equipment,as well as with electronic power systems, including highly complexsystems.

In order toachieve these learning outcomes, in the first year of the master's degreeprogramme students are provided with the knowledge required in relation to thedesign and integration of electrical components and systems in electricvehicles. At the same time, they learn on the analysis and management ofelectromagnetic compatibility, diagnostics of the vehicle's electricalcomponents, and coordination of the vehicle's on-board electrical system andits interconnection with external electricity supply systems. The programme'ssecond year complements and specialises the first, providing specific examplesof real electronic sub-system projects installed on existing vehicles andexposing students to embedded system programming methods that ensure thequality and safety of the implemented procedures. The study plan allowsstudents to interact with the local companies more directly involved in thesector during the dissertation period.